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POSTAL AUCTION 139

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CLOSING DATE

Saturday 7th October 2023

Welcome to Postal Auction No. 139. In this sale we have Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia & States, Haiti with a good spread of interesting & varied material, Honduras, Mexico with more first flight and airmail lots, Paraguay postal history and Zeppelin material, Peru with classics, Civil War, varieties and postal history and Venezuela with a large section of La Guaira shipping company stamps. There is also the usual good showing of Revenue and Cinderella material throughout. We hope there is something to interest you.

 

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Miscellaneous Lots & Collections

Lot 1 - 1880-1980 - ALL WORLD: Large world accumulation in box, includes stamps & covers, early to modern with better noted. A good sorter. (Many 100's) - Est £45

Lot 2 - 1880-1980 - AUCTION LOTS: Box with varied range of old auction lots all described & priced (Estimate values range from £5 - £20) includes many different countries with stamps, covers, some Proofs & varieties etc. (Total Estimate value over £300) - Est £125

Lot 3 - 1949 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH - UPU: Nice group of mainly UMM '75th Anniversary of the UPU' GVI issue sets including Aden, Quaiti, Ascension, Basutoland, Falkland Islands Dependencies, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Gold Coast, Grenada, Leeward Islands all of the Malayan states issues, Malta, Mauritius, North Borneo, Nyasaland, Pitcairn Islands, St Kitts & Nevis, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Swaziland and Trinidad & Tobago. Also Johore, Selangor and Singapore sets fine cds used. (140 stamps, SG Cat £220++~) - Est £65

Lot 4 - 1870-1980 - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH: Small box with useful range of better items, sets & singles, plus a few covers & some loose includes old auction lots etc. Original Estimate £200+. (few 100) - Est £95

Lot 5 - 1860-1980 - CENTRAL AMERICA: Small box with useful range of better items, sets & singles, odd error, variety or proof plus few covers & some loose & on pages includes old auction lots etc. Original Estimate £200+. (few 100) - Est £95

Lot 6 - 1850-2000 - FOREIGN: A large dealers stock of Foreign material mostly in display books, the majority priced covering all periods friom classic issues through to mid & modern period. Of particular note are the books conatining Germany. Spain, USA. (Contact us for more images) - Est £450

Lot 7 - 1880-2010 - GREECE: Large dealers stock & accumulation in crate comprising 9 folders / stockbooks / Albums with strength in mid period plus covers, FDC's and a large qty of presentation year books. Mixed condition mint & used. Needs careful sorting. (1000's) - Est £150

Lot 8 - 1965 - KUWAIT - BIRDS: Nice group of 'Saker Falcon' issue with the mint set, various cds used values inc 45f tow strips of three and two covers to UK one with single 45f tied by ALAHMADI cds and the other with a pair of 90f tied by KUWAIT cds. Nice lot. (SG 286/93) - Est £30

Lot 9 - 1970-2010 - LATIN AMERICA - BANKNOTES: An interesting selection of Banknotes with Argentina (6 different), Brazil (6 different), Chile (2 different), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Peru (6 with 4 different) and Venezuela. (23) - Est £20

Lot 10 - 1938 - MARITIME - K.N.S.M.: Sepia PPC of the steamship 'Venezuela' used with Dutch stamps tied by boxed 'K.N.S.M. S.S. HELDER' cancels dated 6 MEI 1938 to GERMANY and 1951 cover from British Guiana with Dutch 5c tied by boxed 'K.N.S.M. S.S. TIBERIUS' cancel with G.P.O. GEORGETOWN BRITISH GUIANA cds on reverse to USA. (2 items) - Est £18

Lot 11 - 1860-1980 - SOUTH AMERICA: Small box with useful range of better items, sets & singles, odd error, variety or proof plus few covers & some loose & on pages includes old auction lots etc. Original Estimate £200+. (few 100) - Est £95

Lot 12 - 1880 - SURINAME - MARITIME: 15c drab and 25c greenish blue 'King William III' issue perf 12½ x 12 both used with good part strikes of boxed SURINAME VIA PLYMOUTH cancels in black. (SG 18 & 20, Cat £27+) - Est £15

Philatelic Literature

Lot 13 - 1985 - BRAZIL - REVENUES: 'Brazil Revenues - Federal, State and Municipal' by Paulo Barata. The definitive listing of all Brazilian revenues. A very scarce publication long out of print.(136pp) - Est £40

Lot 14 - 2016 - CANADA & PROVINCES: Stanley Gibbons commonwealth sectional catalogue, 6th edition with specialised listing of Canada & Provinces. As new. (193pp) - Est £12

Lot 15 - 1994 - GAMBIA: The Postal History of The Gambia by E Proud. An extensive and well resaerched work giving historical and postal background plus an illustrated listing of all of the postmarks and cancellations used in the colony. (660pp) - Est £40

Lot 16 - 2013 - INDIA & STATES: SG Commonwealth specialised sectional catalogue covering all India & Indian States issues to 2013 plus Telegraphs and India used abroad in colour. 4th Edition. (315pp) - Est £12

Lot 17 - 2009 - INDIA: 'Postal Stationery of British India 1856-1947' 2nd Edition by P Neurgaonkar, a superb hardback book in full colour with a superb specialised listing of all Indian postal stationery. (106pp) - Est £20

Lot 18 - 1992 - NEW ZEALAND: The Postal History of the New Zealand Military Postal Services 1845-1991 by E Proud and R M Startup. A super book giving historical and postal information plus an illustrated listing of all of the postmarks and cancellations used. (376pp) - Est £25

Lot 19 - 1996 - REVENUES: 'British Commonwealth Revenues' by J Barefoot. The definitive listing of all of the various types of Revenue stamps of the British Commonwealth, illustrated and priced. Fifth edition. (219pp) - Est £10

Lot 20 - 1994 - SIERRA LEONE: The Postal History of Sierra Leone by E Proud. An excellent book giving historical and postal background plus an illustrated listing of all of the postmarks and cancellations used in the colony. (472pp) - Est £25

Aden

Lot 21 - 1882 - INDIA USED IN ADEN: ¼a brown on buff Indian postal stationery card (a little worn & without message) used with ADEN squared circle cds dated JUL 20 1898, addressed locally plus loose stamps inc 1882 3a orange, 1891 2a 6p on 4a 6p green and 5 x 1892 2a 6p green QV issue plus 2 x 1932 1a chocolate GV issue one on piece all with fine strikes of ADEN or ADEN CAMP cds's of various types. (1 card and 8 stamps, SG Z50, Z58/9 & Z148) - Est £40

Lot 22 - 1937 - ½a to 8a 'Dhow' issue, all fine mint. (SG 1/8, Cat £75+) - Est £30

Lot 23 - 1937 - 1r brown 'Dhow' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 9, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 24 - 1939 - 'GVI' definitive issue the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 16/27, Cat £120) - Est £48

Lot 25 - 1942 - KATHIRI: 'GVI' definitive issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 1/11, Cat £65) - Est £25

Lot 26 - 1942 - QUAITI: 'GVI' definitive issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 1/11, Cat £70) - Est £28

Lot 27 - 1949 - 10r mauve GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 31, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 28 - 1951 - KATHIRI: GVI 'Surcharge' issue, the set of eight fine cds used. (SG 20/27, Cat £110) - Est £45

Lot 29 - 1951 - QUAITI: 2/- on 2r blue & purple and 5/- on 5r brown & green 'Surcharge' issue both cds used, some slight perf staining. (SG 26/7, Cat £77) - Est £30

Lot 30 - 1951 - GVI 'Surcharge' issue, the set of eleven good to fine cds used. Odd small tone spot on lower values. (SG 36/46, Cat £40) - Est £16

Lot 31 - 1953 - 15c greenish grey, 15c greenish slate, 35c deep ultramarine, 15c deep blue, 1s 25c blue & black, 10/- black & bronze green and 20/- chocolate & reddish lilac QE2 issue, all fine mint. (SG 53, 53b, 56/7, 64, 70 & 71Cat £88+) - Est £30

Lot 32 - 1954 - KATHIRI: 1954 definitive issue set of ten plus later 1964 set of three all fine mint. (SG 29/41, Cat £40) - Est £16

Lot 33 - 1963 - QUAITI: Definitive issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 41/52, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 34 - 1964 - Stampless cover with fine LITTLE ADEN cds dated 2 AUG 1964. Addressed locally to TELEGRAPH BAY, ADEN. Not taxed or intercepted by PO. Unusual. - Est £15

Lot 35 - 1966 - SOUTH ARABIA: Kathiri definitive issue with 'SOUTH ARABIA' opts, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 42/54, Cat £48) - Est £20

Argentina

Lot 36 - 1825 - PRESTAMP: Circa 1825 cover from MENDOZA to CORDOBA with good strike of straight line MENDOZA marking in red, rated '3' in manuscript. - Est £40

Lot 37 - 1862 - 5c rose 'Escudito' issue with Accent over U of Republica, a fine four margin copy used with part strike of oval MENDOZA FRANCA cancel in black. Small tear at left but otherwise fine looking. (SG 7) - Est £15

Lot 38 - 1863 - 5c rose carmine 'Escudito' issue without accent over 'U', a fine lightly used copy, four tight to large margins. (SG 10a, Cat £75) - Est £35

Lot 39 - 1864 - CORRIENTES: 2c black on green 'Ceres' issue, a fine used copy with manuscript cancel. Three margins touching at left but otherwise a fine copy. (SG P61, Cat £150) - Est £65

Lot 40 - 1873 - 90c blue 'Saavedra' National Bank Note Co. issue, a good mint copy. Couple of short perfs at base. (SG 35, Cat £26) - Est £10

Lot 41 - 1874 - Folded letter franked with 1867 10c green 'Belgrano' issue (SG 29) tied by BUENOS AIRES cds dated 22 FEB 1874. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO endorsed 'Per Richard Cobden' at top. Cover has repaired slit in front that is not particularly visible. - Est £50

Lot 42 - 1877 - 25c rosy lake, 1888 10c brown and 20c green 'Litho' issue and 1888 12c deep blue all with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) opt in black. (SG 47, 115, 117 & 131) - Est £15

Lot 43 - 1884 - ½c on 15c deep blue 'Surcharge' issue, with opt in carmine, a fine cds used copy with variety OPT INVERTED. (SG 92c, Cat £39) - Est £18

Lot 44 - 1888 - 30c brown 'Dorrego' LITHO issue, perf 11½, a fine mint copy. (SG 119) - Est £12

Lot 45 - 1891 - TIERRA DEL FUEGO: 10c carmine rose 'Poppers Local Post' issue, a mint copy with full gum. (SG 1) - Est £15

Lot 46 - 1891 - 5c on 8c red postal stationery envelope (H&G B10) used with added 2 x 1888 5c carmine red (SG 128) tied by CERTIFICADOS B.A. cds's dated FEB 17 1891 with printed REG label alongside. Addressed internally to MONTEROS, TUCUMAN. An attractive franking. - Est £40

Lot 47 - 1895 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover franked with single 1892 5c rose red (SG 146) tied by ESTAF. AMB. No.44 O - F.C.S. cds dated 10 MAR 1895. Addressed to BUENOS AIRES with arrival cds on reverse. Original letter enclosed. - Est £35

Lot 48 - 1899 - 1p black & deep blue, 5p black & brown orange, 10p black & deep green and 20p black & carmine 'Liberty Shield' issue, the top four values with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) opts in red. (SG 238/41, Cat £192+ as mint) - Est £35

Lot 49 - 1899 - 20p black & carmine 'Liberty Shield' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 241, Cat £110) - Est £75

Lot 50 - 1899 - 1p black & deep blue 'Liberty Shield' issue, perf 12, a fine mint copy, plus the perf 11½ issue for comparison. (SG 259 & 238, Cat £208+) - Est £75

Lot 51 - 1899 - RAILWAY THEMATIC: 5c orange on cream postal stationery lettersheet (H&G G3a) with two interior pictures one being the 'Steam Train' image printed in green & purple used with BUENOS AIRES cds dated DEC 27 1899. Addressed locally. Uncommon. - Est £25

Lot 52 - 1908 - MINING: Circa 1908 pair of black & white real photographic PPC's showing a mine entrance and the larger constructed entrance to the mining area with various workmen and equipment. Although neither card has any text both are identified as being from the Catamarca region. Very attractive. (2 cards) - Est £40

Lot 53 - 1910 - MINING / RAILROAD: Circa 1910 sepia real photographic PPC showing group of Argentinian soldiers on a mining railroad with mine carts full of rock and men with various shovels & picks. There is no text but the uniforms identify the soldiers as Argentinian. A rare card. - Est £25

Lot 54 - 1912 - 10p blue & violet 'Ploughman' issue, a very fine cds used copy. (SG 410, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 55 - 1915 - CINDERELLA: 0.02 CENTAVOS brown, red & white 'Par La Force Mais Pour Le Droit' Patriotic label of the 'Comite Patriotique Francais Buenos Aires' depicting Ceres leading the army holding the French flag. A fine mint marginal pair. - Est £12

Lot 56 - 1917 - 20p claret & slate 'San Martin' issue, wmk 'Honeycomb' the top value fine mint. (SG 448B, Cat £130) - Est £75

Lot 57 - 1920 - 12c blue 'San Martin' issue with 'Large Sun' wmk with straight Rays, perf 13½, a good lightly used copy. A rare stamp missing from most collections. (SG 486B, Cat £275) - Est £150

Lot 58 - 1920 - MINISTERIAL ISSUES: 1c buff, 2c chocolate and 5c red 'San Martin' issue, wmk 'Multiple Small Sun' with 'M.M.' opt (Ministry of Marine), the set of three in fine mint marginal blocks of twenty five. Displays well. (SG OD20/22F, Cat £52+) - Est £25

Lot 59 - 1923 - MINING & CINDERELLA: Printed 'Boeker & Cia' cover franked with 1923 5c scarlet (SG 518) tied by BUENOS AIRES machine cancel dated 13 JUL 1923. Addressed to MAR DEL PLATA with lovely illustrated 'Mining Cart' CINDERELLA label inscribed 'Via Boeker, Boeker Y Cia Buenos Aires' on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 60 - 1928 - 1p 26c green & violet, 1p 80c claret & blue and 3p 60c blue & grey AIR issue, the top three values fine cds used. (SG 574/6, Cat £44) - Est £20

Lot 61 - 1930 - 50c grey black 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, with opt in blue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 583) - Est £12

Lot 62 - 1930 - 20c ultramarine 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, with opt in green, a fine mint copy. (SG 587) - Est £12

Lot 63 - 1930 - 90c purple brown 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, with opt in green, a fine mint copy. (SG 589) - Est £12

Lot 64 - 1930 - 20p blue & yellow green 'Revolution of 6th September' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 609, Cat £130) - Est £55

Lot 65 - 1932 - 'Graf Zeppelin 1932' OPT issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 629/31) - Est £45

Lot 66 - 1933 - AIRMAIL CINDERELLA: 1933 cover with 5c & 10c tied by BUENOS AIRES cds to UK with nice engraved 'Aeropostale' PROPAGANDA label in blue on front and 1956 cover from BUENOS AIRES to USA with Pan Am 'Rush this Order by Clipper Cargo' label on reverse. (2 items) - Est £20

Lot 67 - 1935 - 1c yellow brown 'Sarmiento' and 10c maroon 'Rivadavia' PORTRAIT issue both fine IMPERF PROOFS on unwatermarked paper. (As SG 645 & 674a) - Est £25

Lot 68 - 1935 - MINISTERIAL ISSUES: Printed 'Escuela Industrial de la Nacion' cover franked with 1931 3c green with 'M.J.I.' opt (SG OD49E) tied by ROSARIO cancel dated 25.6.1935 with official cachet alongside. Addressed locally. - Est £20

Lot 69 - 1936 - 10p black & maroon and 20p chocolate & greenish blue, the top two values fine mint. (SG 663/4, Cat £73) - Est £25

Lot 70 - 1939 - 'UPU Congress' issue the set of eight fine mint. (SG 679/86, Cat £80) - Est £35

Lot 71 - 1939 - 5p violet 'UPU Congress' issue, the top value fine cds used. (SG 686, Cat £27) - Est £12

Lot 72 - 1939 - 'Recorded Message' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG RM688/60, Cat £104) - Est £40

Lot 73 - 1941 - GRAF SPEE: Pair of printed 'Ministerio de Marina, ISLA MARTIN GARCIA' Word of Honour forms completed and signed for evening release of two named prisoners of war. The forms have manuscript 'Hotel Adana' as the destination of the trip outside of the camp (which was likely a house of ill repute) and one has a good strike of oval 'ESTADO MAYOR GENERAL DE LA ARMADA SECRETARIA GENERAL NAVAL ARCHIVO GENERAL' official marking in black. The signed word of honour form was a pledge by the POW to return to the Island by the stated time of usually 12.00pm. An interesting pair of items that will make a nice two pages for display. (2) - Est £60

Lot 74 - 1943 - POW MAIL & GRAF SPEE: Cover franked with single 1936 5c orange brown 'Moreno' issue (SG 653b) tied by superb ISLA MARTIN GARCIA 101 cds dated 31 JUL 1943. Sent by prisoner of war 'Joachim Klinkmuller' (NCO) with manuscript 'Rem: J Klinkmuller, Isla Martin Garcia' on reverse. Addressed to BUENOS AIRES. Fine & rare - Est £195

Lot 75 - 1944 - 'San Juan Earthquake Relief Fund' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 736/9, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 76 - 1945 - Pictorial 'Definitive' issue, without watermark, the set of fifteen fine mint except the 25c carmine red & pink which is used. (SG 747/64, Cat £180) - Est £70

Lot 77 - 1945 - INTERNAL AIRMAIL: Cover franked with 1942 25c carmine red & pink (SG 710) tied by SANTO TOME cds dated 29 JUN 1945. Sent airmail to BUENOS AIRES with three line 'POR AVION LINEAS AEREAS DEL ESTADO UTILICE SUS SERVICIOS' cachet in red on front. Cover has some staple holes. - Est £15

Lot 78 - 1950 - Circa 1950 3c pale blue on white paper 'Rivadavia' ESSAY similar in design to the 1892 issue perforated, ungummed with 'Muster' overprint (Specimen) produced in Germany. - Est £16

Lot 79 - 1952 - 'Eva Peron' issue, the complete set of twenty fine mint. (SG 834/53, Cat £80) - Est £45

Lot 80 - 1966 - '150th Anniversary of Independence' ARMS issue, the complete set of twenty five singles fine mint. (SG MS1172, Cat £65) - Est £30

Australia

Lot 81 - 1913 - Range of mint 'GV Head' issue with 1913 1d red (2), 1914 ½d bright green, ½d green and 1d carmine red, 1918 1d violet and 2d brown orange 1924 1d sage green, 1926 ½d orange and 1½d scarlet perf 13½ x 12½ and 1931 1d green and 2d golden scarlet. (SG 17, 20, 20b, 21c, 57, 62, 82, 94, 96, 125 & 127, Cat £70+) - Est £25

Lot 82 - 1914 - 2½d deep indigo & 1931 9d violet 'Roo' issue, 1914 4d orange and 5d yellow brown and 1926 4d yellow olive wmk 'Crown & A' GV Head issue all fine cds used plus 5 x 1931 1/4 turquoise used with postmarks of ST PETER, MT GAMBIER, KALANGADOO, STIRLING NORTH & STOCK EXCHANGE. (SG 22, 23ba, 36b, 91, 133 & 131, Cat £71+) - Est £20

Lot 83 - 1915 - 2d grey 'Roo' issue, Die 1, a fine mint copy. (SG 35, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 84 - 1926 - 5d orange brown 'GV Head' issue, perf 13½ x 12½, a fine mint copy. (SG 103a, Cat £35) - Est £15

Lot 85 - 1929 - 3d green 'Air Mail' issue, 1931 'Kingsford Smith' AIR set of three and later 6d sepia AIR issue all fine mint. (SG 115, 121/3 & 139, Cat £46) - Est £18

Lot 86 - 1931 - 5/- grey & yellow 'Roo' issue, wmk 'C of A', a fine cds used copy. (SG 135, Cat £25) - Est £10

Lot 87 - 1931 - 6d sepia AIR MAIL SERVICE issue plus the 'OS' opt type both fine mint. (SG 139 & 139a, Cat £54) - Est £20

Lot 88 - 1932 - 5/- blue green 'Sydney Harbour Bridge' issue, a good cds used copy. Small stain. (SG 143, Cat £225) - Est £75

Lot 89 - 1937 - 3d blue GVI issue, Die 2, a fine mint copy. (SG 168c, Cat £65) - Est £22

Lot 90 - 1937 - 5/- claret, 10/- dull purple and £1 bluish slate 'Robes' issue on thin rough ordinary paper, the set of three fine mint. (SG 176a/178a, Cat £141) - Est £55

Lot 91 - 1940 - 'Australian Imperial Forces' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 196/9, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 92 - 1946 - OCCUPATION OF JAPAN: 2/- maroon 'Roo' issue with 'B.C.O.F. JAPAN 1946' opt, which is a light poor impression. A fine mint copy. (SG J6, Cat £45) - Est £18

Lot 93 - 1948 - AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY: Cover franked with 1937 4d green (SG 188) tied by MACQUARIE A.N.A.R.E. cds dated 7 MR 1948 with two line 'AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION 1947' cachet in purple alongside. Addressed to VICTORIA. - Est £15

Lot 94 - 1965 - AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY: Cover franked with 1959 8d on 7d dark blue & indigo (SG 3) tied by DAVIS A.N.A.R.E. cds dated 23 JAN 1965 with boxed 'AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC SUPPORT EXPEDITION 64/65 OM BORD DANSKE POLAR SKIBET THALA DAN FRA REDERIET J. LAURITZEN' cachet in red. Addressed to GERMANY with WILKES A.N.A.R.E. transit cds on front. - Est £18

Lot 95 - 1913-1982 - Collection in printed album from 1913 Roos through to 1982 with good ranges plus additional pages added in with duplicates and further ranges, noted 1937 Robes high values used and 1948 'High Value' set of four used. Condition is very mixed. (Many 100's) - Est £200

Australian States

Lot 96 - 1890-1910 - REVENUES: Small group of Australian States Revenues inc NSW, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia 5d bistre Swan Telegraphically used. (11) - Est £10

Lot 97 - 1851 - NEW SOUTH WALES: 1d  vermilion QV issue, a good used pair with margins tight to touching all round used with barred numeral '57' cancel of RAYMOND TERRACE. Small thin on reverse. (SG 47, Cat £300) - Est £50

Lot 98 - 1891 - NEW SOUTH WALES: 1d + 1d deep violet on cream postal stationery reply card (H&G 12) with small 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in black on each card and 1892 1½d + 1½d blue on cream postal stationery reply card (H&G 14) with the same 'SPECIMEN' handstamp. (2 items) - Est £20

Lot 99 - 1868 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1/- dark red brown QV issue, perf 12, a fine used copy with unusual pre-printing paper fold creating a white line across the stamp. (SG 82) - Est £12

Lot 100 - 1868 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - DEPARTMENAL OFFICIALS: 2d orange red QV issue, perf 10 with large 'P.' official opt in black for use by the 'Police'. A fine used copy with light ADELAIDE cds dated AUG 17 1871. A couple of short perfs at base but otherwise fine and a very scarce stamp. (SG 160) - Est £60

Lot 101 - 1870 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 6d bright blue QV issue, perf 10, a fine mint copy with gum. (SG 96, Cat £400) - Est £80

Lot 102 - 1899 - TASMANIA: ½d deep green and 2½d indigo 'Pictorial' issue wmk Multiple 'TAS' both fine mint. (SG 229 & 232, Cat £37) - Est £12

Lot 103 - 1905 - TASMANIA: 4d orange buff LITHO 'Pictorial' issue, perf 11, a fine cds used copy. (SG 247ba, Cat £32) - Est £10

Lot 104 - 1882 - VICTORIA: 2d mauve QV 'Laureated' issue, perf 12½, a good mint copy with full gum. (SG 211, Cat £80) - Est £20

Lot 105 - 1884 - VICTORIA - POSTAL FISCALS: 2/- deep blue on green perf 12½, postally used with small corner fault & thin and 3/- drab, perf 12½ postally used with MELBOURNE cds dated JUN 10 1890 with small thin on reverse. (SG 258b & 268, Cat £61) - Est £20

Lot 106 - 1886 - VICTORIA: 2d pale lilac QV issue, a good mint copy with full gum. (SG 314, Cat £42) - Est £12

Lot 107 - 1886 - VICTORIA: 9d apple green QV issue, perf 12½, a good mint copy. (SG 319, Cat £30) - Est £12

Lot 108 - 1890 - VICTORIA: 1d dull blue & brown lake, 2d dull blue & brown lake, 2d dull blue & brownish red, 4d dull blue & brown lake and 4d dull blue & pale claret 'Postage Due' issue all fine used. (SG D2, D3, D3a, D4 & D4a, Cat £25+) - Est £10

Lot 109 - 1895 - VICTORIA: Small range of red & green 'Postage Due' issue with various shades and unchecked for wmks inc ½d (2), 1d, 2d, 4d (3), 5d & 6d (2) all used and 1d mint and 2d unused. (SG Cat £62+ as cheapest) - Est £25

Lot 110 - 1896 - VICTORIA: ½d emerald QV issue, a good mint copy with full gum. (SG 331, Cat £40) - Est £12

Lot 111 - 1899 - VICTORIA: 1d rose red and 1901 2d lilac, 2d reddish lilac and 3d dull orange brown QV issue, all mint copies with small faults. (SG 357, 387, 387b & 389, Cat £94) - Est £20

Lot 112 - 1901 - VICTORIA: 2/- blue on rose QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 395, Cat £30) - Est £12

Lot 113 - 1905 - VICTORIA: 2d dull mauve Die state 2 and 3d yellow orange QV issue, wmk 'Crown over A', perf 12 x 12½ both fine mint. (SG 418 & 420a, Cat £26) - Est £10

Lot 114 - 1864 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 1/- bright green 'Swan' issue wmk 'Crown CC' upright, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 61) - Est £10

Lot 115 - 1884 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: ½d on 1d yellow ochre 'Swan' issue unused and 1885 5d bistre 'Swan' issue, wmk 'Crown CA' sideways, a fine mint marginal copy with '1' plate number in margin. (SG 90 & 99, Cat £36) - Est £12

Bahamas

Lot 116 - 1863 - 1d red QV 'Chalon' issue, wmk 'Crown CC', perf 12½, a good mint copy. (SG 24, Cat £80) - Est £25

Lot 117 - 1902 - 2d red EVII postal stationery registered envelope with grey green text (H&G C2a) with large 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. - Est £10

Lot 118 - 1911 - Range of 'Staircase' issue with 1911 1d grey black & scarlet, 3d purple on yellow & 5d black & mauve, 1917 1d Red Cross opt, few other WAR TAX opts, WAR CHARITY opt, 1921 1d grey & rose red & the two SPECIAL DELIVERY opts all fine mint. (SG 75a, 76a, 78, 90, 94, 98, 100, 101, 105, 111 & S2/3, Cat £34+) - Est £12

Lot 119 - 1912 - 1½d brown on buff GV postal stationery card (H&G 10) with large double lined 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. - Est £15

Lot 120 - 1918 - Second 'WAR TAX' opt issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 96/99, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 121 - 1919 - 'WAR TAX' opt issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 102/5, Cat £28) - Est £10

Lot 122 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Illustrated 'FAM 7 First Flight Nassau - Miami' cover with route map franked with 1921 2½d ultramarine GV issue (SG 119) tied by NASSAU machine cancel dated JAN 2 1929 with two line 'BY FIRST AIRMAIL TO MIAMI FLA.' cachet in red on alongside. Flown on the Nassau - Miami first flight, addressed to USA and arrival cds of the same day on reverse. (Muller #3) - Est £25

Lot 123 - 1937 - MARITIME: Commercial cover franked with 1937 1½d yellow brown GVI 'Coronation' issue tied by good strike of undated POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS S.S. MUNARGO 'Ship' cancel in black with straight line 'PAQUEBOT' marking in purple alongside. Addressed to UK with MIAMI FL machine cancel struck in transit also cancelling stamp. - Est £30

Lot 124 - 1938 - 'GVI' definitive issue, the set of seventeen fine mint. (SG 149/57a, Cat £150) - Est £60

Lot 125 - 1938 - £1 blue green & black GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 157a, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 126 - 1948 - Tercentenary of Settlements of Island of Eleuthera' GVI issue, the set of sixteen fine mint. (SG 178/93, Cat £75) - Est £30

Lot 127 - 1948 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue the pair fine mint. (SG 194/5, Cat £40+) - Est £20

Lot 128 - 1954 - 'QE2' definitive issue, the set of sixteen fine mint. (SG 201/16, Cat £100) - Est £40

Lot 129 - 1954 - 5/- bright emerald & orange QE2 issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 214, Cat £23) - Est £10

Lot 130 - 1971 - Cover franked with single 1967 15c  red, yellow, turquoise blue and carmine QE2 issue (SG 304) tied by fine strike of oval STELLA MARIS cancel dated FEB 12 1971. Addressed to USA. - Est £10

Bechuanaland

Lot 131 - 1885 - 3d pale claret 'COGH' issue, wmk 'Crown CA' with 'Bechuanaland Protectorate' opt in black, a fine mint copy. (SG 2, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 132 - 1885 - 3d pale claret 'COGH' issue, wmk 'Crown CA' with 'Bechuanaland Protectorate' opt in black, a fine cds used copy. (SG 2, Cat £70) - Est £25

Lot 133 - 1888 - 2/6 green & black QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 17, Cat £85) - Est £35

Lot 134 - 1888 - 2d on 2d pale dull lilac & black 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 23a, Cat £150) - Est £60

Lot 135 - 1904 - EVII' issue the basic set of five fine mint, the 1/- is the green & carmine shade. (SG 66/9 & 71, Cat £84+) - Est £35

Lot 136 - 1904 - 1/- deep green & carmine EVII issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 71, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 137 - 1913 - ½d green, 1d scarlet, 3d bluish violet, 4d grey green, 6d reddish purple and 1/- bistre GV issue, wmk 'Simple Cypher', all good to fine cds used. (SG 73/4, 79/82, Cat £139) - Est £50

Lot 138 - 1913 - 2d orange GV issue, Die 2, wmk 'Simple Cypher', a fine mint copy. (SG 77, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 139 - 1913 - 5/- rose carmine GV 'Seahorse' issue, first Waterlow printing with 'BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE' opt, a fine mint copy. (SG 84, Cat £160) - Est £60

Lot 140 - 1925 - 6d purple GV issue, wmk 'Block Cypher', a fine lightly used copy. (SG 97, Cat £55) - Est £20

Lot 141 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 118/28, Cat £110) - Est £45

Lot 142 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of eleven plus all ½d shades, 1½d light blue and 6d purple all fine mint. (SG 118/28, 118a, 118b, 118c, 120a & 124a, Cat £158) - Est £50

Lot 143 - 1948 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, the pair fine cds used. (SG 136/7, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 144 - 1955 - QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 143/53, Cat £100) - Est £40

Lot 145 - 1961 - QE2 'Decimal' SURCHARGE issue, the set of eleven plus additional types of 1c, 3½c (all three) and 5c all fine mint. (SG 157/67, 157a, 161b, 161d & 162a, Cat £53+) - Est £20

Bermuda

Lot 146 - 1880 - 4d orange red QV issue wmk 'Crown CC' and 1883 4d orange brown wmk 'Crown CA' both fine mint. (SG 20 & 28a, Cat £55) - Est £20

Lot 147 - 1925 - FIRST FLIGHT & AIRSHIP: Cover with manuscript 'Via Airship "Los Angeles"' franked with 1922 strip of three ½d green & 1d scarlet (SG 77a & 79) tied by HAMILTON machine cancel dated 16 APR 1925. Flown on the 'Hamilton - Lakehurst, USA' flight by the airship 'Los Angeles' with partial strike of three line 'AIR MAIL SERVICE BERMUDA' first flight cachet in black on front. Addressed to USA. (Muller #2a) - Est £40

Lot 148 - 1938 - GVI 'Pictorial' issue the set of ten plus ALL listed shades fine mint. (SG 110/115, 111a, 111b, 113b, 113c, 114c & 115a, Cat £218) - Est £80

Lot 149 - 1938 - 'GVI' issue, the set of ten plus various shades all good to fine used. (SG 110/5, 111a, 113c, 114c, 115a, Cat £66+) - Est £25

Lot 150 - 1938 - 2d light blue & sepia GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 112, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 151 - 1938 - 2/- dull purple & blue on pale blue and 2/- reddish purple & blue on pale blue GVI 'Key Type' issue, perf 13. Both fine cds used copies. (SG 116e & 116f, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 152 - 1938 - 2/- deep purple & ultramarine on grey blue GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, perf 14. A fine mint bottom marginal example. (SG 116, Cat £100) - Est £40

Lot 153 - 1938 - 5/- pale green & red on yellow GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, perf 14. A fine mint copy. Scarce. (SG 118a, Cat £350) - Est £125

Lot 154 - 1938 - 5/- green and red on yellow GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, a fine cds used copy. (SG 118, Cat £45) - Est £18

Lot 155 - 1938 - 5/- green & red on yellow GVI 'Key Type' issue on ordinary paper, perf 14. A fine mint copy. (SG 118e, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 156 - 1938 - 5/- green & red on yellow GVI 'Key Type' issue, perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 118, Cat £140) - Est £55

Lot 157 - 1938 - 10/- bluish green & deep red on green GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, perf 14. A fine mint copy. (SG 119a, Cat £200) - Est £75

Lot 158 - 1938 - 12/6 grey & brownish orange GVI 'Key Type', perf 14. Six copies neatly used with fiscal cancels showing a range of shades. (SG 120a, Cat £450 as postally used) - Est £45

Lot 159 - 1939 - Unsealed cover franked with single 1936 ½d bright green GV issue (SG 98) tied by ST. GEORGES cds dated 27 NOV 1939. Addressed to UK and censored in Bermuda with fine strike of circular 'PASSED BY CENSOR 23 BERMUDA' marking in green on front. - Est £20

Lot 160 - 1953 - 10/- ultramarine QE2 issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 149a, Cat £80) - Est £30

Bolivia

Lot 161 - 1870 - 50c blue 'Eleven Stars' ARMS issue, a fine mint block of four. Scarce multiple. (SG 39, Cat £156) - Est £75

Lot 162 - 1893 - 'Litho' ARMS issue, the set of five fine lightly used, no faults or thins. (SG 57/61, Cat £62+) - Est £24

Lot 163 - 1894 - 100c rose red 'Arms' issue on thin paper, a fine mint genuine copy. Difficult stamp. (SG 69, Cat £40) - Est £25

Lot 164 - 1895 - 100c carmine red Arms issue 'Paris' printing on thick paper, a fine genuine used copy. (SG 76) - Est £12

Lot 165 - 1896 - Cover franked on reverse with a block of ten and single 1895 1c pale ochre 'Arms' issue on thick paper (SG 70, Paris printing, one stamp with torn corner) all tied by undated COCHAMBAMBA BOLIVIA cancels in  black. Addressed to FRANCE with CALLAO PERU transit cds on reverse. Cover is slightly tatty around edges but still a very rare franking and a scarce issue on cover. - Est £75

Lot 166 - 1897 - 'Portrait' issue the set of eight fine mint. (SG 77/84, Cat £70) - Est £35

Lot 167 - 1897 - 2b black, red, yellow & green top value, a fine cds used copy. (SG 84, Cat £75) - Est £35

Lot 168 - 1899 - 1c ochre, 5c green and 10c yellow brown 'Arms' issue (London printing) all with 'E.F. 1899' overprint in violet, mint or unused (5c) all three appear genuine. (SG 85 & 87/8, Cat £60) - Est £25

Lot 169 - 1899 - 20c deep blue 'Arms' issue (London printing) with 'E.F. 1899' overprint in violet, a fine genuinely used copy with the correct LA PAZ cds. Scarce and underrated issue due to the amount of forgeries around. (SG 89, Cat £50) - Est £45

Lot 170 - 1899 - 1b dull lilac 'Sucre' issue a wonderful large format DIE PROOF of the top value in issued colour struck on large 19cm x 13.5cm piece of card by the South American Bank Note Company, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fine & rare. (As SG 99) - Est £125

Lot 171 - 1901 - 5c scarlet 'Portrait' issue a fine unused IMPERF PAIR. (SG 102b, Cat £60) - Est £40

Lot 172 - 1912 - 10c on 1c blue 'Provisional' opt on REVENUE issue with variety OPT IN BLACK. A fine mint copy. A very scarce & underrated stamp. (SG 129b, Cat £150) - Est £95

Lot 173 - 1912 - Cover franked with 1912 2c green and strip of four 5c orange REVENUE issue with 'CORREOS 1912' opts (SG 130/131, two stamps of the strip damaged prior to mailing) tied by LA PAZ duplex cds's dated 24 OCT 1912. Addressed to GERMANY. A scarcer provisional issue used on cover. - Est £45

Lot 174 - 1915 - 20c yellow UNISSUED 'Inauguration of Guaqui - La Paz Railway' stamp. A fine IMPERF PROOF on buff paper, ungummed. We have not seen proof material of this issue before. Scarce. - Est £25

Lot 175 - 1917 - HIGH VALUE FRANKING: Long registered cover franked with single 1913 50c purple 'Portrait' issue (SG 139) tied by fine LA PAZ CERTIFICADOS cds dated 24 MAR 1917 with printed red on white REG label and 'CERTIFICADO' label alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. The 50c is very scarce used on cover. - Est £75

Lot 176 - 1924 - National Aviation School' AIR issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 170/6) - Est £16

Lot 177 - 1925 - 50c purple 'Independence Centenary' issue, a fine unused IMPERF PAIR without gum. (SG 188a, Cat £41) - Est £16

Lot 178 - 1925 - PIONEER AIRMAILS: 2nd October First Flight cover franked with 1924 15c black & lake 'Aviation School' issue (SG 171) tied by oval CORREO AEREO COCHABAMBA - SANTA CRUZ cancel. Addressed to SANTA CRUZ and inscribed VIA COCHABAMBA in manuscript with oval 'CORREO AEREO SANTA CRUZ - COCHABAMBA arrival cds of the same day on reverse. Stamp is somewhat oxidised and cover is trimmed at left but otherwise a rare flight. - Est £95

Lot 179 - 1925 - 1c green & 2c carmine 'Centenary of Independence' UNISSUED types the pair fine mint. (See note in SG) - Est £20

Lot 180 - 1928 - 15c on 20c deep blue 'Waterlow' ARMS issue, perf 12½, a fine unused example (without gum) with variety OPT IN BLACK. A very scarce stamp. (SG 212b) - Est £75

Lot 181 - 1928 - 'LAB' airmail issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 217/9) - Est £10

Lot 182 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Printed 'Lloyd Aereo Boliviano' cover franked with 1928 35c brown red 'L.A.B.' airmail issue and 1928 15c carmine 'Map' issue (SG 219 & 223) tied by LA PAZ cds dated 23 NOV 1929. Flown on the LA PAZ - COCHABAMBA first flight by L.A.B. with boxed 'Primer Correo Aereo L.A.B.' cachet on front. Addressed to COCHABAMBA with oval 'CORREO AEREO COCHABAMBA' arrival mark dated the same day on reverse. Cover has some creasing. (Muller #18) - Est £30

Lot 183 - 1930 - 5c on 10c black & orange, 10c black & orange red, 15c black & lake, 25c black & blue and 50c black & orange 'National Aviation School' issue with 'CORREO AEREO R.S. 6-V-1930' airmail opts, all fine mint. (SG 228/233, Cat £57+) - Est £45

Lot 184 - 1930 - FORGERY: 10c black & orange red AIRMAIL issue with variety 'CORREO AEREO R.S. 6-V-1930' OPT IN BROWN. A mint FORGERY with 2021 RPSL certificate. Useful reference. (SG 229a, Cat £800 as genuine) - Est £12

Lot 185 - 1930 - 15c black & lake with 'CORREO AEREO R.S. 6-V-1930' airmail opt in violet, a fine mint copy. (SG 231) - Est £10

Lot 186 - 1930 - FORGERY: 50c black & orange AIRMAIL issue with variety 'CORREO AEREO R.S. 6-V-1930' OPT IN RED. A mint FORGERY with 2019 RPSL certificate. Useful reference. (SG 233a, Cat £650 as genuine) - Est £12

Lot 187 - 1930 - FORGERY: 50c black & orange AIRMAIL issue with variety 'CORREO AEREO R.S. 6-V-1930' OPT IN RED. A mint FORGERY with 2021 RPSL certificate. Useful reference. (SG 233a, Cat £650 as genuine) - Est £12

Lot 188 - 1930 - FORGERY: 25c black & blue AIRMAIL issue with variety 'CORREO AEREO R.S. 6-V-1930' OPT IN METALLIC INK INVERTED. A mint FORGERY with 2023 RPSL certificate. Useful reference. (SG 238 var) - Est £12

Lot 189 - 1930 - 1b black & red brown with 'CORREO AEREO R.S. 6-V-1930' airmail opt in gold metallic ink, a fine copy with diagonal 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) opt in black. Rare. (SG 240, Cat £225 as mint) - Est £95

Lot 190 - 1930 - FORGERY: 1b black & red brown AIRMAIL issue with variety 'CORREO AEREO R.S. 6-V-1930' OPT IN METALLIC GOLD INK. A mint FORGERY with 2023 RPSL certificate. Useful reference. (SG 240) - Est £12

Lot 191 - 1930 - REVENUE: 1c blue 'Espectaculos Publicos' REVENUE issue inscribed 'Timbre Patriotico', printed by Perkins Bacon. A fine unmounted copy. (Hilchey & Akerman #IA10) - Est £10

Lot 192 - 1937 - 'Correo Aereo D.S. 25-2-37' OPT issue, the third set of seven fine mint. (SG 321/27) - Est £15

Lot 193 - 1944 - 'Centenario de la Creacion del Departamento del BENI' Revenue issue (authorised for postal used during the 1940's), the set of six fine mint. - Est £10

Lot 194 - 1947 - 20c green, 50c magenta, 3b 70c orange, 4b violet and 10b bistre 'First Anniversary of the Popular Revolution of 21 July 1946' issue all in fine mint IMPERF PAIRS. (SG 456/7 & 459/61 variety) - Est £60

Lot 195 - 1950 - Panagra' commemorative postcard franked with 1950 4b on 10c carmine 'PANAGRA' opt issue (SG 490) tied by LA PAZ cds ion red dated 31 MAY 1950 (first day of issue). Addressed locally. - Est £12

Lot 196 - 1960 - 'Sun & Gate' SURCHARGE issue, the complete set of eighteen fine mint. (SG 702/19, Cat £100) - Est £50

Lot 197 - 1902-1972 - Small cover lot with a few better items inc 1902 cover franked 1899 2c red & 20c rose tied LA PAZ to ITALY, few later Arms issue covers, 1932 REG cover with strip of three 1924 15c black & lake Aviation School issue to Germany, various OPTS & Surcharges, 1946 REG to Paraguay, 1949 nice REG airmail to Austria franked with values to 20b & incoming cover to LA PAZ from USA redirected with Bolivian stamps added and tied by LA PAZ cds's back to USA. (11 items, originally priced at £69) - Est £40

Lot 198 - 1980-2000 - Large lot of modern covers mainly from a 1980s-1990s correspondence to the BBC World Service in UK with many interesting frankings inc REG, high value frankings, instructional marks etc. Mixed condition. (65 covers) - Est £30

Brazil

Lot 199 - 1844 - 60r grey on thick yellowish paper 'Inclinado' issue printed on the 'Bullseye' paper, a four margin copy used with light pen cancel. Some thinning on reverse but a very difficult & underrated stamp. (SG 8, Cat £150) - Est £75

Lot 200 - 1845 - FORGERIES: Small range of 'Numeral' issue FORGERIES with 1845 10r, 30r (2), 60r & 600r 'Inclinados', 1850 numeral issue various values to 600r, 1854 280r red and 430r yellow and 1860 perforated numeral issue 10r (2), 20r and 60r (2) all genuine stamps with fake perforations plus 10r, 20r, 30r, 60r, 300r & 600r plus 430r yellow all outright forgeries. Used and unused. (28) - Est £35

Lot 201 - 1850 - 180rs black on greyish paper 'Small Numeral' issue, a fine used four margin copy, top margin is close. (SG 22B, Cat £60) - Est £20

Lot 202 - 1850 - 600rs black on yellowish paper 'Small Numeral' issue, a fine lightly used copy with blue cork cancel. Four margins. An attractive copy. (SG 24A, Cat £100) - Est £40

Lot 203 - 1854 - 430r yellow 'Numeral' issue, an unused copy with part gum, four tight margins. Good looking. (SG 28, Cat £250) - Est £75

Lot 204 - 1854 - 430r yellow 'Small Numeral' issue, imperf, a very fine side marginal copy used with dumb 'Cork' cancel and small part blue cds. Four large margins. (SG 28, Cat £150) - Est £75

Lot 205 - 1866 - FORGERY: 300rs black 'Small Numeral' issue perforated 13½ at the Rio de Janeiro P.O. A fine used FORGERY with 2020 RPSL certificate stating 'Forged Perforations'. (As SG 37) - Est £20

Lot 206 - 1871 - TELEGRAPHS: 500rs dull rose 'Telegraph' issue without control handstamp on reverse. An unused example, three margins and small thin on reverse. (Barefoot #7) - Est £10

Lot 207 - 1878 - 300rs dark green and orange 'Dom Pedro' issue a fine used copy. (SG 67, Cat £23) - Est £10

Lot 208 - 1888 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 50rs blue green postal stationery card (H&G 10) datelined 'Santos 28.6.88' with SANTOS (C.A.) cds (the CA being Cachoeira Ambulante). Addressed to RIO DE JANEIRO with SAO PAULO transit and RIO DE JANEIRO arrival cds's on front. - Est £35

Lot 209 - 1890 - 10pf red German postal stationery reply card (H&G 15b), the reply half correctly used from Brazil back to Germany datelined 'Santa Cruz, 28 Julio 1890' with 'SA CRUZ (S.PEDRO DO SUL)' cds on front and PORTO ALEGRE and RIO DE JANEIRO transit cds's on front & reverse (some from the inbound journey). Addressed to MAGDEBURG with arrival cds on front. Card has a vertical crease through centre but a rare correct use. - Est £50

Lot 210 - 1894 - 300rs black & pale green 'Liberty Head' issue on thin hard toned paper, perf 11½, a fine mint copy. (SG 129) - Est £10

Lot 211 - 1899 - TELEGRAPH: 500rs purple 'Liberty Head' Telegraph issue, a fine looking used example with light oval cancel in blue dated 1906. Small thin on reverse but a rare stamp. (Barefoot #11, Cat £85) - Est £45

Lot 212 - 1902 - Cover franked with single 1898 300rs on 200rs black 'Newspaper' SURCHARGE issue (SG 170) tied by BAHIA cds dated 13 SEP 1902. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 213 - 1903 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Incoming PSE from ARGENTINA to CAMPINAS, SAO PAULO with S.PAULO 1o TREM (AMBTE SANTOS) cds, 1903 PPC with 50r green tied by RODRIGUEZ NUNES (S. PAULO) cds to RIO DE JANEIRO with AMBE SOROCABANA (2AT) cds, 1904 cover from JUIZ DE FORA (MINAS) to RIO DE JANEIRO with AMBTE RIO 2A S-2 cds on reverse and 1911 PPC to France franked with 100rs rose carmine tied by SANTOS cds with fine RIO DE JANEIRO AMBUL. SP6 1T cds on front. Good to fine. (4 items) - Est £80

Lot 214 - 1905 - COUNANI: 25c blue, 50c violet and 1f orange 'Fifth' issue reprints on white paper (produced in 1908) plus the 60c carmine on white 'Revenue' issue all imperf on thickish white paper. See 'The Postage Stamps of the Republic of Independent Guyana' book by W Baldus page 42). - Est £40

Lot 215 - 1906 - 'Third Pan American Congress' issue the pair fine mint. (SG 259a/b, Cat £134) - Est £50

Lot 216 - 1906 - 'Third Pan American Congress' issue the pair fine cds used. (SG 259a/b, Cat £33+) - Est £12

Lot 217 - 1908 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Printed 'S. P. Pelo Gabinete do ministerio da Industria' envelope franked with 1906 300rs sepia (SG 267) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO cds. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £10

Lot 218 - 1920 - Industry definitive issue wmk 'EUBRASIL' in columns 20rs slate violet (2), 50rs claret (2), 200rs grey olive, 400rs orange, 500rs ultramarine, 600rs orange brown, 700rs reddish violet and 1000rs turquoise blue (2), all good to fine used. (SG 365/6, 368 & 370/4) - Est £10

Lot 219 - 1922 - Registered cover franked with a single 1920 1000rs purple 'Industry' definitive issue (SG 342, the first printing) tied by PORTO ALEGRE cds dated 29 JUN 1922 with plain printed REG label alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on front & back. A nice solo franking. - Est £25

Lot 220 - 1923 - Pair of B&W PPC's of Maceio, Alagoas 'Vista General da Avenida da Paz - Maceio, Alagoas' and 'Panorama de Maceio - Capital do Estado de Alagoas' both franked on picture side with 1920 2 x 10rs purple and 3 x 20rs olive grey 'Industry' TRAIN issue (SG 302/3) tied by A. DOS C. DE ALAGOAS cds's dated DEC 1923. Addressed to LUXEMBOURG with transit cds on reverse. Attractive. (2 items) - Est £30

Lot 221 - 1927 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES - VARIG: 1300rs green without the 'Syndicato Condor' inscription and with 'VARIG' OPT OMITTED. A fine unmounted mint example. A very scarce stamp. (Sanabria #V3) - Est £75

Lot 222 - 1927 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES - CONDOR: 'Eagle & Globe' issue, the set of seven good to fine cds used. (Sanabria #C1/7) - Est £15

Lot 223 - 1928 - VARIG - FORGERIES: 50r green on green, 50r red on buff, 350rs brown, 350r red, 350rs green, 500rs indigo on buff, 700r yellow green on buff and 700rs green on buff 'Icarus' issue FORGERIES all fine 'used'. (8) - Est £15

Lot 224 - 1929 - 'Santos Dumont' AIR issue wmk 'CM' in 'Stars', the set of five fine mint. (SG 469/73) - Est £10

Lot 225 - 1929 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES - ETA: 300rs violet & red 'ETA' airmail issue, a fine mint copy from the first printing showing partial rouletting at right, imperf at bottom and left as issued. Scarce. (Sanabria #E2, RHM #E5) - Est £75

Lot 226 - 1930 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES - CONDOR: Commercial cover franked with 1930 300rs rose red 'Industry' issue and pair 1927 1000rs carmine CONDOR private airmail company issue (SG 369 & Sanabria #C3) tied by fine SYNDICATO CONDOR SAO PAULO cds's dated 17 ABR 1930. Addressed to PORTO ALEGRE with arrival mark on reverse. Cover has a couple of light tones. - Est £30

Lot 227 - 1930 - TELEGRAM & OFFICIAL MAIL: Circa 1930 small TELEGRAM window envelope with boxed 'MINISTERIO DA GUERRA DIRETORIA DE COMUNICACIONES RADIOTELEGRAMA' printed on front. Unused & unusual. - Est £20

Lot 228 - 1931 - 'Revolution of 3rd October' issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 490/503, Cat £120) - Est £60

Lot 229 - 1931 - 2,500rs on 200rs carmine and 2,500rs on 300rs light blue 'Zeppelin' overprint issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 508/509, Cat £62) - Est £30

Lot 230 - 1931 - 2,500r on 3,000r bright violet 'Air' overprint issue a fine mint copy. (SG 510, Cat £24) - Est £12

Lot 231 - 1932 - ZEPPELIN: 3,500r on 5,000r violet blue & 7,000rs on 10,000rs claret 'Zeppelin' overprint issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 511/12, Cat £56) - Est £26

Lot 232 - 1932 - 'Sao Paulo Revolutionary Government' LEX issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 518/28 Cat £100) - Est £75

Lot 233 - 1932 - ZEPPELIN: Plain postcard franked with 1920 400rs ultramarine 'Industry' defin and 1932 3500r on 5000r violet blue 'Zeppelin' OPT issue (SG 395 & 511) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO cds dated 16 SEP 1932. Flown on Zeppelin LZ127 on the 6th South American Flight with illustrated Zeppelin cachet on front. Addressed to GERMANY with FRIEDRICHSHAFEN arrival cds on reverse dated 21. 9. 32. (Sieger #178) - Est £45

Lot 234 - 1932 - SAO PAULO REVOLUTION: Multi-coloured revolutionary CINDERELLA label inscribed 'JULHO 9 1932 SAO PAULO QUER CONSTITUICAO OU MORTE AS/ARMAS' depicting soldiers, a rising sun & Flags produced for M.M.D.C. soldiers to affix to their letters. A mint pair with gum. Some tone spots but scarce. - Est £25

Lot 235 - 1933 - 100r dull violet on grey white 'Exposition' postal stationery view card (H&G 43), two copies with views of 'Rio de Janeiro: Gruta da Imprensa e Gavea' and 'Rio de Janeiro: Praca Paris'. Unused with one with some light tone spots. - Est £25

Lot 236 - 1933 - REVOLUTION: Cover franked with single 1932 200rs carmine 'Sao Paulo Revolutionary Government' issue (SG 519) tied by manuscript pen cancel and S.PAULO CONFERENCIA cds dated 7 IX 1933. Addressed locally. Also a tatty MMDC cover with the crossed flags emblem on front and 300rs tied by indistinct cancel. (2 items) - Est £45

Lot 237 - 1934 - Visit of Cardinal Pacelli' issue, 'Third' printing, the pair fine mint. (SG 559/560, Cat £27+) - Est £10

Lot 238 - 1934 - CINDERELLA: The complete set of twenty five 100r labels in brown, green, red, blue & yellow for the 1934 Fourth Pelotas Philatelic Exhibition inscribed as such, depicting various subjects inc Dom Pedro, Rowland Hill, Map of Brazil and the British QV Penny black portrait. All fine unused. (25 labels) - Est £45

Lot 239 - 1935 - 'Third Pan American Red Cross Conference' issue the set of three fine mint. (SG 571/3, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 240 - 1936 - REVOLUTION & CENSORSHIP: Long airmail cover franked with various issues tied by CEARA cds's dated 13 MAI 1936. Addressed to UK with fine strike of oval 'ADMINISTRACAO DOS CORREIOS CENSURADA * CEARA *' censor mark in violet on reverse. Cover a little worn around the edges but an uncommon marking. - Est £35

Lot 241 - 1937 - 'Tourism' issue, the set of six fine cds used. (SG 602/7, Cat £110) - Est £45

Lot 242 - 1938 - 'Brazilian International Philatelic Week' issue, the miniature sheet of ten fine mint. (SG MS614a, Cat £30) - Est £12

Lot 243 - 1938 - Registered AR cover franked with single 1920 2000rs violet blue 'Industry' issue on thick laid paper (SG 400) tied by BAHIA cds dated 27 IV 1938 with boxed REG marking and boxed 'A.R.' marking alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 244 - 1940 - New York's World Fair' issue the set of three fine cds used. (SG 633/5) - Est £10

Lot 245 - 1941 - 50cr brown red 'Top Value' perf 13½ a fine mint copy. (SG 766a, Cat £31) - Est £12

Lot 246 - 1943 - 'Centenary of First Brazilian Postage Stamps' BULLSEYE issue, the set of three in fine mint blocks of four. (SG 680/2) - Est £10

Lot 247 - 1943 - 'Centenary of First Brazilian Postage Stamps' BULLSEYE issue miniature sheet fine used with commemorative cancel. (SG MS682a, Cat £33) - Est £15

Lot 248 - 1943 - VASP: Printed 'VIA VASP' airmail cover franked with single 1941 1200r dull blue (SG 658) tied by AEROPORTO D.R. S. PAULO cds dated 9 XI 1943. Addressed to RIO DE JANEIRO with printed black on white VASP express label affixed on reverse handstamped '30' in blue with arrival cds alongside. - Est £35

Lot 249 - 1944 - 'Airmail' SURCHARGE issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 693/7, Cat £19) - Est £10

Lot 250 - 1945 - UNISSUED: 40c violet unissued stamp commemorating the opening of the international bridge between Argentina & Brazil showing the bridge & Presidents Vargas & Justo. Fine mint. (See note in SG) - Est £12

Lot 251 - 1947 - 'President Dutra Commemoration' issue miniature sheet of three inscribed 'AEREO', fine unused as issued. (SG MS746a, Cat £110) - Est £50

Lot 252 - 1951 - 'Week of the Wing' issue pair with private 'FILATELICA DISTRITO FEDERAL 15 XII 1931 15 XII 1951’ opt commemorating the Santo Dumont flight over Paris. Both stamps tied on piece by commemorative cancel. (SG Unlisted, As SG 817/8) - Est £30

Lot 253 - 1964 - 400th Anniversary of Rio de Janeiro' issue the set of six fine mint and the pair of miniature sheets fine unused as issued. (SG 1103/08 & MS1109, Cat £30+) - Est £12

Lot 254 - 1973 - 'Brazilian Flora & Fauna' BIRDS issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 1478/81, Cat £32) - Est £12

Lot 255 - 1980 - 'Fruits & Flowers' definitive issue, the set of thirty one fine mint. (SG 1811/34, Cat £80) - Est £32

 

Lot 256 - 1928-1941 - AIRMAILS: Large lot of AIRMAIL covers and postal history including Zeppelins (most have faults), Air France, catapult mail, registered, censored, odd cinderella label, a nice 1937 REG to Russia, various other airmail cachets etc plus SERVICIO AEREO opts, 'C.G.A.' cachets, Lufthansa plus a CONDOR cover with 'Condor' private issues and one with only national issues but with CONDOR cancels. Condition very mixed but a super lot for study. (30 items) - Est £120

Lot 257 - 1941-1971 - Group of modern flights inc Pan Am 1941 Natal to Belgian Congo and Belem to Gambia, 1946 Pan Am test flight, 1946 Rio de Janeiro to New York by Clipper, 1956 Lufthansa Sao Paulo to Germany, 1960 Brasilia to New York and 1966 & 1971 two Lufthansa flights to Germany. (8 items) - Est £25

British Honduras

Lot 258 - 1888 - 3c on 3d chestnut QV issue wmk 'Crown CC', a fine unused copy without gum. (SG 26, Cat £110) - Est £30

Lot 259 - 1888 - 2c on 1d rose and 20c on 6d yellow QV issue mint plus 10c on 4d mauve good used. (SG 27/9, Cat £72) - Est £30

Lot 260 - 1888 - 10c on 4d mauve QV issue wmk 'Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 28, Cat £70) - Est £25

Lot 261 - 1891 - 3c brown, 5c ultramarine, 5c grey black & ultramarine on blue, 10c mauve & green, 12c reddish lilac & green and 24c yellow & blue QV issue all good to fine used. (SG 53/5, 57, 59 & 60, Cat £64) - Est £25

Lot 262 - 1891 - 24c yellow & blue QV issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 60, Cat £26) - Est £10

Lot 263 - 1891 - $1 green & carmine QV issue  with 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. (SG 63S, Cat £100 as mint) - Est £20

Lot 264 - 1891 - $2 green & ultramarine QV issue  with 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. (SG 64S, Cat £160 as mint) - Est £35

Lot 265 - 1891 - $5 green & black QV issue  with 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. (SG 65S, Cat £350 as mint) - Est £75

Lot 266 - 1894 - 5c on 1½d red brown on buff QV 'Surcharge' postal stationery card (H&G 2, opt Type 1) used with 'K65' barred numeral cancel with BELIZE cds dated AP 26 1894 alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with commercial condolences message on reverse. Card is lightly toned but scarce used. - Est £30

Lot 267 - 1899 - 5c ultramarine two copies with 'REVENUE' opt 12mm long and 11mm long, 10c mauve & green with opt 12mm long and 25c red brown & green two copies with 12mm long and 11mm long all fine mint. (SG 66, 66d, 67, 68 & 68d, Cat £92+) - Est £35

Lot 268 - 1902 - Range of EVII issues with 1902 set of four wmk 'Crown CA' fine used, 1904 1c grey green & green on chalk surfaced paper mint & used and 5c grey black & blue on blue cds used and 1908 2c carmine mint and 5c ultramarine mint corner pair with '1' plate number in margin. (SG 80/3, 84a, 86 & 96/7, Cat £81+) - Est £30

Lot 269 - 1910 - 2c carmine EVII issue fine used with good strike of SAN ESTEVAN cds dated OC 18 1910. (SG 96) - Est £10

Lot 270 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1922 4c slate and 1922 25c black on emerald GV issue (SG 123 & 133) tied by BELIZE cds's dated 22 MY 1929. Flown on the Belize - Miami, USA first flight with first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to USA. (Muller #2) - Est £25

Lot 271 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 150/61, Cat £225) - Est £90

 

 

Burma

Lot 272 - 1893 - INDIA USED IN BURMA: 2a 6p on 4a 6p yellow QV postal stationery envelope (H&G B5) used with fine MYINGYAN cds dated 18 OCT 1892. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has a small repair on the top left corner. - Est £45

Lot 273 - 1912 - Stampless 'Money Order' receipt slip for 256 rupees with fine RANGOON M.O. cds dated 22 MAY 1912. A nice item. - Est £15

Lot 274 - 1912 - INDIA USED IN BURMA: Cover franked with India 1906 ½a green EVII issue (SG 149) tied by fine GYOBINGAUK cds dated 23 MAY 1912. Addressed to INDIA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £40

Lot 275 - 1935 - INDIA USED IN BURMA: Large parcel piece franked with 1926 3p slate and 4 x 1a chocolate GV issue, 1932 block of five 1a 3p mauve GV issue and 1935 pair and block of eight 1a black & brown GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue all tied by multiple strikes of RANGOON G.P.O. SOR cds's dated 26 AUG 1935. An impressive franking. (SG 201, 234, 235 & 242) - Est £25

Lot 276 - 1937 - 5r ultramarine & purple 'BURMA' opt issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 15, Cat £70) - Est £25

Lot 277 - 1937 - Cover franked with 1937 ½a green and 3a carmine GV issue with 'BURMA' opt (SG 2 & 7) tied by fine KHODAUNG-MAGWE cds dated MAY 1937. Addressed to USA. A nice early use. - Est £45

Lot 278 - 1937 - Cover franked on reverse with 1937 pair 3p slate and pair 1a chocolate GV issue with 'BURMA' opt (SG 1 & 4) tied by two good strikes of MONYO cds dated 20 APR 1937. Addressed to UK. A fine early use from a scare origination. - Est £45

Lot 279 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of sixteen fine mint. (SG 18b/33, Cat £225) - Est £85

Lot 280 - 1938 - 3a dull violet GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 26, Cat £21) - Est £10

Lot 281 - 1938 - MARITIME: Incoming cover with manuscript 'Per R.M.S. Queen Mary' at top franked with Great Britain 1937 1½d red brown GVI issue (SG 464) tied by NEW YORK PAQUEBOT roller cancel. Addressed to THITTABWE, NYAUNGHLA, UPPER BURMA with NYAUNGHLA arrival cds on front & reverse dated 5 SEP 1938. - Est £40

Lot 282 - 1945 - Censored cover from HENZADA with printed company address on front franked on reverse with 1945 2a carmine GVI issue with 'MILY ADMIN' opt (SG 41) tied by fine BURMA EXPTL. P.O. No.4 cds. Addressed to INDIA with printed black on white 'OPENED BY EXAMINER' censor strip with 'D/H3' handstamp in black. Cover has a couple of worn holes. - Est £20

Lot 283 - 1948 - Cover franked with block of four 1947 3p brown GVI issue with variety 'Interim Government' OVERPRINT INVERTED (SG 68 variety, Murray Payne #48b) tied by PAZUNDAUNG cds with second strike on reverse. Addressed locally. Unusual. - Est £60

Canada

Lot 284 - 1851 - NEW BRUNSWICK: 3d bright red on blue paper 'Classic' issue, a good used copy margins all tight or touching. An average copy. (SG 1, Cat £500) - Est £75

Lot 285 - 1872 - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: 1c brown orange, 3c rose, 4c yellow green, 4c deep green & 6c black QV 'New Currency' issue all fine mint O.G. (SG 36/37 & 39/41, Cat £88+) - Est £30

Lot 286 - 1897 - 50c bright ultramarine 'QV Jubilee' issue, a good cds used copy. (SG 135, Cat £140) - Est £30

Lot 287 - 1898 - ½c black & 5c prussian blue on bluish QV issue both good mint copy. Small stain on the 5c. (SG 150 & 158, Cat £132) - Est £30

Lot 288 - 1903 - 10c brown lilac EVII issue, a good mint copy with slightly sweated gum. (SG 182, Cat £160) - Est £30

Lot 289 - 1903 - 50c deep violet EVII issue, a fine used strip of three with boxed cancels. (SG 187, Cat £390) - Est £80

Lot 290 - 1932 - 6c on 5c deep brown 'Ottawa Conference' issue, a good mint block of four. Few small tone spots on gum. (SG 318, Cat £64) - Est £20

Lot 291 - 1933 - 'Postage Due' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG D14/D17, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 292 - 1940 - WRECK MAIL: Long cover damaged by sea water with stamps floated off carried on the 'S.S. Eros' from Canada to France with MONTREAL cds dated MAY 29 1940. The Eros was torpedoed by the German Submarine U-48 off the west coast of Ireland with 'SALVED FROM THE SEA' handstamps on front & reverse, boxed 'NO SERVICE RETURN TO SENDER' on front and two line 'Stamp Off Timbre Detache' marking where stamps would have been. Small part of a British official seal on flap on reverse. - Est £75

Lot 293 - 1943 - MILITARY MAIL: Cover with manuscript 'D10191 Bd. W D Stanley. 2Cdn L.A.A. Regt Canadian Army Overseas' return address on reverse franked with Great Britain 1936 1d scarlet and 1½d red brown EVIII issue (SG 458/9) tied by British FIELD POST OFFICE 548 cds dated JUN 18 1943 of the Canadian Army. Addressed to CANADA and censored in UK. - Est £20

Lot 294 - 1851-1982 - Extensive collection in SG printed album from classic issues inc 1851 3c vermilion imperf 'Beaver', good range of 1859 perforated issues to 17c, useful ranges of QV Heads which need sorting for printings, good ranges of EVII & GV with many better values to $1 plus many COIL issues, Back of Book & Officials etc. A great lot with much better material. Mixed condition. Huge catalogue value. (Many 100's) - Est £250

Cayman Islands

Lot 295 - 1900 - ½d pale green & 1d rose carmine QV issue mint, 1d pale carmine cds used and 1902 ½d green EVII issue cds used. (SG 1a, 2, 2a & 3, Cat £52+) - Est £20

Lot 296 - 1907 - 4d brown & blue EVII issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 13, Cat £40) - Est £16

Lot 297 - 1907 - EVII issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', the set of eight plus additional shade of the 6d all fine mint. (SG 25/32 & 30a, Cat £190+) - Est £75

Lot 298 - 1909 - 1d red on greyish and 2½d blue on greyish postal stationery envelopes (H&G B1/2) with blue overlay inside. Both good to fine unused. - Est £20

Lot 299 - 1914 - 1d red GV issue used with fine strike of BODDENTOWN cds dated AUG 7 1914. (SG 42) - Est £10

Lot 300 - 1932 - 'Centenary of the Assemble of Justices and Vestry' GV issue set to 5/- fine mint. (SG 84/94, Cat £203+) - Est £80

Lot 301 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 108/11, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 302 - 1938 - 'GVI' issue the basic set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 115/126a, Cat £100) - Est £40

Lot 303 - 1938 - 2d violet, 6d olive green and 6d brown olive GVI issue perf 11½ x 13 and 1/- red brown perf 13 x 11½ all fine mint copies. (SG 119, 122, 122b & 123, Cat £31) - Est £12

Lot 304 - 1938 - 10/- chocolate GVI issue, perf 11½ x 13, a fine mint copy. (SG 126, Cat £40) - Est £12

Lot 305 - 1950 - ¼d to 1/- GVI issue in fine unmounted mint blocks of four. (SG 135/144, Cat £108) - Est £40

Lot 306 - 1953 - QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 148/161a, Cat £130) - Est £50

Lot 307 - 1953 - Registered 'Wells' cover franked with pair 1953 4d QE2 issue tied by LITTLE CAYMAN cds's to UK and 1960 cover with 1953 pair ¼d, ½d, 1d & 2d QE2 issue tied by GEORGETOWN cds's to USA. (2 covers) - Est £20

Chile

Lot 308 - 1854 - 5c chestnut brown 'Desmadryl' printing, a fine lightly used copy, four margins but tight to touching at right. Lovely rich colour for this shade. (SG 3, Cat £100) - Est £50

Lot 309 - 1854 - 5c burnt sienna 'Gillet' recess printing, a lightly used copy, three margins touching in places but a good looking example and good condition for this issue. (SG 10, Cat £450) - Est £150

Lot 310 - 1854 - 5c chocolate 'Gillet' recess printing, a lightly used copy, three margins just touching along left hand side. A good looking example of a rare stamp. (SG 11, Cat £750) - Est £250

Lot 311 - 1855 - 5c red brown on blued paper PERKINS BACON 'New Plate' printing, a used copy with good part strike of straight line SANTA ROSA cancel in black. Mixed margins tight to touching. (SG 17) - Est £25

Lot 312 - 1855 - 5c red brown on blued paper PERKINS BACON 'New Plate' printing, a fine used four margin copy. (SG 17) - Est £10

Lot 313 - 1856 - 20c orange red, 'Hahn' REPRINT, produced in 1910, a fine unused copy. - Est £15

Lot 314 - 1861 - 1c lemon yellow 'Last London' printing, a fine postally used copy with light 'Cork' cancel in black, margins are tight to touching. (SG 30, Cat £27) - Est £15

Lot 315 - 1861 - 10c blue 'Perkins Bacon Last London' printing, a fine unused three margin copy plus 1866 5c red 'Last Santiago' printing, a fine unused four margin copy. (SG 31 & 37) - Est £20

Lot 316 - 1866 - 5c red, 5c rose red, 5c carmine red and 5c vermilion 'Last Santiago' printing, a nice group of eight singles showing all listed shades, mostly three or four margins. (SG 36/9, Cat £61) - Est £20

Lot 317 - 1867 - 'Perforated Columbus' issue, the basic set of five fine unused without gum, but good colour and very attractive. (SG 40/48, Cat £108) - Est £30

Lot 318 - 1876 - REVENUES: A lovely group of four complete documents all with the 1867 perforated issue or 1877 first Roulette issue used as REVENUES. The four documents show the use of the complete 1867 set and the 5c, 10c and 20c of the 1877 issue. One of the documents is franked with a total of sixteen stamps of seven different values. Will make a stunning display. (SG 40/48 & 51/53) - Est £50

Lot 319 - 1877 - POSTMARKS: Group of early 1877-1883 'Roulette' issues all used with 'CANCELLED' in Bars (10), dumb 'Target' cancel (4) and one with black 'Cork' cancel. All denote early use of the issue. (15) - Est £45

Lot 320 - 1878 - 50c mauve 'Roulette' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 65, Cat £37) - Est £18

Lot 321 - 1883 - TELEGRAPHS: Large format 'Telegraph' issue, the set of six fine unused without gum. (Barefoot #1/6) - Est £20

Lot 322 - 1891 - Cover franked with 1878 5c ultramarine 'Roulette' issue (SG 58) tied by PELEQUEN cds dated 14 MAR 1891. Addressed locally. A scarcer origination. Small faults. - Est £25

Lot 323 - 1897 - Cover franked with 1878 10c orange 'Roulette' issue (SG 60a) tied by two strikes of TOCOPILLA cds. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 324 - 1902 - Group of postal stationery envelopes all from smaller villages with cds cancels of UNION, NUEVA IMPERIAL, LOS ANJELES and MULCHEN. Addressed internally or to USA and one has an added 5c Arias issue. (4 items) - Est £25

Lot 325 - 1904 - 10c olive green 'Telegraph' issue with 'CORREOS' OPT INVERTED, a fine mint copy. (SG 96, Cat £75) - Est £35

Lot 326 - 1905 - 'Columbus' issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 104/14, Cat £40) - Est £25

Lot 327 - 1908 - B&W PPC 'Santiago, Alameda, Fuente del Neptuno' franked on message side with single 1903 10c on 30c orange red 'Cabezone' issue (SG 93) tied by SANTIAGO roller cancel. Addressed to UK. - Est £12

Lot 328 - 1909 - Registered cover franked with 1904 3 x 12c on 5c red 'Valdivia' PROVISIONAL issue and 1905 pair 1c green & 2c carmine 'Columbus' issue (SG 103/5) tied by VALDIVIA cds's with REG label alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with CONCEPCION transit cds on reverse. An attractive franking. - Est £35

Lot 329 - 1911 - 'Presidente' issue, the complete set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 135/49, Cat £180) - Est £95

Lot 330 - 1911 - 5p black & olive green and 10p black & orange yellow 'Presidente' issue, both fine cds used copies. (SG 148/9) - Est £12

Lot 331 - 1913 - Registered cover franked with two pairs 1912 10c black & blue 'Presidente' issue (SG 153) cancelled by light strikes of undated circular GALVARINO cancel with additional superb strike at top of cover with printed black & white REG label with manuscript 'Galvarino' alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on reverse. A rare origination. - Est £45

Lot 332 - 1915 - 10c on 5c grey postal stationery envelope (H&G B26) used from VALPARAISO to CONCEPCION, 10c on 2c grey green (H&G B27) used from VALPARAISO to SWITZERLAND censored in transit in MILAN, ITALY and 15c on 20c orange (H&G B29) used with added 1928 10c black & blue 'Presidente (SG 207) tied from CONCEPCION to ARGENTINA. (3 items) - Est £16

Lot 333 - 1923 - 'Pan-American Conference' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 176/83) - Est £16

Lot 334 - 1928 - 6p on 10c black & blue AIR surcharge on 'Presidente' issue, a fine mint copy. Expertised 'Soc Fil de Chile' on reverse. (SG 196) - Est £60

Lot 335 - 1928 - 5p black & green 'Presidente' AIR opt issue (with wmk) two strips of three arranged as a block of six tied on small piece by CERTIF-IQUIQUE cds's plus 10p black & orange with wmk fine cds used. (SG 202/3, Cat £25+) - Est £12

Lot 336 - 1930 - PARCEL POST: Circa 1930 5c black on rose 'Parcel Post' label inscribed 'CONDUCCION a DOMICILIO' for use as a receipt for the charge when delivering parcels to a specified address, used with undated SANTIAGO ENCOMIENDAS cds in black. Uncommon. (Sociedad Filatelica de Chile Catalogue #EE1) - Est £18

Lot 337 - 1932 - REVENUES: Small 'Singer Sewing Machine Co' REVENUE Document (appears to be some kind of payslip) franked with 20c green 'Impuesto' REVENUE cancelled by 'SINGER' PERFIN through stamp and document. Attractive item. - Est £10

Lot 338 - 1934 - POSTAL FORGERY: 50p brown purple 'International Airmail' issue POSTAL FORGERY. A fine lightly used copy with part cds with genuine for comparison. Small thin on reverse. Scarce. (As SG 255) - Est £75

Lot 339 - 1936 - '400th Anniversary of Discovery of Chile' issue the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 256/267, Cat £34) - Est £16

Lot 340 - 1937 - AIRMAIL: Dull blue 'AIR FRANCE' Christmas & New Year greeting postcard with image of an airplane inscribed 'Bimotor potez tipo 62 de pasajeros en servicio entre Santiago Y Buenos Aires', franked on message side with 1931 20c brown and 1934 3p red brown AIR issue (SG 232 & 246) tied by CORREO AEREO SANTIAGO cds dated 9 JAN 1937. Addressed to FRANCE. Light vertical crease but a rare card in used condition. - Est £75

Lot 341 - 1937 - AIRMAIL CHRISTMAS GREETINGS CARD: Illustrated 'AIR FRANCE' Christmas & New Year greetings postcard with dull blue image of an airplane franked on picture side with 1928 pair 5c green and 1p black & yellow green 'Presidente' issue, 1928 20c black & orange red AIR surcharge issue and 1934 2p light blue AIR issue (SG 188a, 206, 213 & 245) tied by light strikes of CUBA cds dated 20 DEC 1937. Addressed to FRANCE. Card has a couple of light stains but a very scarce card in used condition. - Est £95

Lot 342 - 1942 - 'Centenary of the University of Chile' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 339/44, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 343 - 1944 - 'International' AIR issue without watermark, the set of twenty fine mint. (SG 351a/366e, Cat £55) - Est £25

Lot 344 - 1948 - 'Claude Gay' issue complete set of seventy five in the three sheets of twenty five. Fine mint. (SG 381/3a/y) - Est £60

Lot 345 - 1950 - EXPRESS BUS COMPANIES: Circa 1950 cover with printed 'Casa Columbia Marcos Pulleghini R. Casilla 336 - Matta 517 Antofagasta' return address at top left franked with 1949 60c deep blue (SG 385) tied by two line 'ANTOFAGASTA PAGADO' marking in purple with manuscript '35' number added alongside. Addressed to CHIQUICAMATA. Fine & scarce. - Est £95

Lot 346 - 1950 - REVENUES: Circa. 1950 1c green and 10c green 'S Sello Verde' stamps both perforated marginal mint copies. Origin unknown but possible the equivalent of Green Shield stamps. - Est £10

Lot 347 - 1950 - REVENUES: Small 'Ejercito de Chile Carnet de Enrolamiento' book with 1908 2p brown 'RECLUTAMIENTO' revenue inscribed 'General Jose M Bari' and 2p blue 'Impuesto' REVENUE both tied by circular regimental cachet on front. It is unusual to get these revenues used in the correct manner. - Est £25

Lot 348 - 1952 - 4p orange 'Presidente' postal stationery parcel post card (H&G N37). A fine unused example. - Est £20

Lot 349 - 1955 - DAMAGED MAIL: Large cover franked with an array of stamps including four different 60c ultramarine values of the 1949 'Claude Gay' issue all tied by SAN ANTONIO cds's dated 7 DEC 1955. Addressed to GERMANY with five 'Postamt Dortmund 1' black & white official seals along the bottom edge with German language 'Arrived damaged in Dortmund, Closed by the Post office' cachet in purple on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 350 - 1965 - REVENUES: Circa 1965 'Carnet de Bolsillo - Jabon Desodorante' booklet (pocket book of deodorant soap - with some of the soap still stapled inside) with small 50c blue green 'Especificos Suplementario' revenue cancelled and attached to the reverse. Unusual. - Est £10

Lot 351 - 1975 - '30th Anniversary of the Shipwreck of the Frigate Lautaro' issue, the set of twelve in three strips of four fine mint, the souvenir sheet on thick card and an illustrated FDC with the three 'Schooner Esmeralda' stamps tied by commemorative cancel. A lovely group. (SG 749/760) - Est £25

Lot 352 - 1986 - 'Easter Island' issue, the two stamps and two miniature sheets fine mint. (SG 1056/7 & MS1058) - Est £20

Lot 353 - 1872-1915 - Large mounted collection of mainly mint POSTAL STATIONERY cards from the first 1872 Perkins Bacon issue, 1881 set of three inc thin stock types through to 1915 'Presidente' issues including reply cards and a few lettercards. Includes duplication. Mixed condition. Good lot for study. (73 items) - Est £100

Lot 354 - 1877-1900 - POSTMARKS: 'F' to 'O' - Lovely collection on stocksheet mostly on Roulette issues with thimbles and double ring types inc FLORIDA, HUASCO, IQUIQUE, JUAN GODOY, LONDON (UK arrival cds), LAJA, LINARES, LOTA, LOS ANDES, LIGUA, MELIPILLA, MAGALLANES, NACIMIENTO, OVALLE & OSORNO. All good to fine strikes. (32 items) - Est £30

Lot 355 - 1891-1913 - POSTAL FISCALS: Small study lot with a variety of values & issues mostly postally used with identifiable cancels plus a group of five values with FORGED POSTMARKS inc 1p & 2p values. (26) - Est £40

Lot 356 - 1908-1960 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Nice range of covers with 1908 5c PSE (torn) from CONCEPCION to SANTA FE with AMBCIA ENTRE VICTORIA I SN ROSENDO cds, 1915 5c grey PSE with added 1c & 4c tied from TALCAHUANO to TEMUCO with AMBULANCIA 55 cds on reverse, 1925 cover with 10c & 3 x 20c tied by AMBULANCIA 15 cds's to UK and 1960 multifranked cover from ANGOL to UK with stamps tied by five strikes of AMBULANCIA 74 cds. (4 items) - Est £45

Lot 357 - 1929-1952 - AIRMAILS: Large lot of airmail covers, some mounted on pages and others loose with REG, 'CORREO AEREO' opts, LAN issues including covers with International and LAN mixed frankings, good range of covers with the red on black AIRMAIL label. Also a few better destinations inc PERU & PORTUGAL, a huge REG cover with 120p franking inc pair 50p, 1952 'SENADO' official cover etc. Great lot. (19 covers) - Est £75

Lot 358 - 1950-1970 - REVENUES: Range of Tobacco revenues used to seal cigarette packets, various types & values, many inscribed with the Tobacco companies name inc BAT, B&W, CT and CCT and most with the Tax value printed on the label. All have folds/creases as is usual. (25) - Est £25

Colombia

Lot 359 - 1859 - 10c bistre brown 'Grenadine Confederation' issue, a fine four margin unused copy. TIny thin on reverse. (SG 4, Cat £180) - Est £80

Lot 360 - 1859 - 10c buff 'Grenadine Confederation' FIRST issue, a good four margin copy used with part blue oval cancel. Small thin on reverse. (SG 4a, Cat £110) - Est £45

Lot 361 - 1859 - 20c blue 'Grenadine Confederation' FIRST Issue a fine lightly used copy with boxed cancel in black and four good to large margins. (SG 5, Cat £90) - Est £45

Lot 362 - 1859 - 1p carmine 'Grenadine Federation' issue, a superb looking copy four huge margins used with manuscript cancel. Thinned on reverse. (SG 6, Cat £160) - Est £80

Lot 363 - 1861 - 10c blue 'United States of New Grenada' issue, a superb used four margin copy with PIEDRAS manuscript cancel. (SG 13, Cat £200) - Est £100

Lot 364 - 1862 - 5c orange on white paper, a good looking unused four margin copy. Thinned on reverse. (SG 21, Cat £95) - Est £40

Lot 365 - 1863 - 5c yellow, 10c blue and 1p mauve all four margin used copies. Small faults and the 1p has a repaired lower left corner. (SG 26a, 27 & 30, Cat £239+) - Est £50

Lot 366 - 1863 - 10c blue, a fine mint copy with full O.G. Four good to large margins. Light horizontal crease but a lovely looking stamp. (SG 27, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 367 - 1865 - 1c rose and 1c rose on bluish pelure paper, both fine mint four margin copies with full O.G. (SG 31 & 31a, Cat £35+) - Est £16

Lot 368 - 1865 - 20c blue, a fine mint four margin copy with full O.G. (SG 35, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 369 - 1865 - 25c black on blue SOBREPORTE issue, a good used top marginal copy with PAVAS manuscript cancel and scarce as such. Some thinning and small faults. (SG 39, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 370 - 1865 - 1p black on rose SOBREPORTE issue, a superb mint copy with full O.G. Thee large margins just touching at bottom right Small thin on reverse. A rare stamp. (SG 41, Cat £160) - Est £80

Lot 371 - 1865 - 5c black 'A' registration issue, a fine used bottom marginal example with manuscript cancel, four margins. (SG R42, Cat £90) - Est £45

Lot 372 - 1866 - 1p carmine, a fine looking mint copy with small part O.G. Four margins. (SG 48a, Cat £85) - Est £40

Lot 373 - 1866 - 10p black on vermilion 'Top Value' a good used copy, four tight to touching margins. (SG 50, Cat £190) - Est £75

Lot 374 - 1868 - 20c blue, a fine mint corner marginal block of eight. Nice multiple. (SG 54) - Est £25

Lot 375 - 1870 - 25c black on blue, a fine used copy with manuscript cancel. Just four margins, tight at right on small piece. (SG 67) - Est £10

Lot 376 - 1870 - Nice range of 1870-1932 period Registration stamps, AR stamps and Late Fee stamps, a good array of issue and types inc a couple of early Michelsen reprints. Mixed condition mint, unused & used. (49) - Est £35

Lot 377 - 1881 - 10c lilac 'Registration' issue, a fine looking unused copy with good margins all round. (SG R105, Cat £85) - Est £35

Lot 378 - 1891 - POSTAL FISCALS: 'Triangle' REVENUE issue dated '1891-1892' 1p red tied on piece by light postal cancel and 50c blue of the same issue used with 1892 1c red on yellow (SG 149) on piece tied by duplex cds. Unusual. (Forbin 5 & 6) - Est £45

Lot 379 - 1892 - 10p blue on white 'Top Value' perf 13½, a fine mint corner block of four. (SG 164. Cat £84) - Est £45

Lot 380 - 1897 - Cover franked with pair 1892 5c brown on buff (SG 153) tied by fine CORREOS NACIONALES VICTORIA duplex cancel dated DIC 18 1897. Addressed to BOGOTA with arrival mark on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 381 - 1899 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 1c brown on buff 'Cartagena' issue, pin perf 8-9, a fine mint copy. (SG 181, Cat £29) - Est £15

Lot 382 - 1902 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 2c black on rose, 4c blue on green, 5c blue on blue, 10c black on rose and 20c bistre on buff 'Bogota' issue all pin-perf fine mint. (SG 192B, 194B, 196B, 197Bb & 198B) - Est £10

Lot 383 - 1902 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 'Cartagena' issue 1902 10c scarlet pin perf, 20c violet and 20c pale lilac imperf and 1903 50c brown both imperf and pin perf all fine mint or unused. (SG 215B, 220A, 228A & 228Ba) - Est £20

Lot 384 - 1902 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 10c slate purple 'Medellin' REGISTRATION issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG R257, Cat £29) - Est £15

Lot 385 - 1903 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 10p yellow green and 10p green 'Barranquilla' issue, two distinct shades fine mint and 10p yellow green cds used with small thin on reverse. (SG 240A, Cat £30+) - Est £15

Lot 386 - 1904 - 10p black & blue on bluish 'President Marroquin' issue, a fine cds used copy. A scarce & underrated stamp. (SG 288, Cat £75) - Est £50

Lot 387 - 1910 - 1p purple 'Centenary of Independence' issue a good mint copy. (SG 351, Cat £110) - Est £55

Lot 388 - 1917 - 1p 'Sucre' PORTRAIT issue, a fine IMPERF PROOF in black on thick paper by Perkins Bacon. Very fine & attractive. (As SG 365) - Est £30

Lot 389 - 1920 - 20c green 'Numeral' issue with PROVISIONAL label, perf 10, a fine mint top marginal strip of four. (SG 388B. Cat £35) - Est £16

Lot 390 - 1926 - PERFIN: Printed blue & red 'J. V. Mogollon & Co. Cartagena Colombia Papeleria, Libreria, Encuadernacion y Tipografia' cover with Remmington Typewriter Advert at lower left franked with pair 1923 4c blue (SG 395) with 'J.V.M.' PERFINS tied by CARTAGENA cds in purple. Addressed to FRANCE. Cover has an opening tear at right. - Est £15

Lot 391 - 1932 - 60c pale reddish brown 'CORREO AEREO' opt issue (on Scadta stamp), a fine unmounted mint COMPLETE SHEET OF FIFTY with sheet margins all round and '6042-31' imprint in bottom margin. (SG 420, Cat £275) - Est £95

Lot 392 - 1932 - 2p dull red SCADTA issue with 'CORREO AEREO' opt in black, a fine cds used copy. (SG 423, Cat £45) - Est £25

Lot 393 - 1932 - 'Airmail' issue the set of fifteen plus the 20c with 'R' registration opt all good to fine cds used. (SG 435/49 & R450, Cat £44+) - Est £22

Lot 394 - 1934 - '400th Anniversary of Cartagena' OPT issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 454/7, Cat £30) - Est £15

Lot 395 - 1937 - 'Barranquilla Industrial Exhibition' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 493/5, Cat £32) - Est £16

Lot 396 - 1939 - ¼c 'P.O. Rebuilding Fund' issue, a fine IMPERF PROOF in brown on buff paper plus 1c violet IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR unused. (As SG 522 & 524) - Est £20

Lot 397 - 1942 - REVENUES: 3b green 'Revenue' issue with 'TRABAJO' opt in black numbered '00000' in red & plus tiny ½c olive brown 'Impuesto Sobre Fosforos' revenue both with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. - Est £10

Lot 398 - 1944 - 30c slate green 'National Shrine' issue 'Columbian Banknote Co.' IMPERF PROOF in issued colour. Fine. (As SG 592) - Est £25

Lot 399 - 1945 - '25th Anniversary of First Airmail Service in America' issue the set of three fine mint. (SG 633/635) - Est £10

Lot 400 - 1948 - 2p blue & blue green, 3p black & rose carmine and 5p turquoise & sepia AIR issue top values fine mint. (SG 701/703, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 401 - 1954 - 'Pictorial' definitive issue, the set of seventeen fine mint. (SG 788/804, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 402 - 1955 - 1p deep brown & deep brown olive and 2p black & pale violet 'Seventh Congress of Postal Union of the Americas & Spain' EXTRA RAPIDO issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 864/5, Cat £37) - Est £18

Lot 403 - 1957 - 5c black & pale blue and 5p black & yellow 'EXTRA-RAPIDO' opt issue, both fine lightly used. (SG 906/7) - Est £10

Lot 404 - 1959 - Centenary of First Colombian Postage Stamps' miniature sheet inscribed 'EXTRA-RAPIDO'. A fine unmounted mint copy. (SG MS997, Cat £22) - Est £10

Lot 405 - 1959 - 'Miss World' issue, the set of three (SG 952/4) on illustrated official First Day Cover numbered '318' tied by BOGOTA PRIMER DIA DE SERVICIO cds's dated 26.6.1959. Unaddressed. A scarce FDC, very few were issued. (Stamps Cat £60 as used) - Est £45

Lot 406 - 1974 - ISLAND MAIL: Cover franked with 1974 2p (SG 1351) tied by SAN ANDRES ISLA cds. Addressed to HONDURAS with arrival marks on reverse plus 1970's colour PPC 'San Andres Isla, Colombia Hanza Club Villa' with contemporary message but not mailed. (2 items) - Est £10

Lot 407 - 1900-1904 - 1000 DAYS WAR: Nice used & unused range on stocksheets with Cartagena issue, Bogota issues, Medellin issue and Barranquilla issues. A good range of values & types. Mixed condition. (79) - Est £30

Lot 408 - 1921-1971 - Small range of mid to modern covers with smaller village cancels inc 1921 PAICON boxed cancel, 1932 CONVENCION Norte de Sder cds, 1941 censored cover with RIO SUCIO cds's, 1948 TECHO, BOGOTA cds's, 1964 boxed PIJAO (Caldas) cancels, 1964 three line LA UVITA cancel and 1971 SAN ANDRES ISLA cds. (7 items) - Est £35

Lot 409 - 1935-1942 - Trio of commercial covers all with 5c frankings, two with ½c tax stamps addressed to BOGOTA (2) or USA with fine cds postmarks of VILLAVICENCIO (MET), EL CENTRO (STD) and CAPARRAPI (CUND). (3 items) - Est £20

Colombia - Airmail

Lot 410 - 1920 - CCNA: 10c dull green 'Pilot signalling Biplane' issue, a good unused copy. Expertised 'A Brun' & 'Darteyre' on reverse. (SG 10, Cat £75) - Est £35

Lot 411 - 1921 - SCADTA: 20c orange brown 'Litho' issue without watermark, a fine mint complete sheet of twenty five. (SG 21, Cat £125) - Est £60

Lot 412 - 1922 - SCADTA: 50c grey blue with large 'A' handstamp in blue black for use in Germany. A fine cds used copy. (SG 8, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 413 - 1922 - SCADTA: 30c green with 'G.B.' handstamp in violet for use in Great Britain. A fine mint pair. (SG 19E, Cat £44) - Est £25

Lot 414 - 1922 - SCADTA: 30c green with 'E.U.' handstamp in violet for use in USA. A fine cds used copy. (SG 19C, Cat £26) - Est £12

Lot 415 - 1923 - SCADTA: 10c light green with 'EU' machine opt in black for use in the USA, a mint corner marginal block of six with sweated gum. (SG 27F, Cat £27) - Est £12

Lot 416 - 1923 - SCADTA: 10c bright green, 15c carmine red, 20c grey, 30c dull blue, 50c dull green, 60c yellow brown, 1p blackish grey and 20c grey with registration opt all with 'A' machine opts for use in GERMANY, AUSTRIA, HUNGARY & CZECHOSLOVAKIA. All good to fine used. (SG 27A/33A & R37A, Cat £72+) - Est £35

Lot 417 - 1923 - SCADTA: 60c yellow brown with watermark, a fine mint complete sheet of twenty five. (SG 44, Cat £87+) - Est £40

Lot 418 - 1923 - SCADTA: 30c on 60c orange 'PROVISIONAL' opt issue, a fine unused example without gum. (SG 53, Cat £90) - Est £20

Lot 419 - 1923 - SCADTA: Cover franked with 1923 3c blue national issue (SG 394) and 1923 30c on 20c grey SCADTA 'Provisional' issue (SG 52) tied by GIRARDOT Scadta cds dated 13 XI 1923. Addressed to BARRANQUILLA with arrival cds on reverse. Cover slightly trimmed at left. A very scarce stamp on cover. - Est £120

Lot 420 - 1923 - SCADTA: Cover franked with Scadta 1923 30c on 60c orange 'PROVISIONAL' opt issue (SG 53) plus 1923 3c blue National issue (SG 394) tied by MANIZALES SCADTA cds's in red dated 6.XII.1923. Addressed to USA with green 'Correo Aereo' Scadta airmail label on front and BARRANQUILLA transit cds on reverse. A very scarce use as this provisional was only authorised for use on the internal service. - Est £65

Lot 421 - 1926 - SCADTA: Cover franked with 1923 3 x 4c blue and 50c dull green SCADTA issue (SG 395 & 43) tied by BOGOTA SCADTA cds's. Addressed to GERMANY with fine strike of boxed 'Benuetzet die Kolumbianische Flugpost ! Laufzeit der briefe um 10 tage verkuerzt ! Auskunft und Flugmarken durch das Kolumbianische Generalkonsulat Hamburg, Steinstr 147' German consular agents cachet in purple on reverse with BARRANQUILLA SCADTA transit cds. - Est £35

Lot 422 - 1929 - SCADTA: 'Gold Currency' issue, the complete set of twelve plus the 10c red 'R' registration opt all fine cds used. A very scarce set in used condition. (SG 71/82 & R83, Cat £310) - Est £180

Lot 423 - 1930 - SCADTA: 'Death Centenary of Simon Bolivar' OPT issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 70/72, Cat £36) - Est £20

Lot 424 - 1935 - SCADTA: Large format black, white & green airmail label inscribed "AERO-EXPRESO NACIONAL SCADTA" imperf fine unused. - Est £10

Lot 425 - 1950 - AVIANCA: 'Airmail' issue with large 'A' opt in black, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 1/13, Cat £85) - Est £40

Lot 426 - 1950 - AVIANCA: 1p slate purple & sage green AIR issue with large 'A' overprint, a COMPLETE SHEET OF 25 with sheet margins all round used on part of a parcel wrapper with BOGOTA cds's and USA registered arrival mark in purple. A small piece of margin is missing at top but otherwise a stunning and rare used multiple. (SG 10) - Est £40

Lot 427 - 1950 - LANSA: 5p turquoise & sepia AIR issue with large 'L' overprint in black. A fine mint copy. (SG 20, Cat £70) - Est £35

Lot 428 - 1951 - AVIANCA: 80c carmine, 1p brown red & orange, 2p blue & carmine, 3p emerald & chocolate and 5p grey and orange yellow AIR issue with small 'A' overprint fine mint. (SG 17/8 & 20/22, Cat £53+) - Est £25

Lot 429 - 1951 - LANSA: 5p grey and orange yellow AIR issue with small 'L' overprint in black. A fine mint marginal copy. (SG 28, Cat £65) - Est £30

Colombia - Private Express Companies

Lot 430 - 1926 - CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 4c green 'Correo Rapido de Norte Santander' issue, a fine cds used copy. (Hurt & Williams #S10) - Est £12

Lot 431 - 1926 - CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 2c light green 'Small Numeral' type, a fine unused copy. (Hurt & Williams #S9) - Est £12

Lot 432 - 1926 - CORREO RAPIDO DE NORTE SANTANDER: 4c blue on yellow pelure paper 'Correo Rapido de Norte Santander' EXPRESS issue a very fine unused copy. (Hurt & Williams #S1) - Est £35

Lot 433 - 1926 - CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 2c light green 'Small Numeral' type, a fine unused block of four. (Hurt & Williams #S9) - Est £40

Lot 434 - 1927 - TOBON: 6c red and 6c rose red EL EXPRESO TOBON 'Train' issue, both different printings good to fine used. Scarce. (Hurt & Williams #S24) - Est £85

Lot 435 - 1927 - RIBON: Unissued 'Berlin' printing, the set of nine plus the 'R' registration overprint on the 20c yellow all on 'Scadta' watermarked paper, fine mint. - Est £35

Lot 436 - 1931 - COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES: 5c brownish red 'Compania de Transportes Terrestres' EXPRESS issue, small type showing bus & monument. A fine unmounted mint copy. (Hurt & Williams # S21) - Est £24

Lot 437 - 1934 - FLOTA SANTA FE: 5c brown used with good strike of the illustrated 'SOBRE PORTE POR 5 CTS FLOTA SANTA FE' cancel with 'Bus illustration in centre. A rare marking. (SG 459) - Est £40

Lot 438 - 1952 - TRANS-OCAMPO: 50c purple 'Correo Expreso Trans Ocampo Cali - Manizales' illustrated 'Bus' local issue a good unused copy. Stamp has a horizontal crease but very scarce. - Est £30

Colombian States

Lot 439 - 1868 - ANTIOQUIA - BOGUS ISSUS: 5c green 'First Issue' BOGUS type made from the altered Die of the 2½c from the defaced plate, a fine unused four margin example. - Est £15

Lot 440 - 1869 - ANTIOQUIA: 1p carmine used with manuscript cancel. A fine four margin copy. (SG 10) - Est £15

Lot 441 - 1882 - ANTIOQUIA: 10c violet 'Liberty' issue on LAID paper, a good copy with three clear margins, touching at top with SALAMINA manuscript cancel. Small corner thin but a scarce stamp. (SG 36) - Est £45

Lot 442 - 1883 - ANTIOQUIA: 1c black on pale green LAID paper, a fine mint block of four. (SG 44) - Est £16

Lot 443 - 1888 - ANTIOQUIA: 5c red on orange 'Typeset' provisional issue a fine complete SHEET of ten unused. Large margins all round. Attractive multiple. (SG 73) - Est £75

Lot 444 - 1889 - ANTIOQUIA: 1c black on yellow 'Arms' issue perforated COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour (the issued stamp was printed in black on rose). A fine example. (As SG 74) - Est £18

Lot 445 - 1892 - ANTIOQUIA: 1c blue, a fine mint copy with variety IMPERF BETWEEN VERTICAL PAIR. (SG 90 variety) - Est £30

Lot 446 - 1896 - ANTIOQUIA: 2p black & orange 'Bi-coloured' ARMS issue, a very fine corner marginal IMPERF PLATE PROOF on paper with small part printers note '6 sheets' in bottom margin. Very scarce. (As SG 104) - Est £90

Lot 447 - 1901 - ANTIOQUIA: 2½c purple on LAID paper 'Late Fee' issue, original printing complete SHEETLET of four with central dividing gutters & outer margin (left & right). Unused, few light tones. Attractive. (SG L137) - Est £12

Lot 448 - 1902 - ANTIOQUIA: 1c rose 'Numeral' issue, an unused block of fifteen some gum staining. (SG 138) - Est £10

Lot 449 - 1863 - BOLIVAR: 1p red 'First Issue', a fine just four margin copy, tight at top right used with manuscript cancel & also part of an oval cancel in purple. Scarce. (SG 3) - Est £25

Lot 450 - 1874 - BOLIVAR: 5c blue used with SAN JACINTO manuscript cancel. Thinned but uncommon. (SG 8) - Est £20

Lot 451 - 1879 - BOLIVAR: 20c green on wove paper ERROR OF COLOUR dated '1879' a fine unused copy. (SG 13a) - Est £25

Lot 452 - 1884 - BOLIVAR: 20c carmine dated '1884', perf 12, a fine mint copy with O.G. (SG 44A) - Est £12

Lot 453 - 1905 - CAUCA: 5c red and 10c green BOGUS issue inscribed 'Provincia de Cauca' imperf, both fine unused. - Est £16

Lot 454 - 1870 - CUNDINAMARCA: 5c pale blue 'First Issue' REPRINT on thin paper, an unused corner block of fifteen. Fine condition. (As SG 1) - Est £25

Lot 455 - 1883 - CUNDINAMARCA: Black on orange 'Typeset' PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION issue a fine used copy with manuscript signature control, large manuscript 'A' and '815' registration number. Four large margins. A scarce issue genuinely used. (SG R13) - Est £40

Lot 456 - 1886 - SANTANDER: 5c red 'Second' issue a fine mint block of four with variety BOTTOM TWO STAMPS ALMOST ENTIRELY OMITTED. A striking variety. (SG 5) - Est £35

Lot 457 - 1889 - SANTANDER: 1c grey blue IMPERF PROOF on thin paper, huge margins all round. (As SG 13) - Est £40

Lot 458 - 1903 - SANTANDER - BISECT: Small piece franked with 1903 50c red 'Postal Fiscal' issue DIAGONALLY BISECTED and tied by good strike of CORREOS DEL DEPARTAMENTO BUCARAMANGA oval sawtooth & 'Sun' cancel. (SG F20) - Est £30

Lot 459 - 1871 - TOLIMA: 10c blue 'Arms' issue on LAID paper, a fine four margin example, tight at lower left used with neat manuscript cancel. A rare & underrated stamp. (SG 15b) - Est £75

Lot 460 - 1884 - TOLIMA: 2p violet 'Arms' issue, a fine mint imperf pair with variety VALUE OMITTED on top stamp. Underrated variety. (SG 34 & 34a) - Est £40

Lot 461 - 1886 - TOLIMA: 1p vermilion on white wove paper, a fine mint block of eight. (SG 40) - Est £15

Costa Rica

Lot 462 - 1863 - 'First Issue' set of five fine unused (without gum). Nice colours. (SG 1/5, Cat £55) - Est £20

Lot 463 - 1863 - 1p orange 'First Issue' a fine used copy. (SG 5) - Est £20

Lot 464 - 1882 - 5c on ½r deep blue 'UPU' surcharge issue, a fine mint genuine copy. Small scuff at top left. Scarce & underrated as the majority of stamps offered are forgeries. (SG 10) - Est £50

Lot 465 - 1883 - 'Fernandez' issue, the set of five fine cds used. (SG 13/17) - Est £15

Lot 466 - 1883 - 10c orange 'Fernandez' issue, a superb used copy with light cds dated 1884. (SG 16) - Est £10

Lot 467 - 1885 - GUANACASTE: Useful range of genuine issues with red & black opts on Fernandez issue and later opt types on Soto issue. Mixed mint & used. (17 different) - Est £30

Lot 468 - 1887 - 5c violet (unused) and 10c orange mint 'Soto' issue with 'OFICIAL.' opt. (SG O39/40) - Est £10

Lot 469 - 1889 - 5p olive green 'Soto' issue with 'SPECIMEN' opt in black, unused without gum. (SG 30) - Est £12

Lot 470 - 1889 - 10p black 'Soto' issue, a good mint copy. Two small thins on reverse. (SG 31, Cat £90) - Est £40

Lot 471 - 1890 - 2c green on buff and 3c red on buff PSCs (H&G 3/4) both cancelled to order with fine strikes of undated oval CORREOS DE SAN ISIDRO COSTA RICA cancels in purple. Very unusual to get these cards cancelled in the smaller village P.O.s. (2 items) - Est £30

Lot 472 - 1892 - 5c violet 'Arms' issue, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 34, Cat £55) - Est £25

Lot 473 - 1892 - 2c orange & 5c violet (three copies) 'Arms' issue all used with good strikes of the 'Pumpkin Head' cancel of the German Colony of LA ESPERANZA said to be the image of the leader of the colony. (SG 33/34) - Est £40

Lot 474 - 1892 - 1c greenish blue 'Arms' issue with very fine complete strike of the STAR OF DAVID cancellation in purple. (SG 32) - Est £10

Lot 475 - 1892 - Cover franked on reverse with 1892 10c green 'Arms' issue (SG 35) tied by fair strike of undated CORREOS NARANJO COSTA RICA cancel in black. Addressed to USA with SAN JOSE transit cds on front. - Est £30

Lot 476 - 1893 - 10c brown PSE (H&G 4a) used with added pair 1892 5c violet 'Arms' issue (SG 34) tied by SAN JOSE cds's. Addressed to GERMANY with transit cds on reverse. - Est £40

Lot 477 - 1904 - Cover franked with pair 1901 5c black & pale blue 'Waterlow' issue (SG 44) tied by 'Target' cancels in black with SAN JOSE cds dated MAY 8 1904 alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival marks on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 478 - 1904 - Neat cover franked with single 1901 10c black & yellow brown 'Carrillo' issue (SG 45) tied by fine PUNTARENAS cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to USA with SAN JOSE transit cds on front and USA arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 479 - 1907 - 20c slate & olive 'Portrait' issue perf 11½ x 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 72) - Est £20

Lot 480 - 1907 - 50c indigo blue & dull claret, 1col black & sienna and 2col myrtle & claret 'Portrait' issue perf 11½x14 all fine used, the 2col has a small thin on reverse. (SG 74/6, Cat £140) - Est £50

Lot 481 - 1909 - 5c blue postal stationery envelope (H&G B5a) sent registered to GERMANY with boxed REG marking on front and DEPART DE CERTIFICADOS SAN JOSE cds on reverse. Also 1922 2c blue postal stationery card used with added strip of four 1910 1c brown (SG 77) tied by SAN JOSE cds's to USA, late use of this card. (2 items) - Est £35

Lot 482 - 1910 - TELEGRAPH ISSUE: 5c orange 'Steamer Ship' TELEGRAPH issue overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red with variety 'SPECIMEN' OPT DOUBLE. Unusual. (Barefoot #13 var) - Est £15

Lot 483 - 1910 - TELEGRAPH ISSUE: 'Steamer Ship' TELEGRAPH issue, the set of seven each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN' and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (Barefoot #13/19) - Est £45

Lot 484 - 1911 - Cover franked with single 1911 5c indigo & orange buff with 'HABILITADO 1911' opt (SG 90) tied by SAN JOSE roller cancel dated SEP 20 1911. Addressed internally to LIMON with arrival cds on reverse. Uncommon issue on cover. - Est £25

Lot 485 - 1921 - 'Independence Centenary of Central America' issue, the set of five in fine mint TETE-BECHE PAIRS. Very scarce. (SG 118a/122a, Cat £250) - Est £95

Lot 486 - 1926 - AIRMAIL: Useful group with 1926 First Flight to Canal Zone, boxed FIERO cancel on cover, 1930 'Correo Aereo' opts on commercial cover to USA, 1943 three TACA first flight covers to Miami, Salvador and Honduras and 1946 PAA flight to Texas. (7 items) - Est £50

Lot 487 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1929 13c on 40c green and 1930 2 x 20c on 1col black & deep lilac and 2 x 40c on 1col black & deep lilac AIR surcharge issue (SG 173 & 178/9) tied by CORREO AEREO COSTA RICA cds's dated MAR 11 1930. Flown on the SAN JOSE - USA flight with first flight cachet on front. (Muller #14) - Est £20

Lot 488 - 1931 - 2col on 2col grey green 'Revenue' issue on white paper with AIRMAIL surcharge in scarlet. A fine mint copy. (SG 190) - Est £25

Lot 489 - 1934 - Registered cover franked with pair 1932 20c blue 'Triangular' issue (SG 197) tied by DEPARTAMENTO DE CERTIFICADOS LIMON cds's dated 25 NOV 1934 with printed REG label alongside. Addressed to SPAIN with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 490 - 1935 - MARITIME: Cover franked with Great Britain 1924 ½d green GV issue (SG 418) tied by LIMON cds dated JAN 4 1935 with fine strike of large 'OCEAN MAILS S.S. "CAVINA" ' marking in purple. Addressed to USA. - Est £25

Lot 491 - 1941 - 'Central American & Caribbean Football Championship' issue, the complete set of eighteen fine mint. (SG 282/99, Cat £110) - Est £75

Lot 492 - 1947 - 15c on 25c green, 15c on 30c orange and 15c on 55c blue SURCHARGE on 'Football' issue, the set of three with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED, good mint. A few light tone spots on gum but scarce. Only 200 of each were printed. (SG 432a/434a) - Est £75

Lot 493 - 1930-2000 - Large lot of mid to modern covers many from two 1980s-1990s correspondences to the BBC World Service in UK and Killian Nathan in Switzerland with many interesting frankings inc REG, high values, self adhesives, opts & surcharges etc. A good lot of issues rarely seen on cover. Mixed condition. (87 covers) - Est £30

Cuba

Lot 494 - 1860 - POSTAL FORGERY: 1r bright green 'Isabella' issue POSTAL FORGERY tied on small piece by light 'Bars' cancel. Scarce. (As SG 10) - Est £45

Lot 495 - 1862 - ¼r black 'Isabella' issue, a fine unused copy with four margins. (SG 13, Cat £30) - Est £15

Lot 496 - 1864 - Group of three Isabella covers with 1864 cover franked with four margin 1857 ½r pale blue 'Isabella' issue (SG 9a, lower left corner rounded) tied by 'Parilla' cancel with fine TUNAS cds alongside, addressed to PUERTO PRINCIPE with arrival cds on reverse. An undated cover franked with 1857 ½r greenish blue (SG9) tied by 'Parilla' cancel sent to UNION and a 1863 cover franked with 2 x 1857 ½r deep blue tied from HABANA to MANZANILLO. (3 covers) - Est £65

Lot 497 - 1868 - 40c rose 'Isabella' issue dated '1868', a fine mint copy. (SG 31, Cat £21) - Est £10

Lot 498 - 1874 - 1p carmine 'Liberty' issue dated '1874' a fine mint copy with full gum. Small thin on reverse but otherwise fine & rare. (SG 59, Cat £375) - Est £125

Lot 499 - 1876 - 'Alfonso' issue dated '1876', the set of four fine mint or unused. (SG 64/7) - Est £15

Lot 500 - 1877 - 10c yellow green 'Alphonso XII' issue dated '1877', a fine unused copy. Difficult value. (SG 68) - Est £20

Lot 501 - 1878 - 1p rose 'Alfonso XII' issue dated '1878', a fine looking mint copy with small thin on reverse. Also a philatelic forgery of the stamp. (SG 78a, Cat £23) - Est £10

Lot 502 - 1883 - 5c on 5c dull lavender 'La Propaganda Literaria' SURCHARGE issue with SG opt type 20. Two used copies both with variety OPT DOUBLE. One has a perf fault and the other is thinned. (SG 106 var) - Est £15

Lot 503 - 1889 - Complete folded letter franked with 1883 10c blue 'Alfonso XII' issue (SG 126) tied by HABANA cds dated 28 JUN 1889. Addressed to MEXICO. - Est £25

Lot 504 - 1892 - Printed 'Diario de la Marina, Administracion' cover franked with single 1891 5c blue green 'Babyhead' issue (SG 150) tied by HABANA cds dated 19 MAY 1892. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £24

Lot 505 - 1894 - 2c aniline pink 'Babyhead' issue, a fine mint copy. Small thin on reverse. (SG 160 Cat £42) - Est £18

Lot 506 - 1894 - Pair of 'Babyhead' issue covers with 1894 cover franked with pair 1891 10c dull rose (SG 151) tied by CIENFUEGOS cds to UK and 1895 cover franked with 1891 5c blue green (SG 150) tied by indistinct cds to USA with HABANA transit cds on reverse. (2 covers) - Est £20

Lot 507 - 1898 - INSURRECTION: 10c light blue, dark blue & red UNISSUED 'Flag' insurrection type, a fine mint top marginal TETE-BECHE PAIR, imperf with gum. Small thin in central gutter on reverse. Produced in Germany & sent to Cuba but never circulated. - Est £35

Lot 508 - 1899 - US OCCUPATION: 2c on 2c rose pink 'CUBA' opt on USA issue with variety 'CUPA' for 'CUBA'. A fine unused copy without gum. Small thin on reverse. A very scarce variety. (SG 247ca, Cat £170) - Est £95

Lot 509 - 1899 - US OCCUPATION: 10c on 10c indigo 'CUBA' opt on USA 'Special Delivery' issue, a fine mint copy from the right hand edge of the sheet with straight line margin. (SG E252, Cat £225) - Est £80

Lot 510 - 1899 - US OCCUPATION: 10c on 10c indigo 'CUBA' opt on USA 'Special Delivery' issue, a fine used copy. (SG E252, Cat £110) - Est £50

Lot 511 - 1899 - SPANISH AMERICAN WAR: Long stampless penalty envelope with 'WAR DEPARTMENT' heading at top and large oval 'COMMANDANCIA GENERAL SECRETARIA PUERTO PRINCIPE' cachet in blue with light strike of MILITARY STATION No.11 PUERTO PRINCIPE CUBA N.Y.P.O. cds dated MAR 29 1899 on front. Addressed to HAVANA with arrival cds on reverse. Rare. - Est £100

Lot 512 - 1907 - Cover franked with pair 1905 1c green (SG 307) tied by good strike of SANTA ISABEL DE LAS LAJAS duplex cds. Addressed to USA.Cover has some light creasing. - Est £16

Lot 513 - 1910 - Cover franked with 1910 5c green & blue 'Portrait' issue (SG 315) tied from HAVANA to NORWAY and unsealed cover franked with 1911 1c green 'Portrait' issue (SG 320) tied from HAVANA to NORWAY both covers have arrival marks on reverse. (2 items) - Est £15

Lot 514 - 1910 - TELEGRAPHS: 'Portrait' issue the first printing from 1910, set of seven, the second printing in new colours from 1911, the set of six and the later 1913 re-issued set of six all with 'SPECIMEN' overprint in red and small hole punch. The different types of Specimen overprint show the difference in the printings. Odd small fault but otherwise a superb set. Ex ABNCo. archive. Illustrated photocopy of the print order accompanies. (19 specimens, Barefoot #91/103) - Est £65

Lot 515 - 1914 - 1p slate 'Map' issue top value, a fine cds used copy. (SG 334) - Est £15

Lot 516 - 1914 - 5c orange 'Postage Due' issue IMPERF PROOF on card in unissued colour (the issued stamp comes in rosine or carmine). A fine block of four. (As SG D339) - Est £45

Lot 517 - 1915 - REVENUE: Great Britain 1d purple & black GV 'Consular' REVENUE used with light part strike of oval SANTIAGO DE CUBA cancel. Uncommon. - Est £10

Lot 518 - 1917 - 50c brown carmine 'Portrait' issue, a fine mint block of four. (SG 343, Cat £58) - Est £25

Lot 519 - 1917 - INSURRECTION ISSUE: 1c green & 2c carmine 'Map' issue with '1917 GOB CONSTITUCIONAL CAMAGUEY' overprint of the 'La Chambelona' revolution where Liberal forces attempted to take over the government but were only successful in Camaguey for the period 11th Feb - 26th Feb 1917 before being defeated. Unused without gum and a little toned but very scarce. (A Page of information on the issue from an international exhibit accompanies). - Est £95

Lot 520 - 1927 - US NAVY: Cover franked with USA 1926 2c carmine (SG 644) tied by fine strike of U.S.S. TRENTON GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA 'Ship' cancel in black. Addressed to USA. - Est £20

Lot 521 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1930 10c on 25c deep violet AIR surcharge issue (SG 375) tied by HAVANA machine cancel dated OCT 30 1930. Flown on the HAVANA - SANTIAGO DE CUBA leg of the first national flight of the central route with large first flight cachet in blue on front and arrival cds on the same day on reverse. (Muller 22, 300 covers carried) - Est £20

Lot 522 - 1931 - 'International Airmail' issue the set of eight (excluding the 8c issued in 1948) in unused pairs without gum. (SG 376/84, Cat £80+) - Est £25

Lot 523 - 1931 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1925 pair 2c rose carmine and 1930 1c green (SG 346 & 370) tied by HABANA cds dated JUL 1 1931. Flown on the Havana - Cienfuegos first flight with large boxed first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to CIENFUEGOS with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #80) - Est £20

Lot 524 - 1933 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 1c black on buff PSC (H&G 39) datelined 'Mendoza, Prov P. Rio' on reverse used with good strike of HABANA Y GUANES AMBULANTE cds dated DEC 30 1933. Addressed to HAVANA with arrival cds on the same day on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 525 - 1935 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Pair of 1c black on buff postal stationery cards (H&G 39) both used from CIENFUEGOS to FRANCE sending Christmas greetings both used with CIENFUEGOS Y SANTA CLARA R.P.O. cds's one is a poor strike. (2 items) - Est £30

Lot 526 - 1937 - 'Writers and Artists' issue, the set of twenty three fine cds used. (SG 424a/424w, Cat £100) - Est £65

Lot 527 - 1937 - Registered airmail cover franked with single 1936 50c slate 'Free Port of Matanzas' issue (SG 408) tied by HAVANA cds with boxed 'CORREO AEREO HABANA' registration marking alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on reverse. A scarce stamp used on cover. - Est £30

Lot 528 - 1939 - CINDERELLA: 25c black 'Consejo Provincial' MATANZAS Revenue with 'Primer Cohete Aereo 1939' overprint in black. Issued for the Experimental Rocket Post of October 1939. Fine mint. Uncommon. - Est £20

Lot 529 - 1955 - 'Centenary of the First Cuban Postage Stamp' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 726/33) - Est £10

Lot 530 - 1955 - CINDERELLA: 'CUPEX 1955' exhibition labels with illustration of the 1855 ½r green 'Isabella' issue inscribed 'EXPOSITION FILATELICA INTERNACIONAL LA HABANA' printed on four different colour papers in blocks of six mint with gum. (24 labels) - Est £18

Lot 531 - 1956 - 24c rose magenta 'American White Pelicans' BIRDS issue a superb unmounted mint side marginal block of twelve. (SG 776) - Est £10

Lot 532 - 1956 - 5p scarlet 'Ivory Billed Woodpeckers' BIRDS issue top value, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 782, Cat £35) - Est £16

Lot 533 - 1956 - 'Our Lady of Charity' issue, the pair and miniature sheet fine mint. (SG 789/90 & MS791) - Est £10

Lot 534 - 1957 - 'Postal Employees Retirement Fund' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 805/E812) - Est £10

Lot 535 - 1960 - 60c brown 'Stamp Centenary' miniature sheet with 'Stamp Day & National Philatelic Exhibition' opt in blue, a fine mint example in official 'Ministerio de Communicaciones' presentation folder. (SG MS953, Cat £22) - Est £10

Lot 536 - 1961 - UNISSUED: 1c 'Fidel Castro' Cuban Democratic & Socialist Party issue commemorating the 'Bay of Pigs' invasion. Prepared for use but unissued by order of Fidel Castro due to his reluctance to have his image on a stamp. A fine mint copy. Uncommon. - Est £16

Lot 537 - 1962 - 2c 'Tractor' postal stationery viewcard (H&G 44 on glossy white card) with 'Flag' design at left inscribed 'Una Victoria mas del Pueblo Cubano Por La Paz Y El Socialismo'. A fine unused example. - Est £15

Lot 538 - 1964 - 'Havana Zoo Animals' issue, the set of twenty fine mint. (SG 1157/76, Cat £39) - Est £18

Lot 539 - 1860-1950 - REVENUES & CINDERELLA: Useful range on stocksheets, mostly early Spanish period Revenue issues and Telegraphs with an extensive used range. Also a few other labels inc one on cover. Mixed condition mint & used. (130+ items) - Est £55

Cyprus

Lot 540 - 1880 - 1d red QV issue of Great Britain with 'CYPRUS' opt in black, three copies Plates 208, 216 & 218, all fine unused without gum. (SG 2, Cat £184) - Est £55

Lot 541 - 1880 - 4d sage green QV issue of Great Britain, Plate 16 with 'CYPRUS' opt in black, a good mint copy with gum but large hinge remnant on reverse. (SG 4, Cat £140) - Est £45

Lot 542 - 1881 - 'HALF-PENNY' on 1d red QV issue of Great Britain with 'CYPRUS' opt in black and 'HALF-PENNY' 18mm long, Plate 205, a very fine unused copy. (SG 7, Cat £80) - Est £30

Lot 543 - 1881 - 'HALF-PENNY' on 1d red QV issue of Great Britain with 'CYPRUS' opt in black and 'HALF-PENNY' 13mm long, Plate 217, a very fine unused copy. (SG 9, Cat £160) - Est £60

Lot 544 - 1882 - 12pi orange brown QV issue, Die 1, a fine mint copy. (SG 22, Cat £200) - Est £75

Lot 545 - 1902 - 4pi olive green & purple EVII issue, wmk 'Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 54, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 546 - 1904 - EVII issue wmk 'Multi Crown CA', the set to 18p good to fine mint. (SG 60/70, Cat £225+) - Est £80

Lot 547 - 1904 - 45pi dull purple & ultramarine EVII issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA' a fine mint copy. (SG 71, Cat £120) - Est £48

Lot 548 - 1921 - 10pa orange & green, 30pa violet & green, 30pa green, 1pi violet & red, 1½pi yellow & black, 2pi blue & purple, 2pi carmine & blue and 2½pi blue & purple GV issue wmk 'Multi Script CA' all good to fine used. (SG 85, 87/8, 90/4, Cat £102+) - Est £35

Lot 549 - 1930 - MARITIME: Cover from with 'S.S.BILBEIS' ship handstamp in blue franked with Egypt 1927 2 x 1m orange and 3m pale brown (SG 148 & 150) tied by two fine strikes of SEA POST OFFICE CYPRUS cds dated 23 SEP 1930 with third strike alongside. Addressed 'En Ville' with PORT SAID EGYPT cds on reverse. - Est £65

Lot 550 - 1934 - GV 'Pictorial' issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 133/43, Cat £200) - Est £75

Lot 551 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of nineteen fine mint. (SG 151/63, Cat £250) - Est £95

Lot 552 - 1940 - RURAL POST OFFICES: Circa 1940 cover franked with 1938 1½p violet GVI issue (SG 155a) tied by fine strike of undated YEROLAKKO G.R. RURAL SERVICE CYPRUS cancel. Addressed internally. - Est £35

Lot 553 - 1960 - QE2 'Cyprus Republic' overprint issue, the set of fifteen fine cds used. (SG 188/202, Cat £95) - Est £36

Lot 554 - 1960 - QE2 'Cyprus Republic' overprint issue, the set of fifteen fine unmounted mint. (SG 188/202, Cat £140) - Est £55

Danish West Indies

Lot 555 - 1813 - Complete folded merchant's letter datelined 'Saint Thomas 6th April 1813' addressed to TORTOLA (British Virgin Islands) and carried privately without any postal markings. At this early date many inter-island letters were carried privately or free of charge. - Est £45

Lot 556 - 1865 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: 4d vermilion QV issue Plates 12 & 14, two copies of each used with good strikes of barred numeral 'C51' ST THOMAS duplex cancels of the British Post Office at St Thomas. Odd small fault. (4 stamps, SG Z10 Cat £200) - Est £60

Lot 557 - 1873 - 1c reddish purple & light green superb used with central ST THOMAS cds dated 27 2 1878 proving that this was from the early printing. (SG 8, Cat £190) - Est £75

Lot 558 - 1873 - 3c carmine & blue with frame inverted, a fine lightly used copy. Rare stamp. (SG 14a, Cat £475) - Est £175

Lot 559 - 1873 - 7c yellow ochre and slate lilac, a very fine cds used copy. (SG 20, Cat £180) - Est £70

Lot 560 - 1873 - 10c bistre brown and blue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 23, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 561 - 1873 - 10c bistre brown and grey blue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 24, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 562 - 1873 - 10c bistre brown and greenish blue with frame inverted, a fine cds used copy. (SG 25, Cat £150) - Est £60

Lot 563 - 1873 - 12c yellow green and reddish purple, a superb cds used copy. (SG 27, Cat £200) - Est £80

Lot 564 - 1894 - 3c red postal stationery card (H&G 15, Type 7) datelined 'Whim, St. Croix, W. Indies' on reverse used with FREDERIKSTED cds dated 1 10 1894. Addressed to FRANCE with ST. THOMAS transit cds on front. Card has small tear and a little creasing at right. - Est £30

Lot 565 - 1895 - 10c on 50c reddish lilac 'Surcharge' issue, a good cds used copy. (SG 38, Cat £95) - Est £35

Lot 566 - 1896 - 1c claret & green and 4c pale blue and yellow brown, perf 12½, both fine cds used copies. (SG 31 & 33, Cat £51) - Est £20

Lot 567 - 1900 - 'Arms' issue the set of four fine cds used. (SG 39/42, Cat £120) - Est £48

Lot 568 - 1905 - 5b - 1fr 'New Currency' issue all fine cds used. (SG 51/7, Cat £121+) - Est £48

Lot 569 - 1907 - 15b brown & violet (thin), 20b deep blue & green, 25b blue, 30b black & claret, 40b grey & vermilion and 50b brown & yellow 'King Frederik VIII' issue all fine cds used. (SG 62/5 & 67, Cat £140+) - Est £50

Dominican Republic

Lot 570 - 1866 - 'Un real' black on blue wove paper 'Tall' type, a fine looking four margin lightly used copy with red cancel. The stamp has been re-backed but attractive. (SG 9, Cat £38) - Est £20

Lot 571 - 1866 - 'Medio real' black & blue on rose wove paper 'Tall' type, a superb unused copy, three large margins, just touching at top. No faults. (SG 18, Cat £75) - Est £40

Lot 572 - 1866 - 'Medio real' black on yellow wove paper 'Tall Type', a good unused copy, three good margins, touching at right. No faults. Good quality. (SG 19, Cat £42) - Est £30

Lot 573 - 1866 - 'UN real' black on green wove paper 'Tall' type, a fine lightly used copy, three large margins, touching at base. Small thin on reverse. (SG 20, Cat £70) - Est £35

Lot 574 - 1866 - CINDERELLA: 2r rose red bogus BOSTON GANG issue by 'S. Allen Taylor', a fine four margin copy 'used' with part green oval cancel. Small thin on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 575 - 1883 - 25c on 5c blue and 50c on 10c pink 'Surcharge' issue, thin figures, with network, both fine used copies. (SG 74/5) - Est £20

Lot 576 - 1887 - 3c red on pink 'Interior' postal stationery card (H&G 2) used with two strikes of CORREOS SANTO DOMINGO cds dated 4 JUN 1887. Addressed to SAMANA with full commercial message on reverse which seems to relate to purchasing a periodical of some sort. The card has a couple of creases and some staining on reverse but fine looking and a very rare card in used condition. - Est £80

Lot 577 - 1891 - 2c on 20c yellow brown without Network 'Parisot' UPU surcharge issue, a fine unused copy. Tiny pin hole. (SG 30) - Est £10

Lot 578 - 1899 - Cover franked with a 1890 5c blue postal stationery CUT OUT (from the 5c envelope H&G B15) tied by feint SANTO DOMINGO cancel. Addressed to USA with 'Pr Carib' ship endorsement at top. Arrival cds on reverse. Cover is trimmed at left and has horizontal crease. - Est £25

Lot 579 - 1903 - Cover franked with 1901 1c lilac & olive green and 2c lilac & deep green 'Arms' issue (SG 110/11) tied by SANTO DOMINGO duplex cancel in blue. Addressed internally to 'Edward Hall, Director del Ferrocarril Central Dominicana, Puerto Plata' with arrival mark on front. A little discolouration at top but otherwise a scarcer internal use. - Est £45

Lot 580 - 1905 - 50c red brown & black 'Arms' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 155) - Est £40

Lot 581 - 1906 - 1p black & violet 'Arms' issue, the top value fine mint. (SG 167) - Est £15

Lot 582 - 1914 - 'Duarte Birth Centenary' issue set of eight good to fine mint. (SG 195/202) - Est £10

Lot 583 - 1924 - 1p black & orange 'Arms' issue, a good used copy. (SG 246) - Est £10

Lot 584 - 1929 - 2c scarlet 'Frontier Agreement' issue, a fine unused IMPERF PAIR. (SG 268) - Est £20

Lot 585 - 1930 - 10c + 10c red & yellow 'Hurricane Relief' Airmail OPT issue, with opt in gold. A fine mint imperf copy. (Sanabria #16, only 3,000 were printed) - Est £20

Lot 586 - 1930 - 10c + 10c red & yellow 'Hurricane Relief' Airmail OPT issue, with opt in gold. A fine mint perforated copy. (Sanabria 14, only 6,500 were printed) - Est £15

Lot 587 - 1930 - 5c + 5c ultramarine & rose 'Hurricane Relief' Airmail OPT issue, with opt in red, A good lightly used perforated copy from the top row of the sheet (imperf at top) showing variety 'HABILITADA PARA CORREO AEREO' OMITTED. Light horizontal crease. (Sanabria 13c) - Est £30

Lot 588 - 1931 - CINDERELLA: Illustrated 'Airplane' cover franked with 1930 10c yellow AIR issue and 1931 3c purple (SG 271 & 296) tied by SANTIAGO cds's with lovely large illustrated 'Map' CINDERELLA label on reverse showing Haiti and the Dominican Republic tied by SANTO DOMINGO transit cds. Addressed to USA with arrival cds also on reverse. Cover has small repaired tear at lower right. - Est £25

Lot 589 - 1933 - 1p sepia 'Birth Centenary of F. A. de Merino' the top value fine mint. (SG 326, Cat £26) - Est £15

Lot 590 - 1934 - Cover from SANTIAGO franked with 1933 10c deep blue AIR issue and 1934 3c violet (SG 331 & 334) tied by good strike of large DIA DEL SERVICIO POSTAL Y TELEGRAFO REPUBLICA DOMINICANA PRIMERA CIRCULACION NOVIEMBRE 30 1934 illustrated 'Postman' cancel. Addressed locally. Nice postman thematic. - Est £35

Lot 591 - 1937 - 'First National Olympic Games' issue the set of three fine mint. (SG 380/2, Cat £47) - Est £20

Lot 592 - 1942 - 'Eighth Anniversary of the Day of Posts and Telegraphs' TRAIN issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 477/8) - Est £10

Lot 593 - 1946 - 'National Anthem' MUSIC issue the set of five fine lightly used. (SG 540/4) - Est £10

Lot 594 - 1946 - 'National Anthem' MUSIC issue the set of five fine mint. (SG 540/4, Cat £32) - Est £16

Lot 595 - 1949 - 2c blue postal stationery viewcard two examples with views of 'Obelisk' and 'Ruins of San Francisco Church', 4c purple viewcard with view 'Entrance of the Alcazar of Columbus' and 9c purple airmail viewcard with view 'Ruins of Columbus' Alcazar' all fine unused. (H&G 19/20 & F1) - Est £30

Lot 596 - 1953 - 1c light blue 'Child Welfare' TAX issue, a fine mint top marginal IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR. (SG 626 var) - Est £15

Lot 597 - 1957 - SCOUTS: '50th Anniversary of Boy Scout Movement and Birth Centenary of Lord Baden Powell' OPT on Olympic Games issue, the pair on miniature sheets with central Flag and Gold medal labels, one perforated the other imperf, both fine mint. Very Scarce. (SG MS707/8, Cat £180+) - Est £60

Ecuador

Lot 598 - 1830 - PRESTAMP: Group of three long 'Civiles' Official fronts and one cover with fine strikes of oval 'BOLIVAR FRANCA' in red, two line 'AMBATO FRANCA' in red, two line italic 'BOLIVAR DEBE' in red and oval 'BOLIVAR DEBE' in blue. All addressed internally. (4 items) - Est £75

Lot 599 - 1865 - ½r blue, coarse impression, a fine used four margin copy with red dotted diamond cancel. (SG 1a) - Est £12

Lot 600 - 1865 - ½r blue, fine impression, a fine used four margin copy with GUAYAQUIL cds dated 13 APR 1867. (SG 1) - Est £12

Lot 601 - 1865 - ½r blue, intermediate impression, a fine used four margin copy with small part QUITO cds dated JUL 1869. (SG 1) - Est £12

Lot 602 - 1865 - ½r blue, fine impression, a fine used four margin copy with AMBATO cds dated 13 MAR 1869. (SG 1) - Est £12

Lot 603 - 1865 - ½r dull violet blue intermediate impression, a fine used four margin copy with central 'FRANCA' dotted diamond cancel in black. Small thin on reverse. (SG 1b) - Est £15

Lot 604 - 1865 - 1r orange buff fine impression, a fine looking four margin copy, tight in place, mint with gum. Light vertical crease. (SG 2) - Est £12

Lot 605 - 1865 - 1r bistre, fine impression. A superb copy with four margins, just touching bottom right corner used with part strike of GUAYAQUIL cds in blue dated 5 JUL 1870. A striking shade. (SG 2b) - Est £30

Lot 606 - 1865 - 4r red 'First Issue', a good used copy with part diamond 'FRANCA' cancel in black. Margins tight to touching and the stamp has faults inc a small 1mm tear at base. However a genuine example. Very scarce as most that are offered are forgeries. (SG 4) - Est £100

Lot 607 - 1871 - ½r deep ultramarine on surface blued paper, a fine mint four margin copy. (SG 6, Cat £35) - Est £25

Lot 608 - 1872 - 1r dull yellow on thin transparent blued paper, a used copy with part diamond cancel, four margins, tight in places. Small faults. (SG 7, Cat £90) - Est £45

Lot 609 - 1872 - 'Litho' issue the set of three plus the 1p carmine shade all mint or unused. Some thinning on two of the stamps but a nice looking set. (SG 10/12 & 12a, Cat £49+) - Est £20

Lot 610 - 1883 - 10c on 50c green 'Surcharge' issue, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 19, Cat £21) - Est £15

Lot 611 - 1891 - POSTAL STATIONERY CUT OUT: Circa 1891 undated cover franked with 10c orange on blue CUT OUT from the 1891 postal stationery lettercard (H&G A2) tied by GUAYAQUIL UPU cds. Addressed to FRANCE.  - Est £35

Lot 612 - 1892 - TELEGRAPHS: Interesting range of postally used TELEGRAPH issues, mostly 'Seebeck' issues all with postal cds's and two with the 'TELEGRAPH' opt cut off the top of the stamp. (14) - Est £25

Lot 613 - 1893 - Useful group of '5 CENTAVOS' surcharges on Seebeck issues with Type 1 5c on 1s (2 mint) & 5c on 5s used, Type 2 both opts mint & used and Type 3 5c on 50c 3 mint & 3 used and 5c on 1s mint & used. (SG 49/54) - Est £20

Lot 614 - 1896 - 5c on 20c orange 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue, a good unused copy. (SG 125, Cat £28) - Est £20

Lot 615 - 1896 - OFFICIAL SEALS:  Purple 'Seebeck' seal an unused pair and used copy with cds plus the 1897 green 'Seebeck' seal, three copies mint or unused and one used with cds cancel. (7 stamps, Bertossa #C.1 & C.2) - Est £20

Lot 616 - 1902 - FIRE & SCHOOL MARKS: Useful group of mainly used 'Fire marks' and 'School Marks'  on various values inc marks from Loja, Quito, Azuay, Bolivar, Guayas, Los Rios, Canar, Chimborazo and Imbabura. Mixed condition. (16 stamps) - Est £45

Lot 617 - 1902 - FIREMARKS: 25c yellow 'Postal Fiscal' issue with 'GUAYAS' signature firemark in purple. A fine mint block of four. Scarce in mint multiples. - Est £35

Lot 618 - 1904 - 50c black & yellow 'Birth Centenary of Captain Calderon' issue, the top value very fine used with small 'Wheel' cancel. (SG 315, Cat £120) - Est £60

Lot 619 - 1907 - SCHOOL MARKS: 10c black & blue with circular 'C E DE LA PROVINCIA' mark of CHIMBORAZO and two value with the 'C E' Diamond mark of GUAYAS. (3) - Est £16

Lot 620 - 1908 - 'Opening of Guayaquil to Quito Railway' issue, the set of seven fine cds used. (SG 331/7, cat £25) - Est £16

Lot 621 - 1908 - SCHOOL MARKS: Colour 'Stamp' PPC 'Guayaquil, Banco del Ecuador' franked on message side with 1907 3c black & orange with 'Diamond' SCHOOL MARK in black of Guayas (SG 325) tied by GUAYAQUIL cds dated 24 FEB 1908. Addressed to GERMANY. School marks are very rare on cover. - Est £75

Lot 622 - 1910 - REVENUES: 20c red & blue ' Champana y Licores en General', 1c & 2c blue & red 'Cerveza Nacional', 2½c red & blue 'Licores Nacional' and 5c & 10c blue & red 'Vinos, Cerveza, Ginger Ale, Apollinaris etc' Timbre Patriotico 'Alcohol Tax' REVENUE issues. All opt SPECIMEN. Ex ABNCo. archive. (6 items, Olamo #1/4 & 11/12) - Est £25

Lot 623 - 1918 - PERFIN: Cover with 'Banco del Ecuador Guayaquil' imprint on flap franked with pair 1915 5c violet (SG 370) with 'B D E' PERFINS tied by GUAYAQUIL cds dated 1918. Addressed to USA and censored on arrival. Cover has large opening tear at left well away from stamps & markings. - Est £20

Lot 624 - 1921 - REVENUES: 3c red, 3c blue, 3c brown & 3c olive 'Ferrocarril Quito - Esmeraldas Impuesto a la Cerveza Nacional' REVENUE issue (Beer tax stamp for the building of the railroad).  The set of four all opt SPECIMEN. Ex ABNCo. archive. (Olamo #1/4) - Est £35

Lot 625 - 1923 - 'Quito - Ibarra' SEMI OFFICIAL airmail issue with 'ECUADOR' AIRPLANE overprint in carmine. The set of ten fine unused without gum. Scarce. (Sanabria #529/538, Bertossa #XXVII.a/XXVII.j) - Est £75

Lot 626 - 1929 - SCADTA: 5s grey blue 'Airmail' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 18, Cat £31) - Est £16

Lot 627 - 1929 - SCADTA: 15s brownish purple 'Airmail' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 20, Cat £110) - Est £60

Lot 628 - 1929 - SCADTA: 1s rose red 'Airmail' issue with 'R' registration opt in black, a fine cds used copy. (SG R22, Cat £90) - Est £45

Lot 629 - 1930 - 'Independence Centenary' issue, the set of thirteen and 1935 'Bolivar Monument' OPT issue POSTAGE set of eight all fine used. (SG 473/85 & 505/12, Cat £20+) - Est £12

Lot 630 - 1930 - 'Independence Centenary' issue, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 473/85, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 631 - 1930 - 10s black & carmine 'Independence Centenary' issue, top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 485, Cat £35) - Est £18

Lot 632 - 1931 - Cover franked with 1929 9 x 5c carmine and pair 20c purple AIR issue (SG 459 & 461) tied by QUITO cds's dated MAR 25 1931 with two line 'CORREO AEREO PANAGRA' cachet on front. Addressed to PANAMA with GUAYAQUIL transit cds and PANAMA arrival cds on reverse with nice 'Horse' label. - Est £25

Lot 633 - 1933 - POSTAL TELEGRAPH: Cover franked with single 1928 10c sepia 'Timbre Fiscal TELEGRAFOS' issue (Barefoot #66a) tied by CUENCA cds dated MAR 1933. Addressed internally to QUITO with ESTAFETAS QUITO and CORRESPONDENCIA DOMICILIO QUITO arrival cds's on reverse. A little light toning on perfs of stamp. - Est £30

Lot 634 - 1935 - 'Bolivar Monument' OPT issue on AIR stamps, the set of four fine mint. (SG 513/6) - Est £25

Lot 635 - 1936 - EXHIBITION MAIL: Cover franked with pair 1936 5c purple 'First International Philatelic Exhibition' issue and 5c on 3c ultramarine TAX issue (SG 539 & 542) tied by QUITO cds dated OCT 20 1936 with diamond '1a Exposicion Filatelica Internacional Quito Ocre 20 1936 Inauguracion Ecuador S.A.' cachet in blue green on front and additional QUITO 'Arms' cachet in blue on reverse. Addressed locally within QUITO. - Est £20

Lot 636 - 1940 - Circa 1940 15c orange postal stationery viewcard with blue view on reverse of 'San Francisco Church - Façade and side steps, QUITO'. Fine unused. - Est £15

Lot 637 - 1946 - 1s '2nd Anniversary of the Revolution' issue a fine 'Waterlow' COLOUR TRIAL PROOF in yellow brown with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN' opt in black. (SG 777) - Est £16

Lot 638 - 1947 - SEMI OFFICIAL AIRMAILS: Two printed 'Presidencia de la Republica' official airmail covers each franked with the 1947 30c blue, 30c brown and 30c purple OFFICIAL issue with 'Primera La Patria!' AIRMAIL overprint, set of three (Sanabria #206/8) one set with the variety '!' OMITTED tied by QUITO cds's dated AUG 30 1947. One cover unaddressed, the other sent to GUAYAQUIL. (2) - Est £75

Lot 639 - 1947 - SEMI OFFICIAL AIRMAILS: 30c blue, 30c brown and 30c purple 'Primera La Patria!' AIRMAIL overprint issue the set of three in fine unused blocks of four. Some rought perfs as is usual with this issue. (Sanabria #206/8) - Est £25

Lot 640 - 1949 - UNISSUED: Unaddressed airmail envelope with 'First Day of Issue' handstamp franked with 1949 60c black & carmine UNISSUED 'Roosevelt' stamp, imperf with 'PRESIDENCIA DE LA REPUBLICA' inscription in blue tied by QUITO cds dated SEP 2 1949. - Est £25

Lot 641 - 1949 - UNISSUED: 'Roosevelt' issue with 'POSTAL' overprint. The set of nine, imperf with the nine different official 'Departmental Letter' overprints plus the 30c red & black with 'POSTAL' opt only all fine mint. (Bertossa #O.210 & O.222/O.230) - Est £25

Lot 642 - 1952 - JUDAICA: Printed 'Comunidad de Culto Israelita, Guayaquil, Ecuador' STAR OF DAVID cover franked with 1939 1s brown, 1952 20c deep blue & deep violet and pair 1952 2s black & deep blue (SG 594, 942 & 949) tied by GUAYAQUIL cds's. Sent airmail to AUSTRIA, censored on arrival with censor tape & circular 'Alliierte Zensurstelle 268' cachet. The Comunidad de Culto Israelita was the Jewish community in Guayaquil which took many immigrants before during and after WW2. - Est £25

Lot 643 - 1954 - UNISSUED: Airmail cover franked with 1948 50c carmine & green and 1935 40c brown red & red UNISSUED 'Columbus' commemoration issue with 'MUESTRA' opt in black (Bertossa #377) both tied by GUAYAQUIL cds. Addressed to USA. Unusual. - Est £15

Lot 644 - 1957 - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: 2s grey, blue & red UNISSUED 'Gabriela Mistral' stamp (later opt for used in Ecuador) a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 1233c, Bertossa #LVII) - Est £40

Lot 645 - 1980-2000 - Small lot of modern covers mainly from a 1980s-1990s correspondence to the BBC World Service in UK with many better frankings inc high values & REG plus a variety of interesting markings etc. Mixed condition. (34 covers) - Est £15

Falkland Islands

Lot 646 - 1891 - 2½d ultramarine QV issue, a good mint copy. (SG 30, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 647 - 1895 - 1d red on buff QV postal stationery reply card datelined 'Port Stanley' on revers (H&G 4, message half only) used with barred numeral 'F1' cancel with FALKLAND ISLANDS cds alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with LONDON transit and German arrival cds's on front. Full commercial message on reverse. Cards has a couple of surface scuffs. - Est £40

Lot 648 - 1904 - 6d orange EVII issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 47, Cat £45) - Est £18

Lot 649 - 1904 - 1/- brown 'EVII' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 48, Cat £48) - Est £18

Lot 650 - 1912 - 3/- slate green GV issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 66, Cat £95) - Est £38

Lot 651 - 1912 - 5/- deep rose red GV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 67, Cat £130) - Est £55

Lot 652 - 1920 - POSTCARDS: Circa 1920 pair of early unused B&W postcards 'Mixed Rookery of shags & rock hopper penguins' printed by 'T & N Binnie, Port Stanley' and 'Sea Lion Rookery, Falkland Islands' without printers name. (2) - Est £20

Lot 653 - 1929 - 6d reddish purple GV 'Whale & Penguin' issue, line perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 121a, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 654 - 1933 - ½d to 6d 'Centenary of British Administration' issue, seven values all fine mint. (SG 127/133, Cat £183+) - Est £65

Lot 655 - 1933 - 6d black & slate GV 'Whale' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 133, Cat £75) - Est £30

Lot 656 - 1938 - GVI issue set to 1/3 all assumed cheapest shades mint. (SG 146/159, Cat £116+) - Est £45

Lot 657 - 1938 - 1/- light dull blue GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 158, Cat £75) - Est £30

Lot 658 - 1938 - 2/6 black GVI 'Penguin' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 160, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 659 - 1938 - 5/- dull blue & yellow brown GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 161c, Cat £130) - Est £50

Lot 660 - 1938 - £1 black & violet GVI issue, top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 163, Cat £140) - Est £50

Lot 661 - 1939 - Neat registered cover franked with 1938 ½d black & green, 1d black & vermilion, 2d black & deep violet, 2½d black & bright blue and 4d black & purple GVI issue (SG 146, 147a, 149, 151 & 154) tied by multiple strikes of PORT STANLEY cds dated 4 OCT 1939 with printed blue on white 'STANLEY FALKLAND ISLANDS' reg label alongside, Addressed to SWITZERLAND with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 662 - 1944 - DEPENDENCIES: GVI issue the four sets of eight with 'Graham Land', 'South Georgia', South Orkneys' & 'South Shetlands' opts fine mint. (SG A1/8, B1/8, C1/8 & D1/8, Cat £88) - Est £35

Lot 663 - 1946 - DEPENDENCIES: GVI 'Thin Map' issue, the set of nine good mint. (SG G9/G16, Cat £90) - Est £35

Lot 664 - 1984 - RURAL POSTAL AGENCIES: Nice group of modern Rural Postal Agency covers including handstamps of GREAT ISLAND FALKLAND SOUND, ESTANCIA HOUSE EAST FALKLAND, BLUFF COVE, COAST RIDGE FARM FOX BAY, DUNBAR HOUSE WEST FALKLAND and CARCASS ISLAND, mostly ovals but also inc one cds type dated between 1984-1987. Addressed to Switzerland or UK. (6 items) - Est £40

Lot 665 - 1970-1994 - BAGGAGE LABELS: An interesting collection of BAGGAGE TAGS / LABELS used to and from the Falkland Islands with black on green Falkland to GB, 1994 dated tag from London to Port Stanley, blue on cream 'Registered articles London to Falkland Islands (M.P.)', black on pink internal tag 'From Pebble Is. to Postmaster Stanley' and two Falklands War period black on white labels both addressed to South Georgia and believed to be destined to Troops stationed there during the Falklands War. A very unusual lot. (6 items) - Est £40

Gilbert & Ellice Islands

Lot 666 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine cds used. (SG 36/9, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 667 - 1939 - GVI definitive issue, the set of twelve good mint with heavy hinges showing on reverse. (SG 43/54, Cat £50) - Est £15

Lot 668 - 1939 - 1/- brownish black & turquoise blue GVI issue, perf 13½, a fine mint copy. (SG 51a, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 669 - 1939 - 5/- deep rose red & royal blue and 1/- brownish black & turquoise blue GVI issue, perf 13½ GVI issue, both fine mint copies. (SG 54 & 51a, Cat £34) - Est £12

Lot 670 - 1948 - Registered 'Wells' cover franked with 1939 1d emerald & plum and 1946 'Victory' pair (SG 45 & 55/6) tied by two good strikes of POST OFFICE NUKUFETAU cds dated FEB 19 1948. Addressed to UK, registered in Funafuti with boxed 'FUNAFUTI' reg marking on front. A scarcer origination. - Est £30

Lot 671 - 1949 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, the pair good mint, light crease on the £1. (SG 57/8) - Est £10

Lot 672 - 1950 - Commercial cover franked with 1939 3d brownish black & ultramarine GVI issue (SG 48) tied by fine POST OFFICE TAMANA cds dated 9 JAN 1950. Addressed to UK. - Est £18

Lot 673 - 1951 - Cover franked with 1935 pair 1½d deep blue & scarlet and 3d brown & deep blue GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, 1937 1d violet GVI 'Coronation' issue and 9 x 1946 1d purple GVI 'Victory' issue (SG 37/8, 40 & 55) all tied by multiple strikes of POST OFFICE BERU cds's dated JU 8 1951. Addressed to UK. Very attractive and late use of the Jubilee issue. - Est £30

Lot 674 - 1956 - ½d black & deep bright blue QE2 issue, a fine unmounted mint complete sheet of sixty with variety 'Y FLAW' on one stamp. (SG 64 & 64a, Cat £69) - Est £25

Grenada

Lot 675 - 1881 - ½d deep mauve QV issue, a mint copy with gum showing MISSING 'P' IN POSTAGE variety. Stamps has light crease and one pulled perf at lower left. With normal for comparison. (SG 21 & 21c, Cat £207) - Est £75

Lot 676 - 1883 - 6d mauve QV issue, a fine cds used TETE-BECHE block of four comprising two pairs. (SG 34a, Cat £160) - Est £60

Lot 677 - 1888 - '1d POSTAGE AND REVENUE' on 2/- orange 'Revenue' OPT issue a very fine mint copy. (SG 44, Cat £85) - Est £32

Lot 678 - 1889 - Cover franked with single 1883 4d greyish slate QV issue (SG 33) tied by fine GRENADA MY 24 1889 cds in blue with second strike alongside. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. Some light tones but uncommon issue on cover. - Est £45

Lot 679 - 1892 - Study lot of 'Postage Dues' with 1892 1d cds used, 1921 1d used (17 copies), 3d mint and 3d used (22 copies inc a pair). Good to fine. (SG D1, D11 & D14, Cat £119) - Est £40

Lot 680 - 1902 - 10/- green & purple EVII issue, wmk 'Crown CA', a good mint copy, tiny tone spot on top perfs. (SG 66, Cat £160) - Est £50

Lot 681 - 1904 - ½d to 5/- EVII issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', all nine values good to fine mint with the odd tiny tone spot. (SG 67/75, Cat £347) - Est £95

Lot 682 - 1905 - 1d red on buff EVII postal stationery card (H&G 11) with manuscript 'Per S.S. Maracas' ship endorsement at top used with ST. GEORGES cds dated MAR 4 1905. Addressed to FINLAND with arrival cds on front. Card has overall toning but a scarce destination. - Est £35

Lot 683 - 1905 - Long registered 'OHMS' cover with 'On His Majesty's Service' crossed out in blue crayon franked with 1902 2d dull purple & brown and 2½d dull purple & ultramarine EVII issue (SG 59/60) tied by G.P.O. GRENADA cds's dated JUL 12 1905. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £40

Lot 684 - 1909 - Registered cover franked with 1906 2d orange and 1908 3d dull purple on yellow (SG 79 & 84) tied by G.P.O. GRENADA cds's dated JUN 30 1909 with printed red on white REG label alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Cover slightly trimmed at top. - Est £35

Lot 685 - 1913 - 1d scarlet GV issue, a superb mint corner marginal block of nine. (SG 92, Cat £126) - Est £50

Lot 686 - 1914 - Registered cover franked with 1913 ½d green and strip of four 1d red GV issue (SG 90/91) tied by GOUYAVE cds's dated AUG 14 1914 with oval 'R' marking in black and printed red on white 'Grenada B.W.I.' REG label alongside. Addressed to USA with GRENADA and BARBADOS transit cds's and USA arrival marks on reverse. ½d stamp in the top left corner creased but otherwise a very attractive cover. Registered mail from the village P.O.s is scarce. - Est £40

Lot 687 - 1938 - 10/- slate blue & bright carmine GVI issue top value perf 14, narrow printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 163b, Cat £300) - Est £100

Lot 688 - 1938 - 10/- slate blue & carmine lake GVI issue top value perf 14, wide printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 163d, Cat £150) - Est £55

Lot 689 - 1953 - QE2 definitive issue, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 192/204, Cat £65) - Est £20

Guatemala

Lot 690 - 1840 - Circa 1840 prestamp Tobacco front with fancy oval 'DIR GRAL DEL TABACO DE GUATEM' marking in black and fine strike of straight line 'GUATEMALA' prestamp marking also in black. Addressed to LEON, NICARAGUA and rated '6' and '4' in manuscript. - Est £30

Lot 691 - 1867 - BOGUS ISSUE: 5c yellow brown 'Ship in Harbour' engraved BOGUS issue by S Allan Taylor, a member of the 'Boston Gang' a good example perforated ungummed but with straight edge at left. Scarce. - Est £25

Lot 692 - 1867 - FORGERIES & BOGUS: Nice range with 1867 5c green BOGUS 'Ship' issue Litho FORGERY 'used', 1871 first issue set of four, 1878 Indian Woman set plus duplicates with varied types of Forgery, 1881 Bogus 1c on ½r green & 2c on ¼r green & brown surcharges, 1902 Official set of five and three later fake OPT varieties. Mixed condition mint & 'used'. (25 items) - Est £35

Lot 693 - 1868 - REVENUES: Nice group of 'First' QUETZAL revenues with ½r red strip of three mint and used single, 2r orange three singles and strip of three all mint or unused and 4r blue mint. (11) - Est £25

Lot 694 - 1873 - 4r mauve 'Litho' issue, a good looking unused copy. Thinned on reverse but very presentable. (SG 5, Cat £475) - Est £150

Lot 695 - 1873 - 4r mauve & 1p yellow 'Litho' issue, both cds used copies with faults. Good spacefillers. (SG 5/6, Cat £270) - Est £50

Lot 696 - 1881 - 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue the set of four fine used, odd small fault but a scarce set. (SG 17/20, Cat £178) - Est £75

Lot 697 - 1881 - 1c on ¼r green & brown 'Quetzal' SURCHARGE issue a fine unused copy. (SG 17) - Est £10

Lot 698 - 1881 - 5c on ½r yellow green 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue with variety space between 'a' and 'v' of 'centavos', a fine mint copy. (SG 18) - Est £10

Lot 699 - 1881 - Quetzal' issue set of five fine lightly used. (SG 21/25) - Est £10

Lot 700 - 1881 - 'Quetzal' issue set of five fine mint O.G. (SG 21/25, Cat £23) - Est £12

Lot 701 - 1886 - 25c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety 'MISSING T IN CENTAVOS', a mint copy. Small thin on reverse. (SG 26f, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 702 - 1886 - 50c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with 'CENTANOS' variety, a fine unused copy. (SG 27b) - Est £10

Lot 703 - 1886 - 50c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety 'CARREOS & COMMA FOR STOP AFTER LOWER RIGHT C', a fine mint copy. (SG 27d) - Est £10

Lot 704 - 1886 - 50c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with 'CENTOVOS' variety, a fine mint copy. (SG 27a) - Est £10

Lot 705 - 1886 - 75c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety '50c FOR 75c' at top left, an unused copy, light crease. (SG 28e) - Est £10

Lot 706 - 1886 - 75c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety 'CARREOS & COMMA FOR STOP AT LOWER RIGHT', a mint copy. Small thin on reverse. (SG 28d) - Est £10

Lot 707 - 1886 - 150c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety 'INVERTED G IN GUATEMALA', a fine mint copy. (SG 30c) - Est £10

Lot 708 - 1886 - 1c deep bright blue 'Quetzal' issue, a fine mint block of ten from the left hand side of the sheet with imperf sheet margin. (SG 43) - Est £10

Lot 709 - 1897 - 18c black 'Exposition' issue, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 67) - Est £12

Lot 710 - 1897 - 18c black 'Exposition' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 67) - Est £12

Lot 711 - 1897 - 75c black on grey 'Exposition' issue, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 71) - Est £45

Lot 712 - 1898 - Large registered AR cover with manuscript 'Certificado Fotografias' at top franked with 1886 10c red and 100c brown LITHO 'Quetzal' issue and 1886 25c orange ENGRAVED 'Quetzal' (SG 34, 39 & 50) all tied by CERTIFICADOS EN GUATEMALA cd's dated 24 JAN 1898 with circular 'GUATEMALA AR' marking and boxed registration marking alongside. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has a large opening tear at left well away from stamps and markings plus some edge wear due to the size & contents but a very rare franking with the 100c value. - Est £95

Lot 713 - 1900 - 1c on 10c scarlet vermilion 'Quetzal' SURCHARGE issue, a mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. (SG 100a) - Est £12

Lot 714 - 1900 - 20c rich purple 'Quetzal' issue top marginal block of four and 25c yellow block of six all unused without gum but very attractive multiples. (SG 106 & 108, Cat £110) - Est £30

Lot 715 - 1900 - Large printed 'Basler Versicherungs' business documents envelope franked with single 1900 20c rich purple 'Quetzal' issue (SG 106) tied by circular 'GUATEMALA 2' cancel with octagonal GUATEMALA cds dated NOV 30 1900 alongside both in purple. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with arrival cds on reverse. A nice single franking and an uncommon stamp on cover. - Est £45

Lot 716 - 1901 - 3c green 'Simon Sam' postal stationery card (H&G 3) used with PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 30 DEZ 1901. Addressed to VOLO, GREECE with arrival cds on reverse. One line of address scuffed out but otherwise a scarce destination. - Est £30

Lot 717 - 1902 - OFFICIAL ISSUE: Small range with mint set of five genuine, mint set of five FORGERIES and 1c, 2c, 5c & 25c all used. (SG O127/31, Cat £63+) - Est £30

Lot 718 - 1911 - INVERTED CENTRE: 5p black & scarlet 'President Cabrera' issue a fine unused copy (without gum) with variety CENTRE INVERTED. (SG 142a) - Est £25

Lot 719 - 1919 - TELEGRAPHS: 25c myrtle green 'Quetzal' telegraph issue, a fine mint block of four. (Barefoot #15) - Est £20

Lot 720 - 1920 - 2c on 30c black & vermilion and 2c on 60c black & olive green, both mint copies with variety OPT INVERTED. Some light gum toning. (SG 163a & 164a) - Est £25

Lot 721 - 1920 - 2c on 60c black & olive green, a fine mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. (SG 164a) - Est £12

Lot 722 - 1926 - PIONEER AIRMAILS: First Flight cover franked with 1926 1p 50c blue (SG 217) tied by GUATEMALA CITY cds dated 29 AGO 1926. Flown on the GUATEMALA CITY - SANTA ROSA inaugural flight with 'Via primer correo aereo GUATEMALA STA-ROSA' cachet in purple and large circular 'CORREO AEREO GUATEMALA' cachet alongside. Addressed to SANTA ROSA with arrival cds of the same day on front. A very scarce flight only 160 covers carried. (Muller #5, Goodman #AM6a) - Est £95

Lot 723 - 1926 - PIONEER AIRMAILS: First Flight cover franked with 1926 1p 50c blue (SG 217) tied by ESQUIPULAS cds dated 3 AUG 1926 flown on the ESQUIPULAS - GUATEMALA CITY inaugural flight with three line 'Primer correo aereo ESQUIPULAS a GUATEMALA' cachet in purple. GUATEMALA CITY arrival cds dated the same day on reverse. A very scarce flight only 140 covers carried. (Muller #4a, Goodman #AM5b) - Est £95

Lot 724 - 1930 - 'Inauguration of the National Airmail Service' postal stationery airmail lettersheet (H&G F1) a fine unused example. - Est £20

Lot 725 - 1935 - Quetzal 'Exterior' AIRMAIL issue, the set of twenty three good to fine used. (SG 307/320, Cat £90) - Est £75

Lot 726 - 1935 - 2.50q sage green & carmine and 5q blue & orange AIR issue, the two top values fine mint. (SG 319/320) - Est £15

Lot 727 - 1936 - MARITIME: Cover franked with 1929 5c carmine red and 1927 1c olive green TAX issue (SG 232 & 223) tied by fine strike of undated 'NAVIGAZIONE LIBERA TRIESTINA S.A. M/N CELLINA' Italian shipping cancel in purple with second fine strike alongside. Addressed to USA with SAN PEDRO CALIF. PAQUEBOT arrival mark on reverse. Cover has some opening faults and a few light tone spots but Italian maritime mail from Central America is very scarce. - Est £45

Lot 728 - 1937 - 'Second Term of President Ubico' issue, the set of twelve good to fine used. (SG 333/344, Cat £90) - Est £75

Lot 729 - 1937 - 'INTERIOR' airmail issue, the set of ten good to fine used. (SG 345/354, Cat £44) - Est £35

Lot 730 - 1937 - 'EXTERIOR' airmail issue, the set of twelve good to fine used. (SG 355/66, Cat £55) - Est £45

 

 

Lot 731 - 1939 - FIRST FLIGHT: Small cover franked with 1935 1c scarlet & brown and 1939 1c olive green TAX stamp with '1939' opt (SG 294 & 399) tied by GUATEMALA CITY cds with 'MEXICO - GUATEMALA / GUATEMALA - MEXICO VIAE DE BUENA VOLUNTAD DEL CONNOTADO PILOTO FRANCISCO SARABIA' cancel dated APR 12 1939 in purple alongside. Addressed locally within GUATEMALA CITY with arrival mark on reverse. The stamps on the cover are toned but a scarce commemorative flight. - Est £75

Lot 732 - 1949 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES & INSPECTORS MARK: Cover franked with 1948 5c scarlet & blue (SG 473) tied by fine CORREOS NACIONALES AMBULANTE No. OCHO LINEA GUATEMALA PTO. SAN JOSE cancel dated 24 MAR 1949. Addressed to GUATEMALA CITY with fine strike of undated CORREOS NACIONALES INSPECCION DE AMBULANTES GUATEMALA CA inspectors mark in purple on front. Arrival cds on reverse. Very scarce. - Est £65

Lot 733 - 1984 - 30c multicoloured 'Coffee' issue, huge stamp, reported to be the largest in the world when issued. A fine unmounted mint copy. Only 5000 were printed. (SG 1257, Cat £160) - Est £75

Haiti

Lot 734 - 1865 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: 4d vermilion QV issue of Great Britain, plate 9, used with good strike of barred numeral 'C59' of the British P.O. at JACMEL. (SG Z9) - Est £45

Lot 735 - 1867 - INCOMING MAIL: Complete folded letter from UK with manuscript 'Pr Pkt' on front and fine strike of LOMBARD STREET PAID cds in red dated JUL 16 1867 alongside. Addressed to PORT AU PRINCE, rated 2/- in red manuscript. - Est £60

Lot 736 - 1874 - Incoming cover from Great Britain franked with 1873 1/- green QV issue, Plate 8 (SG 150) tied by LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE '466' duplex cds dated 1 JAN 1874. Addressed to 'Jacmel, Hayti' and endorsed 'Pr West India Mail via Southampton' at top left. - Est £75

Lot 737 - 1877 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: 4d sage green QV issue, plate 16 used with good strike of barred numeral 'C59' of the British Post Office at JACMEL. (SG Z11, Cat £200) - Est £100

Lot 738 - 1881 - 1c scarlet on buff 'Liberty Head' issue a fine used copy with good part strike of GONAIVES cds, the date just visible as 1 NOV 1883. Four large margins. (SG 1) - Est £25

Lot 739 - 1881 - 1c deep vermilion on deep buff PERFORATED 'Liberty Head' issue a fine used copy with '28 Janvier 1885' manuscript cancel and 5c yellow green on greenish fine used with part AUX CAYES 21/12 manuscript cancel. Scarce. (SG 7 & 15) - Est £45

Lot 740 - 1882 - POSTAL FORGERY: 1c vermilion 'Liberty Head' issue POSTAL FORGERY perforated 16, fine unused copy. Very scarce. Light horizontal crease. (As SG 7) - Est £54

Lot 741 - 1882 - 1c pale vermilion on pale buff PERFORATED 'Liberty Head' issue a fine used copy with fine large part strike of PETIT-GOAVE cds. Scarce on this issue. (SG 8) - Est £20

Lot 742 - 1884 - Cover franked with pair 1882 5c yellow green on greenish perforated 'Liberty Head' issue (SG 15, left hand stamp with small corner fault) tied by CAP-HAITIEN cds dated 8 SEPT 1884. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds also tying stamps on front. - Est £120

Lot 743 - 1886 - Redrawn ''Liberty Head' issue, the set of three fine cds used. (SG 21/23) - Est £10

Lot 744 - 1887 - 5c green 'Salomon' issue, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 27, Scott #24 $50) - Est £25

Lot 745 - 1892 - REVENUES: 2c on 35c grey & 2c on 70c grey (2) 'Timbre' REVENUES fine mint plus a used example of the 35c with manuscript '26/4/7' date cancel. (Forbin 5 & 9) - Est £16

Lot 746 - 1897 - INCOMING MAIL & BICYCLE THEMATIC: Lovely fold out 'Monarch Cycling M'F'G Co.' with superb illustration of a man on an early racing bike sent from the USA franked with 1895 1c deep blue 'Franklin' issue (SG 267) tied by oval NEW YORK cancel dated 22 APR 1897. Addressed to 'Hugo O Zoeni, Port au Prince, Hayti on San Domingo'. - Est £78

Lot 747 - 1898 - 3c brown UNISSUED 'Small Palms' type, a fine IMPERF COLOUR TRIAL on thin buff paper, the final stamp was printed in purple. (As SG 49) - Est £35

Lot 748 - 1898 - 2c lake red 'Small Palms' issue a top marginal pair with each stamp overprinted 'Specimen' in black. Some overall toning. (SG 49a) - Est £25

Lot 749 - 1898 - 'Small Palms' issue complete with the 2c lake and 5c green plus the UNISSUED 1c blue, 3c purple, 7c grey and 20c orange all mint or unused. (SG 49/50 & unlisted) - Est £40

Lot 750 - 1898 - 1c ultramarine 'Small Palms' UNISSUED type a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thin white card, tight margins but scarce. (As SG 49) - Est £45

Lot 751 - 1898 - 7c grey 'Simon Sam' issue a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thick card. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 56) - Est £25

Lot 752 - 1902 - 50c slate 'Postage Due' issue with variety 'MAI GT PRE 1902' OVERPRINT DOUBLE. A fine mint copy. (SG D88 variety) - Est £20

Lot 753 - 1902 - Cover franked with pair 1898 10c orange 'Arms' issue (SG 58) tied by fine PORT-DE-PAIX cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to USA with small boxed 'R' & manuscript '484' registration markings with transit cds on reverse. - Est £90

Lot 754 - 1902 - 3c green on cream postal stationery card with boxed 'MAI Gt Pre 1902' provisional overprint (H&G 9) fine unused. - Est £15

Lot 755 - 1903 - Registered cover franked with pair 1898 10c orange (SG 58) tied by CAP HAITIEN cds with small boxed 'R' registration mark alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £40

Lot 756 - 1904 - FORGERIES:5c, 7c, 20c and 50c 'Centenary of Independence' issue FORGERIES all in large mint blocks of 15 plus a few other smaller blocks and 1904 'Nord Alexis' issue set of six FORGERIES all in imperf mint blocks of fifteen. (175 stamps, As SG 98/9, 101/2 & 109/14) - Est £35

Lot 757 - 1913 - 4c to 50c 'Pictorial' definitive issue in new colours, the set of six excluding the 1p vermilion each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN' and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (SG 167/172) - Est £25

Lot 758 - 1914 - 2c red 'Nord Alexis' issue with 'GL O. Z. 7 FEV 1914' overprint, a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated stamp. (SG 176) - Est £30

Lot 759 - 1914 - 10c orange 'Postage Due' issue, a fine mint pair with variety 'GL O. Z. 7 FEV 1914' OVERPRINT DOUBLE on left hand stamp. (SG D207 variety) - Est £20

Lot 760 - 1915 - Unissued 'Definitive' issue, the set of ten fine mint. Underrated. (SG 219/228) - Est £10

Lot 761 - 1915 - 1c on 50c plum 'Provisional' issue a fine mint copy with OPT IN RED. A scarce stamp. (SG 234a) - Est £40

Lot 762 - 1917 - 1c on 4c carmine lake 'Inland' PROVISIONAL issue (opt in brown) a fine mint pair with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE with the third strike across the two stamps. (SG 239 variety) - Est £18

Lot 763 - 1917 - 1c on 7c red 'Inland' PROVISIONAL issue (opt in brown) a fine mint block of four with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE on top right hand stamp. (SG 241 variety) - Est £18

Lot 764 - 1918 - Registered 'Bank' cover franked with 1912 5c deep blue and 1914 10c orange 'GL O.Z. 7 FEV. 1914' opt issue (SG 166 & 190) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds's dated 31 OCT 1918 with straight line 'RECOMMANDE' marking in purple alongside. Addressed to FRANCE and censored on arrival. Transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 765 - 1919 - 5c on 4c carmine lake 'Inland' PROVISIONAL issue (opt in red) with 'GL O. Z. 7 FEV 1914' provisional overprint, a fine mint block of four with variety BOTH OVERPRINTS INVERTED on all four stamps. (SG 281 variety) - Est £35

Lot 766 - 1919 - Colour PPC 'Villa a Peu-de-chose, Port-au-Prince' franked on picture side with 1917 2c on 1p claret 'S D' overprint issue and 1919 2c on 20c black & yellow green 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue (SG 236 & 271) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 18 SEP 1919 with second strike on reverse. Addressed to ITALY. Very attractive. - Est £65

Lot 767 - 1920 - 'Agriculture & Commerce' issue, the set of five each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with small hole punch. Very fine. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 294/298) - Est £24

Lot 768 - 1920 - 'Bank' cover franked with 1919 5c on 10c orange 'Provisional Issue' (SG 289) tied by PORT AU PRINCE 13 JAN 20 cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 769 - 1921 - PROVISIONAL ISSUES: Cover franked with 1914 pair 10c cinnamon 'Nord Alexis' issue with 'GL O.Z. 7 FEV 1914' overprints and 1920 5c green (SG 178 & 295) tied by three light strikes of PORT DE PAIX cds with addition two strikes on reverse. Addressed to USA with PORT AU PRINCE transit cds on reverse. Late use for this issue. - Est £75

Lot 770 - 1925 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 50c black & orange (SG 302) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 4 DEC 1925 with second strike alongside and small 'AVION' cachet in black. Addressed to CAP HAITIEN with arrival cds on reverse. This cover was flown by the US Marine Corps on the resumption of the regular airmail service. (See Haiti's First Flights Page 7) - Est £45

Lot 771 - 1925 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 50c black & orange (SG 302) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 4 DEC 1925 with second strike alongside and small 'AVION' cachet in black. Addressed to CAP HAITIEN with arrival cds on reverse. Some perf toning around stamp. This cover was flown by the US Marine Corps on the resumption of the regular airmail service. (See Haiti's First Flights Page 7) - Est £45

Lot 772 - 1927 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 50c black & orange (SG 302) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 19 APR 1927 and by 'AVION' airplane marking in red with additional strikes alongside. Flown on the Port-au-Prince - Port de Paix first flight with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #7, 544 covers carried) - Est £25

Lot 773 - 1928 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1920 25c blue and 1928 35c green (SG 298 & 304) tied by two strikes of PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 28 FEB 1928 with circular 'AVION' Airplane cachet in blue alongside. Flown on the Port-au-Prince - Santiago de Cuba first flight by pilot Basil Rowe with three line 'WEST INDIAN AERIAL EXPRESS INAUGURATION REP. DOMINICAINE.. CUBA.. PTO RICO.. HAITI' first flight cachet in blue on front. Addressed to USA with SANTIAGO DE CUBA transit cds on reverse. (Muller #15, 2392 covers carried) - Est £25

Lot 774 - 1928 - Printed 'Roessler' cover franked with 1924 10c carmine & 50c black & orange (SG 300 & 302) tied by PORT AU PRINCE cds's in blue dated 10 APR 1928 and also by circular 'AVION' airplane cachet in blue. Addressed to USA with two line 'WEST INDIAN AERIAL EXPRESS REP. DOMINICAINE.. CUBA.. PTO RICO.. HAITI' first flight cachet in blue on front (this cachet omits the word 'INAUGURATION') flown via CUBA with HAVANA transit cds on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 775 - 1930 - EMERGENCY FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1929 50c violet AIR issue (SG 307) tied by PORT AU PRINCE machine cancel dated 13 SEP 1930 with 'U.S.S. GILMER PORT AU PRINCE' US Naval 'Ship' cds at left dated 12 SEP 1930 with additional two line 'SPECIAL SERVICE SANTO DOMINGO RELIEF' cachet in black signed by 'Commander Marshall Collins'. Addressed to USA. After Hurricane 'San Zenon' (the 5th deadliest on record) hit the Island of Hispaniola from Aug 29 - Sept 17 1930 the USS Gilmer was sent as a relief & rescue vessel to help survivors of the Disaster. This cover was flown by Military aircraft to take Medical supplies to Port-au-Prince. An exceptional rarity of Haitian airmail. Only 5 or 6 covers are thought to have been flown. Two page article by F B Sellers from Haiti Philately December 1983 accompanies. - Est £450

Lot 776 - 1931 - '50th Anniversary of Membership of the UPU' issue the pair overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with small hole punch. Very fine. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 310/311) - Est £10

Lot 777 - 1931 - Cover franked with 1920 3c orange & 15c violet, 1924 5c green and 20c deep blue and 1929 25c deep green AIR issue (SG 294, 297, 299, 301 & 306) tied by multiple strikes of the diamond 'VISITE DU SENATEUR KING' cachet in blue applied to all mail passing through Port-au-Prince Post Office on March 27, 1931 commemorating the visit of US Senator William H. King of Utah with PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 27 MAR 1931 also on front. Addressed to PORT-AU-PRINCE. - Est £20

Lot 778 - 1933 - 60c on 20c blue 'Boyd-Lyon' airmail overprint issue a fine mint copy. (SG 311a, Cat £60) - Est £40

Lot 779 - 1941 - 'Third Inter-American Caribbean Conference' issue the set of four overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with small hole punch. Very fine. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 339/342) - Est £35

Lot 780 - 1949 - 'Anti-Tuberculosis & Malaria Relief Fund' issue the set of six fine mint. (SG 427/32) - Est £40

Lot 781 - 1949 - Registered airmail cover franked with pair 1946 1g olive brown (SG 407) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 7 MAR 1949 with manuscript registration number alongside and 'VISITEZ L'Exposition Internationale' publicity cachet in blue also on front. Addressed to the French Military in FRENCH INDOCHINA with TRESOR ET POSTES 409 arrival cds on reverse. A rare destination. - Est £40

Lot 782 - 1916-1996 - Interesting lot of mainly mid to modern covers with many interesting frankings plus some postal stationery, censored, airmail, opts & surcharges, destinations inc Venezuela, Brazil, Jamaica & Sweden and a 1943 piece of cardboard from a parcel with 50c and 3 x 2.50g, taxed with USA postage dues 5c, 10c, pair 20c and strip of five and single $1 values. Mixed condition. (47 covers) - Est £45

Lot 783 - 1933-1961 - Small lot of long covers inc 1945 to CURACAO with CURACAO censor mark, 1935 Colombian Steamship Co. cover with 2 x 75c air issue sent to CANAL ZONE, 1944 1g olive green (SG 303) top value on censored cover to TRINIDAD with Trinidad and Haiti censor strips, 1933 United States Military Mission cover to USA and small 1961 cover with 1960 Airplane set with 'OFFICIEL' opts CTO but then used illegally and tied by PORT AU PRINCE cds's to USA. (5 items) - Est £20

Honduras

Lot 784 - 1866 - 2r green 'First Issue' a fine mint block of four, one stamp showing variety 'LOS' for 'DOS'. (SG 1) - Est £15

Lot 785 - 1877 - FORGERIES: Large lot of FORGED 'Comayagua' and 'Tegucigalpa' SURCHARGES on first issue with opts in red, blue and black inc boxed types and many pairs mint & unused. (23) - Est £45

Lot 786 - 1877 - FORGERIES: Duplicated range with 1877 boxed 'Medio Real' opt, large qty of 1896 'Arias' and 1898 'Train' issue forgeries with different types. Mixed condition mint & 'used'. (38) - Est £35

Lot 787 - 1890 - 5c, 20c, 25c, 30c, 40c (2), 50c, 75c and 1p yellow 'Seebeck' OFFICIAL issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in red. All values in used pairs most with dated TEGUCIGALPA cancels dated APR 16 1890 or DIC 31 1890. Unusual group. (SG O58, O60/O66) - Est £25

Lot 788 - 1891 - 2p purple & orange 'Bogran' SEEBECK issue a fine IMPERF COLOUR TRIAL PROOF in unissued colours on thin white paper. (As SG 67) - Est £30

Lot 789 - 1892 - 1c grey 'Seebeck' issue a fine IMPERF BETWEEN VERTICAL PAIR and 30c ultramarine block of four with variety IMPERF BETWEEN VERTICAL PAIRS all fine mint from the original printings with clear white gum. (SG 70 & 76 var) - Est £12

Lot 790 - 1896 - Cover franked with single 1896 10c orange red 'Arias' issue (SG 103) tied by 'Lines' cancel with oval CORREOS HONDURAS YUSCARAN cancel in purple dated JUN 18 1896 alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Cover has neatly repaired tear at left but otherwise a scarce issue used on cover. - Est £40

Lot 791 - 1898 - FORGERIES - TRAINS: 'Locomotive' issue 1c brown, 5c grey blue, 5c dull purple ERROR OF COLOUR, 6c dull purple, 10c deep blue, 20c brown orange, 50c orange red and 1p blue green IMPERF FORGERIES in unused corner marginal blocks of eight. (64 stamps, As SG 108/115) - Est £25

Lot 792 - 1898 - 5c grey blue 'Train' issue with part strike of 'PERMITASE' control mark in purple. Lightly used. (SG 110) - Est £15

Lot 793 - 1898 - 5c dull purple 'Train' issue ERROR OF COLOUR, two copies mint & used plus the issues 5c grey blue for comparison. (SG 110 & 110b) - Est £10

Lot 794 - 1903 - 'Guardiola' issue the set of eight all with 'SPECIMEN' overprint and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (SG 118/125) - Est £45

Lot 795 - 1903 - 2c+2c orange TRAIN 'Provisional' postal stationery reply card (H&G 35) issued for AMAPALA with two strikes of circular 'REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS ADUANA DE AMAPALA' control mark in blue and fine strike of straight line 'PERMITASE' marking in purple on both message & reply halves. Fine unused, very scarce. - Est £60

Lot 796 - 1903 - 2c + 2c orange on green TRAIN 'Provisional' postal stationery reply card (H&G 35, the reply half only) issued for AMAPALA with two strikes of circular 'REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS ADUANA DE AMAPALA' control mark in blue, cancelled to order with 'HONDURAS' lines cancel in purple. Uncommon. - Est £20

Lot 797 - 1907 - Unsealed cover franked with strip of three 1907 1c green 'Medina' issue (SG 127) tied by 'Lines' cancel and also by SAN PEDRO SULA cds. Addressed to USA with PUERTO CORTEZ transit cds on front. Interesting 3c rate. - Est £45

Lot 798 - 1911 - 1p red STEAMSHIP issue printed by 'Hass Bank Note Engraving Co N.Y.' a fine DIE PROOF on large piece of white paper in unissued colour. Scarce. (As SG 147) - Est £50

Lot 799 - 1913 - '2 CENTAVOS' on 1c violet 'Hass' issue, a fine mint corner marginal block of ten. Lovely multiple. (SG 159)  - Est £20

Lot 800 - 1913 - 10c on 1c violet with 'OFICIAL' overprint in red. A fine unused block of six. (SG O188) - Est £30

Lot 801 - 1913 - Headed 'Cuyamel Fruit Company' cover franked with 1911 5c carmine & 10c blue 'Hass' issue (SG 142 & 144) cancelled with dumb cork markings in black. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. Original letter is included which mentions 'So far I have answered every letter which I have received from you, but if any have gotten lots, it must have been during the unsettled times in Nicaragua'. - Est £42

Lot 802 - 1914 - 10c on 20c on 1c violet with 'OFICIAL' overprint in red and later 'OFICIAL 10 cts' overprint in black. A fine unused example. A very scarce stamp. (SG O191) - Est £30

Lot 803 - 1914 - Registered cover franked with 1913 5c on 2c carmine, 10c on 6c slate violet and 10c on 50c carmine rose (SG 179 & 184/185) tied by 'Lines' cancels with SAN PEDRO SULA CERTIFICADOS cds alongside and boxed 'SAN PEDRO SULA' registration marking. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival marks on reverse. A scarce franking of this issue. - Est £90

Lot 804 - 1923 - 1p on 5c magenta, a fine mint copy with variety 'PSEO' for 'PESO'. (SG 214a) - Est £20

Lot 805 - 1926 - Cover franked with single 1926 6d mauve with '1926' overprint in black (SG 241) tied by 'Lines' cancel with large TELA ATLANTIDA cds alongside. Addressed to USA. Uncommon issue on cover. - Est £36

Lot 806 - 1927 - 6c on 20c orange brown 'Morazan Statue' issue, three used copies showing varieties MISSING 'C' IN 'CTS' and MISSING '6' and NO STOP AFTER CTS. (SG 246b, 246c & 246d) - Est £12

Lot 807 - 1927 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES: Headed 'Central American Lines EXPRESO AEREO' Baggage label addressed internally to SIQUETEPEC with CENTRAL AMERICAN AIRLINES 50c grey blue on blue SEMI OFFICIAL Airmail issue (Sanabria # 1) tied on reverse by boxed CENTRAL AMERICAN AIRLINES AVION COMMERCIAL CORREO AEREO TEGUCIGALPA HONDURAS cancel dated MAR 11 1927.  The label has a repaired corner & some other peripheral faults but and EXCEPTIONAL RARITY. Less than 10 of these baggage labels are thought to exist. - Est £210

Lot 808 - 1927 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES: 50c carmine on blue 'Central American Airways' SEMI-OFFICIAL airmail issue with variety IMPERFORATE fine mint. (Sanabria #502a) - Est £45

Lot 809 - 1929 - 50c carmine 'Planned Flight from New York to Honduras' issue with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) handstamp in blue, mint with gum. (SG 260a) - Est £12

Lot 810 - 1929 - UNISSUED: 6c light magenta 'Dionisto Herrera La Patria' UNISSUED type dated '1924-1928' (later overprinted in 1929 for postal use), a fine mint copy. Scarce. (As SG 267) - Est £75

Lot 811 - 1930 - Circa 1930. Master DIE PROOF printed in brown for a circular 'Arms' printing likely from a REVENUE issue inscribed 'ARMS OF HONDURAS V-73304 No.3 REDUCTION OF V-70994 AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO.' at foot. Rare & unique. - Est £75

Lot 812 - 1934 - SIGNATURE CONTROLS: Registered cover franked with 1931 5 x 2c carmine and 6c green (SG 320 & 322) all with 'Signature Control' OPTS in purple tied by 'Lines' cancels with boxed registration marking alongside and CERTIFICADOS TEGUCIGALPA cds dated FEB 23 1934. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival marks on reversed. A nice franking. - Est £35

Lot 813 - 1936 - Cover with printed 'Great White Fleet, United Fruit Company' on flap franked with 1935 1c green & 5c deep blue (SG 365 & 367) tied by two fine strikes of UNITED FRUIT COMPANY STEAMSHIP SERVICE POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS PURSER S/S SANTA MARTA cds in black dated MAY 12 1936. Addressed to USA. - Est £30

Lot 814 - 1939 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover from SAN PEDRO SULA with firm's imprint at top left franked with 1939 8c blue (SG 389) tied by 'Lines' cancel with fine strike of two line 'CORREO AMBULANTE JUNIO 28 1939' travelling post office cancel alongside. Addressed to USA with PUERTO CORTEZ transit cds on reverse. - Est £42

Lot 815 - 1943 - CENSORED MAIL: Airmail cover franked with 1939 1c yellow, 1942 8c brown purple and pair 1941 1c red brown TAX issue on front and strip of five 1937 2c scarlet on reverse all tied by 'Lines' cancels  with SANTA ROSA DE COPAN cds on front. Addressed to GUATEMALA with 'ABIERTA POR LA CENSURA HONDURAS C.A.' transparent censor strip at right and various transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £16

Lot 816 - 1950 - ISLAND MAIL: Airmail cover franked with 1949 21c black plus 1945 1c TAX issue (SG 477 & 456) tied by 'Bars' roller cancel with fine strike of GUANAJA cds alongside and manuscript 'Bonacca, Bay Is' at top left. Addressed to USA with TEGUCIGALPA transit cds on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 817 - 1955 - 1l grey olive & black with 'Rotary' OPT in red, the top value fine unmounted mint. (SG 541, Cat £27) - Est £12

Lot 818 - 1959 - '150th Birth Anniversary of Lincoln' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 590/601) - Est £10

Lot 819 - 1960 - REVENUES: Circa 1960 1L green & 2L brown REVENUE PROOFS with inscription tablet blank printed by 'Thomas Greg & Sons' with IMPRINT below stamp, engraved and perforated. - Est £20

Lot 820 - 1962 - ISLAND MAIL: Registered airmail cover franked 1959 pair 1c red & blue & 1958 30c rose carmine (SG 602 & 585) tied by 'Flag' roller cancel with ADMON CORREOS GUANAJA cds alongside with small registration marking. Addressed to CANAL ZONE with transit and arrival marks on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 821 - 1900-1980 - REVENUES & CINDERELLA: Small range on stocksheet with a few Revenues and a nice group of mint Telegraphs. Mixed condition mint & used. (17 items) - Est £20

Lot 822 - 1939-1996 - Interesting lot of mid to modern covers mainly from a 1980s-1990s correspondence to the BBC World Service in UK with many interesting frankings inc high values, airmail, opts & surcharges, instructional marks etc plus a group of Incoming covers from UK, Canada, USA & Germany with arrival marks. Mixed condition. (26 covers) - Est £15

Hong Kong

Lot 823 - 1880 - 5c on 18c lilac QV 'Surcharge' issue, a good used copy with barred numeral 'B62' cancel. (SG 24, Cat £75) - Est £30

Lot 824 - 1882 - 2c carmine QV issue, wmk 'Crown CA' a mint copy. (SG 33, Cat £55) - Est £20

Lot 825 - 1882 - 4c slate grey QV issue, wmk 'Crown CA' a mint copy. (SG 34, Cat £40) - Est £16

Lot 826 - 1891 - 20c on 30c grey green QV 'Surcharge' issue with additional Chinese characters handstamp, a fine mint copy. (SG 48a, Cat £42) - Est £16

Lot 827 - 1903 - 1c dull purple & brown, 2c dull green, 4c purple on red, 5c dull green & brown orange and 8c slate & violet EVII issue, wmk 'Crown CA' all fine mint. (SG 62/6, Cat £100) - Est £40

Lot 828 - 1912 - $3 green & purple GV issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a good cds used copy. One pulled perf at base. (SG 114, Cat £130) - Est £40

Lot 829 - 1921 - 1c brown, 2c blue green, 4c carmine rose, 10c bright ultramarine, 20c purple & sage green, 25c purple & magenta, 30c purple & chrome yellow, $1 purple & blue on blue, $2 carmine red & grey black and $3 green & dull purple GV issue, wmk 'Multi Script CA' all fine cds used. (SG 117/8, 120, 124, 125/7 & 129/31, Cat £97+) - Est £35

Lot 830 - 1921 - 10c bright ultramarine GV issue, wmk 'Multi Script CA', a fine mint block of four. (SG 124, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 831 - 1921 - $3 green & dull purple GV issue, wmk 'Multi Script CA', a fine cds used copy. (SG 131, Cat £75) - Est £30

Lot 832 - 1923 - 1c brown and 2c green 'Postage Due' issue with wmk sideways plus 10c bright ultramarine with wmk upright all fine mint. (SG D1a, D2a & D5, Cat £39+) - Est £16

Lot 833 - 1923 - 6c yellow 'Postage Due' issue with wmk sideways, a fine mint copy. (SG D4a, Cat £90) - Est £35

Lot 834 - 1938 - $1 dull lilac & blue on chalk surfaced paper and $1 red orange & green on ordinary paper GVI issue both good mint copies. (SG 155/6, Cat £37) - Est £15

Lot 835 - 1941 - 4c bright purple & carmine GVI 'Centenary of British Occupation' issue, a fine cds used block of eight. (SG 164, Cat £40) - Est £16

Lot 836 - 1954 - 'QE2' definitive issue, the set of fourteen good to fine used, most with cds cancels. (SG 178/91, Cat £42) - Est £16

Lot 837 - 1954 - $2 reddish violet & scarlet and $5 green & purple QE2 issue, both fine mint copies. (SG 189/90, Cat £92) - Est £35

India

Lot 838 - 1866 - 4a green QV issue 'Die 1', a fine mint copy with full O.G. (SG 69, Cat £150) - Est £60

Lot 839 - 1895 - 3r brown & green QV issue, a good mint copy. (SG 108, Cat £80) - Est £35

Lot 840 - 1902 - 2a violet, 4a olive and 8a purple EVII issue with 'On H. M. S.' Official opt in black, all fine mint copies. (SG O58, O60 & O63, Cat £52+) - Est £20

Lot 841 - 1906 - INDIA USED IN NEPAL: ¼a brown EVII PSC (H&G 15) used with fair strike of NEPAL cds, addressed to RATANGARH and 1929 1a brown GV PSE (H&G B13) used with good NEPAL cds, addressed to LACHMANGARH with oval KATHMANDU transit mark on reverse. (2 items) - Est £50

Lot 842 - 1911 - Small mint range of GV issues all wmk 'Star' with ½a emerald, 2a purple pair, 4a deep olive, 8a purple and 1r red brown & deep blue green. (SG 156, 166, 174, 182 & 185, Cat £108+) - Est £40

Lot 843 - 1926 - Range of mint GV issue with 3p slate, 1a chocolate, 2a bright purple, 2a 6p orange, 3a blue, 4a sage green and 12a claret. (SG 201, 203, 205, 207, 209/10 & 213, Cat £66) - Est £25

Lot 844 - 1929 - GV 'Airmail' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 220/5, Cat £55) - Est £22

Lot 845 - 1931 - 'Inauguration of New Delhi' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 226/31, Cat £38) - Est £15

Lot 846 - 1931 - Small group of GV issue MINT multiples with 1931 ½a violet & green 'Inauguration of Delhi' issue block of four and 1935 Silver Jubilee ½a black & yellow green block of ten, 9p black & grey green corner block of eight and 1¼a black & bright violet block of ten. (SG 227, 240a, 241 & 243a, Cat £84) - Est £25

Lot 847 - 1935 - 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 240/6, Cat £38) - Est £15

Lot 848 - 1937 - 5r green & blue and 10r purple & claret GVI issue with 'SERVICE' opt, the pair fine mint. (SG O137/8, Cat £54) - Est £20

Lot 849 - 1937 - 2r purple & brown, 5r green & blue and 10r purple & claret GVI issue, all fine mint. (SG 260/2, Cat £101) - Est £40

Lot 850 - 1937 - 25r slate violet & purple GVI issue, the top value good used. (SG 264, Cat £45) - Est £18

Lot 851 - 1890-2010 - Accumulation in one large album plus various other pages and loose, mixed condition mint and used with a good array of mid to modern period mint issues. Will repay sorting. (100's) - Est £30

Indian States

Lot 852 - 1941 - BUNDI: 1a orange red, 1947 ½a violet and 1941 3p bright blue with 'SERVICE' opt in red all three fine mint. (SG 81, 87 & O53, Cat £22+) - Est £10

Lot 853 - 1935 - CHAMBA: 4a sage green GV issue with 'CHAMBA STATE SERVICE' Official opt in black, a fine mint pair. (SG O65, Cat £40) - Est £16

Lot 854 - 1931 - CHARKHARI: 1a blackish brown 'Imlia Palace' issue, a cds used IMPERF BETWEEN HORIZONTAL PAIR. Creased down central margin. (SG 46a) - Est £10

Lot 855 - 1932 - JAIPUR: 4a black & grey green inscribed POSTAGE & REVENUE and ¼a black & brown lake, ¾a black & brown red, 1a black & blue, 3a black & green and 6a black & deep blue inscribed POSTAGE all fine unmounted mint. (SG 54, 58/60, 63 & 65, Cat £56) - Est £22

Lot 856 - 1886 - JIND: ½a green QV issue with SERVICE JHIND STATE opt in red, a fine mint copy. (SG O10, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 857 - 1941 - JIND: 1a carmine GVI issue with 'JIND' opt, a fine cds used block of four. (SG 130, Cat £32) - Est £12

Lot 858 - 1885 - NABHA: 2a dull blue QV 'First' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 3, Cat £48) - Est £20

Lot 859 - 1885 - NABHA: 4a green QV 'First' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 4, Cat £140) - Est £55

Lot 860 - 1885 - NABHA: 'QV' issue with red overprint, the set of four fine mint. (SG 10/13, Cat £250) - Est £100

Lot 861 - 1885 - NABHA: 2a dull blue 'QV' issue with red overprint a fine mint block of ten. (SG 11, Cat £65) - Est £25

Lot 862 - 1885 - NABHA: 6a olive bistre and 6a bistre brown QV issue with 'NABHA STATE' opt in black, the two shades fine mint. (SG 25/6, Cat £29+) - Est £12

Lot 863 - 1885 - NABHA: 1r slate and 1r green & carmine QV issue with black opt, both fine mint copies. (SG 29/30, Cat £51) - Est £20

Lot 864 - 1885 - NABHA: 2r carmine & yellow brown QV issue with black opt, a fine mint copy. (SG 31, Cat £250) - Est £100

Lot 865 - 1885 - NABHA: 3r brown & green QV issue with black opt, a fine mint copy. (SG 32, Cat £275) - Est £110

Lot 866 - 1913 - NABHA: 4a olive and 1r red brown & deep blue green GV 'Official' issue, the pair fine mint. (SG O37/8, Cat £95) - Est £36

Lot 867 - 1913 - NABHA: 1r brown & green GV issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 58b, Cat £30) - Est £12

Lot 868 - 1938 - NABHA: 3p slate, ½a red brown, 9p green and 1a carmine GVI issue, all fine mint. (SG 77/80, Cat £44+) - Est £18

Lot 869 - 1938 - NABHA: 2r purple & brown GVI issue, a fine unmounted mint inter-panneau block of eight. (SG 90, Cat £320) - Est £125

Lot 870 - 1938 - NABHA: 25r slate violet & purple GVI issue, the top value fine mint. (SG 94, Cat £200) - Est £80

Lot 871 - 1940 - NABHA: 3p to 1r GVI 'Official' issue, the ten stamps fine mint. (SG O55/66, Cat £35+) - Est £15

Lot 872 - 1940 - NABHA: 1r grey & red brown GVI 'Official' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG O66, Cat £55) - Est £22

Lot 873 - 1939-1942 - NABHA: Nice group of GVI issue covers with 1938 3p slate, ½a red brown, 9p green & 1a carmine (SG 77/80) used on three covers & a fine 1942 use of the 9p green postal stationery card (H&G 22A) to BANDIKUL. (4 items) - Est £45

Lot 874 - 1885 - PATIALA: ½a blue green and 2a dull blue used and 4a green & 1r slate mint QV issue with 'PUTTIALLA' opt in red. (SG 7/10, Cat £78+) - Est £30

Lot 875 - 1903 - PATIALA: EVII issue, the set of ten mixed mint & used. (SG 35/45, Cat £48) - Est £18

Lot 876 - 1912 - PATIALA: Range of GV issue with 'PATIALA' opt with low values used plus 12a, 1r & 2r all mint. (SG 48/59 & 16/62, Cat £85++) - Est £32

Lot 877 - 1913 - PATIALA: Range of GV issues with 'SERVICE' opts inc 3p, ½a, 1a, 2a, 6a, 8a & 1r all used 1a chocolate, 4a olive 2r carmine & yellow brown and 5r ultramarine & violet all mint. (SG O35/O45, Cat £67+) - Est £25

Ireland

Lot 878 - 1886 - GREAT BRITAIN USED IN IRELAND: Cover franked with Great Britain 1881 1d lilac QV issue (SG 172) tied by fine strike of BLACKROCK DUBLIN '67' diamond duplex cancel dated SEP 12 1886. Addressed to KINGSTOWN with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 879 - 1907 - FORERUNNERS: Pale blue & black SINN FEIN 'Celtic Cross' Propaganda issue, the first printing mint with gum with light crease plus the later deep blue & black printing mint for comparison, both perf 11¼. (Hibernian #L13 & L15) - Est £50

Lot 880 - 1917 - MILITARY: Colour PPC 'Salmon Fishing' franked on message side with Great Britain 1912 ½d green GV issue (SG 351) tied by fine strike of large SHANES PARK CAMP BELFAST skeleton cds dated AUG 17 1917. Addressed locally within BELFAST. - Est £45

Lot 881 - 1921 - UPRISING: 2d orange GV issue of Great Britain (SG 366) tied on piece by fine strike of FIELD POST OFFICE W.16 cds of the General Headquarters of the British Army located at Parkgate, Dublin dated 24 AUG 1921 and additional unfranked piece with similar cds dated 19 JAN 1921. (2 items) - Est £50

Lot 882 - 1922 - Range of OPTS in Great Britain with 1922 First Dollard 1d, 2½d, 4d, 5d & 9d, 1922 Second Thom 2d, 4d, 6d, both 9d's and 1/- and Thom 'Irish Free State' ½d, 1d, 3d, 6d and 9d. All are mint but most have paper adherence on reverse. Odd small fault. (SG 2, 4, 6/8, 34, 37, 39/41, 43, 52/3, 57 & 60/1, Cat £126+) - Est £40

Lot 883 - 1922 - 5/- rose carmine GV 'Seahorse' issue, 'Dollard' printing, a very fine mint copy. (SG 19, Cat £90) - Est £45

Lot 884 - 1922 - 5/- rose carmine GV 'Seahorse' issue with 'Irish Free State 1922' opt 'Thom' printing in blue black (wide date), a fine mint copy. (SG 65, Cat £85) - Est £40

Lot 885 - 1922 - Long heavy weight cover franked with 1922 ½d green and 1d scarlet first DOLLARD opt and 2d orange with first THOM opt (SG 1/2 & 12) all tied by DUBLIN 38 cds's dated 16 JUN 1922. Addressed to ARGENTINA with arrival cds on reverse and straight line 'NON RECLAME' on front with circular 'CLASIFICACION 21' marking in red with '61497' numbered handstamp. Cover is a little worn especially around the edges. - Est £45

Lot 886 - 1923 - Stampless cover with typed 'SAORSTAT EIREANN' at top to denote official business with good strike of CAISLEAN AN BHARRAIGH cds dated 23 OCT 1923. Addressed to 'Solicitor, Irish Land Commission, Dublin'. - Est £40

Lot 887 - 1925 - 5/- rose carmine GV 'Seahorse' issue with 'Irish Free State 1922' opt in black (narrow date), a fine mint copy. (SG 84, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 888 - 1925 - 2/6 chocolate brown GV 'Seahorse' issue with 'Irish Free State 1922' opt in black (wide date), a fine lightly used copy. (SG 86, Cat £55) - Est £25

 

 

Lot 889 - 1939 - FIRST FLIGHT: Pair of covers one from Ireland franked with 1922 3d ultramarine & 1/- light blue (SG 76 & 82) tied by BAILE ATHA CLIATH Dublin cds dated 30 VI 1939. Flown on the North Atlantic Airmail Service first flight from Ireland to USA with large illustrated first flight cachet in purple on front plus the return flight from USA to Dublin dated JUN 24 1939. (Muller #29) - Est £30

Jamaica

Lot 890 - 1801 - PRESTAMP: Cover with light strike of two line 'JAMAICA 1 NOV 1801' marking in black on flap endorsed 'Pacquette' on front and rated '3/8' in manuscript on front crossed through on inspection and '4/4' added alongside. Addressed to EDINBURGH with DE 29 801 London transit mark on reverse and red 'JA 1' Bishop mark on front. A nice early item. - Est £95

Lot 891 - 1860 - 1d pale blue, 1d blue, 2d rose, 3d green, 4d red orange & 1/- yellow brown QV issue wmk 'Pineapple' all good to fine used. (SG 1, 1b, 2, 3, 4a & 6, Cat £154) - Est £50

Lot 892 - 1869 - Stampless cover with KINGSTON JAMAICA cds dated NOV 1869 on reverse, Addressed to USA with ST THOMAS transit cds on reverse and N.Y. STEAMSHIP 10 arrival cds dated DEC 21 1869 on front. Rated '4' in red manuscript. Cover is repaired at left. - Est £20

Lot 893 - 1883 - 1d rose QV issue, wmk 'Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 18, Cat £80) - Est £32

Lot 894 - 1905 - 5/- grey & violet, a fine mint copy. (SG 45, Cat £55) - Est £22

Lot 895 - 1905 - 6d lilac QV issue on ordinary paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 52, Cat £35) - Est £14

Lot 896 - 1917 - 3d purple on yellow 'WAR STAMP' opt issue, a fine mint pair with variety NO STOP AFTER STAMP on left hand stamp. (SG 75/a, Cat £31) - Est £12

Lot 897 - 1919 - ½d to 4d, 2/-, 3/- & 5/- GV 'Pictorial' issue wmk 'Multi Crown CA' all fine mint. (SG 78/84 & 86/8, Cat £106+) - Est £40

Lot 898 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with strip of four 1919 3d purple on yellow GV 'WAR STAMP' opt issue (SG 77) tied by KINGSTON cds's dated DEC 10 1930. Flown on the Kingston - Miami, USA first flight with large circular first flight cachet on front. Addressed to CANADA. (Muller #3) - Est £20

Lot 899 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 114/7, Cat £21) - Est £10

Lot 900 - 1935 - MARITIME: Cover franked with Great Britain 1924 ½d green GV issue (SG 418) tied by PAQUEBOT KINGSTON cds with fine strike of large boxed 'OCEAN MAILS EX….ARIGUANI' ships cachet in purple alongside. Addressed to USA. - Est £25

Lot 901 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of eighteen fine mint. (SG 121/33a, Cat £150) - Est £60

Lot 902 - 1943 - PRISONER OF WAR MAIL: Stampless printed 'PRISONER OF WAR MAIL FREE, INTERNMENT CAMP JAMAICA, B.W.I.' postcard sent by a German POW with oval 'INTERNMENT & P. OF W. CAMP JAMAICA' cancel dated DEC 31 1943. Addressed to GERMANY with censor marks on front. - Est £45

Lot 903 - 1956 - 3/- black & blue, 5/- black & carmine red and 10/- black & blue green QE2 issue all fine mint. (SG 171/3, Cat £45+) - Est £18

Lot 904 - 1921-1938 - PERFINS: Group of GV (1) and GVI (5) issues all with 'U.F.Co.' PERFINS of the 'United Fruit Company'. Good to fine used. Small faults. (6) - Est £12

 

Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika

Lot 905 - 1895 - 4a olive green & 12a purple on red QV issue of India with 'British East Africa' opt, both fine mint copies. (SG 55 & 58, Cat £83) - Est £30

Lot 906 - 1895 - BRITISH EAST AFRICA: 1a grey black postal stationery card (H&G 4) datelined 'Rabai. E Africa' on reverse used with two MOMBASA cds's dated 29 SEP 1894 and 30 SEP 1894 both overlapping on stamp. Addressed to ITALY with ADEN transit cds and octagonal LIGNE N PAQ FR No.3 French maritime cds dated 9 OCT 1894 both on front. Card has a central crease and some discolouration at left but otherwise a scarce card in used condition. - Est £55

Lot 907 - 1898 - UGANDA: 1a carmine rose, 2a red brown, 3a bluish grey, 4a deep green and 8a pale olive QV issue, all fine mint. (SG 84a, 86, 87a & 88/9, Cat £71+) - Est £26

Lot 908 - 1918 - Cover franked on reverse with 1912 3c green & pair 6c red GV issue (SG 45/46) tied by NAIROBI cds dated 6 NOV 1918. Addressed to CACHOEIRA, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL with transit & arrival marks on reverse, the cover eventually arriving on 16 FEB 1919. - Est £25

Lot 909 - 1922 - TANGANYIKA: 3/- black 'Giraffe' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 85, Cat £65) - Est £25

Lot 910 - 1922 - TANGANYIKA: 5/- black & scarlet 'Giraffe' issue, wmk sideways, a fine mint copy. (SG 86, Cat £95) - Est £38

Lot 911 - 1925 - TANGANYIKA: Registered cover franked on reverse with pair 1922 30c black & blue 'Giraffe' issue (SG 79) tied by MOROGORO cds's with lovely blue on white printed 'R MOROGORO' reg label on front. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 912 - 1935 - 10/- purple & blue GV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 122, Cat £110) - Est £45

Lot 913 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of twenty fine mint. (SG 131/150b, Cat £250) - Est £100

Lot 914 - 1938 - 1/- black & yellowish brown and 1/- black & brown GVI issue perf 13x11¾ and 1/- black & yellowish brown perf 13 x 12½, all fine mint copies. (SG 145, 145a & 145b, Cat £87) - Est £30

Lot 915 - 1938 - 2/- lake brown & brown purple GVI issue perf 13¾x13¼, a fine mint copy. (SG 146b, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 916 - 1938 - 2/- lake brown & brown purple GVI issue, perf 13¼, a fine mint copy. (SG 146, Cat £175) - Est £65

Lot 917 - 1938 - 5/- black & carmine GVI issue, perf 13¼ and 5/- black & carmine perf 13¼ x 13¾ both fine mint copies. (SG 148 & 148b, Cat £225) - Est £80

Lot 918 - 1938 - 5/- black & carmine GVI issue perf 13¼ x 13¾, a fine mint copy. (SG 148b, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 919 - 1954 - 'QE2' definitive issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 167/80, Cat £140) - Est £55

Mauritius

Lot 920 - 1859 - 2d pale blue 'Dardenne' issue, a fine looking copy with four good to close margins, lightly used. Stamp has two diagonal creases across lower left corner which show on reverse. Otherwise a fine looking stamp. (SG 44, Cat £850) - Est £150

Lot 921 - 1878 - 8c on 2c blue QV issue, wmk Crown CC, a fine mint copy. (SG 85, Cat £85) - Est £32

Lot 922 - 1878 - 38c on 9d pale violet QV 'Surcharge' issue, a good mint copy with gum. Heavily hinged. (SG 89, Cat £55) - Est £20

Lot 923 - 1878 - 50c on 1/- green QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 90, Cat £90) - Est £35

Lot 924 - 1887 - 2c on 13c slate QV issue, a fine unused example. (SG 117, Cat £75) - Est £26

Lot 925 - 1900 - 2r 50c green & black on blue, a good used copy with heavyish central MAURITIUS cds. (SG 154, Cat £170) - Est £65

Lot 926 - 1910 - Small group of 'Arms' postal stationery with 1909 2c brown card unused, 1923 12c red on buff card opt 'SPECIMEN' & 1926 3c green card used with added 2c & 5c tied by G.P.O. cds's to Germany (no message) and 1909 2c brown envelope used from PORT LOUIS to VACOAS and 1925 5c on 6c violet envelope unused. (H&G 22, 27, 28, B25 & B35) - Est £30

Lot 927 - 1938 - 1r grey brown, 5r sage green and 10r reddish purple GVI issue on ordinary paper, all fine cds used copies. (SG 260b, 262a & 263a, Cat £96+) - Est £36

Lot 928 - 1951 - Nice group of commercial covers to FRANCE all franked with the 1950 GVI issue with values to 1r inc REG cover from PORT LOUIS with 2r 60c franking plus others from ROSE HILL and CUREPIPE. (5 items) - Est £25

Lot 929 - 1965 - BIRDS: Group of commercial covers all franked with the 1965 QE2 'Birds' issue inc values to 1R. All addressed to the UK sent from QUATRE BORNES (3) and PORT LOUIS. (4) - Est £10

Lot 930 - 1858-1904 - Small mainly QV range with 1858 unissued blue 'Britannia' issue mint, 1863 2d pale blue unused, 1883 1c pale violet, 2c green & 4c carmine mint, 1891 2c on 38c on 9d pale violet used, 1900 4c on 16c chestnut mint and 1904 50c used. (14 stamps, SG 31, 59, 93, 101, 103, 105, 110, 120, 123/4, 137, 164 & 174, Cat £168+) - Est £40

Mexico

Lot 931 - 1856 - 1r yellow mint and 4r dull vermilion unused HIDALGO issue both without district opt, margins large to touching with nice colour. (SG 2c & 4b, Cat £100) - Est £40

Lot 932 - 1864 - 'American Banknote Co.' HIDALGO issue, the set of four fine IMPERF PROOFS on thin white paper. Ex ABNCo. Archive. Very scarce. (SG 15/18) - Est £150

Lot 933 - 1864 - 8r carmine red 'Eagle' issue, fifth period with '72 1866' invoice number and 'Mexico' district opt, a good unused example with tight margins. (SG 35, Cat £130) - Est £50

Lot 934 - 1866 - 25c buff LITHO 'Maximilian' issue with '110 866' invoice number opt of MERIDA district, a fine mint copy with gum. Four margins. (SG 38) - Est £16

Lot 935 - 1867 - GUADALAJARA: 2r black on bright green wove paper 'Provisional' issue, a good used genuine copy, cut square. (SG 7) - Est £20

Lot 936 - 1867 - GUADALAJARA: 2r black on rose quadrille paper 'Provisional' issue, a good lightly used copy. Tight margins. (SG 15A) - Est £20

Lot 937 - 1872 - 12c blue 'Hidalgo' issue with 'Papel Sellado' watermark (Type 8a) with '6 72' numerals and 'Guadalajara' district opt, a fine lightly used copy, four margins. Uncommon. (SG 88e) - Est £20

Lot 938 - 1875 - PORTE DE MAR: 10c black 'Porte de Mar' issue, a used copy with part boxed 'FRANCO EN' cancel (town unclear). Thinned & faults but scarce used. (SG M124) - Est £20

Lot 939 - 1882 - 3c carmine 'Numeral' issue postal stationery card (H&G 3) three copies all without district opts one with greenish blue printing and 3c carmine + 2c green cards (H&G 4), 3 examples with '2682', 283' and 5383' district number opts only. All unused. (6) - Est £18

Lot 940 - 1886 - Cover franked with single 1885 10c orange 'Hidalgo Medallion' issue (SG 162) tied by undated oval FRANCO EN GUADALAJARA cancel. Addressed to CUIDAD GUZMAN. Nice & clean. - Est £18

Lot 941 - 1891 - 4c vermilion 'Numeral' postal stationery envelope (H&G B33, side opening) used with added 1890 1c green and 5c ultramarine 'Numeral' issue (SG 187 & 191) tied by MEXICO CITY cds's dated 24 JAN 1891. Addressed to GUANAJUATO. A fine three colour franking on postal stationery. - Est £75

Lot 942 - 1892 - 1c green 'Numeral' issue on thin hard paper, a superb COMPLETE SHEET OF 100 showing the full range of perforations with approximately 35 stamps being perf 11, then 55 stamps being compound perf 11 x 5½-6 and 10 being perf 5½-6. The sheet is fine mint with full gum. There is some slight perf separation here & there but otherwise an exceptional a rare sheet of the highest exhibition quality. (SG 208a, 208b & 208c, Cat £420++) - Est £175

Lot 943 - 1892 - 25c scarlet 'Numeral' issue compound perf 11 x 5½, a fine cds used copy. (SG 217c, Cat £41) - Est £20

Lot 944 - 1892 - Group of Bogus 'Falta de Porte' issues all different mint or unused. Mixed condition. (4) - Est £10

Lot 945 - 1893 - Homemade postal card franked with 1892 2c rose lake 'Numeral' issue (SG 197) tied by AGUASCALIENTES cds dated OCT 5 1893. Addressed to USA with NUEVO LAREDO transit cds on front. Light horizontal crease but an unusual item. - Est £20

Lot 946 - 1899 - 1p black & blue with 'OFICIAL' handstamp INVERTED, a fine used copy. (SG O284) - Est £10

Lot 947 - 1906 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 4c on 3c brown PSC (H&G 113) used with good strike of O.P.A. No. 110 TORREON P. DIAZ cds dated NOV 9 1906. Addressed to GERMANY with C. PORFIRIO DIAZ and USA transit marks and German arrival mark all on front. - Est £35

Lot 948 - 1914 - CIVIL WAR: 50c black & lake brown and 1p black & blue with 'VILLA ZAPATA' monogram opt in black, both fine mint. (SG CV29/30, Cat £25) - Est £12

Lot 949 - 1914 - CIVIL WAR: Cover franked with 1914 5c orange with 'GOBIERNO CONSTITUTIONALISTA Z.M.' handstamp in violet of Zacatecas (SG 10) tied by unclear OPA TPO cds addressed to MEXICO CITY and a similar FRONT with the handstamp in magenta. Both items are worn and have small faults but an uncommon issue on cover. (2 items) - Est £35

Lot 950 - 1915 - 2c green 'Statue of Cuauhtemoc' issue with variety 'OFICIAL' OPT INVERTED, fine mint. (SG O322 var) - Est £15

Lot 951 - 1916 - 'Silver Currency' OPT issue on 1910 set with 'Carranza Monogram' opt in black the 1c to 20c all fine mint. (SG 348/55) - Est £10

Lot 952 - 1917 - 20c brown red 'Portrait' issue, rouletted, a fine mint copy. (SG 399a, Cat £34) - Est £16

Lot 953 - 1917 - 5p grey & grey green 'P.O. Mexico City' issue, a fine mint corner marginal block of four with 'V-13' cylinder number in green and '1982' sheet number handstamp in black in margin. (SG 412a. Cat £112) - Est £50

Lot 954 - 1921 - 'Centenary of the Declaration of Independence' issue the pair fine mint. (SG 415/6, Cat £44) - Est £22

Lot 955 - 1923 - 1c brown 'Roulette' issue WITHOUT WATERMARK. A fine cds used copy. (SG 418) - Est £10

Lot 956 - 1923 - Registered cover franked with single 1917 30c grey black 'Portrait' issue rouletted (SG 401) tied by MORELIA cds with REG handstamp in purple alongside. Addressed to MEXICO CITY with blue 'Sunburst' registration seal on reverse tied by oval MORELIA CERTIFICADOS markings with MEXICO CITY arrival mark also on reverse. Nice franking of the top value. - Est £25

Lot 957 - 1929 - 20c sepia 'Airmail' issue, perf 12, a fine mint copy of the key value. (SG 471, Cat £28) - Est £15

Lot 958 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1923 pair 5c orange, 1927 25c sepia & lake AIR issue and 1c sepia TAX issue (SG 441, 454 & 457) tied by TAPACHULA cds dated 21 MAY 1929. Flown on the 'Tapachula - Arriaga - San Geronimo - Tejeria' first flight with first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to MEXICO CITY with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #31a) - Est £15

Lot 959 - 1929 - AIRMAIL COMMEMORATION: Cover franked with pair 1929 20c violet black 'Airmail Week' issue (SG 482) tied by special SEMANA AEREA MEXICO DF cds dated 10 DIC 1929 with large triangular 'SEMANA AEREA' (Aviacion Week) cachet in purple on front and airmail label at right. Addressed to UK. (Muller #47, AAMC #E-2b) - Est £25

Lot 960 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: 10c claret PSE (H&G B68) used with added 1923 5c orange and 1929 20c black & sepia 'Carranza' AIR issue (SG 441 & 466) tied by JIMENEZ cds's dated 19 AUG 1929. Flown on the Ciudad Juarez - Torreon - Mexico City' first flight with first flight cachet in black on reverse and airmail label on front. Addressed to MEXICO CITY. (Muller #40b) - Est £20

Lot 961 - 1930 - Carranza AIRMAIL issue with 'HABILITADO AEREO 1930-1931' opt, the set of six fine mint. (SG 498/503) - Est £25

Lot 962 - 1930 - Airmail cover franked with 1929 30c black and 1930 5c sepia and sage green and 15c green & bright violet 'Emilio Carranza' AIR issue with 'HABILITADO 1930' opt (SG 472 & 496/7) tied by MEXICO CITY cds's. Addressed to UK. - Est £12

Lot 963 - 1931 - 15c on 20c sepia AIR 'Surcharge' issue, perforated, a fine cds used copy. (SG 515, Cat £36) - Est £18

Lot 964 - 1932 - CINDERELLA: Commercial airmail cover franked with 1929 10c violet and 20c sepia and 1929 1c brown TAX issue (SG 469, 471 & 457) tied by GUADALAJARA cds's dated 17 MAY 1932 with nice green, white & red striped label at right inscribed 'Contribuya a la Prosperidad del Pais Consumiendo Articulos Nacionales' (contribute to the wealth of the country. Buy national products). Addressed to MEXICO CITY with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £15

Lot 965 - 1933 - 21st International Statistical Congress' issue, POSTAGE set of four fine mint. (SG 529/32, Cat £69+) - Est £32

Lot 966 - 1934 - Definitive issue both POSTAGE and AIRMAIL sets of fourteen and nine all fine mint. (SG 561/580) - Est £25

Lot 967 - 1934 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Group of printed 'Secretaria de la Economia Nacional - Oficina de Publicaciones' OFFICIAL postcards sent to the UN in Switzerland each franked with a pair of either 1926 3c brown 'OFICIAL' opt issue or 1933 3c brown 'SERVICIO OFICIAL' opt issue (SG O475 or O542) tied by OFICIAL MEXICO D.F. cds's. Small faults but an unusual lot. (4 items) - Est £35

Lot 968 - 1935 - Window envelope franked with 2 x 1934 20c lake AIR Issue (SG 576) tied by ALVARO OBREGON TAB. Cds. Sent airmail to MEXICO CITY with fine strike of undated circular 'R.A.C. No. --2- R.M.' airmail routing mark in black on front. VILLAHERMOSA transit and MEXICO CITY arrival cds's on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 969 - 1936 - Pair of covers to CANADA with varied frankings and both with either a pair or strip of three of an unusual blue 'Globe' CINDERELLA label dated '1882' and with a difficult to read inscription. Needs further research. (2 items) - Est £10

Lot 970 - 1940 - 'Centenary of the First Postage Stamps' issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 643/52, Cat £119) - Est £55

Lot 971 - 1942 - FORGER: Cover with 'French Philatelic Agency, Apartado 404, Merida (Rep. of Mexico)' imprint at top left, one of the earlier incarnations of the prolific Mexican forger Raoul de Thuin. Franked with 2c green tied by MERIDA cds. Addressed to USA. - Est £10

Lot 972 - 1946 - 'United Nations' issue, the complete set of eleven fine mint. (SG 766/76, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 973 - 1950 - Definitive issue, the set of twelve (excluding the 5c red brown) fine mint. (SG 835/46, Cat £55) - Est £25

Lot 974 - 1950 - 10p turquoise & black AIR 'Definitive' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 858, Cat £85) - Est £40

Lot 975 - 1950 - 20p grey blue & scarlet 'Type 2' REDRAWN with 'LQ' engravers initials added, a good mint copy. Small thin on reverse. Rare. (SG 859a, Cat £700) - Est £125

Lot 976 - 1953 - Range of AIR definitive issue with 10c orange brown, 10c orange, 30c grey olive, 40c deep turquoise blue, 1p blue grey, 5p orange & brown, 10p turquoise & black and later 2p chestnut with vertical wmk. All fine mint. (SG 888, 888a, 889/90, 893/5 & 907a, Cat £85) - Est £35

Lot 977 - 1963 - 20c rose on white fluorescent paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 1052a, Cat £38) - Est £18

Lot 978 - 1860-1960 - CINDERELLA: Useful lot inc Revenues, Official Seals, REG labels, Postal Savings stamps & a few Porte De Mar issue. Mixed condition. (82 stamps) - Est £30

Lot 979 - 1891-1916 - Range of postal stationery lettercards with early Numeral issue on rose stock, few Mulitas issues and a couple with Civil War handstamps. (8 items) - Est £20

Lot 980 - 1891-1980 - CINDERELLA: Nice range of CINDERELLA labels all different, mostly pictorial TB Seals,  but also inc nice 20c rose FALTA DE PORTE label used with CELAYA cds and a 1950 Masonic Congress label used with JALAPA cds. (26) - Est £18

Lot 981 - 1975-1992 - EXPORTA ISSUE: Useful mint & used collection on printed pages plus accumulation inc a good amount of mint on three stocksheets plus one cover. Needs sorting & checking. (240+ stamps & 1 cover) - Est £40

Morocco Agencies

Lot 982 - 1889 - GIBRALTAR USED IN MOROCCO: 5c green QV issue of Gibraltar used with good part strike of LAIRACHE cds. The stamp has some short perfs and is heavily thinned on reverse but a scarce cancel. (SG Z50, Cat £75) - Est £25

Lot 983 - 1898 - 50c bright lilac QV issue with First 'MOROCCO AGENCIES' overprint and 1899 1p bistre & ultramarine QV Second overprint both mint. (SG 6 & 15, Cat £46) - Est £18

Lot 984 - 1907 - EVII issue of Great Britain with 'MOROCCO AGENCIES' overprint, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 31/38, Cat £150) - Est £60

Lot 985 - 1907 - 1d scarlet, 4d green & chocolate brown, 4d pale orange EVII issue mint plus 6d pale dull purple and 1/- dull green and carmine both fine cds used. (SG 32 &, 34/7, Cat £87+) - Est £35

Lot 986 - 1907 - SPANISH CURRENCY: 5c on ½d to 5p on 5/- EVII issue all fine mint. (SG 112/122, Cat £163+) - Est £65

Lot 987 - 1907 - SPANISH CURRENCY: 25c on 2½d dull blue EVII issue, Harrison printing on ordinary paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 124a, Cat £45) - Est £18

Lot 988 - 1923 - SPANISH CURRENCY: GV issue wmk 'Block Cypher', the set of six fine mint. (SG 143/148, Cat £70) - Est £30

Lot 989 - 1934 - TANGIER: GV & GVI range inc the GV Harrison set of three, 1935 Silver Jubilee set of three and the 1937 GVI dark colours set of three plus a few others. (SG 235/7, 238/40, 241/3, 244, 245/7 & 248/50, Cat £78+) - Est £30

Lot 990 - 1937 - SPANISH CURRENCY: 40c on 4d grey green GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 169, Cat £40) - Est £16

Lot 991 - 1937 - Cover franked with 1935 50c on 5d yellow brown and 1f on 10d turquoise blue GV 'Harrison' issue plus strip of three 1937 15c on 1½d maroon 'Coronation' issue all overprinted in French currency (SG 221, 223 & 229) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE CASABLANCA cds's dated 14 AUG 1937. Addressed to locally within CASABLANCA.. - Est £25

Lot 992 - 1937 - Cover franked with 1935 10c on 1d scarlet GV issue, 1937 15c on 1½d maroon 'Coronation' issue and pair 5c on ½d green GVI issue all overprinted in French currency (SG 217, 229 & 230) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE RABAT cds's dated 26 OCT 1937. Addressed to USA. - Est £35

Lot 993 - 1938 - Registered cover franked with 1935 50c on 5d yellow brown, pair 90c on 9d deep olive green, 1f 50c on 1/- bistre brown GV issue and 1937 15c on 1½d maroon GVI issue all overprinted in French currency (SG 221/2, 224 & 229) plus 1936 5c on ½d green, 10c on 1d scarlet & 15c on 1½d red brown EVIII issue overprinted in Spanish currency (SG 160/2) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE FEZ cds's dated 8 JAN 1938 with printed 'FEZ, Morocco' REG label. Addressed to USA with GIBRALTAR & other transits & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 994 - 1948 - GREAT BRITAIN USED IN MOROCCO: Commercial cover franked with 1941 2½d pale ultramarine GVI issue of Great Britain (without overprint, SG Z201) with 1941 ½d pale green GVI issue with 'TANGIER' opt (SG 251) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER cds dated 6 JAN 1948. Addressed to USA. - Est £25

Lot 995 - 1949 - TANGIER: GVI issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 261/275, Cat £120) - Est £48

Lot 996 - 1913-1957 - Small duplicated mixed lot on four stocksheets mint & used with a couple of blocks and a few better values. (150+) - Est £16

Nicaragua

Lot 997 - 1862 - 2c deep blue on yellowish paper 'First Issue' a good unused copy. (SG 1, Cat £80) - Est £40

Lot 998 - 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) - Est £95

Lot 999 - 1862 - 2c deep blue on yellowish paper 'First Issue' a good unused copy. Small thin on reverse. (SG 1, Cat £80) - Est £35

Lot 1000 - 1886 - 2c red brown on buff first postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with CORINTO cds in purple dated 18 AUG 1886. Addressed to LEON. - Est £25

Lot 1001 - 1892 - 2c dark blue on buff 'Seebeck' PSC (H&G 16) used with added 1892 1c brown (SG 47) tied by CORINTO duplex cds in red dated NOV 30 1892. Addressed to NEW YORK. No message. - Est £15

Lot 1002 - 1893 - ZELAYA - REVENUES: 5c vermilion, 10c violet & 25c blue 'Mosquito Reserve Government Stamp' REVENUE issue, engraved and printed by the 'Hamilton Banknote Co.' the set of three fine mint, the 25c is unused and has pinhole in the bottom left corner. A very scarce set. (Birks #300/02) - Est £75

Lot 1003 - 1893 - TELEGRAPH: 1c blue 'Seebeck' telegraph issue with variety 'TELEGRAFOS' OPT INVERTED, a fine copy. (Barefoot #26b, Cat £20) - Est £12

Lot 1004 - 1893 - ZELAYA - REVENUES: 5c vermilion (2 copies) and 25c blue 'Mosquito Reservation' REVENUE issue all unused plus a 25c blue used with large circular cancel in purple (believed to be CTO). Small faults but very scarce. (4) - Est £40

Lot 1005 - 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) - Est £25

Lot 1006 - 1898 - TELEGRAPH: 5c olive brown 'Seebeck' issue with variety 'TELEGRAFO' OPT DOUBLE. A fine used copy. (Barefoot #unlisted) - Est £30

Lot 1007 - 1900 - REVENUES: 10c on 1c vermilion 'Railway Coupon' REVENUE issue printed by Waterlow, similar to the postage issue but without the opt on the reverse. Two fine used copies. Scarce. - Est £20

Lot 1008 - 1902 - 10c purple 'Momotombo' PSE (H&G B46) used with added 1901 5c deep blue 'Postage Due' issue with '1901 CORREOS' opt (SG 179) tied by light SAN JUAN DEL SUR cds. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 1009 - 1903 - Cover franked with single 1902 15c on 2c orange red 'Momotombo' TRAIN surcharge issue (SG 187) tied by oval GRANADA cancel dated APR 20 1903. Addressed to ITALY with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 1010 - 1906 - 'Vale 5 cts' on 10c reddish violet 'Momotombo' TRAIN postal stationery envelope (H&G B61) used with added strip of three 1905 10c brown ochre (SG 212) tied by oval LEON cancels dated MAR 16 1906. Addressed to USA with transit mark on reverse. Roughly opened in places. - Est £30

Lot 1011 - 1907 - TELEGRAPHS: 10c on 50c lake 'Momotombo' TELEGRAPH opt issue, a fine used copy with variety 'TELEGRAFSO' for 'TELEGRAFOS'. Light crease. (Barefoot #115c) - Est £10

Lot 1012 - 1911 - RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 10c on 5c on 2c blue 'Railway Coupon' issue, a used pair with OPT DOUBLE on right hand stamp (faults), 10c on 5c on 2c blue pair with OPT INVERTED and 10c on 10c on 1c vermilion with OPT INVERTED (in blue). Nice group. (SG 321a, 321b & 329a) - Est £10

Lot 1013 - 1911 - RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 15c on 10c on 1c vermilion 'Railway Coupon' issue with 'Vale 15c CORREO DE 1911' opt on reverse, a complete setting of twenty, unused. Corner fault on top left affecting two stamps but otherwise fine. (SG 322) - Est £10

Lot 1014 - 1911 - RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 2c on 5c on 2c blue 'Railway Coupon' issue with overprint in yellow. A fine unused strip of four. An underrated issue. (SG 322c, Cat £25) - Est £15

Lot 1015 - 1911 - RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 10c on 10c on 1c vermilion 'Railway Coupon' issue with 'Bar obliterating OFICIAL' type. A complete setting of twenty, unused. Corner fault affecting two stamps on the left hand side but still attractive in the complete setting. (SG 333) - Est £15

Lot 1016 - 1911 - TELEGRAPHS: Nice study lot of Waterlow 'Railway Coupon' TELEGRAPHS with 10c on 5c on 2c blue printed on reverse (3 used), 15c on 5c on 2c blue printed on reverse (11 used), 15c on 10c on 1c vermilion with small 'Telegrafos' on face and line through surcharge on reverse (4 used, 1 unused) and 10c on 1c vermilion with small 'Telegrafos' on face but on opt on reverse (2 used). A very scarce group. (21) - Est £60

Lot 1017 - 1914 - REVENUES: 1914 2 cor black 'Impuesto Al Capital' (Capital gains tax) REVENUE issue and circa 1950 10c rose 'Consular Especial' (Consular) REVENUE both with red 'SPECIMEN' opt and small hole punch. The latter stamp is only known as a specimen. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (2) - Est £15

Lot 1018 - 1923 - ½c black & pale blue with 'SELLO POSTAL' opt in red, a fine mint block of four, gum a little sweated. (SG 486, Cat £31) - Est £15

Lot 1019 - 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. - Est £25

Lot 1020 - 1927 - Stampless official cover with circular 'LEGACION DE COLOMBIA EN CENTRO AMERICA' Arms cachet on reverse with official signature and MANAGUA cds on front dated 24 DEC 1924. Addressed to COSTA RICA with CORINTO transit cds on reverse. Cover has some light tones. - Est £20

Lot 1021 - 1930 - 1cor violet 'Opening of G.P.O. Managua' issue, the top value fine mint. An underrated issue. (SG 646) - Est £20

Lot 1022 - 1930 - Long cover franked with 1930 pair ½c sepia and pair 1c carmine 'Opening of G.P.O. Managua' issue (SG 636/7) tied by light BLUEFIELDS cds's dated DEC 20 1930. Addressed to USA. Light vertical fold at left away from the stamps. An uncommon issue on cover. - Est £20

Lot 1023 - 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) - Est £95

Lot 1024 - 1931 - EARTHQUAKE ISSUES: Cover franked with 1931 ½c green, 2c bright carmine & 5c sepia all with '1931' opts (SG 656, 658 & 661) tied by LEON cds's dated SEP 19 1931. Addressed to GERMANY with CORINTO transit cds on reverse. - Est £16

Lot 1025 - 1931 - EARTHQUAKE ISSUES & ROUTING: Cover franked with 1931 1c blackish green and 2c bright carmine both with '1931' opts (SG 657/8) tied by RIVAS cds dated SEP 11 1931. Addressed to SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA routed through GUANACASTE with boxed 'TRANSITO' marking and LIBERIA cds on front and SAN JOSE arrival cds on reverse. Cover has a little light toning. - Est £30

Lot 1026 - 1931 - Registered airmail cover franked with 1929 25c blackish green AIR issue, 1931 pair ½c deep green, and pair 2c bright carmine with '1931' Earthquake opts with one 2c showing variety OPT DOUBLE plus 1c orange TAX issue (SG 631, 656, 658, 658b & 665) all tied by MANAGUA cds's dated 15 SEP 1931 with boxed registration marking alongside. Addressed to USA with arrival marks on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 1027 - 1931 - MANAGUA EARTHQUAKE - CINDERELLA: Set of twelve 'Rebuilding' cinderella labels, imperf issued in Se-tenant pairs inscribed 'Terremoto 31.3.1931 En Dios Confiamos Labor Y Reconstruccion' in various colours. Fine mint. - Est £35

Lot 1028 - 1932 - 25c brown purple 'CORREO AEREO OFICIAL' opt issue with additional '1931' opt in black, a fine mint copy. (SG O693, Cat £47) - Est £25

Lot 1029 - 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) - Est £75

Lot 1030 - 1934 - Cover franked with 1933 2c bright carmine, 1c orange TAX issue and 1934 10c on 20c yellow green 'Servicio Centroamericano' AIR opt issue (SG 779, 813 & 814) tied by LEON cds's dated OCT 1 1934. Sent airmail to COSTA RICA with two line 'CORREO AEREO OF. DE LEON' marking on front and CORREO AEREO AN JOSE COSTA RICA arrival cds on reverse. An uncommon stamp correctly used on cover sent by Air in central America. - Est £45

Lot 1031 - 1935 - 10c on 20c yellow green 'Servicio Centroamericano Vale 10 centavos' OPT issue with boxed 'RESELLO 1935' opt in red. A good mint copy. Few rough perfs at right but a rare stamp. (SG 862A, Cat £550) - Est £195

Lot 1032 - 1938 - Headed 'Banco Nacional de Nicaragua' cover franked with 4 x 1938 5c on 50c brown comprising a normal single plus the three listed varieties 'Val' for 'Vale', 'Valc' for 'Vale' and 'Cantavos' for 'Centavos' (SG 1001, 1001a, 1001b & 1001c) tied by boxed MANAGUA cancel. Addressed locally. Scarce varieties used on cover. - Est £45

Lot 1033 - 1943 - FIRST FLIGHT: TACA First Flight across Central America, the set of four illustrated covers for the four legs of the flight to Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and USA each cover with the first flight cachet on front. A fine group showing the complete flight. (4 covers, Muller #36/39, rated 5000pts) - Est £30

Lot 1034 - 1949 - 'Tenth World Amateur Baseball Championships' SPORT issue, the set of thirteen airmail miniature sheets of four good to fine mint. Odd small gum fault here & there. A scarce set. (SG MS1145a, Cat £200) - Est £95

Lot 1035 - 1913-1974 - Group of better covers inc 1913 2c on 10c purple brown PSE used locally in LEON, couple of National Palace items inc 1933 opt to Germany and 1918 ½c and 1c used on devalued PSC from MANAGUA to GRANADA, 1929 PAA opt on airmail cover to USA, 1939 UPU issue 1c, 5c & 16c on cover to MEXICO, 1937 ½c & 3 x 3c 'Postal Administration' issue on cover to Germany, 1946 Pan Am test flight, 1943 TACA FF to Miami, 1958 REG cover with home made money declaration label, 1964 RESELLO opts (3 diff pairs) on airmail cover to USA and 1974 cover from CHILE to NIGERIA with 'MAL ENCAMINADA A NICARAGUA' marking. (11 items) - Est £65

Nigeria

Lot 1036 - 1882 - LAGOS: 3d chestnut and 1/- orange QV issue both good used. (SG 19 & 26, Cat £36) - Est £15

Lot 1037 - 1884 - LAGOS: 1/- orange QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 26, Cat £23) - Est £10

Lot 1038 - 1892 - NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE - OIL RIVERS: 1d lilac and 2½d purple on blue OPT on QV issue of Great Britain, both fine mint. (SG 2 & 4, Cat £29) - Est £12

Lot 1039 - 1892 - NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE - OIL RIVERS: 1d lilac with part BONNY RIVER cds, 2d grey green & carmine two copies with part OLD CALABAR RIVER cds's and 2½d purple on blue with full strike of BONNY RIVER cds small corner fault. (SG 2/4, Cat £32) - Est £12

Lot 1040 - 1894 - NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE: 2½d carmine lake QV issue compound perf 14-15 x 12-13, a good unused copy with part O.G. (SG 48b, Cat £40) - Est £16

Lot 1041 - 1894 - NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE: Small range with 1894 5d grey lilac cds used, 1894 No wmk issue ½d deep green, 1d vermilion, 2d lake & 5d purple all mint plus 2½d pale blue unused plus 1/- black cds used and 1897 ½d green mint and 2½d slat blue used. (SG 49, 51a, 52a, 53, 54a, 55, 56a, 66 & 69, Cat £121) - Est £30

Lot 1042 - 1899 - NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE: 1d vermilion on buff QV postal stationery card of Great Britain with 'NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE' opt used with two strikes of BONNY cds dated FEB 11 1899. Addressed to GERMANY with PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET transit cds in red on front. Full commercial message on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 1043 - 1904 - LAGOS: 1/- green & black and 2/6 green & carmine EVII issue on ordinary paper, both fine mint copies. (SG 60/1, Cat £52) - Est £20

Lot 1044 - 1905 - NORTHERN NIGERIA: 2d dull purple & yellow EVII issue on ordinary paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 22, Cat £26) - Est £10

Lot 1045 - 1912 - NORTHERN NIGERIA: 2/6 black & red on blue & 5/- green & red on yellow GV issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', both fine mint copies. (SG 49/50, Cat £42) - Est £16

Lot 1046 - 1913 - SOUTHERN NIGERIA: 1d carmine on buff EVII postal stationery card (H&G 2) used with two light strikes of WARRI SOUTHERN NIGERIA cds dated MAY 12 1913. Addressed to GERMANY. Full commercial message on reverse. Small corner crease. - Est £16

Lot 1047 - 1914 - 5/- green & red on buff GV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 10d, Cat £80) - Est £32

Lot 1048 - 1925 - 3d blue GV Registered Postal Stationery envelope (H&G C2) used with added 1921 1d rose carmine and 2d grey tied by CALABAR REGISTERED oval cancels with blue & white formula registration label alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 1049 - 1928 - Cover franked with single 1921 2d chestnut GV issue (SG 19) tied by MAIDUGERI cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to UK with JOS transit cds on reverse. The cover has a couple of small stains away from stamp. An uncommon origination. - Est £20

Lot 1050 - 1936 - ½d to 5/- GV 'Pictorial' issue, fine mint. (SG 34/43, Cat £46+) - Est £18

Panama

Lot 1051 - 1878 - 5c dull green 'First Issue' on thin paper, a good three margin copy used with manuscript cancel. (SG 1A, Cat £37) - Est £15

Lot 1052 - 1878 - 5c blue green 'First Issue' on medium thick paper, a fine unused four margin copy. Small thin on reverse. (SG 1Ba) - Est £25

Lot 1053 - 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) - Est £25

Lot 1054 - 1887 - 1c black on deep red 'Map' issue, TRIAL PRINTING on surface glazed paper in unissued colour. Ungummed. (As SG 5, Heydon #8 Unlisted) - Est £30

Lot 1055 - 1887 - 50c black on deep red 'Map' issue TRIAL PRINTING on surface glazed paper in unissued colour. Ungummed. (As SG 10, Heydon #13l) - Est £40

Lot 1056 - 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) - Est £40

Lot 1057 - 1895 - Incoming Colombian 2c black on buff postal stationery card (H&G 13) datelined 'El Cable, Buenaventura, Colombia' with BUENAVENTURA cds dated 22 OCT 1895. Addressed to 'T. C. Heaven Esq. Vapor Manavi c/o Agency PSNC, Panama' with fine strike of A.P.N. DE PANAMA COLOMBIA arrival cds on reverse dated 24 OCT 1895. A very rare marking where less than five strikes are known and this is the only one on cover as the others are on loose stamps. The card has a vertical and horizontal crease along the bottom and right hand edges. (See Panama Postal Markings by J Cross Page IIA-3) - Est £150

Lot 1058 - 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) - Est £45

Lot 1059 - 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) - Est £45

Lot 1060 - 1904 - 2c carmine MAP issue with 'Fourth Panama' opt, a fine unused copy with variety PANAMA OPT DOUBLE AT RIGHT ONLY. A scarcer variety. (SG 54 var - Note that SG incorrectly lists the third & fourth printings the wrong way round) - Est £20

Lot 1061 - 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. - Est £45

Lot 1062 - 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) - Est £45

Lot 1063 - 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) - Est £20

Lot 1064 - 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) - Est £35

Lot 1065 - 1924 - 'Arms' definitive issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 198/207) - Est £15

Lot 1066 - 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) - Est £75

Lot 1067 - 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) - Est £75

Lot 1068 - 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) - Est £15

Lot 1069 - 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) - Est £35

Lot 1070 - 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) - Est £45

Lot 1071 - 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) - Est £45

Lot 1072 - 1930 - 1b black & indigo violet with CORREO AEREO 'Airplane' opt in red. A fine mint copy. (SG 455) - Est £15

Lot 1073 - 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) - Est £35

Lot 1074 - 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 - Est £30

Lot 1075 - 1937 - '50th Anniversary of the Fire Brigade' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 325/33) - Est £30

Lot 1076 - 1938 - 'Central American & Caribbean Games' issue, the set of five fine mint and the miniature sheet fine mint. (SG 334/8 & MS339, Cat £36) - Est £18

Lot 1077 - 1938 - 2c carmine 'Arms' issue with variety 'NORMAL DE SANTIAGO JUNIO 5 1938' OVERPRINT DOUBLE tied on piece by SANTIAGO cds dated JUN 5 1938, the first day of issue. (SG 340 var) - Est £20

Lot 1078 - 1939 - Trio of covers (two REG) franked with 1939 ½c yellow through to 15c ultramarine '25th Anniversary of Opening of the Panama Canal' issue (SG 357/363) tied by illustrated commemorative boxed first day cancel with REG marking alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. (3 covers) - Est £15

Lot 1079 - 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. - Est £25

Lot 1080 - 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) - Est £16

Lot 1081 - 1866-1958 - Interesting lot of covers & postal history inc 1866 cover from Spain to Peru with PANAMA transit cds of the British P.O., mint & used postal stationery inc 1911 2c wrapper used internally, nice 1910 PPC with BUZON marking, airmails, 1930 1c REVENUE on document, few mid period REG, modern Flights and a few FDCs. (18 items) - Est £45

Lot 1082 - 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) - Est £20

Lot 1083 - 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) - Est £35

Lot 1084 - 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) - Est £30

Panama - Canal Zone

Lot 1085 - 1904 - 10c brown USA issue with 'CANAL ZONE PANAMA' opt in black, a fine mint copy. (SG 8, Cat £150) - Est £60

Lot 1086 - 1904 - 8c on 50c bistre brown MAP issue of Panama (type 2 overprint), a fine unused copy with variety 'CANAL ZONE' OVERPRINT OMITTED and PANAMA OVERPRINT DOUBLE. No gum but very scarce. (SG 16 variety) - Est £95

Lot 1087 - 1904 - UNISSUED: '8 cts' on 50c bistre brown MAP issue with fourth 'Panama' opt in dark carmine but without 'CANAL ZONE' opt in black. A fine unused example from the bottom of the sheet with lower straight edge. A scarce stamp. (See note in SG below Canal Zone No.18) - Est £50

Lot 1088 - 1917 - 12c black & bright violet, 15c black & blue and 24c black & brown 'Gatun Lock' issue of Panama with 'CANAL ZONE' opt. All good mint copies with some light tone spots on gum which do not show on front. (SG 59/61, Cat £127) - Est £40

Lot 1089 - 1921 - 5c blue 'Centenary of Independence' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt reading down, a fine mint copy. (SG 66a, Cat £70) - Est £35

Lot 1090 - 1924 - 50c lilac USA issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt (Flat tops to A's), a fine mint copy. (SG 84, Cat £90) - Est £45

Lot 1091 - 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) - Est £25

Lot 1092 - 1930 - Postage Due' SURCHARGE issue, the set of four in fine mint blocks of four. (SG D120/3, Cat £100) - Est £50

Lot 1093 - 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) - Est £20

Papua New Guinea

Lot 1094 - 1908 - OFFICIAL ISSUES: ½d black & yellow green, 2d black & purple and 6d black & myrtle green plus 1911 ½d to 2½d, 6d and 1/-  'Mono-coloured' issue all with 'O.S.' official PERFINS fine cds used. (SG O14, O16, O19, O38/41 & O43/4, Cat £87+) - Est £35

Lot 1095 - 1918 - NEW GUINEA: 5/- grey & yellow 'Roo' issue with 'N.W. PACIFIC ISLANDS' opt, a fine used copy with cds cancel. (SG 116, Cat £70) - Est £28

Lot 1096 - 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+) - Est £45

Lot 1097 - 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+) - Est £30

Lot 1098 - 1938 - GVI 'Airmail' issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 158/62, Cat £35) - Est £14

Lot 1099 - 1939 - GVI 'Airmail' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 163/8, Cat £55) - Est £20

Lot 1100 - 1939 - NEW GUINEA: ½d to 5d 'AIRMAIL POSTAGE' issue, all fine mint. (SG 212/18, Cat £67+) - Est £25

Lot 1101 - 1939 - NEW GUINEA: 6d bistre brown 'AIRMAIL POSTAGE' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 219, Cat £45) - Est £18

Lot 1102 - 1939 - NEW GUINEA: 2/- dull lake 'AIRMAIL POSTAGE' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 222, Cat £90) - Est £30

Lot 1103 - 1939 - NEW GUINEA: £1 olive green 'AIRMAIL POSTAGE' issue top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 225, Cat £140) - Est £50

Lot 1104 - 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. - Est £12

Lot 1105 - 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. - Est £12

Lot 1106 - 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. - Est £12

Lot 1107 - 1958 - MARITIME: Cover with oval 'A.V. CICILY II BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS' ship cachet in black on front franked with 1957 4d on 2½d orange (SG 16) tied by BUIN cds. Addressed to BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE. - Est £12

Lot 1108 - 1960 - Postage due issue opt 'Postal Charges', the set of five fine mint. (SG D2/6, Cat £55) - Est £20

Paraguay

Lot 1109 - 1853 - Francisco Solano Lopez' Lion ESSAY in grey brown on white paper, imperf with large margins. A very fine example. Scarce. - Est £150

Lot 1110 - 1870 - 2r dull blue 'Lion' issue a fine used copy with blue 'Dotted Diamond' cancel, four large margins. Tiny thin on reverse but otherwise superb. (SG 2, Cat £100) - Est £50

Lot 1111 - 1870 - 3r black LION 'First Issue' a genuine unused copy without gum, three good margins, tight to touching at left. Attractive with a very deep colour. (SG 3, Cat £160) - Est £65

Lot 1112 - 1878 - 5c on 1r rose pink with handstamp in blue, a fine mint copy with full O.G. Four large margins. Rare stamp. (SG 5) - Est £95

Lot 1113 - 1878 - 5c on 1r bright rose 'Lion' SURCHARGE issue with handstamp struck diagonally in black. A fine mint copy with gum, three good margins, just touched at left. (SG 8, Cat £100) - Est £60

Lot 1114 - 1878 - 5c on 2r dull blue 'Lion' SURCHARGE issue with handstamp sideways. A cds used copy with four margins. The stamp has a repaired tear at base and is creased but is fine looking from the front with the correct genuine surcharge. (SG 9, Cat £425) - Est £100

Lot 1115 - 1879 - 5c orange brown 'Lion' issue, a superb marginal block of twenty five, unused without gum. A lovely multiple. (SG 16) - Est £25

Lot 1116 - 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) - Est £15

Lot 1117 - 1881 - 4c LION issue 'L Goumand, Buenos Aires' IMPERF COLOUR TRIALS in black, brown, blue & red. All very fine. (AS SG 22) - Est £40

Lot 1118 - 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. - Est £250

Lot 1119 - 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. - Est £90

Lot 1120 - 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. - Est £45

Lot 1121 - 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. - Est £75

Lot 1122 - 1904 - 1p black & rose red UNISSUED 'National Palace' OFFICIAL issue, a fine mint copy. Scarce. (SG O132) - Est £45

Lot 1123 - 1905 - 1c vermilion 'Lion' issue a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. (SG 109 variety) - Est £20

Lot 1124 - 1905 - 2c olive green 'Lion' issue a fine mint IMPERF copy. (SG 112 variety) - Est £45

Lot 1125 - 1905 - Small group of LION 'Surcharges' all with varieties inc 5c on 2c olive green with '5' OMITTED and 5c on 60c pink with OPT DOUBLE (crease) both used, 5c on 30c greenish blue with shifted surcharge 'CENTAVOS' OMITTED variety unused and 5c on 60c chestnut brown with OPT INVERTED mint. (SG 145a, 154 var, 161b & 162a) - Est £15

Lot 1126 - 1908 - 5c on 20c slate purple 'Official' LION issue, a fine mint corner marginal block of four with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. (SG 152a) - Est £20

Lot 1127 - 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) - Est £10

Lot 1128 - 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. - Est £90

Lot 1129 - 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. - Est £275

Lot 1130 - 1920 - 1p on 1.50p brown 'Provisional' issue, a mint block of four with variety '1920' OVERPRINTED ON GUMMED SIDE on top left hand stamp. (SG 246 variety, Knietschel #unlisted) - Est £25

Lot 1131 - 1921 - ESSAY: 1p 25c purple brown UNISSUED ESSAY for the 'Presidents' issue, imperf on two sides, perforated at top and base and mis-perforated through the left hand side as well. These were unissued due to the 1921 revolution. A little light toning but scarce. (Listed in Kneitschel Page 159) - Est £35

Lot 1132 - 1922 - Cover franked with 1921 50c on 75c deep blue, 1922 1p brown & blue and 1922 1p brown & blue with large 'C' overprint for use by Rural post offices (SG 252, 255A & 255B) tied by two strikes of AZUCARERA cds in red. Addressed to GERMANY with transit cds on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 1133 - 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. - Est £30

Lot 1134 - 1927 - 2c green IMPERF PROOF PAIR on glazed paper in UNISSUED colour. (As SG 284) - Est £20

Lot 1135 - 1927 - Registered cover franked with 1927 50c pale ultramarine and pair 1p green (SG 295 & 302) tied by RECOLETA cds's with black & white formular registration label with manuscript 'RECOLETA'. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival cds's on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 1136 - 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. - Est £40

Lot 1137 - 1930 - 40c on 50c orange a fine mint block of four with variety 'AEREO AEREO' for 'CORREO AEREO' on bottom left stamp. Difficult & underrated issue. (SG 368 & 368c) - Est £20

Lot 1138 - 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) - Est £85

Lot 1139 - 1930 - Cover franked with single 1927 2p 50c bistre (SG 308) tied by CONCEPCION cds in purple dated 16 SEP 1930. Addressed to UK with ASUNCION transit marks on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 1140 - 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). - Est £250

Lot 1141 - 1931 - 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, the pair in fine mint blocks of four. Uncommon in multiples. (SG 429/30, Cat £136) - Est £75

Lot 1142 - 1933 - 'Graf Zeppelin' issue the set of five fine mint. (SG 451/455) - Est £20

Lot 1143 - 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) - Est £95

Lot 1144 - 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) - Est £75

Lot 1145 - 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 25. 10.1934 with printed red white & blue 'POR GRAF ZEPPELIN ASUNCION (Paraguay) via Rio de Janeiro a Friedrichshafen' airmail label alongside. Flown on the eleventh Sudamerikafahrt by LZ 127. Addressed to GERMANY with various transit and arrival marks including FRIEDRICHSHAFEN cds on reverse. Cover has a couple of small tone spots. (Sieger #285, Cat 115 euros) - Est £65

Lot 1146 - 1935 - 'Graf Zeppelin' issue with '1934' opt, the set of five fine mint. (SG 469/73) - Est £25

Lot 1147 - 1935 - 'Graf Zeppelin' issue with '1935' opt, the set of five fine mint. (SG 474/78) - Est £28

Lot 1148 - 1935 - CHACO WAR: Circa 1935 cover franked with 1927 20c pink (SG 294) tied by superb strike of undated 'P.M. No. 4 CORREO POZO AZUL 'Negative Seal' cancel in black of the Paraguayan Military P.O. at Pozo Azul. Addressed to ASUNCION. Likely to be a strike made by favour after the war, however still a scarce cancel. - Est £95

Lot 1149 - 1936 - Cover franked with single 1932 1p 50c bright rose 'Map' issue (SG 442) tied by ASUNCION cds's dated 20 MAR 1936 with illustrated boxed 'CORREO AEREO PARAGUAY - BRASIL' Airplane over Clouds cachet in purple on front and light strike of large CORREO AEREO ASUNCION cds alongside. Addressed to SAO PAULO, BRAZIL with various transit & arrival cds's on reverse. Unusual and possibly an unrecorded first flight as we have not seen this cachet before. - Est £40

Lot 1150 - 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. - Est £45

Lot 1151 - 1938 - AIRMAIL: Group of four REG airmail covers franked with various stamps with typed or handwritten airline endorsements inc 'Via Condor - Lati' correctly flown by LATI with the small Lati numeral markings on the censor strip, 1939 cover with 'Avion Militar Brasiliero' to France, 1938 cover 'Via Aerea Panair o Panagra' and 1940 cover 'Via Panair Y Air France'. (4 covers) - Est £20

Lot 1152 - 1939 - 50c black & brown lake, 1p black & carmine, 2p black & turquoise green, 5p black & ultramarine and 10p black & violet blue '50th Anniversary of Asuncion University' OFFICIAL issue, all fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIRS. (SG O513/7 var) - Est £30

Lot 1153 - 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. - Est £20

Lot 1154 - 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. - Est £30

Lot 1155 - 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) - Est £25

Lot 1156 - 1942 - Censored cover with typed 'Remitente Ch. Komitee, Colonia Menno, Campo Esperanza, Paraguay' return address at top left franked with 1939 pair 1p black & lilac and 1940 5p red brown (SG 508 & 539) tied by PUERTO CASADO cds. Addressed to USA with US censor tape at left & transit marks on reverse. Colonia Menno was the first Mennonite religious colony in Paraguay. - Est £45

Lot 1157 - 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. - Est £95

 

Lot 1158 - 1955 - Registered cover franked with 1954 1g bright reddish purple & chestnut, 1g black & chestnut and 1g green & chestnut 'San Roque Church' issue plus 1954 50c carmine pink 'national Heroes' issue (SG 731/733 & 741) tied by multiple strikes of CORREOS TOBATI cds in purple dated 13 JAN 1954 with handstruck 'R No. 25 TOBATI' registration marking alongside. Addressed to AUSTRIA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £30

Peru

Lot 1159 - 1810 - Circa 1810. Tobacco front with fine strike of straight line 'AREQPA' marking in red, rated '4½' in manuscript. Addressed to POTOSI (Bolivia). - Est £35

Lot 1160 - 1850 - PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter datelined 'Yungay Dbre 18 de 1850' with fine strike of straight line 'HUARAZ' in black. Addressed to TRUJILLO rated '3½' in manuscript. Scarce. (Colareta #4) - Est £90

Lot 1161 - 1855 - PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter from LIMA to TARMA with good strike of small oval 'LIMA 1.½' marking in blue. (Colareta #22p) - Est £75

Lot 1162 - 1858 - 1d blue 'First Issue' with wavy lines, a fine copy with four good to large margins used with neat manuscript cancel. (SG 3a, Cat £48) - Est £25

Lot 1163 - 1858 - 1p rose red 'Arms' issue with wavy lines, a superb used copy tied on piece by fine strike of ARICA cds in blue dated 27 AUG 1858, four good to large margins, tight at top right. (SG 4) - Est £120

Lot 1164 - 1858 - 1p rose 'Large Lettering' issue a good looking used copy with fine strike of TACNA cds dated FEB 1859, three large margins, touching at right. Thinned on reverse. (SG 7a, Cat £65) - Est £25

Lot 1165 - 1858 - 1p vermilion 'Large Lettering' issue a fine lightly used copy with good strike of dotted oval YQUIQ cancel in black, four large margins. (SG 7, Cat £65) - Est £35

Lot 1166 - 1859 - Cover franked with 1858 1p vermilion large lettering issue (SG 7) a fine four margin copy tied by light TACNA cds. Addressed to LIMA. - Est £150

Lot 1167 - 1860 - 1p rose 'Zigzag' background issue, a fine used copy with good strike of dotted 'CUZCO' cancel in black, four large margins. Thin on reverse. (SG 9a) - Est £25

Lot 1168 - 1860 - 1p rose 'Arms' issue with zigzag lines 'Worn Plate' (Cornucopia on white ground), a fine used copy tied on piece by dotted 'HUACo' (HUACHO) cancel in black, margins tight to touching. (SG 11) - Est £65

Lot 1169 - 1860 - Cover franked with a pair 1858 1d deep blue wavy lines issue (SG 3b) one stamp has four margins, the other is cut into at left tied by two strikes of dotted MOQUEH (MOQUEGUA) cancel in black. Addressed to AREQUIPA. Very attractive. - Est £245

Lot 1170 - 1861 - Cover franked with 1860 1p rose zigzag lines issue, worn plate (SG 11) a fine copy with tight margins, touching in places tied by TACNA cds dated 23 NOV 1861. Addressed to LIMA. - Est £175

Lot 1171 - 1862 - 1d pale vermilion 'LeCoq' issue on thin paper (Early impression), a fine mint strip of three with full O.G. Margins all round with usual 'LeCoq' machine pin holes. Light crease on one stamp but a scarce multiple. (SG 14) - Est £75

Lot 1172 - 1862 - 1d pink 'LeCoq' issue on thin paper (Early impression), a fine used copy with complete strike of 'YQUIQ' dotted cancel in black (IQUIQUE). Four margins. (SG 14b) - Est £10

Lot 1173 - 1862 - 1d red 'LeCoq' issue on thin paper (Early impression), a fine used copy with complete strike of 'TUMB' dotted cancel in black (TUMBES). Four margins. (SG 14) - Est £40

Lot 1174 - 1862 - 1d pale vermilion 'LeCoq' issue on thick paper (Late impression), a fine copy used with superb complete strike of 'HUANCAB' dotted cancel (HUANCABAMBA). Four good to large margins. (SG 15) - Est £55

Lot 1175 - 1863 - 1p brown 'LeCoq' issue, a fine unused example, four margins. (SG 16, Cat £120) - Est £75

Lot 1176 - 1864 - INCOMING MAIL & INSTRUCTIONAL MARK: Incoming cover from FRANCE with manuscript 'Paquete Ingles Via Panama' at top franked with 1863 40c pale orange and 80c bright rose 'Napoleon' issue (SG 120/121) tied by dotted diamond cancels with BORDEAUX A PARIS cds on front. Addressed to LIMA with good strike of oval 'CONDUCCION DEL CARTERO GRATIS' marking on front applied on arrival in LIMA to indicate local delivery was free. Various other transit and arrival marks on reverse. - Est £120

Lot 1177 - 1865 - Cover franked with a fine four margin 1862 1d pale vermilion 'LeCoq' issue on thin paper (SG 14, early impression) tied by superb strike of 'GUALG' dotted cancel in red (HUALGAYOC). Addressed to LIMA with oval 'CONDUCCION DEL CARTERO GRATIS' marking on front applied on arrival in LIMA to indicate local delivery was free. Additional LIMA arrival cds on reverse. Fine & very rare. - Est £350

Lot 1178 - 1866 - Cover from IQUIQUE to VALPARISO, CHILE with fine strike of dotted 'YQUIQUE' marking and straight line 'FRANCA' marking both in black on front. Unusual at this date, could indicate possible stamp shortage. - Est £120

Lot 1179 - 1867 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: 5/- rose QV issue 'Plate 2' a fine used copy on small piece with fine strike of barred numeral 'C38' of the British P.O. at CALLAO. Small faults. (SG Z56, Cat £450) - Est £150

Lot 1180 - 1868 - 1d green 'LeCoq' issue, a used copy with fine central strike of oval 'PAIJAN' cancel in black, four margins. Scarce. (SG 20a) - Est £75

Lot 1181 - 1868 - 1d green 'LeCoq' issue, tied on piece by superb strike of dotted oval 'HUAN-CHACO' cancel in blue, four margins. Very scarce cancel. (SG 20a) - Est £50

Lot 1182 - 1868 - 1d yellow green 'Le Coq' issue, a very fine four margin copy unused without gum. (SG 20) - Est £10

Lot 1183 - 1868 - 1d blue green 'LeCoq' issue, a fine used pair with complete strike of boxed 'CERTIFICATION' lozenge cancel in black, large margins all round. (SG 20b) - Est £30

Lot 1184 - 1869 - Complete folded letter franked with a fine four margin 1868 1d green 'LeCoq' issue (SG 20a) tied by good strike of dotted 'YCA' cancel in black. Addressed to LIMA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £75

Lot 1185 - 1871 - 5c pale red EMBOSSED 'Train' issue, a fine lightly used copy, four good to large margins. (SG 21) - Est £30

Lot 1186 - 1872 - 1p orange yellow 'LeCoq' issue, a superb used four margin copy with LIMA cds dated 5 AUG 1873. (SG 22a, Cat £55) - Est £30

Lot 1187 - 1872 - Cover franked with 1868 1d green 'LeCoq' issue (SG 20a) tied by fine strike of barred numeral 'C38' of the British Posta Office at CALLAO with fine strike of CALLAO British P.O. cds dated FEB 14 1872 on reverse. Addressed to ITALY, taxed on arrival with added Italian 1870 30c magenta & orange and 2l brown & pale blue 'Postage Dues' (SG D27 & D34) tied by GENOVA cds's. Cover has various other transit & arrival marks. Rare. - Est £220

Lot 1188 - 1873 - 2c blue 'Llama' issue a fine unused copy without gum from the original printing. (SG 23, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 1189 - 1874 - 20c carmine 'Arms' issue a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thin white paper mounted on archival card. Ex ABNCo archive. (SG 28) - Est £75

Lot 1190 - 1880 - 50c green 'Arms' issue with Grill overprinted 'PLATA PERU' in red, a fine cds used copy. (SG 40) - Est £30

Lot 1191 - 1880 - 1s rose 'Arms' issue with Grill overprinted 'PLATA PERU' in blue, a fine used copy. (SG 41) - Est £45

Lot 1192 - 1881 - PACIFIC WAR: 20c carmine with 'Chilean Arms' overprint in blue, an unused copy. Scarce stamp. (SG 62, Cat £70) - Est £30

Lot 1193 - 1881 - CIVIL WAR - AREQUIPA: 25c carmine 'Postal Fiscal' issue, a fine mint pair with variety '2 OMITTED' on both stamps. (SG 82b) - Est £18

Lot 1194 - 1881 - CIVIL WAR - AREQUIPA: 5s yellow 'Postal Fiscal' issue, a fine unused copy on piece. Rare. - Est £120

Lot 1195 - 1881 - CIVIL WAR - AREQUIPA: Small range of 'Postal Fiscal' issues inc a couple with circular 'AREQUIPA' handstamps. Mixed condition used & unused. (11 stamps) - Est £35

Lot 1196 - 1883 - CIVIL WAR: 1c bistre brown 'Postage Due' issue with circular 'LIMA CORREOS' opt in red plus TRIANGLE OPT type 4, a good unused copy. (SG D275, Cat £31) - Est £18

Lot 1197 - 1883 - CIVIL WAR: 20c blue 'Postage Due' issue with oval PLATA LIMA overprint in red and additionally overprinted with TRIANGLE opt (Type 3). A fine mint copy. (SG Unlisted) - Est £150

Lot 1198 - 1883 - CIVIL WAR: 1c bistre brown 'Postage Due' issue with circular LIMA CORREOS overprint in red additionally overprinted with TRIANGLE (Type 3) PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED. A good mint copy. (SG Unlisted) - Est £20

Lot 1199 - 1883 - CIVIL WAR: 1c green with circular LIMA CORREOS overprint in red, UPU 'Horseshoe' overprint and additionally overprinted with TRIANGLE (Type 4) PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED. A good fine copy. (SG Unlisted) - Est £20

Lot 1200 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - ANCASH: 5c blue with large FRANCA overprint struck diagonally in black, a fine used copy with light cds. (SG 69) - Est £15

Lot 1201 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - AREQUIPA: 5c blue and 20c carmine 'Arms' issue both with circular 'AREQUIPA' handstamps in violet or mauve fine unused. (SG 96c & 98a) - Est £25

Lot 1202 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - PIURA: 5c blue with oval 'PIURA' handstamp in black, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 176) - Est £10

Lot 1203 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - CUZCO: 1c bistre brown 'Postage Due' issue with oval 'CUZCO' handstamp in black. A fine used copy with blue oval cancel. Scarce & unlisted. - Est £90

Lot 1204 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - PASCO: 1c orange with 'PASCO' lozenge handstamp in black and also with 'Triangle' overprint type 3. A fine mint copy. (SG Unlisted) - Est £60

Lot 1205 - 1885 - CIVIL WAR - MOQUEGUA: 10c slate with dotted 'MOQUEA' handstamp in violet used with small part purple cds. Stamp has three margins but heavily cut into at top left. Very scarce. (SG 154, Cat £120) - Est £60

Lot 1206 - 1886 - 5c orange fine used with complete strike of oval STA ROSA cancel in blue. (SG 280) - Est £15

Lot 1207 - 1886 - 1s sepia used with superb strike of 'CAMANA' dotted cancel in blue. Uncommon. (SG 284) - Est £20

Lot 1208 - 1892 - 20c bright violet 'Provisional' postal stationery envelope (H&G B9) with oval 'EMISION HABILITADA' envelope opt in blue used with added 1886 1c slate violet and 5c orange 'Arms' issue (SG 278 & 280) tied by LIMA cds's dated DIC 12 1891 with boxed CERTIFICADO handstamp alongside. Addressed to ARGENTINA with arrival cds on reverse. Very fine. - Est £95

Lot 1209 - 1892 - 3c black, white & blue postal stationery card (H&G 22) used with fine HUANUCO PRAL cds in purple dated 30 JAN 1892. Addressed to USA with arrival mark on front. - Est £35

Lot 1210 - 1895 - 'Installation of President Pierola' issue the set of seven fine cds used. (SG 328/334) - Est £25

Lot 1211 - 1896 - 20c rose 'Parcel Post' issue, a fine unused copy. (SG P352) - Est £25

Lot 1212 - 1899 - 2c red postal stationery viewcard (H&G 38, small date) with view of 'Hospital de Tarma' fine unused. - Est £20

Lot 1213 - 1899 - 3c bluish black postal stationery viewcard (H&G 39) with view of 'Interior de la Catedral - Lima' fine unused. Uncommon. - Est £25

Lot 1214 - 1899 - 4c brown postal stationery viewcard (H&G 40a with large date) with view of 'Calle de Mercaderes - Lima' fine unused. Uncommon. - Est £30

Lot 1215 - 1900 - 1c dark blue postal stationery viewcard (H&G 49) with view in greenish blue on reverse of 'Puente de Piedra - Arequipa' used with added 1896 strip of three 1c green (SG 336) tied by LIMA cds's dated 17 JUL 1901. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on front. - Est £50

Lot 1216 - 1901 - REGISTRATION: Registered cover franked with ten copies of the 1901 2c black & red 'Advent of the Twentieth Century' issue (SG 359) tied by multiple strikes of LIMA cds dated JUL 1 1901 with boxed 'CERTIFICADO LIMA - PERU' registration marking in violet black alongside. Addressed locally within LIMA with oval SECCION DE CERTIFICADOS LIMA marking in violet on reverse. Very attractive. - Est £95

Lot 1217 - 1902 - REGISTERED POSTCARD: Colour PPC 'Palacio de Gobierno, Lima' franked on message side with 1896 2 x 2c red and pair 5c turquoise blue (SG 338 & 341) tied by CERTIFICADOS LIMA cds's dated 1902 with printed 'RECOMMANDES LIMA PERU' red on white registration label alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds's on front & reverse. Some light overall toning but a scarce item. - Est £75

Lot 1218 - 1905 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES & MILITARY: Colour PPC 'Callao Peru - Iglesia Matriz' franked with 1896 pair 1c green and 2c red 'Portrait' issue (SG 336 & 338) folded over the top of the card and cancelled on picture side by CALLAO cds's dated 30 AGO 1905 with oval 'CORREOS DEL CALLAO SECCION FERROCARRILES' cancel in reddish purple on reverse. Addressed to 'Muller Leon, canonnier brevete a  bord Catinat rade de Callao (Perou)' a gunner aboard the French Cruiser 'Catinat' in Callao Harbour. - Est £120

Lot 1219 - 1907 - Black & white PPC 'Calle Ayacucho - La Paz Bolivia' franked with 1896 pair 2c red (SG 338) tied by MOLLENDO cds dated 29 DEC 1906. Addressed to 'Monsieur Pomoy, College Damas, Syrie' with BEYROUT BRITISH POST OFFICE arrival cds dated FEB 7 19078 on front and Turkish DAMAS arrival cds on reverse. A very scarce destination. - Est £65

Lot 1220 - 1908 - Colour PPC 'LIMA (Peru) Pabellon Gotico en la Exposicion' franked on picture side with pair 1907 2c purple & red (SG 365) tied by fine strike of undated circular CORREO PERU CHEPEN cancel in black. Addressed to LA PAZ, BOLIVIA with PAITA transit cds on reverse. A scarce origination. - Est £75

Lot 1221 - 1912 - Cover franked with 1909 2c green & 10c prussian blue (SG 374 & 377) tied by multiple strikes of undated CORREO DE HUANTA PERU cancels in black. Addressed to USA with transit mark on reverse. A scarce cancel. - Est £75

Lot 1222 - 1915 - 2c on 12c black & blue 'Provisional' issue a fine mint copy with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. (SG 390a) - Est £10

 

Lot 1223 - 1916 - 'Surcharge' on 'Postage Due' and 'Official' issues range with the basic sets mint or used, 1c vermilion, 2c on 50c olive green and 10c bistre brown 'Official' issue with OPT DOUBLE plus the 10c with OPT INVERTED and 2c on 1c brown, 2c on 5c brown and 2c on 50c brown 'Postage Due' issue with OPT INVERTED plus 2c on 10c and 2c on 50c with OPT DOUBLE. (SG 398/404 & unlisted) - Est £80

Lot 1224 - 1916 - 2c on 1c brown, 2c on 5c brown and 2c on 10c brown 'Postage Due' issue with 'FRANQUEO VALE 2 CTS 1916' opt, all with variety OPT INVERTED. The 1c & 10c are fine used and the 5c is mint. (SG 401a and 402/3 variety) - Est £30

Lot 1225 - 1916 - Registered cover franked with 1909 5c violet, 2 x 1916 1c on 50c yellow plus 10c bistre and 5 x 1c vermilion 'Official' issue with FRANQUEO 1916 overprints (one on front & four on reverse) all tied by multiple strikes of undated RECEPTORIA DE LA MERCED cancels in black with fine boxed 'CERTIFICADOS LA MERCED - PASCO' registration marking alongside. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival cds's on reverse. A fine franking from a scarce origination. - Est £95

Lot 1226 - 1921 - 'Centenary of Independence' issue the set of ten fine mint. (SG 419/428) - Est £40

Lot 1227 - 1921 - 5c grey brown, 10c bright blue and 12c black & sepia 'Centenary of Independence' issue all opt 'SPECIMEN' in red and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 422 & 424/5) - Est £12

Lot 1228 - 1921 - 12c 'Centenary of Independence' VIDAL issue large format MASTER DIE PROOF of the circular portrait only inscribed 'GENERAL VIDAL REPUBLIC OF PERU SPECIAL C 466 V 42498 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY' at base. A fine & unique item. (As SG 425) - Est £120

Lot 1229 - 1930 - 'Sixth Pan American Child Congress' issue the set of four fine mint. (SG 472/475) - Est £35

Lot 1230 - 1930 - 50c light brown 'Sixth Pan American Child Congress' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 475) - Est £20

Lot 1231 - 1931 - Cover franked with 1930 4c green, 10c vermilion & 2c reddish brown (SG 479, 480 & 485) tied by fine oval RECEPTORIA DE CORREOS BELLAVISTA cancel dated FEB 4 1931. Addressed to a missionary in 'MALANGE, AFRICA OCCIDENTAL PORTUGUESA' (ANGOLA) with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £75

Lot 1232 - 1932 - 50c scarlet 'Piura Quadricentenary' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 511, Cat £26) - Est £15

Lot 1233 - 1932 - 4c green and 15c violet 'Waterlow' issue COLOUR TRIALS in unissued colours both with small 'SPECIMEN' opt in black or red. (As SG 516 & 518) - Est £30

Lot 1234 - 1934 - 10c scarlet 'Waterlow' issue, a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF block of four, gummed. (SG 539) - Est £12

Lot 1235 - 1935 - 'Tercentenary of Founding of Ica' issue the set of seven fine mint. (SG 544/550) - Est £45

Lot 1236 - 1936 - 10s brown & violet 'Waterlow' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 595, Cat £37) - Est £16

Lot 1237 - 1936 - 'Santa Rosa' AIR issue, the set of thirteen fine used except the 70c which is mint. (SG 596/608, Cat £130) - Est £75

Lot 1238 - 1936 - REVENUES: 5s red Series A and 1s black Series C General REVENUES plus 40c magenta 'Pro Desocupados' REVENUE all three 'Waterlow' IMPERF PLATE PROOFS, gummed. (3) - Est £10

Lot 1239 - 1937 - MARITIME: Cover franked with pair 1936 10c scarlet (SG 588) tied by good strike of NEW YORK PAQUEBOT roller cancel dated SEP 27 1937. Addressed to UK. Cover a little crumpled in places. - Est £15

Lot 1240 - 1938 - 'Waterlow' POSTAGE issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 640/9, Cat £45) - Est £25

Lot 1241 - 1938 - 80c olive 'Waterlow' issue, a fine marginal IMPERF PLATE PROOF block of six, gummed. (SG 657) - Est £18

Lot 1242 - 1938 - Headed 'Ministerio de Fomento Cuerpo de Ingenieros de Minas Y Aguas Departamento de Petroleo' cover franked with 1937 15c blue green (SG 636) tied by fine strike of oval CORREOS Y TELEGRAFOS ZORRITOS cancel in purple dated ENE 17 1938. Addressed to GERMANY with nice 'Cuerpo de Ingenieros de Minas Puerto Villar Departamento de Petroleo' cachet with 'Mining Tools' emblem in red on reverse with TALARA transit cds. - Est £90

Lot 1243 - 1946 - Registered airmail cover franked with 1938 2 x 4c orange brown, 5c brown purple, 15c ultramarine, 20c bright purple, 30c orange, 1943 10c on 10c scarlet, 1945 2c green and 1943 2c red brown TAX issue (SG 641, 643/4, 650, 654, 689/90 & 693) all tied by undated SER. ENCOMIENDAS NACIONAL SERVICIO AEREO PIURA cancels with REG label alongside. Addressed to USA with oval ADMON PRAL DE CORREOS TELEGRAFICO Y RADIO SECCION CERTIFICADOS transit mark and USA arrival marks on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 1244 - 1966 - 'Gold Objects & Chimu Culture' issue the set of five fine mint. (SG 916/920) - Est £10

Lot 1245 - 1870-1970 - REVENUES & CINDERELLA: Small range on stocksheet with Revenues, Telegraphs inc OPTS, charity labels and a couple of Feria & Congress labels plus a 1964 Notario document with revenue tied on front. Mixed condition mint & used. (41 items) - Est £35

Lot 1246 - 1930-2000 - CINDERELLA: Nice range of CINDERELLA labels all different inc various Christmas & TB Seals, couple of Philatelic Exhibition labels, Rotary Club label, various Eucharistic Congress types and a Rubio 150th Anniversary label plus a few Revenues etc. (33) - Est £25

Lot 1247 - 1972-1996 - Range of MINT modern issues all priced from a dealers stock inc many better sets and singles. A good lot not often offered. Priced at £95+. (125+ stamps) - Est £45

Saint Kitts & Nevis

Lot 1248 - 1882 - NEVIS: ½d dull green, 1d carmine and 2½d ultramarine QV issue, all fine mint copies. (SG 25, 27a & 29 Cat £58) - Est £22

Lot 1249 - 1882 - NEVIS: 1d dull rose QV issue, a fine used copy. (SG 27, Cat £35) - Est £12

Lot 1250 - 1882 - NEVIS: 1d dull rose QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 27, Cat £42) - Est £16

Lot 1251 - 1903 - Small range with ½d dull purple & deep green, 1d grey black & carmine, 3d deep green & orange and 6d grey black & bright purple all wmk 'Crown CA' and 1905 ½d grey green, 1d scarlet, 2d dull purple & brown, 2½d bright blue and 3d deep green & orange all wmk 'Multi Crown CA' good to fine mint. (SG 1/2, 5/6, 12, 14a, 15, 17 & 18a, Cat £56+) - Est £20

Lot 1252 - 1903 - Registered cover franked with 1903 2d dull purple & brown and 2½d grey black & blue (SG 3/4) tied by ST. KITTS 'A12' duplex cancels with large 'R' in oval registration marking alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Very attractive. - Est £45

Lot 1253 - 1915 - Registered cover franked with 1905 ½d grey green, 1d carmine, 2d dull purple & brown, 2½d bright blue and 3d deep green & orange (SG 12, 14/15 & 17/18) tied by ST. KITTS 'A12' duplex cancels with printed grey on white 'ST. KITTS' registration label alongside. Addressed to UK with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Very attractive. - Est £36

Lot 1254 - 1923 - Registered cover franked with 1921 1/- black on green GV issue (SG 46b) tied by ST KITTS cds dated OCT 24 1923 with oval 'R' registration mark alongside. Addressed to USA with arrival marks on reverse. Backflap missing. - Est £40

Lot 1255 - 1935 - NEVIS: Small range of GV and GVI issues all used with NEVIS cancels inc 1935 1d Jubilee and various 1938 GVI defins inc some on piece plus 1d with part CHARLESTOWN NEVIS cds. (7 items) - Est £10

Lot 1256 - 1890-1961 - POSTMARKS: Nice lot with couple of barred 'A09' cancels inc one on Leewards QV ½d, ST KITTS SANDY POINT cds's on GVI issues (1945 & 1947 dates), ST KITTS OLD ROAD cds's on GV and GVI issues (1937 & 1938 dates), CHARLESTOWN NEVIS cds on GVI and QE2 issues (1956 & 1961 dates) and 1956 DIEPPE BAY on QE2 4c. All good to fine strikes. (9 stamps) - Est £35

Lot 1257 - 1903-1921 - USED IN NEVIS: Nice range of issues all used with either A09 barred cancels or NEVIS cds's inc 1903 ½d, 2½d & 3d, 1905 1d black & red, 1d red, 2d, 2½d black & blue & 2½d blue, 1920 1½d and 1921 ½dm 1d red, 1d violet, 1½d red brown and 2d. (14 stamps, SG 1, 4/5, 13/17, 26 & 37/41, Cat £56+) - Est £25

Saint Lucia

Lot 1258 - 1864 - 1/- orange QV issue, wmk 'Crown CC', perf 12½, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 14b, Cat £30) - Est £12

Lot 1259 - 1872 - LOCAL ISSUE: 3d pink 'St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Company' STEAMSHIP local issue, a fine mint block of four. - Est £10

Lot 1260 - 1872 - LOCAL ISSUE: 1d bright blue, 3d pink and 6d purple 'St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Company' STEAMSHIP local issue, the set of three fine mint from the second printing with lighter white gum. - Est £15

Lot 1261 - 1891 - ½d on 3d dull mauve & green QV issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 53, Cat £70) - Est £26

Lot 1262 - 1896 - Registered cover franked with 1891 1d dull mauve and 4d brown QV issue (SG 44 & 48) tied by ST. LUCIA cds's dated MAR 20 1896 with oval 'R' reg marking alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Address panel partly erased but otherwise a nice cover. - Est £45

Lot 1263 - 1904 - 2d black on yellow TYPESET Postage Due' issue. A fine unused example. (SG D2, Cat £23) - Est £10

Lot 1264 - 1912 - 1/- orange brown GV issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 86, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 1265 - 1933 - 'Postage Due' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG D3/6, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 1266 - 1938 - GVI issue multiples inc 1d scarlet perf 14½x14 corner block of sixteen and marginal block of sixteen, 2d grey perf 12½ marginal block of twelve, 2½d ultramarine perf 12½ marginal block of six and 3d orange perf 14½x14 block of six all fine mint. (SG 129c, 131a, 132a & 133, Cat £37+) - Est £15

Saint Vincent

Lot 1267 - 1880 - 1d olive green  QV issue used with fine central strike of CA cds of CALLIAQUA dated DEC 19 1881. Stamp has small stain spot on front but a very fine strike of the cancellation. (SG 29) - Est £15

Lot 1268 - 1885 - 1d on 2½d on 1d lake QV 'Surcharge' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 46, Cat £45) - Est £18

Lot 1269 - 1899 - ½d dull mauve & green QV issue, 1902 ½d dull purple & green EVII issue and 1907 1d carmine wmk Multi Crown CA all fine mint blocks of four. (SG 67, 76 & 95, Cat £43+) - Est £16

Lot 1270 - 1899 - ½d - 6d QV issue all fine mint. (SG 67/73, Cat £49+) - Est £20

Lot 1271 - 1907 - EVII definitive issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 94/8, Cat £55) - Est £20

Lot 1272 - 1909 - Redrawn' definitive issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 102/7, Cat £45) - Est £18

Lot 1273 - 1913 - 2d ultramarine on cream and 1915 2d ultramarine on cream GV postal stationery registered envelopes (H&G C3/4) both with large 'SPECIMEN' opts in black. (2) - Est £20

Lot 1274 - 1915 - 1d on 1/- black on green GV 'Surcharge' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 121, Cat £40) - Est £16

Lot 1275 - 1921 - 2/- blue & purple and 5/- carmine & myrtle both fine mint. (SG 139/40, Cat £25+) - Est £10

Lot 1276 - 1937 - Cover franked with GVI 'Coronation' set of three (SG 146/8) tied by three fine strikes of SION HILL cds with fourth fine strike alongside dated 12 MAY 1937. Addressed to KINGSTON. A scarcer origination. - Est £12

Lot 1277 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 149/59, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 1278 - 1938 - 5/- scarlet & deep green and £1 purple & black GVI issue, both fine mint copies. (SG 158 & 159, Cat £49) - Est £20

Lot 1279 - 1948 - £1 bright purple GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 163, Cat £28) - Est £10

Lot 1280 - 1951 - GVI 'New Constitution' OPT issue, the set of four in fine unmounted mint half sheets of thirty with 'Bradbury Wilkinson' IMPRINTS in bottom margin on each block. (SG 184/7, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 1281 - 1955 - AIRLETTERS: 12c black on light blue QE2 issue airletter two copies wmk letters H & P both fine unused plus a later 15c black on blue airletter of the same design but poorer quality unlisted in H&G. (H&G FG1 & FG1c and unlisted) - Est £30

Salvador

Lot 1282 - 1902 - Cover franked with 1900 5c slate blue and 13c dull orange 'Ceres' issue with 'Shield' opt type 1 (SG 434 & 436) tied by SANTA ANA cds dated OCT 29 1902. Addressed to GERMANY with transit and arrival marks on reverse. Difficult issue on cover. - Est £45

Lot 1283 - 1904 - 5c blue postal stationery envelope (H&G B76) used with oval SAN SALVADOR cancel and small boxed 'Trop Tard Ocurrio Tarde Too Late' marking and 1904 1c black 'Timbre de Instruccion Primaria' SCHOOL TAX stamp applied on reverse also tied by SAN SALVADOR 'Monogram' cancel. Addressed to ACAJUTLA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 1284 - 1906 - PERFINS: 1c black & green, 2c black & rose carmine, 3c black & yellow and 5c black & blue 'Escalon' postal stationery cut outs each PERFORATED '1', '2', '3', or '5' respective to their value. Very unusual, possibly some kind of telegraphic use.  - Est £15

Lot 1285 - 1907 - 1c black & green 'Presidents Palace' issue with background of coloured dots and with variety SHIELD OPT OMITTED, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 599 var) - Est £10

Lot 1286 - 1924 - 10c orange 'Map' issue with variety 'I OF ATLANTICO MISSING', a fine looking mint copy, couple of tones on gum. (SG 755a) - Est £10

Lot 1287 - 1925 - 5c grey black with variety 'OFICIAL' OPT INVERTED, a fine mint copy. (SG O764a) - Est £18

Lot 1288 - 1925 - Cover franked with single 1924 20c on 25c olive 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue (SG 743) tied by SAN SALVADOR cds dated 17 JAN 1925. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 1289 - 1925 - 6c blue PSE (H&G B113) used with added 1925 2c on 60c violet 'Fourth Centenary of San Salvador' issue (SG 760) tied by SAN SALVADOR cds dated 3th August (possibly first day of issue) postage was evidently underpaid and then additionally franked with 1925 2c red (SG 751) tied by different SAN SALVADOR cds dated 4th DEC. Addressed to SPAIN with partial arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 1290 - 1940 - 'Centenary of the First Postage Stamp' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 907/9, Cat £30) - Est £15

Lot 1291 - 1947 - 2c yellow orange 'Famous Salvadoreans' issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in black, a fine lightly used copy. (SG O960, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 1292 - 1949 - '75th Anniversary of UPU' airmail issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 981/4, Cat £22) - Est £10

South African States

Lot 1293 - 1878 - GRIQUALAND WEST: 1/- green with large 'G' handstamp in red, Type 3. A fine lightly used copy. Small thin on reverse. (SG 9c, Cat £75) - Est £25

Lot 1294 - 1878 - GRIQUALAND WEST: ½d grey black with variety small 'G' OVERPRINT INVERTED, Type 15, unused without gum. (SG 14a, Cat £29) - Est £10

Lot 1295 - 1897 - ORANGE FREE STATE: ½d orange, a fine mint side marginal block of twelve. (SG 85, Cat £33) - Est £12

Lot 1296 - 1897 - ORANGE FREE STATE: 1/- brown, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 87, Cat £32) - Est £12

Lot 1297 - 1899 - ORANGE FREE STATE: Black on yellow 'O.V.S.' MILITARY FRANK STAMP, a fine mint copy. (SG M1, Cat £40) - Est £16

Lot 1298 - 1900 - ORANGE FREE STATE: 2½d ultramarine with 'ORANGE RIVER COLONY' opt, a fine mint marginal block of six with '1' Plate number in margin. (SG 135, Cat £48) - Est £18

Lot 1299 - 1900 - ORANGE FREE STATE - BOER WAR & POW MAIL: Cover with red 'Prisonner's Letter' on front franked with 1900 1d on 1d purple 'V.R.I.' opt issue (SG 113) tied by BLOEMFONTEIN cds dated JUN 5 1900 with second strike on reverse. Addressed to 'Mr J. S. du Toit, S Zoon tent No. 9, Prisoner of War. Greenpoint Camp, Cape Town' with circular 'CENSOR PRISONER OF WAR' censor mark in purple on front. Small faults. - Est £24

Lot 1300 - 1903 - ORANGE RIVER COLONY: 1d scarlet, 2d brown, 2½d bright blue, 3d mauve, 4d scarlet & sage green and 1/- scarlet & bistre EVII issue all fine mint. (SG 140/4 & 146, Cat £130+) - Est £50

Lot 1301 - 1878 - TRANSVAAL: 3d dull rose QV issue on thin paper, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 135, Cat £42) - Est £16

Lot 1302 - 1893 - TRANSVAAL: Range of 'Surcharge' issues inc varieties with ½d on 2d olive bistre with red OPT INVERTED mint, ½d on 2d olive bistre with black opt mint block of four with opts type A on bottom pair and B on top pair, 1d on 6d blue with OPT INVERTED mint, 2½d on 1/- green mint & used & 1895 1d on 2½d bright mauve pair with round dot & square dot se-tenant mint. (SG 195a, 196, 196c, 197b, 198, 214 & 214d) - Est £15

Lot 1303 - 1901 - TRANSVAAL: 4d sage green & green with 'E.R.I.' opt in black, a fine used block of four with central PRETORIA cds dated 30 SEP 1902. (SG 241, Cat £48) - Est £18

Lot 1304 - 1902 - TRANSVAAL: ½d black & bluish green, 1d black & carmine (2), 2d black & purple, 2½d black & blue (no gum), 3d black & sage green, 6d black & orange brown and 1/- black & sage green EVII issue, all good to fine mint. (SG 244/8 & 250/1, Cat £74+) - Est £25

Lot 1305 - 1902 - TRANSVAAL: 2d black & purple and 2½d black & blue and 6d black & orange brown EVII issue in fine mint blocks of four. (SG 246, 247 & 250, Cat £118) - Est £45

Lot 1306 - 1902 - TRANSVAAL: 2/- black & brown EVII issue, wmk 'Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 252, Cat £75) - Est £30

Lot 1307 - 1904 - TRANSVAAL: 1d black & carmine, 2d black & purple, 2½d black & blue, 4d black & brown, 6d black & orange, 1/- black & red brown, 2/- black & yellow and 2/6 magenta & black EVII issue, all good to fine mint (the 2½d and 4d are on chalk surfaced paper). (SG 261/2, 263b, 265 & 266/69, Cat £222+) - Est £75

Lot 1308 - 1904 - TRANSVAAL: 1d red postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with added 1885 1d carmine (SG 176) tied by PRETORIA cds's. Addressed to GERMANY with transit and arrival marks on front. - Est £15

South West Africa

Lot 1309 - 1923 - ½d green GV Head issue with 'Zuid-West Afrika' opt (Setting I), a fine unmounted mint vertical strip of three with LITHO opt in shiny ink. (SG 1d) - Est £10

Lot 1310 - 1923 - 1d rose red and 2d dull purple GV Head issue with 'Zuid-West Afrika' opt (Setting I), both good to fine cds used copies. Also ½d green vertical pair with LITHO opt in shiny ink. (SG 1/3) - Est £15

Lot 1311 - 1923 - 1d red on cream GV postal stationery envelope with 'SOUTH WEST AFRICA' opt in black (H&G B1) used with added 1923 pair ½d green and 1d rose red 'GV Head' issue with 'ZUID-WEST AFRICA' opt (SG 1/2, Setting 1) tied by heavy WINDHOEK cds's dated 24 SEP 1923. Addressed to GERMANY. - Est £35

Lot 1312 - 1927 - 3d black & red with 'South West Africa' opt in blue, a fine cds used horizontal pair. (SG 50, Cat £32) - Est £12

Lot 1313 - 1927 - 1/- brown & blue and 2/6 green & brown with 'South West Africa' opt in blue, both fine mint horizontal pairs. (SG 51/2, Cat £56) - Est £20

Lot 1314 - 1928 - ½d green GV postal stationery card with 'Zuidwest Afrika' opt (H&G 6) used with added 1927 1d black & carmine 'S.W.A.' opt issue (SG 59) tied by WINDHOEK cds dated 31 JA 1928. Addressed to GERMANY. Fine. - Est £25

Lot 1315 - 1938 - 'Voortrekker Commemoration' issue opt 'S.W.A.', the set of two horizontal pairs fine mint. (SG 109/10, Cat £38) - Est £15

Lot 1316 - 1979 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Trio of covers all with manuscript 'Rail Letter' or 'Spoorpos' at top with varied frankings one cover with stamps tied by boxed 'ARIS S.A.R. STATION FOREMAN' and the other two with boxed 'REHOBOTH S.A.R. GOODS' or 'REHOBOTH S.A.R. STATION FOREMAN' markings. All addressed to BENONI with arrival cds's on reverse. Interesting. (3 covers) - Est £25

Trinidad & Tobago

Lot 1317 - 1892 - TOBAGO: ½d green on buff and 1d carmine on buff QV postal stationery cards and ½d + ½d green on buff postal stationery reply card (H&G 5/7) all with large 'SPECIMEN' opts in black. (3 items) - Est £30

Lot 1318 - 1905 - 'Postage Due' issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', the set of eight fine mint. (SG D10/17, Cat £140) - Est £50

Lot 1319 - 1909 - 1d rose red with 'OFFICIAL' opt (Type O2), a fine unmounted mint block of nine. (SG O9, Cat £31+) - Est £12

Lot 1320 - 1910 - ½d green with 'OFFICIAL' opt (Type O2), a fine unmounted mint side marginal block of six. (SG O10, Cat £84) - Est £32

Lot 1321 - 1917 - ½d yellow green with 'OFFICIAL' opt (Type O6), a fine unmounted mint block of six. (SG O15a, Cat £39) - Est £12

Lot 1322 - 1917 - ½d green with 'OFFICIAL' opt (Type O6), a fine unmounted mint top marginal block of ten with '1' plate number in margin. (SG O15, Cat £65) - Est £25

Lot 1323 - 1918 - 1d scarlet with 'War Tax' opt in black (Type 26), a good mint copy with variety OPT DOUBLE. (SG 188a, Cat £160) - Est £60

Lot 1324 - 1933 - Cover franked with 1922 1d brown, 4d black & red on pale yellow and 2 x 6d green & red on emerald GV issue (SG 219, 224 & 226) all tied by multiple strikes of TOCO cds dated 11 JUL 1933. Sent airmail to UK with PORT OF SPAIN transit cds on reverse. Small faults. - Est £35

Lot 1325 - 1935 - 6c sepia & blue 'Pictorial' issue, perf 12½, a fine unmounted mint block of four. (SG 233a, Cat £80) - Est £32

Lot 1326 - 1937 - Pair of covers both franked with 1935 3c black & scarlet (SG 232) tied by PORT OF SPAIN cds's dated 1937 & 1938 with typed 'PER S.S. CARIBIA' and 'S.S. CORDILLERA' ship endorsements in red at top left. Addressed to UK. - Est £25

Lot 1327 - 1938 - 4c chocolate GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 249, Cat £30) - Est £12

Lot 1328 - 1938 - 12c black & purple GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 252, Cat £35) - Est £12

Lot 1329 - 1938 - $1.20 green and $4.80 rose carmine GVI issue, the two top values fine mint. (SG 255/6, Cat £53) - Est £20

Lot 1330 - 1957 - Cover franked with strip of three 1958 1c on 2c indigo & orange brown QE2 issue (SG 280) tied by light SAN JUAN cds's. Address locally to PETIT VALLEY. A nice commercial use of this issue. - Est £12

Lot 1331 - 1960 - QE2 definitive issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 284/97, Cat £50) - Est £20

Uruguay

Lot 1332 - 1852 - Wrapper with manuscript 'Par Packet' at top with large oval MONTEVIDEO 5 NOV (52) marking in black (scarce). Addressed to FRANCE with boxed 'COLONIES ART' marking, rated '15' decimes in black with various other transit cds's on reverse. The wrapper is mounted on paper to strengthen it. Good looking. - Est £45

Lot 1333 - 1859 - 80c orange yellow 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, an unused four margin copy. Slight thin on reverse. Ex E.J.Lee with 'E.J.L. handstamp on reverse. A scarce stamp. (SG 9, Cat £325) - Est £180

Lot 1334 - 1859 - 240c vermilion 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used copy with small part manuscript cancel at top right, four large margins. (SG 13, Cat £95) - Est £75

Lot 1335 - 1859 - FORGERIES: Nice range with 1859 Montevideo SUNS, 1864 Arms issue, 1866 Numeral issue, plus large qty of later fake OPT varieties inc 1897 & 1910 issues, 1908 Revolt of the Immortal 43 set of SHIP forgeries and 1929 2c green 'Pegasus issue rouletted forgery on gummed paper. Mixed condition mint & 'used'. (40) - Est £60

Lot 1336 - 1866 - 20c on 6c rose 'Surcharge' issue, a fine looking unused copy with four margins. Thinned on reverse. (SG 27a, Cat £90) - Est £45

Lot 1337 - 1866 - Cover front only franked with fine four margin 1866 10c green 'Numeral' issue (SG 30) tied by manuscript 'X' cancel in black with oval ADMON DE CORREOS MONTEVIDEO cancel dated 7 DEC 1866 alongside. Addressed within MONTEVIDEO. Very attractive. - Est £60

Lot 1338 - 1876 - Cover franked with fine four margin 1866 10c green 'Numeral' issue (SG 30), four large margins tied by light strike of barred 'I' cancel of FLORIDA. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO. Small faults but very presentable. - Est £50

Lot 1339 - 1884 - 2c scarlet, 5c blue, 5c violet, 7c brown & 1888 10c violet 'Definitive' issue in fine PAIRS with large 'SPECIMEN' opt across each pair, mint with gum. Very attractive. (SG 84/7 & 104) - Est £35

Lot 1340 - 1897 - Red IMPERF PROOF for the circular 'PROVISORIO 1897' overprint, struck twice one inverted on thin white paper. Uncommon. (As SG 180) - Est £16

Lot 1341 - 1902 - 20c ultramarine on cream postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C1) used with OFICINA DE REGST CORREO MONTEVIDEO cds dated 8 MAY 1903 with printed red on white 'MONTEVIDEO' registration label alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 1342 - 1902 - POSTAGE DUES: Group of four incoming taxed items with 1903 PPC from Argentina with added 1902 1c greenish blue 'Postage Due' (SG D246) tied by barred 'A', 1903 PPC from Argentina with added 1902 2c carmine (SG D247) tied by OFICINA DE TACA cds, 1903 PPC from Italy with added 1902 2c carmine (SG D247) and 1905 internal 5m blue PSE (H&G 13) sent locally within MONTEVIDEO with added 1902 2c carmine (SG D247) and 1904 1c on 10c blue (SG D267) tied by OFICINA DE TASA cds. Some toning but a super lot. (4 items) - Est £60

Lot 1343 - 1908 - RAILWAYS: B&W PPC 'Montevideo, Parque Urbano. Ferro Carril Liliputiense' showing passengers travelling on a miniature steam train in the park franked on picture side with 1900 2c vermilion (SG 231) tied by STA ROSA (CALE) cds. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 1344 - 1909 - SWISS COLONY IN URUGUAY: 3c carmine on light blue postal stationery lettecard (H&G A10 with outer perforations removed) used with added 1900 2c dull red & 5c blue (SG 231/2, faults) tied by two fine strikes of N. HELVETIA cds dated 30 JUN 1909. Addressed to GERMANY. - Est £30

Lot 1345 - 1916 - Circa 1916 large newspaper wrapper franked with 1912 2c rose 'Artigas' issue (SG 324) tied by light strike of MONTEVIDEO cds with fine brown red white & blue 'EN AVANT' Cinderella label inscribed '1789 - 1916 Par la Force Mais Pour le Droit, Comite des Dames Francaise Montevideo' attached at left. Addressed to UK. - Est £15

Lot 1346 - 1920 - 'Honouring J. E. Rodd' issue the set of three in 'Waterlow' FILE COPY PROOF blocks of four, each stamp with large hole punch. Ex Waterlow Archive with a little staining from the flood in the archive during WW2. (SG 372/4) - Est £12

Lot 1347 - 1921 - 'CORREO AEREO' airplane opt issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 375/7) - Est £25

Lot 1348 - 1921 - 25c brown with 'CORREO AEREO' airplane opt in red, a fine mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. Expertised Dr. Cesar Jones with signature on reverse. Scarce. (SG 376a, Cat £110) - Est £100

Lot 1349 - 1921 - Printed 'Boletin de Expedicion - Servicio de Encomiendas Postales' parcel post form franked with 1919 20c grey & brown and pair 1921 5c ultramarine (SG 355 & 386) tied by fine CORREO CANELONES 'H' cds dated 3 AGO 1921 with second strike alongside. Addressed to PAYSANDU with arrival cds on front. Some light toning but otherwise very scarce. - Est £35

Lot 1350 - 1921 - Printed 'Boletin de Expedicion - Servicio de Encomiendas Postales' parcel post form franked with 1919 strip of three 1c grey & green and 4c grey & orange 'Montevideo Harbour' issue and 1919 23c black & green 'Peace Commemoration' issue (SG 350, 352 & 364) tied by multiple strikes of CORREO YOUNG 'D28' cds dated 5 AGO 1921. Addressed to PAYSANDU with arrival cds on front. Some light toning but otherwise very scarce. - Est £40

Lot 1351 - 1924 - 'Victory of Uruguay Football Team' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 464/6, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 1352 - 1925 - FIRST FLIGHT: Registered cover franked with 1925 5c rose & 45c blue green 'Centenary of the Battle of Rincon' issue (SG 474/5) tied by oval MONTEVIDEO first flight cancels in blue. Flown on the MONTEVIDEO - RINCON flight of the 24th September. Addressed to RINCON with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #13) - Est £20

Lot 1353 - 1925 - Printed 'Boletin de Expedicion - Servicio de Encomiendas Postales' parcel post form franked with 9 x 1922 10c green on blue 'Parcel Post issue (SG P392) tied by multiple strikes of CORREO SALTO 'B' cds dated 9 DIC 1925. Addressed to PAYSANDU with arrival cds on front. Some light toning & creases but otherwise very scarce. - Est £35

Lot 1354 - 1928 - 50c bright blue WATERLOW 'Artigas' issue a fine perforated COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour, gummed with SPECIMEN overprint in black and small hole punch. Ex Waterlow archive. (As SG 563) - Est £25

Lot 1355 - 1928 - Uruguayan Football Victories' set of three fine mint. (SG 581/583, Cat £46) - Est £20

Lot 1356 - 1929 - 3p blue and 5p brown lake 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), both fine looking unused copies without gum. Only 5000 were issued of each of these values. (SG 598 & 602, Cat £81) - Est £20

Lot 1357 - 1929 - 4p deep green 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. Only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 601, Cat £33) - Est £20

Lot 1358 - 1929 - 5p vermilion 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 603, Cat £44) - Est £25

Lot 1359 - 1929 - 10p deep blue 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 2000 were issued of this value. Stamp has a few nibbled perfs at lower left. (SG 604, Cat £130) - Est £80

Lot 1360 - 1929 - Cover with manuscript 'Correo Aereo' at top franked with 1928 1c violet 'Artigas' issue and 20c red orange 'Albatross' AIR issue (SG 543 & 570) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds's dated 26-IX-1929. Addressed to SANTOS, BRAZIL with arrival cds on reverse. A nice early commercial item. - Est £15

Lot 1361 - 1930 - 15c orange 'Centenary of Independence' issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint in black and small hole punch. (As SG 646) - Est £15

Lot 1362 - 1930 - 12c red & deep blue 'Definitive' issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colours with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint in black and small hole punch. (As SG 1036) - Est £15

Lot 1363 - 1931 - Cover franked with 1928 1c violet and 2c green and 1930 5c blue (SG 543, 545 & 643) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds's. Addressed to RABAT, FRENCH MOROCCO with arrival cds on reverse. An unusual destination. - Est £15

Lot 1364 - 1931 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Printed 'Boletin del Ministerio de Hacienda Montevideo' official cover franked with 1929 16c deep blue 'Pegasus' issue with 'Official' PUNCHES (SG 622) tied by smudged MONTEVIDEO cds with large official cachet alongside. Sent registered to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 1365 - 1939 - FORGERIES: 'La Carreta' AIR issue the complete set of thirteen FORGERIES. Fine mint/unused. (As SG 817/29) - Est £12

Lot 1366 - 1939 - 'La Carreta' AIR issue, the set of thirteen (missing the 1p 38c yellow) good to fine cds used. (SG 817/29, Cat £85) - Est £60

Lot 1367 - 1941 - '40th Death Anniversary of Blanes' issue the set of six in 'Waterlow' FILE COPY PROOF blocks of four, each stamp with large hole punch. Ex Waterlow Archive. (SG 855/860) - Est £24

Lot 1368 - 1970 - PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES: Pair of covers one from the Club Filatelico del Uruguay and one commercial both with stamps cancelled by CORREO EXPRESO URUGUAY illustrated 'Motorbike' cancel dated 28 OCTUBRE 1970 with two line 'CORREO NACIONAL SERVICIO EXPRESO' cachet on front and both have the printed 25p black on yellow 'Servicio Expreso' label applied on reverse. Addressed locally. Uncommon. - Est £45

Lot 1369 - 1870-1900 - REVENUES: Nice range of Revenue PROOFS and SPECIMENS all from the American Banknote Co. archive, rouletted and imperfs with & without SPECIMEN opts. Interesting group. Mixed condition mint & used. (16) - Est £32

Lot 1370 - 1878-1901 - Large lot of MINT postal stationery with cards, reply cards, lettercard and a couple of envelopes inc some better 1883 types on coloured card. Mixed condition. (58 items) - Est £45

 

Lot 1371 - 1895-1956 - Interesting lot of covers & postal history inc a nice range of PPCs, few items of postal stationery inc uprated wrapper to Germany, 1897 5c 'PROVISIORIO' opt on folded lettersheet from SALTO to PAYSANDU, some useful airmails, Lapwing frankings, 1925 First Flight MONTEVIDEO - FRAY BENTOS, other REG and AR and official, a few better PMKS, censored and 1956 CINDERELLA on cover. (22 items) - Est £85

Lot 1372 - 1930-1999 - Large lot of mid to modern covers & FDCs mainly from two correspondences 1980s-1990s to BBC World Service in UK and to Killian Nathan in Switzerland with many interesting frankings plus REG, airmails, censored, miniature sheets on FDC, odd cinderella on cover, 1946 cover to the Bahamas, 1996 VIP POSTAL issues on cover and 1996 cover with the 1994 EMS Express international service Moped issue etc. Mixed condition. (82 covers) - Est £35

Venezuela

Lot 1373 - 1859 - 2r red 'First Issue', fine impression, a fine used top marginal copy with small part cds in blue, four tight to large margins. Very fine. (SG 3, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 1374 - 1862 - ¼c green, ½c grey lilac and 1c sepia 'Arms' issue for use on Newspapers, the set of three unused, all have four good to large margins. Odd thin or small fault but very presentable group. (SG 13/15, Cat £119) - Est £40

Lot 1375 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: Large collection of 'Ship' types mint, used & unused inc 1864 1c black on rose and 2 x 4c black on blue Type A plus 1c black on rose Type B all unused, Waterlow issue ½r rose x 2 mint & 2r green used, 1864-67 local printings with Saw Tooth roulettes 2r yellow green PAQUETE and 6 x 2r orange yellow PAOUETE all used plus 2r orange yellow unused, 1868 issue 2r red perf 11½-12½ two unused and one used, 2r red perf 10 mint & used and 1876 ½r green REPRINT perf 15 plus two ½r red forgeries. All stamps have faults including thins, tears and perforation faults but a huge cat value and some good looking stamps. (SG 2, 5, 6, 13, 14, 20b, 24, 26, 28, Cat £1314) - Est £125

Lot 1376 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 2c black on green 'Ship' issue, Type A (Plain numeral), a fine looking four margin copy mint with gum, Small natural paper thin on reverse. (SG 3, Cat £47) - Est £30

Lot 1377 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 1c black on rose 'Ship' issue, Type B (three dots in '1'), a fine looking four margin unused copy. Thinned on reverse. Scarce. (SG 6, Cat £100) - Est £45

Lot 1378 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: ½c black on yellowish grey 'Ship' issue, Type C (lines crossing value), a fine four margin copy unused without gum. (SG 7, Cat £47) - Est £30

Lot 1379 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: ½c black on yellowish grey 'Ship' issue, Type C (lines crossing value), a fine four margin copy unused without gum. Small thin on reverse. (SG 7, Cat £47) - Est £25

Lot 1380 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 1c black on rose 'Ship' issue, Type C (lines crossing value), a fine looking four margin copy used. Thinned on reverse. Rare in used condition. (SG 8, Cat £325) - Est £95

Lot 1381 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 2r yellow green 'Venezuela' issue, a good mint copy with brown gum. (SG 14, Cat £16) - Est £12

Lot 1382 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: ½r bluish grey 'St Thomas' issue, a good unused copy without gum. Small faults. (SG 15, Cat £20) - Est £12

Lot 1383 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 2r dull green 'Ship' issue inscribed PAOUETE with zig zag roulettes. A good unused copy with sweated brown gum. Small faults. (SG 22a, Cat £32) - Est £15

Lot 1384 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 2r orange yellow 'Ship' issue inscribed PAOUETE with zig zag roulettes. A very fine unused copy. A scarce stamp. (SG 24, Cat £170) - Est £95

Lot 1385 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 2r orange yellow 'Ship' issue inscribed PAOUETE with zig zag roulettes. A good used copy with small faults. A scarce stamp. (SG 24, Cat £95) - Est £35

Lot 1386 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 2r orange yellow 'Ship' issue inscribed PAOUETE with zig zag roulettes. A good unused copy without gum. Stamps has some perforation faults. A scarce stamp. (SG 24, Cat £170) - Est £50

Lot 1387 - 1866 - 2r yellow 'Square' issue, a fine mint marginal example with four tight margins. Very fine. (SG 27, Cat £225) - Est £100

Lot 1388 - 1868 - LA GUAIRA: ½r green and 2r red 'Waterlow' issue, perf 11½-12½, the pair both mint with gum. Small faults but fine looking. (SG 25/6, Cat £56) - Est £30

Lot 1389 - 1868 - LA GUAIRA: 2r red 'Waterlow' issue perf 11½-12½, a fine lightly used copy. A scarce stamp in used condition. (SG 26, Cat £100) - Est £75

Lot 1390 - 1868 - LA GUAIRA: ½r green and 2r red 'Waterlow' issue, perf 10, the pair mint or unused. Some rough perfs. (SG 27/8, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 1391 - 1873 - 2c green 'Square' issue with upright 'Contrasena - Estampillas de Correo' Type 2 opt by Rasco. A good cds used copy, three margins, just cut into at right. (SG 75, Cat £130) - Est £40

Lot 1392 - 1873 - 2r yellow with 'Contrasena - Estampillas de Correo' overprint upright (second Rasco printing). A fine used example with neat '6' rate marking cancel. Margins tight to touching at top and bottom. A scarce stamp. (SG 78, Cat £225) - Est £95

Lot 1393 - 1876 - LA GUAIRA: ½r green and 2r red 'Ship' issue the 1876 REPRINT, perf 15, both unused without gum. Uncommon. (See note below SG 28) - Est £20

Lot 1394 - 1889 - LOCALS: 4r black on pale blue local issue for 'CORO Y LA VELA' depicting a bird carrying an envelope, rouletted in black. A fine unused TETE-BECHE PAIR. Very scarce. (Hurt & Williams #11) - Est £110

Lot 1395 - 1889 - LOCALS: 'Porte Libre' black on yellow local issue for 'CORO Y LA VELA' depicting a bird carrying an envelope, rouletted in black. A fine unused TETE-BECHE PAIR. Very scarce. (Hurt & Williams #13) - Est £110

Lot 1396 - 1891 - LOCAL POST: 5c pale blue 'Coro Y La Vela' local post issue with TRAIN design and inscribed 'EXPRESO'. A very lightly used copy with small part 'Bars' cancel at lower right. Lightly toned but a very rare local. - Est £75

Lot 1397 - 1894 - CINDERELLA: 5c deep violet on buff and 10c rose on buff 'Zulia' LOCAL issue produced on authority of 'General Rafael Parra' the president of the State of Zulia. The pair fine mint. - Est £15

Lot 1398 - 1900 - 5c green with variety 'RESELLADA' OPT INVERTED. A fine lightly used copy. (SG 219a) - Est £12

Lot 1399 - 1903 - CIVIL WAR - GUAYANA ISSUE: 10c black on orange 'Square Type' without any control marks or opts. A genuine mint copy separated by scissors as is usually the case with the genuine stamps and with some gum staining showing on front. The genuine stamps have 9 ornaments along the bottom frame and forgeries have 10. (SG 251, Cat £75) - Est £35

Lot 1400 - 1903 - CIVIL WAR - GUAYANA ISSUE: 25c black on blue 'Square Type' without any control marks or opts. A genuine mint copy separated by scissors as is usually the case with the genuine stamps and with some gum staining showing on front. The genuine stamps have 9 ornaments along the bottom frame and forgeries have 10. (SG 252, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 1401 - 1903 - CIVIL WAR - GUAYANA ISSUE: 50c black on straw 'Square Type' without any control marks or opts. A genuine mint copy separated by scissors as is usually the case with the genuine stamps. The genuine stamps have 9 ornaments along the bottom frame and forgeries have 10. (SG 253, Cat £60) - Est £45

Lot 1402 - 1903 - CIVIL WAR - GUAYANA ISSUE: 1b black on grey 'Square Type' without any control marks or opts. A genuine mint copy separated by scissors as is usually the case with the genuine stamps. The genuine stamps have 9 ornaments along the bottom frame and forgeries have 10. (SG 254, Cat £48) - Est £32

Lot 1403 - 1903 - CIVIL WAR - MATURIN: 25c black on yellow 'Ship' issue. A genuine mint copy with gum from the right bottom corner of the sheet imperf on two sides. A small article on how to tell the genuine from the reprints accompanies. A very scarce issue due to 99% of the stamps offered being forgeries. (SG 302). - Est £25

Lot 1404 - 1904 - 5c green, 10c grey, 25c vermilion, 50c yellow, 3b blue and 10b violet 'Bolivar' SCHOOL TAX issue in fine unmounted mint marginal IMPRINT blocks of fifty plus the 20b rose in a mint block of fifteen. (SG 317/20 & 322/4, Cat £140+) - Est £45

Lot 1405 - 1924 - 25c blue perf 14, 40c prussian blue, 1b grey black and 3b yellow orange perf 12½ and 1938 10c carmine all fine mint. (SG 376, 385, 387/8 & 571, Cat £25+) - Est £10

Lot 1406 - 1932 - Pair of REG covers with manuscript 'Por Avion P.A.A. via New York' at top the first franked with 1930 2b 50c deep ultramarine and 3b 70c blue green AIR issue (SG 407/8) tied by CARACAS cds's dated 23. 4. 1932 with printed red on white 'Caracas' REG label alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on reverse. The other cover is similarly franked with 1930 1b 70c deep ultramarine, 1b 90c blue green, 2b 10c deep ultramarine and 2b 30c scarlet AIR issue (SG 403/6) tied by the same cds's with the same addressee. (2 items) - Est £20

Lot 1407 - 1937 - 'RESELLADO 1937 - 1938' overprint issue, the complete set of seventeen good to fine used. A rare set in used condition. (SG 491/507, Cat £325) - Est £195

Lot 1408 - 1937 - Two cover fronts only to FRANCE both with AIR issue frankings inc one with the 1937 15c on 4b orange and the other with the 25c on 5b black AIR 'Surcharges' (SG 457 & 458) used with other stamps tied by CARACAS cds's and both with 'POR AVION DESDE CARACAS HASTA ESTADOS UNIDOS' markings. An uncommon issue on cover. (2 items) - Est £15

Lot 1409 - 1938 - 3b orange 'Collecting Coffee Beans' issue, a fine mint copy. The key value of the set. (SG 516, Cat £130) - Est £50

Lot 1410 - 1938 - 'Airmail' issue on white Paper in changed colours, the set of eight fine cds used. (SG 575/82) - Est £10

Lot 1411 - 1940 - 5b red brown 'Bolivar Statue' issue, the top value fine mint. (SG 645, Cat £29) - Est £15

Lot 1412 - 1944 - 'Baseball Championship' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 688/96, Cat £42) - Est £20

Lot 1413 - 1947 - 10b violet AIR issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 772, Cat £42) - Est £20

Lot 1414 - 1950 - 'Bicentenary of Birth of Miranda' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 839/47, Cat £21) - Est £10

Lot 1415 - 1950 - 'Protection of Flora' issue, the set of nine fine mint. Scarce. (SG 848/56, Cat £200) - Est £95

Lot 1416 - 1951 - 'Arms of the Federal District of Caracas' POSTAGE issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 891/7, Cat £200) - Est £120

Lot 1417 - 1951 - 'National Arms of Venezuela' POSTAGE issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 922/28, Cat £160) - Est £90

Lot 1418 - 1951 - 50c red orange 'Arms of Tachira' POSTAGE issue, a very fine mint copy. A key stamp of the Arms issue. (SG 942, Cat £375) - Est £150

Lot 1419 - 1952 - 'Arms of Aragua' AIR issue, the set of nine very fine mint. (SG 1025/33, Cat £120) - Est £75

Lot 1420 - 1934-1959 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Interesting group of stampless official covers most with printed Arms on envelope, mostly in colour from various departments & offices including the President. Many of them have their original inserts or letters enclosed including the two from the Presidents office. All of the covers have various cachets & markings. Mixed condition. (6 items) - Est £40

Virgin Islands

Lot 1421 - 1867 - FORGERIES: 1d yellowish green, 4d lake red on pale rose, 6d rose and 1/- black & rose carmine 'St Ursula' issue lithographed 'Spiro' FORGERIES in fine 'used' pairs. (As SG 8, 10, 11 & 15) - Est £20

Lot 1422 - 1867 - 1/- black & rose carmine on white paper, a fine unused example without gum. (SG 18, Cat £90) - Est £30

Lot 1423 - 1867 - 1/- black & rose carmine on toned paper, perf 15, a fine mint copy with full O.G. (SG 19, Cat £75) - Est £30

Lot 1424 - 1883 - 1d pale rose QV issue wmk 'Crown CA', a good mint copy. Small amount of paper adherence on gum. (SG 29, Cat £55) - Est £20

Lot 1425 - 1901 - ½d green on buff and 1d brown red on buff 'St Ursula' postal stationery cards (H&G 4/5) both with large 'SPECIMEN' opts in black. - Est £18

Lot 1426 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 103/6, Cat £25) - Est £10

Lot 1427 - 1938 - ½d to 1/- GVI issue on chalk surfaced paper, all fine mint. (SG 110/6, Cat £81+) - Est £30

Lot 1428 - 1938 - 2/6 sepia GVI issue on chalk surfaced paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 118, Cat £70) - Est £25

Lot 1429 - 1938 - 5/- carmine GVI issue on ordinary paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 119a, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 1430 - 1938 - 5/- carmine GVI issue on chalk surfaced paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 119, Cat £70) - Est £25

Lot 1431 - 1938 - 10/- blue & £1 black GVI issue both top values fine mint. (SG 120/1, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 1432 - 1961 - Registered cover franked with marginal block of seven 1956 3c blue & deep olive QE2 issue (SG 152) tied by ROAD TOWN cds's with boxed 'ROAD TOWN TORTOLA registration marking alongside. Addressed to CANADA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £10

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