South & Central America Stamp Auctions - Current Auction
POSTAL AUCTION 145
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CLOSING DATE
Saturday 5th October 2024
Welcome to Postal Auction No. 145. In this sale we have Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, extensive Peru and Uruguay. 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 - 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 4 - 1940 - CANADA - 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 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 - 1915 - CINDERELLA: 1d multicoloured WW1 poster stamp depicting a soldier & sailor inscribed 'Fighting for Peace with Honour in aid of the War Relief Fund', produced by the 'Society of Poster Art' attached to a Christmas greetings postcard with contemporary message on reverse. Very attractive. - Est £15
Lot 7 - 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 8 - 1916-1969 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - ALASKA: Super collection of ALASKAN POST OFFICES covers & postal history in stockbook including items from Anchorage, Barrow, Beaver, Bettles, Big Delta, Cantwell, Chicken, College, Council, Deering, Eagle River, Homer, Katalla, Kodiak, Ketchikan, Nome, Noorvik, Sitka, Soldotna, Solomon, Spenard, Sterling, Talkeetna, Thane, Wainwright and Yakuta including surface & airmail, a few emergency flights, postal stationery, a couple of incoming items etc. A great lot to build on. (26 items) - Est £120
Philatelic Literature
Lot 9 - 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 10 - 2007 - CENTRAL AMERICA: Stanley Gibbons Part 15 specialised catalogue of Central America, the current 3rd Edition including Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua & Panama. The catalogue is used in average condition with a cracked spine and is now almost impossible to find and there is no new edition pending. (410pp). - Est £25
Lot 11 - 2017 - MEXICO: 'The Postal Stationery of Mexico' by P Bamert, W Menuz & B Walton, produced by the United Postal Stationery Society. The definitive work listing and illustrating all of the postal stationery of Mexico including private printed to order issues and Well Fargo and the other Express companies. (415pp) - Est £60
Lot 12 - 2014 - MEXICO: 'The Travelling Post Offices of Mexico' by T K Todsen & J G Walmsley, the 2014 second revised edition. The definitive work listing all of the cancels of the different lines profusely illustrated with maps, illustrations & photos with lots of background information. (146pp) - Est £40
Lot 13 - 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 14 - 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 15 - 1937 - ½a yellow green to 1r brown first 'Dhow' issue, all fine mint. (SG 1/9, Cat £135) - Est £45
Lot 16 - 1939 - 'GVI' definitive issue the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 16/27, Cat £120) - Est £48
Lot 17 - 1949 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue the pair fine mint. (SG 30/31, Cat £40+) - Est £20
Lot 18 - 1951 - KATHIRI: GVI 'Surcharge' issue, the set of eight fine cds used. (SG 20/27, Cat £110) - Est £45
Lot 19 - 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 20 - 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 21 - 1951 - GVI 'Surcharge' issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 36/46, Cat £85) - Est £35
Lot 22 - 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 23 - 1960 - CINDERELLA: 50c green, blue & brown, 1/- red & brown & 2.50/- green & brown 'ADEN SOCOTRA EXPEDITION' illustrated 'Dhow' CINDERELLA labels, the set of three in fine unmounted mint marginal blocks of four. - Est £45
Argentina
Lot 24 - 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 25 - 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 26 - 1863 - 5c rose carmine 'Escudito' issue without accent over 'U', a fine used copy used on small piece with fine strike of framed SALTA cancel in black, four tight to large margins. (SG 10a, Cat £75) - Est £45
Lot 27 - 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 28 - 1864 - 5c rose carmine 'Rivadavia' issue, fourth printing, blurred impression. A fine unused copy with part O.G. Small perf fault at right. (SG 16c, GJ #25) - Est £18
Lot 29 - 1867 - 10c green 'Belgrano' issue on LAID paper, a fine very lightly used example. A scarce & underrated stamp. (SG 29a) - Est £20
Lot 30 - 1874 - CORRIENTES: 3c black on rose lilac 'Ceres' issue, a fine mint copy with full gum and four large margins. (SG P65, Cat £130) - Est £65
Lot 31 - 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 32 - 1877 - 8c on 10c green 'Surcharge' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 39, Cat £29) - Est £15
Lot 33 - 1883 - 2c green 'Lopez' issue, type B with horizontal 'OFICIAL' opt, a fine used copy. (SG O59a, Cat £85) - Est £40
Lot 34 - 1887 - RAILWAY TELEGRAPHS: 10c slate blue grey and 40c carmine 'Santa Fe de las Colonias' TRAIN telegraph issue inscribed 'FERROCARRIL', the pair fine mint. (Barefoot #19/20) - Est £15
Lot 35 - 1890 - 5p ultramarine 'Portrait' issue, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 140, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 36 - 1891 - TIERRA DEL FUEGO: 10c carmine rose 'Poppers Local Post' issue, a superb mint block of four with full gum. (SG 1) - Est £45
Lot 37 - 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 38 - 1892 - 2p deep green and 5p indigo 'San Martin' issue with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) opt in black or red plus an additional 2p deep green with 'MUESTRA' opt and used with part cds cancel. (SG 191/2) - Est £12
Lot 39 - 1898 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover franked with 1892 5c rose carmine (SG 181) tied by ESTAFETA AMBULANTE 18 F.C. DEL SUD cds dated 4 FEB 1898 with second strike on reverse. Addressed to BUENOS AIRES with arrival cds on reverse. Backflap missing. - Est £30
Lot 40 - 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 41 - 1899 - 20p black & carmine 'Liberty Shield', 20p dull claret & blue 'Ploughman', 1917 20p claret & slate 'San Martin' and 1923 20p lake & slate 'San Martin' issue TOP VALUES all used with 'INUTILIZADO' PERFINS. Good spacefillers. (SG 241, 411, 448B & 528, Cat £232 as used) - Est £20
Lot 42 - 1899 - 5c orange postal stationery lettersheet (H&G G3) with the 'Train' view in purple and green inside used with SAN LUIS cds dated 28 DIC 1899. Addressed to RIOJA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £25
Lot 43 - 1899 - 5c pale green 'Liberty Shield' issue COLOUR TRIAL on 'Sun' watermark paper, perf 11½, mint with gum. Tiny thin on reverse. (See Kneitschel 1958, Page 697) - Est £15
Lot 44 - 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 45 - 1901 - 5c on 15c dark blue postal stationery lettersheet (H&G G11) with view in brown & olive green inside of 'Lapataia' used with BUENOS AIRES cds. Addressed locally. - Est £18
Lot 46 - 1901 - Heavy weight registered cover franked with 1892 50c deep green 'Belgrano' issue plus 1899 2c slate and 5c carmine 'Liberty Shield' issue (SG 187, 223 & 226) tied by BUENOS AIRES cds's dated MAY 21 1901 with printed REG label on reverse. Addressed to ITALY with manuscript 'Vapor (Centro America) ship endorsement on front and transit and arrival cds's on reverse. The cover is a little worn around the edges but the 50c is very scarce used on cover. - Est £60
Lot 47 - 1910 - 20p black & dull blue 'Centenary' issue, the top value used with 'INUTILIZADO' Perfin cancel. A useful space filler. (SG 381, Cat £100 as used) - Est £15
Lot 48 - 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 49 - 1917 - 20p claret & slate 'San Martin' issue, wmk 'Honeycomb' the top value fine mint. (SG 448B, Cat £130) - Est £75
Lot 50 - 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 51 - 1927 - ISLA MARTIN GARCIA: Cover franked with single 1926 5c red (SG 548) tied by good strike of ISLA MARTIN GARCIA TN cds dated 7 FEB 1927. Addressed internally to TIGRE with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has some small faults & stains but scarce and the original letter is enclosed. - Est £45
Lot 52 - 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 53 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: 5c red 'San Martin' Postal Stationery Airmail envelope (H&G F1) used with added 1924 20c ultramarine 'San Martin' & 1928 15c chocolate 'Air' issue (SG 537 & 560) tied by VIA AEREA BUENOS AIRES cds's dated 21 MAR 1929 flown on the BUENOS AIRES - MONTE CASEROS - ASUNCION first flight. Addressed to ASUNCION, PARAGUAY with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #35) - Est £45
Lot 54 - 1930 - 20c ultramarine 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, with opt in green, a fine mint copy. (SG 587) - Est £12
Lot 55 - 1930 - 90c purple brown 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, with opt in green, a fine mint copy. (SG 589) - Est £12
Lot 56 - 1930 - 20p blue & yellow green 'Revolution of 6th September' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 609, Cat £130) - Est £55
Lot 57 - 1930 - CINDERELLA: Circa 1930. blue, yellow & brown perforated 'Road Safety' CINDERELLA label inscribed 'Educacion Vial Argentina - No suba, ni baje de los vehiculos en movimiento' and showing a man trying to get on a moving tram with a car about to hit him. Mint with gum. Unusual & not seen by us before. - Est £12
Lot 58 - 1932 - 'Graf Zeppelin 1932' OPT issue, the set of three good mint with a few light tone spots on gum. Look good from front. (SG 629/31) - Est £30
Lot 59 - 1932 - 'Graf Zeppelin 1932' OPT issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 629/31) - Est £45
Lot 60 - 1932 - Cover franked with 1924 12c blue 'San Martin' issue and 1928 30c carmine rose and 1p scarlet & blue AIR issue (SG 536, 565 & 572) tied by SERV. AEROPOSTAL BUENOS AIRES cds's dated 3 FEB 1932. Sent airmail to HAVANA, CUBA with partial arrival mark on reverse. - Est £25
Lot 61 - 1935 - 'Philatelic Exposition Buenos Aires' miniature sheet comprising 4 x 10c grey green 'San Martin' issue. A fine mint example. (SG MS654, Cat £95) - Est £40
Lot 62 - 1936 - 10p black & maroon and 20p chocolate & greenish blue, the top two values fine mint. (SG 663/4, Cat £73) - Est £25
Lot 63 - 1937 - Printed VIA CONDOR-LUFTHANSA 'Frohliche Festtage' Christmas & New Year greetings postcard showing a hydroplane over ocean with a summer and winter scene at either side. Unused with printed 'Franqueo total . . m$n 0.35 Valido desde el 1o de Diciembre de 1937, hasta el 5 de Enero de 1938' special rate indicator on message side. Uncommon in unused condition. - Est £45
Lot 64 - 1939 - 5p violet 'UPU Congress' issue, the top value fine cds used. (SG 686, Cat £27) - Est £12
Lot 65 - 1939 - 'Recorded Message' issue, the set of three fine cds used. (SG RM688/60, Cat £66) - Est £25
Lot 66 - 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 67 - 1945 - 2p blue & maroon Pictorial 'Definitive' issue, without watermark, a fine mint copy. (SG 761, Cat £46) - Est £20
Lot 68 - 1951 - 2.45p + 7.55p blackish olive 'Eva Peron Foundation Fund' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 833, Cat £34) - Est £15
Lot 69 - 1952 - 'Eva Peron' issue, the complete set of twenty fine mint. (SG 834/53, Cat £80) - Est £45
Lot 70 - 1955 - Pictorial 'Definitive' issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 868/78, Cat £48) - Est £18
Lot 71 - 1957 - DESTINATION: Pair of airmail covers from BUENOS AIRES, both addressed to BERMUDA, one with USA transit cds on reverse. An unusual destination. (2 items) - Est £10
Ascension
Lot 72 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue the set of four fine mint. (SG 31/34, Cat £55) - Est £20
Lot 73 - 1938 - ½d black & bluish violet GVI issue, perf 13 with variety LONG CENTRE BAR TO E IN GEORGETOWN. A fine mint copy. (SG 38ba, Cat £90) - Est £35
Lot 74 - 1938 - 'GVI' definitive issue the set of sixteen fine mint. (SG 38b/47a, Cat £250) - Est £95
Lot 75 - 1938 - 2/6 black & deep carmine GVI issue, perf 13, a fine mint copy. (SG 45c, Cat £30) - Est £12
Lot 76 - 1938 - 5/- black & yellow brown GVI issue, perf 13½, a fine mint copy. (SG 46, Cat £95) - Est £40
Lot 77 - 1948 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, the pair fine UNMOUNTED mint. (SG 50/1, Cat £50+) - Est £20
Lot 78 - 1956 - QE2 definitive issue, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 57/69, Cat £150) - Est £50
Australia
Lot 79 - 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 80 - 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 81 - 1915 - 2d grey 'Roo' issue, Die 1, a fine mint copy. (SG 35, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 82 - 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 83 - 1931 - 5/- grey & yellow 'Roo' issue, wmk 'C of A', a fine cds used copy. (SG 135, Cat £25) - Est £10
Lot 84 - 1931 - 6d sepia AIR MAIL SERVICE issue plus the 'OS' opt type both fine mint. (SG 139 & 139a, Cat £54) - Est £20
Lot 85 - 1937 - 3d blue GVI issue, Die 2, a fine mint copy. (SG 168c, Cat £65) - Est £22
Lot 86 - 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 87 - 1937 - COIL ISSUE: ½d orange 'Kangaroo' issue, a fine mint COIL PAIR with the special large & small holes in between the vertical pair. (SG 179b, Cat £23) - Est £10
Lot 88 - 1937 - 1d emerald green & 2d scarlet GVI issue perf 14x15 fine mint. (SG 180 & 184, Cat £22) - Est £10
Lot 89 - 1940 - 'Australian Imperial Forces' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 196/9, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 90 - 1942 - COIL ISSUE: 1d purple brown GVI issue, a fine mint COIL PAIR with the special large & small holes in between the vertical pair. (SG 203a, Cat £22) - Est £10
Lot 91 - 1948 - 'Arms' issue set of four all fine cds used. (SG 224a/d, Cat £21) - Est £10
Australian States
Lot 92 - 1860-1910 - Small accumulation of issues from all the states on stockcard inc better values, a few officials and the odd postmark plus one postal stationery card. Mixed condition. (35 + 1 card) - Est £20
Lot 93 - 1890-1910 - REVENUES: Small group of Australian States Revenues inc NSW, Queensland, Victoria and a Western Australia 5d bistre Swan Telegraphically used plus a nice mint pair of 1½d on 3d brown Tasmania Beavers with 'REVENUE' opt. (13) - Est £15
Lot 94 - 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 95 - 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 96 - 1904 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover franked 1904 2d violet (SG 180) tied by fair KAPUNDA squared circle cancel to HOBART, TASMANIA with fine strike of KADINA RAILWAY cds on reverse along with HOBART arrival mark. - Est £40
Lot 97 - 1892 - TASMANIA: 1d red + 1d red QV postal stationery wrapper printed privately to order (H&G KE7) showing two impressions of the 1d QV stamp imprint. Fine unused. - Est £60
Lot 98 - 1901 - TASMANIA: Stampless folded Official 'Register of Births & Deaths' form headed 'On Public Service Only' used with lovely RUMNEY HUTS cds, addressed to OATLANDS. Rumney Huts was renamed BADEN in 1902. Very unusual. - Est £75
Lot 99 - 1905 - TASMANIA: 4d orange buff LITHO 'Pictorial' issue, perf 11, a fine cds used copy. (SG 247ba, Cat £32) - Est £10
Lot 100 - 1854 - VICTORIA: 6d orange QV issue, three fine used four margin copies inc one on piece. Fine condition. (SG 32a/b, Cat £75) - Est £20
Lot 101 - 1857 - VICTORIA: 4d dull rose imperf and 4d rose two copies on vertically laid paper rouletted plus 1858 6d bright blue, rouletted, four used copies in varied shades. (SG 43, 71b, 71c & 73/a, Cat £95+ as cheapest) - Est £20
Lot 102 - 1873 - VICTORIA: ½d on 1d green QV issue, perf 13, a fine unused copy without gum. (SG 174, Cat £95) - Est £20
Lot 103 - 1882 - VICTORIA: 1d green QV issue, wmk 33, perf 12½, a fine mint copy. (SG 209a, Cat £90) - Est £20
Lot 104 - 1882 - VICTORIA: 1d yellow green QV issue, perf 12½, a fine mint copy. (SG 208, Cat £85) - Est £20
Lot 105 - 1884 - VICTORIA: 6d dull blue 'Stamp Duty' issue, perf 12 x 12½ tied on small piece by GEELONG duplex cancel dated FEB 11 1885. (SG 255a) - Est £30
Lot 106 - 1886 - VICTORIA: 9d apple green QV issue, perf 12½, a good mint copy. (SG 319, Cat £30) - Est £10
Lot 107 - 1890 - VICTORIA: ½d dull blue and brown lake, ½d dull blue & deep claret and 1d dull blue & brown lake 'Postage Due' issue all fine mint. (SG D1, D1a & D2, Cat £29) - Est £10
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 £20
Lot 110 - 1896 - VICTORIA: 4/- orange 'Stamp Duty' issue, a fine mint copy with full O.G. (SG 346) - Est £95
Lot 111 - 1897 - VICTORIA: 1d blue 'Diamond Jubilee & Hospital Charity Fund' issue, a fine cds used copy. Tiny pin hole at bottom right corner. (SG 353) - Est £10
Lot 112 - 1901 - VICTORIA: 2d reddish violet and 4d bistre yellow QV issue without 'Postage' or 'Stamp Duty', both fine mint. (SG 377 & 379, Cat £48) - Est £12
Lot 113 - 1901 - VICTORIA: 2/- blue on rose QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 395, Cat £32) - Est £10
Lot 114 - 1906 - VICTORIA - OFFICIAL MAIL: Printed 'ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE Department of Agriculture (Entomological Branch)' official envelope franked with pair 1905 1d rose red QV issue with 'O.S.' PERFINS (SG 417) tied by MELBOURNE roller cancel. Addressed to TASMANIA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £50
Barbados
Lot 115 - 1861 - 1d blue 'Britannia' issue, no wmk, rough perf 14-16, a fine mint copy with full O.G. (SG 23, Cat £80) - Est £32
Lot 116 - 1861 - 1/- black 'Britannia' issue tied on large piece by '1' BOOTHEEL cancel in black. (SG 35) - Est £10
Lot 117 - 1892 - GV 'Seal of the Colony' issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 105/15, Cat £250) - Est £100
Lot 118 - 1919 - Registered cover franked with 1916 pair ¼d sepia brown and 2½d deep ultramarine and 1917 1d pale red 'WAR TAX' opt issue (SG 181b, 185 & 198) all tied by BARBADOS R.L.O. cds's dated 1 MAR 1919 with printed blue on white BARBADOS formular REG label alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. A nice correct use of the War Tax issue on registered cover. - Est £65
Lot 119 - 1920 - 'Victory' issue, the complete set of twelve good to fine mint. (SG 201/212, Cat £150) - Est £60
Lot 120 - 1938 - GVI Definitive issue, the set of sixteen fine mint. (SG 248/256a, Cat £50) - Est £20
Bermuda
Lot 121 - 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 122 - 1896 - Registered cover with printed 'On Her Majesty's Service' crossed out at top franked with pair 1883 2½d pale ultramarine QV issue (SG 27b) tied by HAMILTON cds dated AP 17 1896 with 'R' in oval registration marking alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with UK transit cds on front and German arrival cds on reverse. - Est £60
Lot 123 - 1906 - Internal cover franked with 1906 1c brown & carmine 'Dry Dock' issue (SG 37) tied by BAILEY'S BAY cds dated AU 27 1906. Addressed to HAMILTON with arrival cds on reverse. A nice 1d internal rate from a smaller post office. - Est £75
Lot 124 - 1908 - Neat cover with manuscript 'S.S. Bermudian' ship endorsement at lower left franked with 1906 ½d black & green and 2 x 1d brown & carmine 'Dry Dock' issue (SG 35 & 37) tied by HAMILTON cds's dated 13 JAN 1908. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35
Lot 125 - 1909 - Cover franked with 4 x 1906 ¼d brown & violet 'Dry Dock' issue (SG 34) tied by multiple strikes of PAGET EAST cds dated AP 7 1909. Addressed to NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA with arrival cds on reverse. A nice multiple farthing franking. - Est £75
Lot 126 - 1918 - GV ISSUE: 2/6 black & red on blue GV 'Key Type' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 52, Cat £40) - Est £20
Lot 127 - 1920 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Circa 1920. Printed black on white Post Office official form 'P.O. No. 4a' inscribed 'PAID LETTERS from Bermuda for Great Britain North' and 'Printed by the Government Printer: Bermuda' used with partial date in blue crayon at top. Unusual. - Est £25
Lot 128 - 1920 - Cover franked with block of ten 1910 ¼d brown 'Ship' issue (SG 44) tied by multiple strikes of HARRINGTON-SOUND cds dated MY 7 1920. Addressed to USA. A fine and attrcative franking. - Est £45
Lot 129 - 1925 - Registered cover franked with 1922 2½d pale sage green and 3d ultramarine 'Ship' issue (SG 81 & 83) tied by HAMILTON cds dated 4 MAY 1925 with printed blue on white 'HAMILTON BERMUDA' registration label. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £24
Lot 130 - 1937 - ½d emerald on buff postal stationery card (H&G 14) used with HAMILTON machine cancel dated 22 OCT 1937. Addressed internally to 'Mr & Mrs Owen Darrell, Pitts Bay Rd, Pembroke'. - Est £15
Lot 131 - 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 132 - 1938 - 2d light blue & sepia GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 112, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 133 - 1938 - 2/- deep reddish purple and ultramarine on grey blue GVI 'Key Type' issue, a fine cds used copy. A difficult shade. (SG 116a, Cat £45) - Est £18
Lot 134 - 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 135 - 1938 - 5/- yellow green & red on pale yellow GVI 'Key Type' issue, perf 13, a fine mint copy. (SG 118f, Cat £35) - Est £14
Lot 136 - 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 137 - 1938 - 5/- green & red on yellow GVI 'Key Type' issue, perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 118, Cat £140) - Est £55
Lot 138 - 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 139 - 1938 - 10/- deep green and dull red on green GVI 'Key Type' on ordinary paper, perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 119d, Cat £75) - Est £30
Lot 140 - 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 141 - 1938 - 12/6 grey & pale orange GVI 'Key Type' issue, perf 13, a fine mint copy. (SG 120e, Cat £100) - Est £40
Lot 142 - 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 143 - 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 144 - 1941 - CINDERELLA: Cover franked with single 1938 3d black & deep blue GVI issue (SG 114a) tied by HAMILTON machine cancel and censored in Bermuda with blue on white 'B.C.1 OPENED BY EXAMINER 393' censor strip and fine example of the Red blue & green Bermuda 'Red Cross' CINDERELLA label on reverse. Addressed to USA. - Est £40
Lot 145 - 1942 - Airmail cover from PARAGUAY franked 7p 70c in total tied by CORREO AEREO ASUNCION cds's dated 7.12.42. Addressed to USA and censored in transit in BERMUDA with printed 'EXAMINED BY C. 43' censor strip at base. - Est £15
Lot 146 - 1943 - Airmail cover franked with 1938 7½d black, blue & bright green GVI issue (SG 114b) tied by PAGET cds and censored in Bermuda with 'P.C.90 OPENED BY EXAMINER C/8139' censor strip. Addressed to USA. - Est £30
Lot 147 - 1946 - Circa 1946. Cover franked with 1936 1/6 brown and 1938 3d black & deep blue GVI issue (SG 106 & 114a) tied by HAMILTON machine cancel with lovely large format 'Trans-Atlantic Air Mail Via Pan American Clipper' airmail label at top left. Addressed to UK. Backflap missing. - Est £30
Lot 148 - 1948 - Silver Wedding' issue the pair fine mint. (SG 125/126, Cat £45) - Est £20
Lot 149 - 1953 - QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of eighteen fine mint. (SG 135/150, Cat £130) - Est £55
Lot 150 - 1953 - 10/- ultramarine QE2 issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 149a, Cat £80) - Est £30
Lot 151 - 1953 - £1 brown, blue, red, green & bronze green QE2 issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 150, Cat £48) - Est £15
Lot 152 - 1885-1898 - INCOMING MAIL: Nice lot of early covers from the USA to HAMILTON or IRELAND ISLAND with a variety of frankings some with arrival marks plus a lovely illustrated 1895 'Bermuda, Azores and A grand Cruise to the Mediterranean' STEAMSHIP cover. Most have arrival marks. Mixed condition. (6 items) - Est £35
Lot 153 - 1925-1932 - Nice group of 'Ship' issue covers inc 1d, 1½d & 2½d frankings inc two addressed to BRITISH GUIANA, one to NOVA SCOTIA and various to UK, USA & Germany also one from The New Windsor & Palm Garden hotel and another with PORTUGUESE CONSULATE cachet. (17 covers) - Est £25
Lot 154 - 1935-1959 - INCOMING MAIL: Super lot of incoming mail including covers from France, Australia, Lebanon, Liberia, New Zealand, Algeria, India, Czechoslovakia, Morocco, Hungary and Ruanda-Urundi. Most addressed to the Radio Station in PAGET. Mixed condition but an interesting lot. (13 items) - Est £30
Bolivia
Lot 155 - 1867 - 50c yellow 'Condor' issue a fine four margin unused copy. (SG 8) - Est £15
Lot 156 - 1867 - FORGERIES: 5c violet, 10c brown, 20c red, 50c blue and 1p blue grey 'Condor' issue FORGERIES including a couple of bogus values & colours all 'used' with 'Lines' cancels. (5 stamps) - Est £25
Lot 157 - 1870 - 5c green & 10c red 'Eleven Stars' issue both fine lightly used. (SG 37/38, Cat £20) - Est £10
Lot 158 - 1870 - 50c blue 'Eleven Stars' ARMS issue, a fine mint block of four. Scarce multiple. (SG 39, Cat £156) - Est £75
Lot 159 - 1890 - REVENUE: 2c green 'Transacciones' REVENUE issue, a fine strip of four each stamp opt 'SPECIMEN' in red with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. - Est £12
Lot 160 - 1893 - 'Litho' ARMS issue, the set of five fine lightly used, no faults or thins. (SG 57/61, Cat £62+) - Est £24
Lot 161 - 1895 - 1c pale ochre, 2c orange vermilion, 5c green, 10c bistre brown & 20c dull blue Arms issue 'Paris' printing on thick paper all fine genuine used. (SG 70/4) - Est £10
Lot 162 - 1897 - 'Portrait' issue the set of eight fine mint. (SG 77/84, Cat £70) - Est £35
Lot 163 - 1897 - 2b black, red, yellow & green top value, a fine cds used copy. (SG 84, Cat £75) - Est £35
Lot 164 - 1901 - PERFINS: Five CANCELADO perfins on postage issues inc a higher bolivano value. Odd small fault but scarce group. (5) - Est £12
Lot 165 - 1902 - Circa 1902 black & white PPC 'Compania Huanchaca de Bolivia' with manuscript 'Pulacayo - una processione' showing men with drums marching unused but with added 1901 1c claret (SG 100) tied on picture side by PULACAYO cds in blue. Attractive. - Est £16
Lot 166 - 1904 - 2c blue on cream postal stationery card (H&G 2, with 11 stars under arms) datelined 'Santa Cruz, Bolivia' on reverse used with added pair 1901 2c green (SG101) tied by red 'Cork' cancel. Addressed to AUSTRIA with arrival cds's on front. Card has a little light toning. - Est £20
Lot 167 - 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 168 - 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 169 - 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 170 - 1916 - 2c black & rose 'Lake Titicaca' issue, a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. (SG 144a) - Est £10
Lot 171 - 1919 - 2b brown 'Arms' issue, ABNco. Printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 158) - Est £10
Lot 172 - 1925 - 'Independence Centenary' issue, the set of eight plus the unissued 1c green & 2c carmine all fine mint. (SG 184/191) - Est £30
Lot 173 - 1925 - 50c purple 'Independence Centenary' issue, a fine unused IMPERF PAIR without gum. (SG 188a, Cat £41) - Est £16
Lot 174 - 1925 - 1c green & 2c carmine 'Centenary of Independence' UNISSUED types the pair fine mint. (See note in SG) - Est £20
Lot 175 - 1928 - 'LAB' airmail issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 217/9) - Est £10
Lot 176 - 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 177 - 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 178 - 1930 - 15c black & lake with 'CORREO AEREO R.S. 6-V-1930' airmail opt in violet, a good lightly used copy. (SG 231) - Est £12
Lot 179 - 1930 - 25c black & blue with 'CORREO AEREO R.S. 6-V-1930' airmail opt in red, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 232) - Est £12
Lot 180 - 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 181 - 1930 - 'Airmail' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 244/251, Cat £21) - Est £12
Lot 182 - 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 183 - 1937 - 'Correo Aereo D.S. 25-2-37' OPT (third) issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 321/27) - Est £12
Lot 184 - 1939 - 'Second National Eucharistic Congress' issue the set of ten fine mint. (SG 364/73, Cat £23+) - Est £12
Lot 185 - 1941 - 'Andean Condor' AIRMAIL issue the set of four fine cds used. (SG 380/383) - Est £10
Lot 186 - 1942 - 'First Student's Philatelic Exhibition' issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 384/90) - Est £15
Lot 187 - 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 188 - 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 189 - 1954 - 10bs orange UNISSUED 'Train' type (later opt as SG 701), a fine UNMOUNTED MINT block of four. - Est £20
Lot 190 - 1960 - 'Sun & Gate' SURCHARGE issue, the complete set of eighteen fine mint. (SG 702/19, Cat £100) - Est £50
Brazil
Lot 191 - 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 192 - 1850 - 10rs black on greyish paper 'Small Numeral' issue, a fine used four margin copy. (SG 17B, Cat £38) - Est £16
Lot 193 - 1850 - 30rs black on greyish and 30rs black on yellowish paper 'Numeral' issue both printings in fine cds used blocks of four, both have large margins at side & base but both blocks are touching along top frame lines, however still nice multiples. (SG 19A & 19B) - Est £20
Lot 194 - 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 195 - 1854 - 30rs pale blue on yellowish paper 'Small Numeral' issue, a fine mint copy with full O.G. Four margins but tight at top. (SG 26, Cat £37) - Est £15
Lot 196 - 1854 - 280rs scarlet vermilion 'Small Numeral' issue, a fine used example, four margins. (SG 27a, Cat £110) - Est £45
Lot 197 - 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 198 - 1854 - 430r yellow 'Small Numeral' issue, imperf, a very fine cds used copy. Four margins, tight at left. (SG 28, Cat £150) - Est £60
Lot 199 - 1871 - TELEGRAPHS: 1000rs deep blue 'Telegraph' issue without control handstamp on reverse. A fine unused four margin example. (Barefoot #8) - Est £15
Lot 200 - 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 201 - 1890 - 'Postage Due' issue the set of eight fine mint. (SG D97/104, Cat £35) - Est £15
Lot 202 - 1890 - Cover from BAHIA with company handstamp at top franked with pair 1890 100rs mauve 'Southern Cross' issue (SG 90b) tied by two light strikes of octagonal LIGNE J PAQ FR No. 3 French maritime cds dated 3 MAI 1890. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35
Lot 203 - 1894 - Range of mint 'Sugarloaf' issues with 1897 20r blue & yellow orange on thin hard toned paper perf 11-11½, 10rs blue & rose on thin hard toned paper compound perf 12½-14 x 11-11½, 10rs blue & rose on thick paper perf 11-11½, 1899 10r blue & rose and 20r blue & yellow orange perf 8½-9½. (SG 125, 134, 147, 214 & 215, Cat £35) - Est £15
Lot 204 - 1894 - 80rs dull red 'Liberty' postal stationery card (H&G 19, the reply half only) with privately printed view in sepia on reverse, showing a 'waterside view and boat', the cards is used with contemporary message but uncancelled and likely was sent within an envelope. Privately printed views on this issue are unusual. - Est £25
Lot 205 - 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 206 - 1903 - 50rs blue on brownish yellow PSC (H&G 29) datelined 'Estrella 20-6-1903' with fine strike of large boxed 'AVULSA' (Outside Mail/Loose letter) marking in black. Addressed to PORTO ALEGRE with arrival cds on front. - Est £18
Lot 207 - 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 208 - 1906 - 700rs red brown 'Postage Due' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG D291, Cat £35) - Est £14
Lot 209 - 1912 - 100rs red postal stationery envelope (H&G B19 used with two strikes of BENJAMIN CONSTANT (CEARA) cds dated 6 JUL 1912. Addressed to MANAOS, Amazonas with CEARA transit cds and heavy MANAOS arrival cds on reverse. A scarce origination. - Est £20
Lot 210 - 1920 - 20r slate violet 'Industry' issue, a fine IMPERF PROOF on thin hard off white paper. Uncommon. (As SG 319) - Est £30
Lot 211 - 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 212 - 1927 - 5,000rs on 100,000rs black & vermilion 'Servicio Aereo' overprint issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 454, cat £31) - Est £15
Lot 213 - 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 214 - 1927 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES - CONDOR: 'Eagle & Globe' issue, the set of seven good to fine cds used. (Sanabria #C1/7) - Est £15
Lot 215 - 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 216 - 1930 - ZEPPELIN: Cover franked with 1920 300rs rose red 'Industry' issue and 1930 10,000rs carmine CONDOR issue with 'Graf Zeppelin - USA' overprint (SG 333 & Sanabria #Z7) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO 'Condor' cds dated 24 MAI 1930. Flown on the first 'Sudamerikafahrt' with yellow & green 'By Condor Airmail in Brazil' airmail label and large RECIFE 'Condor' transit cds dated 28 MAI 1930 on front. Addressed to USA with green LAKEHURST 'Zeppelin' cachet and cds on reverse. - Est £95
Lot 217 - 1930 - ZEPPELIN: 10000rs red Condor 'GRAF ZEPPELIN' issue, a good mint copy, small tone spot at top. (Sanabria #Z2) - Est £25
Lot 218 - 1930 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES - CONDOR: Commercial cover franked with 1920 500rs ultramarine 'Industry' issue and pair 1927 700rs orange and pair 1300rs green CONDOR private airmail company issue (SG 371 & Sanabria #C2 & C4) tied by fine SYNDICATO CONDOR RIO DE JANEIRO cds's dated 18 ABR 1930. Addressed to PORTO ALEGRE with arrival mark on reverse. Couple of light tones. - Est £30
Lot 219 - 1930 - Circa 1930. Green & yellow on buff 'Flimsy' official airmail stationery envelope headed 'Servico Postal Aereo / Service Postal Aerien' at top with 'Arms' imprint and annotated line for the airmail company being used for transmission on front. Fine unused. Scarce & unusual. - Est £45
Lot 220 - 1930 - ZEPPELIN: Cover franked with 1920 300rs rose red 'Industry' issue and 1930 20,000rs ultramarine CONDOR issue with 'Graf Zeppelin - USA' overprint (SG 333 & Sanabria #Z8) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO 'Condor' cds dated 24 MAI 1930. Flown on the first 'Sudamerikafahrt' with yellow & green 'By Condor Airmail in Brazil' airmail label and large RECIFE 'Condor' transit cds dated 28 MAI 1930 on front. Addressed to USA with green LAKEHURST 'Zeppelin' cachet and cds on reverse. The 20,000rs is scarce on cover. - Est £125
Lot 221 - 1931 - 'Revolution of 3rd October' issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 490/503, Cat £120) - Est £60
Lot 222 - 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 223 - 1932 - 3,500r on 5,000r violet blue & 7,000rs on 10,000rs claret 'Zeppelin' overprint issue, the pair fine cds used. (SG 511/12, Cat £54) - Est £25
Lot 224 - 1932 - 1000rs orange 'Sao Paulo Provisional Government' issue an unused IMPERF BETWEEN HORIZONTAL PAIR without gum. Scarce. (SG 525 var) - Est £45
Lot 225 - 1932 - 2000rs red brown 'Sao Paulo Provisional Government' issue a superb used copy with central S. PAULO CONFERENCIA cds dated 27 X. 1932. (SG 526, Cat £28) - Est £15
Lot 226 - 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 227 - 1933 - AIRMAIL: Printed 'Via Condor Boas Festas' Christmas greetings airmail postcard with 'Plane' design franked with 1931 500rs red brown and pair 1000rs turquoise blue 'Industry' issue (SG 396 & 399) tied by large RIO GRANDE DO SL cds. Addressed to GERMANY. Card has small stain at right. - Est £35
Lot 228 - 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 229 - 1934 - MARITIME: Cover front with printed 'Legation de Suisse au Bresil' at top left franked with 1920 50rs turquoise and 100rs orange 'Industry' defins (SG 391/2) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO cds with good strike of oval 'M/N OCEANIA 21 MAR 1934' ship handstamp at top with boxed 'M.P.' marking in black. Addressed to SWITZERLAND. - Est £20
Lot 230 - 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 231 - 1937 - 10,000rs deep blue & lake 'Tourist' issue a fine cds used copy. (SG 607, Cat £65) - Est £25
Lot 232 - 1938 - Registered cover franked with various issues tied from SAO PAULO to RIO DE JANEIRO with original 'Certificado de Registration form attached on reverse. The cover also has a nice large multicoloured 'Flags' CINDERELLA label tied on reverse. - Est £15
Lot 233 - 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 234 - 1939 - VASP: Airmail cover franked with single 1939 1200r purple brown (SG 626) tied by FEIRA DE AMOSTRAS D. FEDERAL (Rio de Janeiro) cds dated 31 DEZ 1939 with special 'Feira' cachet in blue alongside and boxed VASP MANHA cachet all on front. Addressed to SAO PAULO with printed black on pink VASP express label affixed on reverse handstamped '5' in purple with arrival cds alongside. - Est £35
Lot 235 - 1940 - VASP: Commercial airmail cover franked with 1940 1200r blue grey (SG 638) tied by AEROPORTO D FEDERAL (Rio de Janeiro) cds's with straight line 'VIA VASP' cachet on front and large boxed 'II ANNIVERSARIO 2012-38 A 20-12-40 SERVICIO POSTAL RAPIDO VASP' bird cachet in blue on reverse. Addressed to SAO PAULO with boxed 'VASP TARDE S. PAULO' arrival mark on front and arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35
Lot 236 - 1943 - 'Centenary of First Brazilian Postage Stamps' BULLSEYE issue miniature sheet fine used with commemorative cancel. (SG MS682a, Cat £33) - Est £15
Lot 237 - 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 238 - 1944 - 60c on 400rs + 200rs olive & pale green 'AEREO' opt issue, a fine mint IMPERF example with large margins all round. (SG 695 var) - Est £20
Lot 239 - 1946 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES - VARIG: Cover franked with 1920 500rs red brown & 700rs reddish violet 'Industry' issue (SG 396 & 398, some toning around stamps) tied by DEPART S. DUMONT FLORIANOPOLIS cds's dated 14 JAN 1946 with fine strike of small VARIG FLORIANOPOLIS cds in green dated 15 JAN 1946 on front. Addressed to PORTO ALEGRE. Possibly a first flight. Unrecorded in Muller. - Est £18
Lot 240 - 1947 - 'Definitive' issue in New Currency (cents & Cruzeiros), the complete set of sixteen fine mint. (SG 751/66, Cat £130) - Est £50
Lot 241 - 1900-1950 - OFFICIAL SEALS: Super collection of 'Servicio Postal Correspondencia Dilacerada' OFFICIAL SEALS printed in various shades of brown through to yellow generally on blue, green or buff paper. Twenty six in all including various mint, used and unused plus a few on piece. Great lot for study. (26) - Est £35
Lot 242 - 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 243 - 1938-1954 - CINDERELLA: Group of covers all with large CINDERELLA labels inc 3 covers each with the 1948 blue & lilac International Exposition Petropolis publicity labels on reverse, 1954 cover with large multicoloured 'Yacht & Beach' label inscribed 'Visite Sao Paulo, No. 4o Centenario de sua fundacao 1954 Janeiro 1954', 1946 reg cover with brown 'Rio De Janeiro' label with image of sea & sugarloaf mountain and 1938 cover with brown & yellow 'Dia de Colono, Santo Amaro Rio Grande do Sul' label. A super lot. (6 items) - Est £30
Lot 244 - 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
Lot 245 - 1946-1948 - COMPLETE SHEETS: 1946 40c grey 'New Constitution' issue sheet of 72 used with cds cancels, 1947 40c chestnut 'Visit of Chilean President' issue sheet of 72 cancelled with special Presidents Visit cds, 1947 1cr 20c blue 'Inter-American Defence Conference' issue sheet of 72 cancelled with exhibition cds's, 1948 40c green & mauve 'International Industrial & Commercial Exhibition, Quitandinha' issue sheet of 72 mint. (SG 734, 739, 740 & 771, Cat £110+) - Est £25
British Guiana
Lot 246 - 1863 - 12c grey lilac 'Ship' issue, perf 10, two good used copies. (SG 98, Cat £52) - Est £20
Lot 247 - 1905 - 2c carmine 'Ship' postal stationery envelope (H&G B2) used with ANNA REGINA cds dated MAY 31 1905. Addressed to UK with GEORGETOWN transit and UK arrival cds's on reverse. - Est £30
Lot 248 - 1913 - 96c black & vermilion on yellow GV issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (269, Cat £30) - Est £12
Lot 249 - 1938 - $1 bright violet GVI issue, perf 12½, a fine mint copy. (SG 317, Cat £29) - Est £12
Lot 250 - 1938 - $2 purple GVI issue, perf 14 x 13, a fine cds used copy. (SG 318a, Cat £45) - Est £18
Lot 251 - 1938 - $3 red brown GVI issue, perf 12½, a fine mint copy. (SG 319, Cat £38) - Est £15
Lot 252 - 1938 - $3 red brown GVI issue perf 14 x 13, a very fine cds used copy. (SG 319b, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 253 - 1938 - MARITIME: Neat cover franked with 1937 GVI 'Coronation' issue set of three (SG 305/7) tied by three strikes of octagonal CAYENNE A FORT DE FRANCE L.G. French maritime cds dated 4 - 1 1938. Addressed to UK. - Est £25
Lot 254 - 1954 - QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 331/45, Cat £110) - Est £45
Lot 255 - 1954 - $2 reddish mauve QE2 issue, De La Rue printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 344a, Cat £75) - Est £30
Lot 256 - 1963 - QE2 definitive issue with Wmk W12, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 354/65, Cat £55) - Est £18
Lot 257 - 1976 - GUYANA: 2c grey & black, 3c brown & black, 25c yellow & black, 40c red & black, 50c pale blue & black, 60c brown & black, $1 green & black, $2 blue green & black & $5 violet & black 'Guyana Revenue' issue (as later used for overprinting for postage issues) all in fine unmounted mint pairs. (Barefoot #12/3 & 15/21) - Est £15
Cayman Islands
Lot 258 - 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 259 - 1905 - ½d green, 1d carmine & 6d brown EVII issue wmk 'Multi Crown CA' all three fine cds used. (SG8/9 & 11, Cat £88) - Est £30
Lot 260 - 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 261 - 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 262 - 1932 - 'Centenary of the Assemble of Justices and Vestry' GV issue set to 5/- fine mint. (SG 84/94, Cat £203+) - Est £80
Lot 263 - 1938 - 'GVI' issue the basic set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 115/126a, Cat £100) - Est £40
Lot 264 - 1950 - ¼d to 1/- GVI issue in fine unmounted mint blocks of four. (SG 135/144, Cat £108) - Est £40
Lot 265 - 1953 - QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 148/161a, Cat £130) - Est £50
Lot 266 - 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
Lot 267 - 1956 - Pair of airmail covers to USA with 1956 cover franked with 1953 9d QE2 issue tied by THE CREEK cds and 1958 cover with 1953 1d, 4d & 1/- QE2 issue all tied by WEST BAY cds's. (2 items) - Est £15
Chile
Lot 268 - 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 269 - 1854 - 5c pale reddish brown 'Desmadryl' printing, a fine lightly used copy with four tight but clear margins. A very pale shade. (SG 4, Cat £37) - Est £25
Lot 270 - 1854 - 5c deep reddish brown 'Desmadryl' printing, a fine lightly used 3 margin copy. (SG 5, Cat £55) - Est £25
Lot 271 - 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 272 - 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 273 - 1856 - 5c dull reddish brown 'Estancos' printing, worn plate variety (the most worn we have ever seen with this printing), a very fine lightly used three margin copy. (SG 18) - Est £15
Lot 274 - 1856 - 20c orange red, 'Hahn' REPRINT, produced in 1910, a fine unused copy. - Est £15
Lot 275 - 1861 - 1c chrome yellow 'Last London' printing, a fine unused copy with good strong colour, margins are tight to clear, just touching on one side. (SG 29, Cat £43) - Est £20
Lot 276 - 1861 - 1c lemon yellow 'Last London' printing, a fine unused copy with four margins. (SG 30, Cat £47) - Est £20
Lot 277 - 1866 - 5c red 'Last Santiago' printing, a fine used copy with large part strike of CONSTITUCION cds, four margins just touching at top right. (SG 37) - Est £15
Lot 278 - 1867 - Small group of 'Perforated Columbus' issue with PMKS inc 1c with barred 'INUTIL' & SANTIAGO cds dated 15 DIC 1878, 5c with SANTIAGO cds dated 17 FEB 1879 & SERENA cds dated 7 OCT 1877 plus 10c with CORONEL cds dated 1869. (SG 40/1 & 44/46) - Est £15
Lot 279 - 1877 - 2c orange 'Roulette' issue use wit good large part strike of undated VINA DEL MAR EST cds in blue. Very scarce. (SG 50) - Est £30
Lot 280 - 1878 - 'Roulette' issue fine mint range with 1c green both types, 2c crimson lake, 2c carmine, 5c dull ultramarine, 10c orange, 15c greenish slate, 20c grey, 25c red brown, 30c rose carmine, 50c violet & 1p black & brown. (SG 54/55, 56/57, 59a, 60/63, 64a, 65a & 66, Cat £63+) - Est £25
Lot 281 - 1878 - 1c green and 2c crimson lake 'Roulette' issue both fine mint pairs with red 'SPECIMEN' opts across each pair. (SG 55 & 57) - Est £20
Lot 282 - 1878 - 15c greenish slate 'Roulette' issue, a fine mint block of six. (SG 61) - Est £16
Lot 283 - 1878 - 50c mauve 'Roulette' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 65, Cat £37) - Est £18
Lot 284 - 1878 - 1p black & brown 'Roulette' issue a fine mint copy. (SG 66, Cat £29) - Est £15
Lot 285 - 1883 - TELEGRAPHS: Large format 'Telegraph' issue, the set of six fine unused without gum. (Barefoot #1/6) - Est £20
Lot 286 - 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 287 - 1895 - 10c pale blue on white PSE (H&G B6) used with added 1878 10c orange 'Roulette' issue (SG 60a) tied by SANTAGO cds's dated 19 V 1895 with printed REG label alongside. Addressed internally to VALPARAISO with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35
Lot 288 - 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 289 - 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 290 - 1904 - 5c red 'Telegraph' issue with 'CORREOS' OPT INVERTED, a fine cds used copy. (SG 95a, Cat £30) - Est £15
Lot 291 - 1904 - 10c olive green 'Telegraph' issue with 'CORREOS' OPT INVERTED, a fine mint copy. (SG 96, Cat £75) - Est £35
Lot 292 - 1904 - 10c blue on ivory postal stationery envelope (H&G B6b) used with added 1901 10c black & red 'Arias' issue (SG 90) tied by VALPARAISO cds's dated 29 MAR 1904 with printed black & white 'R VALPARAISO' REG label alongside. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. Light crease at left away from stamps. - Est £35
Lot 293 - 1906 - EARTHQUAKE: Sepia PPC 'Valparaiso despues del Terremoto - Avenida Brasil' showing the total destruction of Avenida Brasil. Franked on picture side with 1905 2c carmine (SG 105) tied by VALPARAISO cds dated 26 VIII 1906. Addressed to FRANCE. - Est £16
Lot 294 - 1908 - MARITIME: B&W PPC 'Calle Tarapaca, Iquique' franked on message side with 1905 1c green & 5c blue (SG 104 & 107) tied by IQUIQUE cancel with fine strike of two line 'SHIP 'CELESTIAL EMPIRE' IQUIQUE MAY 14 1908' cachet in purple at left. Addressed to UK with VALPARAISO transit cds on front. - Est £30
Lot 295 - 1910 - 'Centenary of Independence' issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 119/133, Cat £130) - Est £75
Lot 296 - 1910 - ISLA JUAN FERNANDEZ: B&W PPC 'Isla de Juan Fernandez, Gruta de Robinson Crusoe' with stamp and message dated 1910 but pmk is unclear and colour 'Tucks' PPC with painted image of Robinson Crusoe with a fire outside his cave unused. (2) - Est £25
Lot 297 - 1911 - 'Presidente' issue, the complete set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 135/49, Cat £180) - Est £95
Lot 298 - 1911 - 5p black & olive green 'Presidente' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 148, Cat £75) - Est £35
Lot 299 - 1911 - 15c lilac postal stationery REG envelope (H&G C1) used with SANTIAGO cds on flap and printed black on buff REG label on front. Addressed internally to VALPARAISO with printed black on blue 'VALPARAISO Certificado Ciudad' REG label on front and arrival cds on reverse. - Est £20
Lot 300 - 1912 - 15c lilac postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C1) used with oval 'BANCO DE CHILE Y ALEMANIA VICTORIA' handstamp at top franked with 1911 5c blue 'Presidente' issue (SG 138) tied by CONCEPCION arrival cds dated 6 AGO 1912 with manuscript '2022 VICT' in the registration section. Addressed to CONCEPCION with additional arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30
Lot 301 - 1913 - MARITIME: 10c brown 'Presidente' postal stationery envelope (H&G B21) with printed 'J.M. Larrondo R. Coquimbo' return address on front used with two strikes of boxed 'HAUTE MER ALTA MAR' cancel (applied to mail sent or received at the port). Addressed to VALDIVIA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £25
Lot 302 - 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 303 - 1914 - 6c on 3c dark grey on grey blue 'Columbus' postal stationery card (H&G 30), two examples one with added 1911 2c scarlet 'Presidente' (SG 136) tied from SANTIAGO to BELGIUM and the other with added 1912 10c black & blue 'Presidente' (SG 153) tied from COQUIMBO to GERMANY. (2 items) - Est £20
Lot 304 - 1916 - RAILWAY: Colour PPC 'Antofagasta, Ferrocarril Antofagasta a Bolivia, Casa de Administracion' showing the head office of the Rail company franked on message side with 1915 10c black & blue 'Presidente' issue (SG 164) tied by ANTOFAGASTA cds. Addressed to UK. A scarcer card. - Est £15
Lot 305 - 1918 - 2c carmine on buff postal stationery wrapper (H&G E1) used with SANTIAGO 1 cds, addressed to TALCA. Late use. - Est £15
Lot 306 - 1925 - 'PRO RAZA' essay stamp (no value indicated) similar to the issue later used for overprinting the TESTART airmails. A fine mint block of twenty comprising the bottom four rows of the sheet with four blank cliches and sheet margins at right, left & bottom. A rare multiple. - Est £150
Lot 307 - 1928 - 20c black & orange, 40c black & violet, 1p black & green, 2p black & dull scarlet, 5p black & olive green and 10p black & orange 'Presidente' AIR issue (no wmk) all fine mint. (SG 191/195, 198, Cat £28+) - Est £15
Lot 308 - 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 309 - 1928 - 10p black & orange 'Presidente' AIR opt issue with wmk, a fine mint copy. (SG 203, Cat £50) - Est £25
Lot 310 - 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 311 - 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 312 - 1935 - Printed 'Consulado de Espana en Santiago de Chile' stampless official cover sent registered to SPAIN with SANTIAGO cds and boxed REG marking plus circular Consular cachet and boxed 'Correspondencia Oficial Consular Franquicia Postal Pan-Americana' cachet all on front and arrival marks on reverse. - Est £30
Lot 313 - 1936 - '400th Anniversary of Discovery of Chile' issue the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 256/267, Cat £34) - Est £16
Lot 314 - 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 315 - 1942 - 'Centenary of the University of Chile' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 339/44, Cat £50) - Est £25
Lot 316 - 1942 - 100p carmine 'Centenary of the University of Chile' issue, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 344, Cat £50) - Est £30
Lot 317 - 1942 - REVENUES: 'Asociacion del Dinero del Culto Arquidiocesis de Santiago' printed booklet with single 1942 5p on 1p orange & black 'Arquidiocesis de Santiago Dinero de Culto' REVENUE tied inside by manuscript date cancel. Some faults. - Est £20
Lot 318 - 1945 - INCOMING AIRMAIL: Pair of REG airmail covers from SPAIN to SANTIAGO, CHILE with attractive frankings tied by boxed SAN SEBASTIAN cancels dated 1945 & 1946, one with typed 'Via Londres South Atlantic Air Service' at top. Both have various transit & arrival marks on reverse. (2 items) - Est £20
Lot 319 - 1948 - 60c ultramarine 'Claude Gay' issue the set of twenty five single stamps fine mint. (SG 381a/y, Cat £26) - Est £16
Lot 320 - 1948 - 2p 60c green 'Claude Gay' issue the set of twenty five single stamps fine mint. (SG 382a/y, Cat £41) - Est £25
Lot 321 - 1948 - 3p carmine 'Claude Gay' issue the set of twenty five single stamps fine mint. (SG 383a/y, Cat £45) - Est £30
Lot 322 - 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 323 - 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 324 - 1952 - 4p orange 'Presidente' postal stationery parcel post card (H&G N37). A fine unused example. - Est £20
Lot 325 - 1956 - 50p rose red 'Foreign' AIR issue, a fine mint top marginal IMPERF copy without watermark. (SG 456b var) - Est £20
Lot 326 - 1965 - EASTER ISLAND: Printed 'MEDICAL EXPEDITION TO EASTER ISLAND 1964-1965' pictorial MAP postcard franked 1960 5c turquoise blue & green (SG 513) with lovely 'RAPA NUI' Easter Island Head CINDERELLA label alongside both tied by fine ISLA DE PASCUA cds dated FEB 1965. Addressed to CANADA. - Est £25
Lot 327 - 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 328 - 1878-1994 - ISLAND MAIL: Nice lot of items from the Island of CHILOE with 1906 5c PSE with added 5c tied ANCUD to GERMANY, 1912 5c grey PSE with added 1911 5c blue tied by ANCUD cds's to VALDIVIA, 1906 15c lilac REG PSE used with feint CASTRO cds's with manuscript 'CASTRO' in the registration box to VALDIVIA, couple of 1970s internal covers with ANCUD cds's, 1991 REG cover to UK and 1994 cover to SANTIAGO with 'Correos de Chile' CASTRO self adhesive label. Also 1878 5c roulette with part CASTRO thimble cds and 193830c carmine pink with CASTRO cds. Will make a nice display. (7 covers & 2 pmks) - Est £60
Lot 329 - 1900-1915 - POSTCARDS - ISLANDS: Trio of cards with scarce colour card 'Ancud Muelle' and 'Iquique - La Isla Serrano' unused and different 'Iquique - La Isla Serrano' card (faults) used to UK. (3 items) - Est £15
Lot 330 - 1900-1930 - POSTCARDS: Nice lot of cards all from Iquique with many varied views including Hospital, Nitrate mine, street vies, churches, Docks, train tracks and various views of the Bay with ships etc. Mixed condition used and unused. (32 items) - Est £30
Lot 331 - 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 332 - 1859 - 5c blue 'Grenadine Confederation' issue, a fine looking four margin copy used with part oval MEDELLIN FRANCA cancel in blue. Thinned on reverse. (SG 2, Cat £120) - Est £60
Lot 333 - 1859 - 10c bistre brown 'Grenadine Confederation' issue, a fine four margin unused copy. TIny thin on reverse. (SG 4, Cat £180) - Est £80
Lot 334 - 1859 - 1p carmine 'Grenadine Federation' issue, a used copy on small piece, four large margins. Small surface scuff, otherwise very attractive. (SG 6, Cat £160) - Est £75
Lot 335 - 1860 - 10c yellow 'Grenadine Federation' second issue, a superb looking mint copy with full O.G. Four large margins. Small thin on reverse. (SG 9, Cat £80) - Est £40
Lot 336 - 1862 - 10c blue on white paper, a fine used four margin copy. (SG 22, Cat £22) - Est £10
Lot 337 - 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 338 - 1863 - 20c red a fine copy with three large margins, tight to touching at right used with neat manuscript cancel. Very slight thin on reverse. (SG 28, Cat £60) - Est £25
Lot 339 - 1865 - 5c lemon, a fine used four margin copy with part oval MEDELLIN FRANCA cancel in blue. (SG 33a) - Est £15
Lot 340 - 1865 - 20c blue, a fine mint four margin copy with full O.G. (SG 35, Cat £60) - Est £30
Lot 341 - 1865 - 25c black on blue SOBREPORTE issue, a good used copy. Small faults. (SG 39, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 342 - 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 343 - 1865 - 5c black 'A' registration issue, a fine used bottom marginal example with manuscript cancel, four margins. (SG R42, Cat £90) - Est £45
Lot 344 - 1866 - 10p black on vermilion 'Top Value' a good used copy, four tight to touching margins. (SG 50, Cat £190) - Est £75
Lot 345 - 1870 - 1c green, 1c olive green, 1c rose (2), 2c brown (2), 5c yellow (2), 10c violet and 25c black on blue, the complete basic set plus a few shades all mint or unused. Mixed condition but generally good to fine. (SG 59/67) - Est £35
Lot 346 - 1870 - 10p black on vermilion 'High Value', Type 1, a fine used copy, four good margins used with oval 'MEDELLIN' cancel in red. Small thin on reverse. (SG 70, Cat £90) - Est £30
Lot 347 - 1890 - LOCAL ISSUE: 10c black on pale orange 'Almaguer' BOGUS issue, perforated. A fine mint example with part O.G. - Est £25
Lot 348 - 1890 - LOCAL ISSUE: 10c black on blue 'Almaguer' BOGUS issue, perforated. A fine lightly used example. Light crease. - Est £25
Lot 349 - 1892 - 2c red on rose, a fine unused copy with small part O.G. Key value. (SG 150, Cat £55) - Est £25
Lot 350 - 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 351 - 1899 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 5c maroon on green and 10c red on rose 'Cartagena' issue pin-perf, both mint. (SG 179/80, Cat £48) - Est £24
Lot 352 - 1899 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 2c black on buff 'Cartagena' issue, imperf, a fine unused copy. (SG 182, Cat £29) - Est £15
Lot 353 - 1902 - 1000 DAYS WAR: Interesting lot of issues all plated with Bogota issue 5c green on green (8 out of 12 positions), 10c black on rose three settings inc complete setting of 12, 20c blue on buff complete setting of 12 (?), Cartagena issue 1c black, 1c pale blue and 2c brown various platings inc 2c brown 8 out of 12 positions, lots inc some strips & multiples. (SG 184, 185/6, 195A, 197A & 199A, 74 stamps) - Est £20
Lot 354 - 1902 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 5p blue green on blue and 10p green on pale green 'Bogota' issue, imperf, both fine mint copies. (SG 203/4A) - Est £15
Lot 355 - 1902 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 50p orange on pale rose 'Bogota' issue a fine unused copy without gum. Some light creasing at right but fine looking. Scarce stamp. (SG 205A, Cat £120) - Est £50
Lot 356 - 1902 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 5p deep blue on azure 'Medellin' issue, a good used copy. (SG 255, Cat £45) - Est £20
Lot 357 - 1902 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 10c slate purple 'Medellin' REGISTRATION issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG R257, Cat £29) - Est £15
Lot 358 - 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 359 - 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 360 - 1909 - 2c red 'Numeral' issue, perf 10 with boxed 'CORREOS DEPMENTALES' official opt in violet, a fine cds used copy. (SG D331) - Est £15
Lot 361 - 1917 - 1c 'Torres' and 2c 'Narino' PORTRAIT issue, both fine IMPERF PROOFS in black on thick paper by Perkins Bacon. Very fine & attractive. (As SG 358/9) - Est £50
Lot 362 - 1917 - 10p brown 'Arms' issue top value compound perf 11½ x 13½, a fine cds used copy. (SG 368) - Est £15
Lot 363 - 1923 - REVENUES: 2/6 bistre & brown GVI 'FOREIGN SERVICE' revenue and pair 10/- green & red GVI 'CONSULAR SERVICE' revenues tied on piece by BRITISH CONSULATE MEDELLIN cds's dated 23 MAY 1923. Also a loose 10/- with a similar cancel. (4) - Est £15
Lot 364 - 1928 - Registered cover to UK franked with 4 x 1926 4c deep blue (2 on front & 2 on reverse) including one stamp showing the 'CUATRC' variety (SG 411 & 411a) tied by MEDELLIN cds's with printed blue & white 'MEDELLIN' reg label. Also 1928 Scadta cover franked with a pair 4c also with the 'CUATRC' variety plus 30c dull blue Scadta issue tied from BOGOTA to HOLLAND. (2 covers) - Est £25
Lot 365 - 1929 - MARITIME: Cover with Barranquilla company imprint at top franked with 1923 8c blue (SG 397) tied by fine strike of UNITED FRUIT COMPANY STEAMSHIP SERVICE S.S. ZACAPA PURSER POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS cds dated FEB 19 1929. Addressed to FRANCE. Two small piece of the address panel have been cut out. - Est £25
Lot 366 - 1929 - MARITIME: 'Royal Bank of Canada' cover franked with single 1917 1c green (SG 358) tied by NEW YORK PAQUEBOT duplex cds dated JUN 12 1929 with good strike of straight line 'SANTA INEZ' ship marking in purple alongside. Addressed to USA with boxed 'ROYAL BANK OF CANADA CALI COLOMBIA' despatch marking on reverse. - Est £35
Lot 367 - 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 368 - 1932 - 20c rose red SCADTA Registration stamp issue with 'CORREO AEREO' and 'R' overprint in black. A fine mint block of six. (SG R426, Cat £55+) - Est £25
Lot 369 - 1933 - REVENUES: 1c green, 40c green on greenish, 40c orange on yellow, 50c red on rose, 50c carmine, 1p light brown on rose pink and two different printings of the 5p black on green 'Timbre Nacional' REVENUE issue each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (8) - Est £20
Lot 370 - 1934 - '400th Anniversary of Cartagena' OPT issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 454/7, Cat £30) - Est £15
Lot 371 - 1937 - POSTAL FISCALS: 10c orange 'Arms' REVENUE, 2 copies from the Bradbury Wilkinson and Perkins bacon printings both used with postal cds's one is MEDELLIN dated 1937, also circa 1940's 5c blue 'Timbre Nacional' used with part LA MESA cds and 10c brown used with part TUMACO cds. (4) - Est £16
Lot 372 - 1940 - 25c grey black 'P.O. Rebuilding Fund' issue top value (not issued for postal use), a fine cds used copy. (As SG 546) - Est £25
Lot 373 - 1944 - 20c grey and 20c green 'Garcia Rovira' issue 'Columbian Banknote Co.' IMPERF PROOFS in issued and unissued colours. Fine. (As SG 591) - Est £45
Lot 374 - 1944 - 30c slate green 'National Shrine' issue 'Columbian Banknote Co.' IMPERF PROOF in issued colour. Fine. (As SG 592) - Est £25
Lot 375 - 1952 - 50c orange 'P.O. Rebuilding Fund' issue, a fine mint copy. A difficult & underrated stamp. (SG 759, Cat £33) - Est £25
Lot 376 - 1953 - 15c on 20c red brown AIR surcharge on small TAX issue, a fine mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. (SG 769 var) - Est £20
Lot 377 - 1956 - 3p black & carmine red, 5p blue & brown and 10p bluish green & yellow brown, the top three values fine mint. (SG 892/4, Cat £33+) - Est £16
Lot 378 - 1959 - '40th Anniversary of Avianca' issue the pair of miniature sheets fine mint. (SG MS1000 & MS1001, Cat £34) - Est £16
Lot 379 - 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
Colombia - Airmail
Lot 380 - 1921 - SCADTA: 20c orange brown 'Litho' issue without watermark, a fine mint complete sheet of twenty five. (SG 21, Cat £125) - Est £60
Lot 381 - 1923 - SCADTA: Airmail issue with 'I' machine opt in black for use in Italy, the set of eleven fine mint. Scarce. (SG 26J/36J, Cat £375) - Est £150
Lot 382 - 1923 - SCADTA: 20c grey with 'R' registration opt in red and 'H' machine opt in black for use in Holland, a fine mint copy. (SG R37I, Cat £39) - Est £18
Lot 383 - 1923 - SCADTA: 60c yellow brown with watermark, a fine mint complete sheet of twenty five. (SG 44, Cat £87+) - Est £40
Lot 384 - 1923 - SCADTA - CONSULAR AGENTS CACHETS: Pair of covers with 1923 to France with French 'Rue de Bassano' cachet in magenta on reverse and 1928 to USA with 'American Trading Co.' cachet in blue on reverse. Small faults but both are fine strikes. (2 items) - Est £35
Lot 385 - 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 386 - 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 387 - 1929 - SCADTA: 'Definitive' issue, the set of thirteen good to fine used. (SG 56/68, Cat £70) - Est £35
Lot 388 - 1931 - SCADTA FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1923 3 x 1c green & 2c carmine and 1929 30c grey blue SCADTA issue (SG 358/9 & 60) tied by MEDELLIN SCADTA cds's dated 12 VI 1931. Flown on the BARRANQUILLA - NEW YORK first flight of the 17th June with BARRANQUILLA cds's dated 13.VI.1931 and 17.VI.1931 on reverse and illustrated first flight cachet in black on front. Addressed to GERMANY. (Muller #72) - Est £25
Lot 389 - 1931 - SCADTA FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1923 1c green & pair 2c carmine and 1929 30c grey blue SCADTA issue (SG 358/9 & 60) tied by BOGOTA SCADTA cds's dated 15 VI 1931. Flown on the BARRANQUILLA - NEW YORK first flight with illustrated first flight cachet in black on front and BARRANQUILLA despatch cds on reverse. (Muller #72) - Est £25
Lot 390 - 1950 - AVIANCA: 'Airmail' issue with large 'A' opt in black, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 1/13, Cat £85) - Est £40
Lot 391 - 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 392 - 1950 - LANSA: 1p slate purple & sage green, 2p blue & blue green and 3p black & rose carmine large 'L' opt, all fine mint. (SG 17/9, Cat £47+) - Est £22
Lot 393 - 1950 - LANSA: 5p turquoise & sepia AIR issue with large 'L' overprint in black. A fine mint copy. (SG 20, Cat £70) - Est £35
Lot 394 - 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 395 - 1951 - LANSA: AIR issue with small 'L' overprint in black. The set of eight good to fine used. (SG 21/28, Cat £110) - Est £50
Lot 396 - 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 397 - 1926 - CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 2c light green 'Small Numeral' type, a fine unused copy. (Hurt & Williams #S9) - Est £12
Lot 398 - 1926 - CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 4c green 'Correo Rapido de Norte Santander' issue, a fine cds used copy. (Hurt & Williams #S10) - Est £12
Lot 399 - 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 400 - 1926 - CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 2c light green 'Small Numeral' type, a fine unused block of four. (Hurt & Williams #S9) - Est £40
Lot 401 - 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 402 - 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 403 - 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 404 - 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
Colombian States
Lot 405 - 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 406 - 1902 - ANTIOQUIA: 1c rose 'Numeral' issue, an unused block of fifteen some gum staining. (SG 138) - Est £10
Lot 407 - 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 408 - 1874 - BOLIVAR: 5c blue used with SAN JACINTO manuscript cancel. Thinned but uncommon. (SG 8) - Est £20
Lot 409 - 1879 - BOLIVAR: 20c green on wove paper ERROR OF COLOUR dated '1879' a fine unused copy. (SG 13a) - Est £25
Lot 410 - 1884 - BOLIVAR: 20c carmine dated '1884', perf 12, a fine mint copy with O.G. (SG 44A) - Est £12
Lot 411 - 1905 - CAUCA - BOGUS: 5c red and 10c green BOGUS issue inscribed 'Provincia de Cauca' imperf, both fine unused. - Est £16
Lot 412 - 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 413 - 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 414 - 1904 - SANTANDER - LOCAL POST ISSUE: Circa 1904 undated cover franked with a pair of 1904 10c pink on white 'Department of Santander' LOCAL POST issue imperf horizontally with just vertical perforations at centre and right edge of the pair, tied by fine strike of oval 'REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA CORREOS DEL DEPTO DE SANTANDER BUCARAMANGA' cancel in blue. Addressed locally within Santander to the small village of MARTA (about 40km west of Bucaramanga). An exceptionally rare cover. Fewer than 10 covers are known with this issue and a cover from the same correspondence was illustrated and annotated as the 2nd recorded cover of this issue in Copacarta Volume 7 No.4 of June 1990. - Est £600
Costa Rica
Lot 415 - 1863 - 'First Issue' set of five fine unused (without gum). Nice colours. (SG 1/5, Cat £55) - Est £20
Lot 416 - 1863 - 1p orange 'First Issue' a fine used copy. (SG 5) - Est £20
Lot 417 - 1882 - 5c on ½r deep blue 'UPU' surcharge issue, an unused genuine copy with small fault at top but otherwise fine. A scarce & underrated issue as the majority of stamps offered are forgeries. (SG 10) - Est £35
Lot 418 - 1883 - 'Fernandez' issue, the set of five fine cds used. (SG 13/17) - Est £15
Lot 419 - 1883 - 10c orange 'Fernandez' issue, a superb used copy with light cds dated 1884. (SG 16) - Est £10
Lot 420 - 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 421 - 1889 - 5p olive green 'Soto' issue with 'SPECIMEN' opt in black, unused without gum. (SG 30) - Est £12
Lot 422 - 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 423 - 1892 - 5c violet 'Arms' issue, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 34, Cat £55) - Est £25
Lot 424 - 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 425 - 1892 - 1c greenish blue 'Arms' issue with very fine complete strike of the STAR OF DAVID cancellation in purple. (SG 32) - Est £10
Lot 426 - 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 427 - 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 428 - 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 429 - 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 430 - 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 431 - 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 432 - 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 433 - 1915 - ABNCo 'Postage Due' issue, the set of five each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (SG D115/9) - Est £20
Lot 434 - 1921 - 'Independence Centenary of Central America' issue, the set of five mint TETE-BECHE PAIRS. Odd small fault but otherwise scarce. (SG 118a/122a, Cat £250) - Est £80
Lot 435 - 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 436 - 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 437 - 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 438 - 1931 - Registered cover franked with 1923 5c green and 10c carmine and 1926 30c orange (SG 141, 143 & 167) tied by SAN JOSE cds dated AGO 20 1931 with printed REG label alongside. Addressed to GREECE with various transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £18
Lot 439 - 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 440 - 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 441 - 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 442 - 1947 - 'Roosevelt' POSTAGE issue, the set of five in complete sheets of twenty five fine unmounted mint. (SG 446/50, Cat £31+) - Est £16
Cuba
Lot 443 - 1861 - Complete folded letter franked with 1857 four margin 1r greenish blue 'Isabella' issue (SG 9) tied by 'Parilla' cancel with large BAYAMO BAEZA cds dated 15 MAY 1861 alongside. Addressed to MANZANILLO. Some light toning. - Est £35
Lot 444 - 1863 - Official cover franked with four margin 1855 ½o black on pale yellow 'Official' issue of Spain (SG O54) tied by oval 'Parilla' cancel with LIMONAS cds dated 18 JUL 1866 and oval official cachet alongside. Addressed to MATANZAS with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £65
Lot 445 - 1865 - Complete folded letter franked with 1864 ½r green 'Isabella' issue with four large margins (SG 15) tied by oval 'PARILLA' cancel with fine BAYAMO cds dated 1 OCT 1865 alongside. Addressed to MANZANILLO with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35
Lot 446 - 1867 - Cover datelined 'Habna 21 Dicre 1867 on flap franked with 1867 10c blue perforated 'Isabella' issue inscribed '1867' (SG 25) tied by oval blue 'Lines' cancel. Addressed to CARDENAS. Fine. - Est £25
Lot 447 - 1881 - 'Alfonso XII' issue dated '1881', the set of six fine mint or unused. (SG 91/6, Cat £43+) - Est £20
Lot 448 - 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 449 - 1891 - Complete folded letter franked with 1891 10c dull rose 'Babyhead' issue (SG 151) tied by HABANA cds dated 7 SEP 1891. Addressed to MEXICO with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £25
Lot 450 - 1892 - Complete folded letter with manuscript 'Via Tampa Arg-Rep' at top franked with single 1891 10c dull rose 'Babyhead' issue (SG 151) tied by HAVANA cds dated 29 OCT 1892. Addressed to ARGENTINA with USA transit and ARGENTINIAN arrival cds's on reverse. - Est £40
Lot 451 - 1894 - 2c aniline pink 'Babyhead' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 160 Cat £42) - Est £20
Lot 452 - 1899 - US OCCUPATION: 5c on 5c deep blue USA issue with 'CUBA' opt a fine unused copy with variety 'CUPA' for 'CUBA'. Straight edge from side of sheet at right. A scarce variety. (SG 250a) - Est £50
Lot 453 - 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 454 - 1899 - US OCCUPATION: First 'Definitive' issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 301/5, Cat £33) - Est £16
Lot 455 - 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 456 - 1900 - US OCCUPATION: 10c orange SPECIAL DELIVERY issue with 'Immediata' spelling, a fine mint copy. (SG E306, Cat £75) - Est £35
Lot 457 - 1904 - MAXIMO GOMEZ: Cover front with printed 'The Cuban American Sugar Company Calimete, Cuba' at top franked with 1899 2c carmine red (SG 302 stamp damaged by heavy crease) tied by CARDENAS Y YAGUARAMAS R.P.O. cds dated 17 MAY 1904. Addressed to 'The General Maximo Gomez, Habana'. A fantastic item addressed to a Cuban hero of the war of independence. - Est £45
Lot 458 - 1904 - Long folded legal circular from 'Vasquez & Co, Manzanillo' franked with pair 1900 1c green (SG 301) tied by fine strike of HAVANA BATABANO & SANTIAGO R.P.O. duplex cancel in black dated MAY 26 1904. Addressed to SPAIN. - Est £40
Lot 459 - 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 460 - 1907 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Colour PPC 'Retour de la peche aux huitres' with manuscript 'Best Wishes from Robt R. Co. L. U.S.M.C. Lajos, Cuba' on message side and franked with 1905 2c carmine (SG 308, stamp damaged) tied by fine strike of ISABEL & CIENFUEGOS R.P.O. cds dated 27 SEP 1907. Addressed to USA with HAVANA transit cds on reverse. - Est £30
Lot 461 - 1910 - 'Portrait' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 312/9, Cat £34) - Est £16
Lot 462 - 1910 - INVERTED CENTRE: 1c violet & green 'Portrait' issue, a fine unused top marginal copy (without gum) with variety CENTRE INVERTED. A superb stamp. (SG 312a) - Est £125
Lot 463 - 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 464 - 1914 - 1c green, 2c carmine, 2c red, 3c violet and 10c brown 'Map' issue all in mint blocks of four, odd small tone spot but nice multiples. (SG 325/8 & 331, Cat £72+) - Est £30
Lot 465 - 1914 - 50c orange and 1p slate 'Map' issue the top two values fine cds used. (SG 333/4) - Est £20
Lot 466 - 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 467 - 1917 - BOOKLET PANE: 2c rose red 'Portrait' issue BOOKLET PANE of six with selvedge and perforations all round. Pane a little toned and perfs reinforced by hinges on reverse. (SG 337b, Cat £30) - Est £15
Lot 468 - 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 469 - 1926 - US NAVY: Cover franked with USA 1926 2c carmine (SG 644) tied by fine strike of U.S.S. WHITNEY GUACANAYABO BAY, CUBA 'Ship' cancel in black. Addressed to USA. - Est £25
Lot 470 - 1928 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1927 5c deep blue AIR issue (SG 353) tied by CORREO AEREO SANTIAGO DE CUBA cds dated FEB 24 1928. Flown on the Santiago de Cuba - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic first flight with boxed 'PRIMER VIAJE AEREO Cuba - Haiti - Santo Domingo. Pto Rico Aeroplano "Santa Maria"' cachet on front. Addressed to DOMINICAN REPUBLIC with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has a central vertical crease. (Muller #9) - Est £25
Lot 471 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: Incoming First Flight airmail cover from USA franked with 1930 5c violet AIR issue (SG A684) tied by MIAMI cancel dated DEC 2 1930. Flown on the FAM 5 first flight from MIAMI to CIENFUEGOS with illustrated 'Lighthouse & Airplane' first flight cachet on front and arrival mark on reverse. (Muller #331) - Est £20
Lot 472 - 1932 - FIRST FLIGHT: Registered Airmail cover franked with 1928 10c brown and 1929 5c blue (SG 358 & 367) tied by GUANTANAMO PRIMER VUELO cds dated 15 FEB 1932 with REG markings alongside. Flown on the Guantanamo - Camaguey leg of the Havana - Manzanillo first flight with large diamond shaped FF cachet on front with transit and arrival marks on front & reverse. (Muller #117) - Est £35
Lot 473 - 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 474 - 1935 - Pair of stampless official 'Penalty' covers for the launch of the 'Free Port of Matanzas' (inscribed as such) one with multicoloured 'Zona Franca Matanzas' cinderella label attached and MATANZAS 'Zona Franca/Matanzas is a Free Zone' roller cancel dated MAY 2 1935. Both have 'Junta Ejecutiva' official cachets. Addressed internally or to the USA. (2 items) - Est £30
Lot 475 - 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 476 - 1937 - 'Writers and Artists' issue, the set of twenty three fine cds used. (SG 424a/424w, Cat £100) - Est £65
Lot 477 - 1937 - Sepia real photo PPC of a ship entering Harbour franked on message side with 1925 1c green (SG 345) tied by HAVANA machine cancel. Addressed to USA. The beginning of the message reads 'This picture of the (USS) Tahoe was taken as the ship entered Havana on the 9th & delivered aboard 30 minutes after docking'. The USS Tahoe was a Lake Class cutter, built in the late 1920's and served through into WW2. Real photos of vessels are unusual. - Est £30
Lot 478 - 1937 - Registered cover with typed 'FIRST DAY COVER' on front franked with 1937 5c scarlet 'Panama' and 5c scarlet 'Paraguay' and 8c yellow olive 'USA' WRITERS & ARTISTS issue (SG 424k, 424p & 424q) tied by MIRANDA cds's dated 13 OCT 1937 with boxed REG marking. Sent airmail to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £35
Lot 479 - 1939 - 10c emerald green ROCKET POST issue with 'Experimento del Cohete Postal Ano de 1939' overprint. A fine mint copy. (SG 433, Cat £40) - Est £20
Lot 480 - 1940 - Registered cover franked with pair 1925 3c purple 'portrait' issue and 2 x 1939 2c scarlet (SG 347 & 431) tied by unusual double ring EST. AVELLANEDA (CAMAG) RECIBDO cds with only 'FEB' showing in centre with boxed ESTACION AVELLANEDA REG marking alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £20
Lot 481 - 1947 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover franked with single 1947 2c scarlet 'Roosevelt' issue (SG 495) tied by HABANA Y SANTIAGO AMBU '7' duplex cds dated ABR 16 1947. Addressed to USA. - Est £30
Lot 482 - 1948 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with pair 1931 5c green AIR issue (SG 376) tied by HAVANA machine cancel dated JUL 31 1948. Flown on Havana - Jamaica leg of the C&S airline service commemorative flight with large FF cachet in blue on front & Jamaican arrival mark on reverse. - Est £20
Lot 483 - 1951 - World Chess Championship' issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 562/E568, Cat £57) - Est £25
Lot 484 - 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 485 - 1956 - 12c blue grey 'Plain Pigeon' BIRDS issue, a fine unmounted mint block of four. (SG 773, Cat £30) - Est £15
Lot 486 - 1956 - 2p purple 'Northern Jacanas' BIRDS issue, a fine unmounted mint block of four. (SG 781, Cat £52) - Est £20
Lot 487 - 1956 - 5p scarlet 'Ivory Billed Woodpeckers' BIRDS issue top value, a fine unmounted mint block of four. (SG 782, Cat £140) - Est £55
Lot 488 - 1956 - 24c rose magenta block of ten, 30c light bistre brown block of twelve and 50c grey black block of nine BIRDS issue all fine unmounted mint. (SG 776 & 778/9 Cat £78+) - Est £30
Lot 489 - 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 490 - 1991 - BIRDS 'Express Mail Service' issue, inscribed 'EMS', the set of seven used on three FDCs with illustrated 'Bird' cds cancels. A scare issue in used condition. (SG E3638/44) - Est £25
Lot 491 - 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
Lot 492 - 1911-1919 - SWEDISH COLONY: Nice lot of covers & postcards all from BAYATE, the Swedish American colony in Cuba which was established in 1904 with pair of 1908 covers both franked with 1905 5c deep blue (SG 309) tied by BAYATE cds's to SWEDEN, 1911 PPC with 1911 1c green (SG 320) tied by BAYATE to a Swede in the USA, the message is in Swedish, 1919 registered cover to USA with manuscript 'J. B. Thom, Bayate, Oriente, Cuba' return address with 1917 1c green, 2c rose carmine & 10c bistre brown (SG 336/7 & 341) tied by BAYATE cds with large boxed BAYATE CORIENTE reg marking on reverse and incoming PS wrapper from Jamaica to 'The Miranda Sugar Co. Bayate' addressed to 'L Marton Townend'. A fantastic 15 page article on the Colony is also included. A rare group. - Est £150
Lot 493 - 1956-1961 - Useful lot of mid period issues in unmounted mint blocks of four. A good array of sets and singles with a few better themes etc. Includes SG 759/60, 789/90, 793, 802, 823/8, 834/7, 842/8, 856/7, 860/3, 893/8, 901/2, 907/8, 911/12, 974 & 985/7, Cat £270+) - Est £75
Danish West Indies
Lot 494 - 1872 - 3c carmine red 'Classic' issue, perf 12½, a good unused copy without gum. (SG 6, Cat £130) - Est £35
Lot 495 - 1873 - 10c bistre brown and grey blue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 24, Cat £60) - Est £20
Lot 496 - 1873 - 3c carmine & blue, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 14, Cat £38) - Est £12
Lot 497 - 1873 - 7c orange yellow & reddish purple, a fine mint copy with full O.G. (SG 21, Cat £44) - Est £14
Lot 498 - 1873 - 7c orange yellow and reddish purple 'Numeral' issue, a good mint copy with full O.G. Two small tone spots. (SG 21, Cat £44) - Est £15
Lot 499 - 1873 - 10c bistre brown and blue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 23, Cat £50) - Est £16
Lot 500 - 1900 - 'Arms' issue the set of four fine cds used. (SG 39/42, Cat £120) - Est £40
Lot 501 - 1902 - 4c blue, 6c blue and 10c blue 'Postage Due' issue all unused without gum but fine looking. (SG D44/6, Cat £86) - Est £15
Lot 502 - 1907 - 20b deep blue & green 'King Frederik VIII' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 63, Cat £36) - Est £12
Dominican Republic
Lot 503 - 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 504 - 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 505 - 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 506 - 1891 - 2c on 20c yellow brown without Network 'Parisot' UPU surcharge issue, a fine unused copy. Tiny pin hole. (SG 30) - Est £10
Lot 507 - 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 508 - 1906 - 1p black & violet 'Arms' issue, the top value fine mint. (SG 167) - Est £15
Lot 509 - 1914 - 'Duarte Birth Centenary' issue set of eight good to fine mint. (SG 195/202) - Est £10
Lot 510 - 1929 - 2c scarlet 'Frontier Agreement' issue, a fine unused IMPERF PAIR. (SG 268) - Est £20
Lot 511 - 1930 - 1c green & carmine and 5c ultramarine & carmine RED CROSS 'Hurricane Relief' issue both with MIS PRFORATION varieties, the 1c with additional perforations down centre of stamp and the 5c misperfed giving two halves of the stamp as one. (SG 284A & 286A) - Est £15
Lot 512 - 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 513 - 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 514 - 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 515 - 1933 - 1p sepia 'Birth Centenary of F. A. de Merino' the top value fine mint. (SG 326, Cat £26) - Est £15
Lot 516 - 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 £25
Lot 517 - 1936 - Cover franked with single 1936 7c greenish blue 'National Archives & Library Fund' issue (SG 368) tied by PIMENTEL cds dated MAY 4 1936. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse. An unusual rate from a small village. - Est £30
Lot 518 - 1937 - 'First National Olympic Games' issue the set of three fine mint. (SG 380/2, Cat £47) - Est £20
Lot 519 - 1942 - 'Eighth Anniversary of the Day of Posts and Telegraphs' TRAIN issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 477/8) - Est £10
Lot 520 - 1946 - 'National Anthem' MUSIC issue the set of five fine lightly used. (SG 540/4) - Est £10
Lot 521 - 1946 - 'National Anthem' MUSIC issue the set of five fine mint. (SG 540/4, Cat £32) - Est £16
Lot 522 - 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 £20
Lot 523 - 1953 - 1c light blue 'Child Welfare' TAX issue, a fine mint top marginal IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR. (SG 626 var) - Est £15
Lot 524 - 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 525 - 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 526 - 1865 - 1r orange buff on white wove paper, fine impression, a very fine four margin copy unused without gum. (SG 1) - Est £15
Lot 527 - 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 528 - 1865 - ½r blue, coarse impression, a fine used four margin copy with central '3154' cancel in red. (SG 1a) - Est £15
Lot 529 - 1865 - ½r dull ultramarine on white wove paper, coarse impression, a fine used copy with four margins. (SG 1c) - Est £15
Lot 530 - 1865 - 1r orange yellow, coarse impression, a fine four margin copy used with fine complete strike of numeral '3154' Dotted Diamond (French type) cancel of QUITO in red. (SG 2d) - Est £20
Lot 531 - 1865 - 1r orange yellow on white wove paper, worn impression, a fine used pair with dotted diamond and part cds cancel dated 1872. Margins on three sides, touching along top frame line. (SG 2d) - Est £30
Lot 532 - 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 533 - 1865 - 1r dull yellow on thin transparent bluish wove paper, a four margin copy used with good complete strike of numeral '3154' Dotted Diamond (French type) cancel of QUITO in black. (SG 7) - Est £90
Lot 534 - 1865 - 1r yellow ochre on white quadrille paper. A fine four margin copy, tight at lower right used with diamond 'FRANCA' cancel in black. (SG 9) - Est £20
Lot 535 - 1871 - ½r deep ultramarine on surface blued paper, a fine mint four margin copy. (SG 6, Cat £35) - Est £25
Lot 536 - 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 537 - 1886 - 2c lake 'OFICIAL' overprint issue with overprint in red. A fine mint copy. (SG O21b, Cat £28) - Est £20
Lot 538 - 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 539 - 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 540 - 1896 - 'Liberal Party' issue, the set of seven fine cds used. No faults. (SG 118/24) - Est £15
Lot 541 - 1896 - 5c on 20c orange 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue, a good unused copy. (SG 125, Cat £28) - Est £20
Lot 542 - 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 543 - 1902 - FIREMARKS: 5c black & lilac and 10c black & indigo with 'JUL 29 1902' firemarks in black of 'Pinchincha', fine used. (SG 207/8) - Est £20
Lot 544 - 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 545 - 1904 - 50c black & yellow 'Birth Centenary of Captain Calderon' issue, the top value with 'SPECIMEN' opt in black and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (SG 315, Cat £85 as mint) - Est £40
Lot 546 - 1904 - 50c black & yellow 'Birth Centenary of Captain Calderon' issue, the top value very fine cds used. (SG 315, Cat £120) - Est £60
Lot 547 - 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 548 - 1907 - FIRE & SCHOOL MARKS: Small group of mint or unused 'Postal Fiscal' issues with Fire & school marks inc 5c grey and 1s light blue with large 'DE' of Tungurahua, 10c black with 'LOJA FRANCA', 20c grey and 25c yellow with 'GUAYAS' signature opt, 10c black with diamond 'CE' of Loja, 5c green with part MANABI 'Arms' opt and a few oval 'BIENO 1907 Y 1908' opts inc on the 5s orange. (11 stamps) - Est £25
Lot 549 - 1907 - REVENUES: 10 sucres (Un Condor) ultramarine 'Consular Revenue' issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour, perforated on ungummed paper with hole punch & 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint in black. - Est £25
Lot 550 - 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 551 - 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 552 - 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 553 - 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 554 - 1923 - 'Quito - Ibarra' SEMI OFFICIAL airmail issue with 'ECUADOR' AIRPLANE overprint in carmine or black. The set of ten unused without gum. Odd small faults but scarce. (Sanabria #529/538, Bertossa #XXVII.a/XXVII.j) - Est £60
Lot 555 - 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 556 - 1929 - SCADTA: 5s grey blue 'Airmail' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 18, Cat £31) - Est £16
Lot 557 - 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 558 - 1929 - 1c deep blue 'Timbre Moviles' REVENUE issue with variety 'POSTAL' OPT DOUBLE both reading upwards. A fine mint copy. (SG 466 var, Bertossa #313.2) - Est £20
Lot 559 - 1930 - 10s black & carmine 'Independence Centenary' issue, top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 485, Cat £35) - Est £18
Lot 560 - 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 561 - 1935 - 'Bolivar Monument' OPT issue on AIR stamps, the set of four fine mint. (SG 513/6) - Est £25
Lot 562 - 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 563 - 1939 - 'Sport' issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 584/93, Cat £50) - Est £25
Lot 564 - 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 565 - 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 566 - 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 567 - 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 568 - 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 569 - 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 570 - 1954 - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: Cover with manuscript 'Friedel Hornerman, St. Cruz, Galapagos Islas, Ecuador' on front franked with 5 x 1952 20c on 20s blue (SG 971) forwarded by ship to Guayaquil and cancelled by GUAYAQUIL cds dated 28 JUL 1954. Addressed to NORWAY. - Est £45
Lot 571 - 1957 - 60c dark blue, 1.40s dark blue and 3.00s dark blue postal stationery airletters (H&G F1/F3) the set of three fine unused. - Est £15
Lot 572 - 1961 - 'Opening of Marine Biology Station on the Galapagos Islands' OPT issue, the set of six in unmounted mint blocks of four plus 1936 Charles Darwin OFICIAL opt set and 1973 'Formation of the Galapagos Islands province' wildlife (Mainly Birds) issue unmounted mint. (SG O525/9, 1207/12 & 1524/31, Cat £27+) - Est £15
Falkland Islands
Lot 573 - 1893 - 1d carmine on buff QV postal stationery card (H&G 3) datelined 'Port Stanley 15/8 93' with dumb 'Cork' cancel in black and FALKLAND ISLANDS cds dated AUG 15 1893 both on front. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival cds on front. The card has a full commercial message in German on reverse. Light vertical crease through centre but a very scarce commercial use. - Est £90
Lot 574 - 1912 - 3/- slate green GV issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 66, Cat £95) - Est £38
Lot 575 - 1933 - ½d to 6d 'Centenary of British Administration' issue, seven values all fine mint. (SG 127/133, Cat £183+) - Est £65
Lot 576 - 1933 - 6d black & slate GV 'Whale' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 133, Cat £75) - Est £30
Lot 577 - 1938 - 1/- light dull blue GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 158, Cat £75) - Est £30
Lot 578 - 1938 - 5/- dull blue & yellow brown GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 161c, Cat £130) - Est £50
Lot 579 - 1938 - £1 black & violet GVI issue, top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 163, Cat £140) - Est £50
Lot 580 - 1948 - £1 mauve GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, a very fine cds used copy. (SG 167, Cat £65) - Est £32
Lot 581 - 1952 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 172/85, Cat £180) - Est £70
Lot 582 - 1952 - 4d reddish purple GVI 'Airplane' issue, a fine unmounted mint corner marginal block of six with '1' plate number in margin. (SG 177) - Est £45
Lot 583 - 1952 - Circa 1952. Cover franked with single 1952 2½d black & light ultramarine GVI issue (SG 175) tied by FOX-BAY cds. Addressed to UK. - Est £35
Lot 584 - 1960 - QE2 'Birds' issue, the set of fifteen fine cds used. (SG 193/207, Cat £80) - Est £32
Lot 585 - 1983 - FALKLANDS WAR AFTERMATH: Stampless airletter to UK with manuscript 'H M Forces South Atlantic' with FIELD POST OFFICE 141 cds dated 21 MAR 1983 with 'BFPO 666' unit return address on reverse and airmail cover franked with 17p tied by PORT STANLEY cds dated SEP 1983 with 'CARACARA RADAR F.I.A.D.G.E. BFPO 666' return address. (2) - Est £35
Grenada
Lot 586 - 1883 - 6d mauve QV issue, a fine cds used TETE-BECHE pair tied on small piece by G.P.O. GRENADA cds's. (SG 34a, Cat £80) - Est £32
Lot 587 - 1886 - '1d POSTAGE' on 1½d orange 'Revenue' OPT issue, a mint copy with gum, heavily hinged. (SG 37, Cat £60) - Est £24
Lot 588 - 1886 - '1d POSTAGE' on 1½d orange 'Revenue' OPT issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 37, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 589 - 1886 - '1d POSTAGE' on 1/- orange 'Revenue' OPT issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 38, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 590 - 1886 - '1d POSTAGE' on 1/- orange 'Revenue' OPT issue, a fine unused block of four without gum. A lovely multiple. (SG 38, Cat £200) - Est £80
Lot 591 - 1888 - 'HALF PENNY POSTAGE' on 2/- orange 'Revenue' OPT issue a fine mint copy. (SG 43, Cat £17) - Est £10
Lot 592 - 1888 - '1d POSTAGE AND REVENUE' on 2/- orange 'Revenue' OPT issue a very fine mint copy. (SG 44, Cat £85) - Est £32
Lot 593 - 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 594 - 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 595 - 1908 - 5/- green & red on yellow 'Badge of the Colony' issue, the top value fine mint. (SG 88, Cat £80) - Est £30
Lot 596 - 1913 - Pair of REG covers to USA with 1919 cover franked with 1913 2 x 1d and 2½d GV issue tied by G.P.O. GRENADA cds's with printed red on white REG label and 1928 cover with 1921 5d dull purple & sage green GV issue (with repaired corner) tied by GRENVILLE cds's with GRENVILLE REG cachet alongside. (2 items) - Est £25
Lot 597 - 1934 - GV 'Pictorial' issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 135/44, Cat £60) - Est £24
Lot 598 - 1938 - 10/- blue black & bright carmine GVI issue top value perf 14, wide printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 163f, Cat £38) - Est £12
Lot 599 - 1938 - 10/- slate blue & carmine lake GVI issue top value perf 14, wide printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 163d, Cat £150) - Est £55
Guatemala
Lot 600 - 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 601 - 1873 - 4r mauve 'Litho' issue, a good used copy with GUATEMALA cds. Stamp is thinned on reverse and has a few light tones but otherwise looks good. (SG 5, Cat £475) - Est £75
Lot 602 - 1881 - 1c on ¼r green & brown 'Quetzal' SURCHARGE issue a fine unused copy. (SG 17) - Est £10
Lot 603 - 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 604 - 1881 - Quetzal' issue set of five fine lightly used. (SG 21/25) - Est £10
Lot 605 - 1881 - 'Quetzal' issue set of five fine mint O.G. (SG 21/25, Cat £23) - Est £12
Lot 606 - 1886 - 25c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety CENTOVOS & INVERTED S IN NACIONALES, a fine mint copy. (SG 26a) - Est £16
Lot 607 - 1886 - 25c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with 'CENTANOS' variety, a fine mint copy. (SG 26b) - Est £16
Lot 608 - 1886 - 75c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety 'CENTOVOS & S IN NACIONALES INVERTED', a fine mint copy. (SG 28a) - Est £10
Lot 609 - 1886 - 100c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety 'GUATEMALA IN THICK LETTERS', a fine mint copy. (SG 29d) - Est £10
Lot 610 - 1886 - 100c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety '110c AT UPPER LEFT & a00c AT LOWER LEFT'. A fine mint copy. (SG 29a) - Est £15
Lot 611 - 1886 - Group of 'Quetzal' issues all with good to fine strikes of the LARGE NUMERAL cancels with '1' of GUATEMALA CITY in black, '3' of GUATEMALA CITY in black this cancel was reassigned from CHIMALTENANGO to in 1886 and '4' in black and purple of ANTIGUA. (4 stamps, SG 44, 46, 47) - Est £25
Lot 612 - 1890 - CINDERELLA: Red 'Routing Label' inscribed 'VIA PUERTO BARRIOS' and 'NEW ORLEANS' with central circular design, perforated & gummed. Uncommon. - Est £15
Lot 613 - 1896 - Cover franked with single 1894 10c on 200c orange yellow 'Quetzal' PROVISIONAL issue 'Narrow' setting (SG 58) tied by octagonal TUMBADOR cds dated 18 JAN 1896. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Uncommon on cover. - Est £90
Lot 614 - 1897 - 18c black 'Exposition' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 67) - Est £12
Lot 615 - 1897 - 1c black & red lilac 'Exposition' TRAIN postal stationery card (H&G 7) used with octagonal POSTA LOCAL GUATEMALA cds dated JAN 15 1897. Addressed locally within GUATEMALA CITY. Nice correct commercial use. - Est £35
Lot 616 - 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 617 - 1899 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Stampless wrapper from CHIMALTENANGO to SAN MARTIN with fine strike of fancy boxed JUZGADO DE 1A INST DEL DEPARTO DE CHIMALTENANGO 'negative' official marking in black. Scarce. - Est £45
Lot 618 - 1899 - Cover franked with pair 1886 6c mauve 'Quetzal' issue (SG 47) tied by two fair strikes of CORREOS SN JOSE 'Star' duplex cds. Addressed to GERMANY. Backflap missing. - Est £45
Lot 619 - 1900 - 6c green 'Quetzal' issue used with good part strike of Chilean 'HAUTE MER ALTA MAR' boxed cancel in black. Unusual. (SG 104) - Est £15
Lot 620 - 1900 - POSTAL STATIONERY ESSAY: Circa 1900. 10c rose 'Barrios' postal stationery envelope ESSAY on white wove paper envelope. Fine unused. Uncommon. (Guatemala Handbook #E-ENA) - Est £60
Lot 621 - 1900 - POSTAL STATIONERY ESSAY: Circa 1900. 10c ultramarine 'Barrios' postal stationery envelope ESSAY on white wove paper envelope. Fine unused. Uncommon. (Guatemala Handbook #E-ENA) - Est £60
Lot 622 - 1901 - Cover franked with 1886 10c scarlet 'Quetzal' issue (SG 48) cancelled by dumb 'Circle of Bars' marking in b lack with fine octagonal OFICINA POSTAL DE IZABAL cds alongside in blue. Addressed to USA with PUERTO BARRIOS transit cds's and USA arrival cds's all on reverse. - Est £75
Lot 623 - 1903 - 25c on 6c yellow green 'Provisional' issue a fine mint block of four. (SG 129) - Est £12
Lot 624 - 1918 - 1p 50c blue 'Cabrera' issue, a fine mint block of nine. (SG 157) - Est £10
Lot 625 - 1920 - 2c on 60c black & olive green, a fine mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. (SG 164a) - Est £12
Lot 626 - 1920 - 2c on 60c black & olive green a fine lightly used copy with variety '1920' OMITTED. (SG 164e) - Est £12
Lot 627 - 1924 - 'Perkins Bacon' definitive issue and later 1926 'Waterlow' definitive issue (missing 2p 50c purple) every stamp fine cds used. (SG 202/210, 212/218 & 220/222) - Est £10
Lot 628 - 1925 - Cover franked with pair 1924 1p 25c on 5p orange 'Quetzal' SURCHARGE issue (SG 201) tied by CORREOS DE LA TINTA ALTA VERAPAZ cds dated MAY 6 1925. Addressed to GERMANY with various transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £18
Lot 629 - 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 630 - 1930 - 'Opening of Los Altos Electric Railway' OPT issue and the second 'Railway & Bridge' issue, both sets fine mint. (SG 246/53) - Est £15
Lot 631 - 1930 - 'Inauguration of the National Airmail Service' postal stationery airmail lettersheet (H&G F1) a fine unused example. - Est £20
Lot 632 - 1931 - 6c rose carmine AIR issue with variety 'EXTERIOR 1931' OVERPRINT INVERTED. Fine mint. (SG 260b) - Est £12
Lot 633 - 1935 - Quetzal 'Exterior' AIRMAIL issue, the set of twenty three good to fine used. (SG 307/320, Cat £90) - Est £75
Lot 634 - 1935 - 2.50q sage green & carmine and 5q blue & orange AIR issue, the two top values fine mint. (SG 319/320) - Est £15
Lot 635 - 1937 - 'EXTERIOR' airmail issue, the set of twelve good to fine used. (SG 355/66, Cat £55) - Est £45
Lot 636 - 1937 - Stampless cover with manuscript 'Franqueo Autorizada por la D Gael Ranio' with fine strike of YUPILTEPEQUE DEPT DE JUTIAPA cds alongside. Addressed to GUATEMALA CITY with 'Feria de Jutiapa' publicity cachet on front and transit & arrival marks on reverse. Unusual. - Est £45
Lot 637 - 1939 - Pair of small parcel labels from coffee sample bags with 'MUESTRA SIN VALOR' and 'MUESTRA DE CAFÉ COFFEE SAMPLE' handstamps on front franked on reverse with various issue uncancelled or tied by SERVICIO INTERNACIONAL CORREOS GUATEMALA C.A. cds dated 16 MAY 1939. Both addressed to UK with LONDON F.S. arrival marks on front. Unusual. (2 items) - Est £30
Lot 638 - 1943 - 15c ultramarine '4th Centenary of Founding of Antigua' issue, DIE 1, a fine mint copy. (SG 424, Cat £24) - Est £15
Lot 639 - 1949 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover franked with single 1948 3c black & carmine & 1949 1c Blue TAX issue (SG 474 & 479) tied by fine strike of CORREOS NACIONALES AMBULANTE No. DOS LINEA GUATEMALA PTO BARRIOS marking in purple dated 10 ABR 1949. Addressed to GUATEMALA CITY with arrival mark on reverse. - Est £35
Lot 640 - 1894-1936 - REVENUES: Small range with 1894 5c reddish brown block of 6 unused, 50c orange block of six mint, 1901 two blocks of six of the 1c blue with '1901' opt, a few other mint singles, couple of mint telegraphs and 1936 complete cheque with 25c red with tab tied by oval cancel. (32 stamps & 1 document) - Est £25
Haiti
Lot 641 - 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 642 - 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 643 - 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 644 - 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 645 - 1886 - Red on white formular postal stationery card (H&G 7) with added 1882 3c grey bistre on buff PERFORATED 'Liberty Head' (SG 12) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 25 MAI 1886. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival mark on front. Part of the address has been erased but added back in pencil. A fine looking & very scarce item. - Est £95
Lot 646 - 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 647 - 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 648 - 1902 - 3c green on cream postal stationery card with boxed 'MAI Gt Pre 1902' provisional overprint (H&G 9) fine unused. - Est £15
Lot 649 - 1902 - Cover with manuscript 'Par S/S houandais(?) via New York' at top franked with 1898 8c carmine and 1899 2c carmine (SG 57 & 68) tied by JACMEL cds's dated 7 MARS 1902. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £35
Lot 650 - 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 651 - 1906 - 'Postage Due' issue the set of four overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG D150/D153) - Est £24
Lot 652 - 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 653 - 1919 - 5c on 1p vermilion 'Inland' PROVISIONAL issue with 'GL O. Z. 7 FEV 1914' provisional overprint, a fine mint pair with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE on top stamp. (SG 267 variety) - Est £18
Lot 654 - 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 655 - 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 656 - 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 657 - 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 658 - 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 659 - 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 660 - 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 £20
Lot 661 - 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 662 - 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 663 - 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 664 - 1933 - 60c on 20c blue 'Boyd-Lyon' airmail overprint issue a fine mint copy. (SG 311a, Cat £60) - Est £40
Lot 665 - 1934 - MARITIME: Colour PPC 'Port-au-Prince - Marchandes d'Herbes - Selling Grass' franked on message side with 1933 5c green (SG 314) tied by fine NEW YORK PAQUEBOT machine cancel dated APR 9 1934. Addressed to USA. - Est £20
Lot 666 - 1936 - Pair of internal covers franked with 1924 pair 5c green or single 10c carmine (SG 299 & 300) tied by PETIT-GOAVE cds's dated JAN 1936 and addressed to PORT-AU-PRINCE with arrival cds's on reverse. (2) - Est £15
Lot 667 - 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 £25
Lot 668 - 1944 - Illustrated 'United Nations' registered cover franked on front with 1942 3c dull purple and 3 x 10c olive 'Our Lady of Perpetual Succour' issue with additional 3c on reverse (SG 343 & 352) all tied by fine KENSCOFF cds's in bright blue dated 14 JUL 1944. Addressed to PORT-AU-PRINCE with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £40
Lot 669 - 1947 - 20c purple brown 'Death Anniversary of Dessalines' AIR issue corner block of six each stamp opt 'SPECIMEN' in red with small hole punch and 1949 5c violet 'Bicentenary of Port-au-Prince' issue block of four with SPECIMEN opts. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 422 & 438) - Est £12
Lot 670 - 1949 - 'Anti-Tuberculosis & Malaria Relief Fund' issue the set of six fine mint. (SG 427/32) - Est £40
Lot 671 - 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 672 - 1954 - MARITIME: Colour PPC 'Basket Sellers Port-au-Prince, Haiti' franked on message side with 1954 50c black, red & yellow orange (SG 502) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 6 DEC 1954 with fine strike of two line 'S. S. "ANCON" PANAMA LINE POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' cachet in black alongside. Addressed to USA. - Est £25
Honduras
Lot 673 - 1866 - 2r green 'First Issue' a fine mint block of four, one stamp showing variety 'LOS' for 'DOS'. (SG 1) - Est £15
Lot 674 - 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 675 - 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 676 - 1894 - 5c black on white 'Seebeck' postal stationery envelope (H&G B17) used with 'Lines' cancel and oval CORREOS DE HONDURAS YUSCARAN cancel in violet on reverse. Addressed to TEGUCIGALPA. Nice correct internal use of this envelope. - Est £30
Lot 677 - 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 678 - 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 679 - 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 680 - 1898 - 5c grey blue 'Train' issue with part strike of 'PERMITASE' control mark in purple. Lightly used. (SG 110) - Est £15
Lot 681 - 1900 - 2c + 2c orange TRAIN 'Provisional' postal stationery reply card (H&G 35, the message half only) issued for AMAPALA with two strikes of circular 'REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS ADUANA DE AMAPALA' control mark in blue and fine strike of the straight line 'PERMITASE' control mark in violet, precancelled with 'HONDURAS' lines cancel and light AMPALA cds dated JUL 1 1900 both in purple. Uncommon. - Est £25
Lot 682 - 1903 - 'Guardiola' issue the set of eight all with 'SPECIMEN' overprint and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (SG 118/125) - Est £45
Lot 683 - 1903 - 3c + 3c olive green on green TRAIN 'Provisional' postal stationery reply card (H&G 36, 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 684 - 1906 - Cover franked with 3 x 1903 5c deep blue 'Guardiola' issue (SG 120) tied by 'Lines' cancel and by SAN PEDRO SULA duplex cds dated MAY 15 1906. Addressed to FRANCE with transit marks on reverse. - Est £25
Lot 685 - 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 686 - 1913 - '2 CENTAVOS' on 1c violet 'Hass' issue, a fine mint corner marginal block of ten. Lovely multiple. (SG 159) - Est £20
Lot 687 - 1913 - 10c on 1c violet with 'OFICIAL' overprint in red. A fine unused block of six. (SG O188) - Est £30
Lot 688 - 1913 - Cover franked with 1913 5c on 1c violet and 2 x 6c on 1c violet 'Hass' SURCHARGE issue (SG 164 & 166) tied by LA CEIBA cds's dated MAY 26 1913. Addressed to PORTUGAL with arrival cds on reverse. Cover is a little trimmed on two sides but a very scarce issue used on cover. - Est £25
Lot 689 - 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 690 - 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 691 - 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 692 - 1923 - 1p on 5c magenta, a fine mint copy with variety 'PSEO' for 'PESO'. (SG 214a) - Est £20
Lot 693 - 1926 - Printed 'Banco Atlantida San Pedro Sula' cover franked with 1924 20c yellow brown (SG 219) with 'Signature Control' overprint in purple of 'Santiago Herrera' of Cortes department applied during the 1924 Revolution to stop the use of looted stamps tied by light & incomplete strikes of SAN PEDRO SULA cds dated JAN 20 1926 (date a little unclear). Addressed to FRANCE. A very scarce cover, these control marks from the first and scarcest period of Signature control use are difficult to find on cover. - Est £45
Lot 694 - 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 695 - 1927 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES: 50c carmine on blue 'Central American Airways' SEMI-OFFICIAL airmail issue with variety IMPERFORATE fine mint. (Sanabria #502a) - Est £30
Lot 696 - 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 697 - 1929 - 'Official' issue the set of seven in fine mint pairs. (SG O259/O265) - Est £10
Lot 698 - 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 699 - 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 700 - 1930 - Cover front franked with pair 1929 10c blue with '1929a1930' Robbery opt issue (SG 274) tied by 'Lines' cancel with PESPIRE cds dated SET 23 1930 alongside and large boxed cachet in Spanish that reads 'Drunken People often become thieves, murderers and arsonists. Drunkenness leads quickly to the cemetery or worse to the prison or to the lunatic asylum'. A fantastic and rare governmental cachet which we have never seen before. - Est £40
Lot 701 - 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 702 - 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 703 - 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 704 - 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 705 - 1955 - 1l grey olive & black with 'Rotary' OPT in red, the top value fine unmounted mint. (SG 541, Cat £27) - Est £12
Lot 706 - 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 707 - 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
Hong Kong
Lot 708 - 1880 - 5c on 18c lilac QV 'Surcharge' issue, a good used copy with barred numeral 'B62' cancel. (SG 24, Cat £75) - Est £30
Lot 709 - 1880 - 3c brown on cream QV postal stationery card (H&G 5, on very thick card stock). A fine unused example. - Est £12
Lot 710 - 1882 - 4c slate grey QV issue, wmk 'Crown CA' a mint copy. (SG 34, Cat £40) - Est £16
Lot 711 - 1900 - 12c blue QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 60, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 712 - 1904 - 50c green & magenta EVII issue on ordinary paper, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 85, Cat £110) - Est £45
Lot 713 - 1904 - $5 purple & blue green EVII issue wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine looking used copy with manuscript 'Chinese Character' and part HONG KONG cds, possibly fiscal use. (SG 89, Cat £475) - Est £45
Lot 714 - 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 715 - 1917 - BRITISH P.O.s IN CHINA: 30c purple & orange yellow GV issue with 'CHINA' opt in black. A fine mint copy. (SG 11, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 716 - 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 717 - 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 718 - 1923 - 6c yellow 'Postage Due' issue with wmk sideways, a fine mint copy. (SG D4a, Cat £90) - Est £35
Lot 719 - 1934 - Cover franked with single 1921 10c bright ultramarine GV issue (SG 124) tied by KOWLOON cds. Addressed to CANADA with VICTORIA HONG KONG transit cds on reverse. - Est £30
Lot 720 - 1936 - Cover with typed 'By K.L.M. Service' and 'Per S.S. Rawalpindi' routing instructions at top left franked with 1921 pair 10c bright ultramarine and pair 50c black on emerald GV issue (SG 124 & 128) tied by HONG KONG AIR MAIL (K) cds's dated 27 JUN 1936 and airmail label alongside with VICTORIA cds on reverse dated the same day. Addressed to BELGIUM. - Est £35
Lot 721 - 1938 - 25c bright blue GVI issue, a fine unmounted mint marginal block of four. (SG 149, Cat £116) - Est £55
Lot 722 - 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 723 - 1941 - 2c orange & chocolate GVI 'Centenary of British Occupation' issue, a fine mint block of four. (SG 163, Cat £32) - Est £12
Lot 724 - 1941 - GVI 'Centenary of British Occupation' issue, the set of six fine cds used. (SG 163/8, Cat £30) - Est £12
Lot 725 - 1941 - GVI 'Centenary of British Occupation' issue, the set of six good mint. (SG 163/8, Cat £90) - Est £30
Lot 726 - 1949 - Commercial cover with manuscript 'Ben Thickland, American Consulate General, Hong Kong' return address at top left franked with strip of three 1949 10c violet GVI 'UPU' issue (SG 173) tied by HONG KONG 10 cds's dated 6 DEC 1949. Addressed to USA. - Est £18
Lot 727 - 1952 - MILITARY MAIL: Airmail cover franked with Great Britain 1950 2½d pale scarlet GVI issue (SG 507) tied by good strike of FIELD POST OFFICE 385 cds dated 9 JUN 1952 located at KOWLOON. Addressed to UK. - Est £25
Lot 728 - 1954 - 'QE2' definitive issue, the set of fourteen good to fine used, most with cds cancels. (SG 178/91, Cat £42) - Est £16
Lot 729 - 1954 - $10 reddish violet & bright blue QE2 issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 191, Cat £60) - Est £24
Lot 730 - 1959 - Cover franked with 2 x 1954 5c orange QE2 issue (SG 178) tied by two fine strikes of ABERDEEN (2) HONG KONG cds's. Addressed to KOWLOON. - Est £18
India
Lot 731 - 1854 - 1a red QV issue 'Die 1', a fine used copy with four good margins. (SG 11, Cat £130) - Est £50
Lot 732 - 1866 - 4a green QV issue 'Die 1', a fine mint copy with full O.G. (SG 69, Cat £150) - Est £60
Lot 733 - 1892 - Cover franked with single 1882 ½a blue green QV issue (SG 85) tied by fine ROYAPETTAH cds. Addressed to ALLUR with 'On Postal Service' form attached on reverse with native inscription tied by ALLUR NFLLORE arrival cds's. Purpose unknown. - Est £40
Lot 734 - 1895 - MILITARY: 2a 6p yellow green QV issue tied on small piece by good strike of FIELD P.O. No. 13 squared circle cds dated 5 JUN 1895 of the CHITRAL RELIEF FORCE located on the North Western Front. Scarce. (SG 103) - Est £30
Lot 735 - 1895 - 3r brown & green QV issue, a good mint copy. (SG 108, Cat £80) - Est £35
Lot 736 - 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 737 - 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 738 - 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 739 - 1929 - GV 'Airmail' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 220/5, Cat £55) - Est £22
Lot 740 - 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 741 - 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 742 - 1937 - 2r purple & brown, 5r green & blue and 10r purple & claret GVI issue, all fine mint. (SG 260/2, Cat £101) - Est £40
Lot 743 - 1937 - 25r slate violet & purple GVI issue, the top value good used. (SG 264, Cat £45) - Est £18
Indian States
Lot 744 - 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 745 - 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 746 - 1931 - CHARKHARI: 1a blackish brown 'Imlia Palace' issue, a cds used IMPERF BETWEEN HORIZONTAL PAIR. Creased down central margin. (SG 46a) - Est £10
Lot 747 - 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 748 - 1886 - JIND: ½a green QV issue with SERVICE JHIND STATE opt in red, a fine mint copy. (SG O10, Cat £60) - Est £24
Lot 749 - 1941 - JIND: 1a carmine GVI issue with 'JIND' opt, a fine cds used block of four. (SG 130, Cat £32) - Est £12
Lot 750 - 1885 - NABHA: 4a green QV 'First' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 4, Cat £140) - Est £55
Lot 751 - 1885 - NABHA: 'QV' issue with red overprint, the set of four fine mint. (SG 10/13, Cat £250) - Est £100
Lot 752 - 1885 - NABHA: 2a dull blue 'QV' issue with red overprint a fine mint block of ten. (SG 11, Cat £65) - Est £25
Lot 753 - 1885 - NABHA: 2r carmine & yellow brown QV issue with black opt, a fine mint copy. (SG 31, Cat £250) - Est £100
Lot 754 - 1885 - NABHA: 3r brown & green QV issue with black opt, a fine mint copy. (SG 32, Cat £275) - Est £110
Lot 755 - 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 756 - 1938 - NABHA: 25r slate violet & purple GVI issue, the top value fine mint. (SG 94, Cat £200) - Est £80
Lot 757 - 1940 - NABHA: 1r grey & red brown GVI 'Official' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG O66, Cat £55) - Est £22
Lot 758 - 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 759 - 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 760 - 1903 - PATIALA: EVII issue, the set of ten mixed mint & used. (SG 35/45, Cat £48) - Est £18
Lot 761 - 1923 - SORUTH: Cover franked on reverse with 1923 3p mauve 'Nawab Mahabat Khan III' issue, Blurred Impression (SG 44) tied by unclear native cancel in black. Addressed locally. Scarce on cover. - Est £30
Ireland
Lot 762 - 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 763 - 1910 - REVENUES: Large complete folded four page Land Registry document used over 20 years with group of Great Britain EVII 'Land Registry of Ireland' REVENUES cancelled in 1910 on front and overleaf later amendments have been made and additional GV 'Land Registry of Northern Ireland' REVENUES attached and cancelled in 1930 and 1939. A super item that needs further research. - Est £25
Lot 764 - 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 765 - 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 766 - 1922 - 2/6 sepia brown GV 'Seahorse' issue, first 'Dollard' printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 17, Cat £60) - Est £30
Lot 767 - 1922 - 5/- rose carmine GV 'Seahorse' issue, 'Dollard' printing, a very fine mint copy. (SG 19, Cat £90) - Est £45
Lot 768 - 1922 - 10/- dull grey blue GV 'Seahorse' issue, 'Dollard' printing, a very fine mint copy. (SG 21, Cat £180) - Est £90
Lot 769 - 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 770 - 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 771 - 1925 - 2/6 chocolate brown GV 'Seahorse' issue with 'Irish Free State 1922' opt in black (Narrow Date), a fine mint copy. (SG 83, Cat £40) - Est £20
Lot 772 - 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 773 - 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 774 - 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
Lot 775 - 1768-1842 - PRESTAMP: Useful group of PRESTAMP covers with 1768 folded letter with straight line BIRR marking to DUBLIN and bishop mark on reverse, 1797 'Free' cover with straight line LIMERICK marking to BIRR, 1841 1d paid folded letter with COVE cds to LONDON and 1842 1d paid folded letter with KINGSTOWN cds to DUBLIN. (4 items) - Est £75
Jamaica
Lot 776 - 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 777 - 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 778 - 1860 - 1/- dull brown QV issue, wmk 'Pineapple', a good used copy. (SG 6, Cat £27) - Est £10
Lot 779 - 1883 - 1d rose QV issue, wmk 'Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 18, Cat £80) - Est £32
Lot 780 - 1892 - MILITARY: Incoming cover from Great Britain franked with 1887 2½d purple on blue QV issue (SG 201) tied by WOOLWORTH cds dated JAN 8 1892. Addressed to 'Surgeon Major C. W. Moore-Kayes, Medical Staff, Jamaica' with KINGSTON and UP PARK CAMP squared circle arrival marks on reverse. - Est £20
Lot 781 - 1905 - 5/- grey & violet, a fine mint copy. (SG 45, Cat £55) - Est £22
Lot 782 - 1916 - ½d green with variety 'WAR TAX' OPT DOUBLE, a fine mint copy. (SG 68b, Cat £140) - Est £50
Lot 783 - 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 784 - 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 785 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of eighteen fine mint. (SG 121/33a, Cat £150) - Est £60
Lot 786 - 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
Malaya & States
Lot 787 - 1883 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 4c pale brown QV issue, wmk 'Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 64, Cat £55) - Est £20
Lot 788 - 1891 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 10c on 24c yellow green QV issue and 1892 1c on 12c brown purple QV issue, both fine mint. (SG 86 & 92, Cat £20) - Est £10
Lot 789 - 1906 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 21c dull purple & claret, 25c dull & bright purple, 45c black on green, 50c black on green and $1 black & red on blue EVII issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', all fine mint. (SG 160/1 & 163/5, Cat £76) - Est £30
Lot 790 - 1906 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 30c purple & orange yellow EVII issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 162, Cat £55) - Est £20
Lot 791 - 1912 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: $5 green & red on green GV issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', the three shades all fiscally used plus 1921 $5green & red on green also fiscally used. Useful spacefillers. (SG 212, 212b, 212d & 240a, Cat £340 as postally used) - Est £30
Lot 792 - 1912 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: $5 green & red on green GV issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 212a, Cat £140) - Est £55
Lot 793 - 1922 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 2c green GV issue with 'MALAYA BORNEO EXHIBITION' overprint, a fine mint top marginal vertical pair with top stamp showing variety 'OVAL LAST O IN BORNEO'. Light gum bend on bottom stamp otherwise very fine. (SG 241 & 241a, Cat £150) - Est £50
Lot 794 - 1937 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 2c green and 4c orange GVI issue, Die 1 both fine mint copies. (SG 279/80, Cat £56) - Est £20
Lot 795 - 1937 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 6c scarlet, 8c grey, 25c dull purple & scarlet and $1 black & red on blue GVI issue, Die 1, all good to fine mint. (SG 282/3, 286 & 290, Cat £116) - Est £45
Lot 796 - 1937 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 2c green GVI issue, Die 2 a fine mint copy. (SG 293, Cat £60) - Est £24
Lot 797 - 1937 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 5c brown GVI issue, Die 2 a fine mint copy. (SG 297, Cat £48) - Est £18
Lot 798 - 1937 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 8c scarlet GVI issue PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED, a fine mint copy. - Est £15
Lot 799 - 1937 - KEDAH: 10c ultramarine & sepia, 12c black & violet, 25c ultramarine & purple, 30c green & scarlet and 40c black & purple 'Sultan Abdul Hamid Halimshah' issue all fine mint. (SG 60/4, Cat £128) - Est £50
Lot 800 - 1948 - KEDAH: GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue the pair fine mint. (SG 70/1, Cat £28+) - Est £15
Lot 801 - 1957 - KEDAH: 'Sultan Badishah' QE2 issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 92/102, Cat £120) - Est £48
Lot 802 - 1937 - KELANTAN: 10c purple 'Sultan Ismail' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 46, Cat £42) - Est £16
Lot 803 - 1937 - KELANTAN: 30c violet & scarlet 'Sultan Ismail' TALL type, a fine mint copy. (SG 49, Cat £65) - Est £25
Lot 804 - 1951 - KELANTAN: $2 green & scarlet GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 80, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 805 - 1949 - MALACCA: GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of twenty fine mint. (SG 3/17, Cat £150) - Est £60
Lot 806 - 1949 - MALACCA: $5 green & brown GVI issue, the top value fine cds used. (SG 17, Cat £60) - Est £24
Lot 807 - 1957 - NEGRI SEMBILAN: QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 68/79, Cat £60) - Est £24
Lot 808 - 1882 - P.O.s IN THAILAND: 2c pale rose QV issue with 'B' opt in black for use in BANGKOK, a fine mint copy. (SG 15, Cat £75) - Est £30
Lot 809 - 1890 - PAHANG: 2c bright rose QV issue with large 'PAHANG' opt in black fine mint plus 1889 2c bright rose with small 'PAHANG' also mint. (SG 6 & 4a, Cat £160) - Est £60
Lot 810 - 1935 - PAHANG: 2c orange 'Sultan Sir Abu Bakar' type PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED. A fine unmounted mint block of four. (See note below SG 46) - Est £25
Lot 811 - 1948 - PAHANG: GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, the pair fine cds used. (SG 47/8, Cat £25) - Est £12
Lot 812 - 1954 - PAHANG: $5 emerald & brown QE2 issue, top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 73, Cat £85) - Est £32
Lot 813 - 1957 - PAHANG: QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 75/86, Cat £55) - Est £20
Lot 814 - 1948 - PENANG: GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, the pair fine cds used. (SG 1/2, Cat £40+) - Est £20
Lot 815 - 1949 - PENANG: GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of twenty fine mint. (SG 3/22, Cat £140) - Est £55
Lot 816 - 1954 - PENANG: $5 emerald & brown QE2 issue, top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 43, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 817 - 1957 - PENANG: QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 44/54, Cat £70) - Est £28
Lot 818 - 1891 - PERAK: 2c on 24c green QV issue with opt type 34, a fine mint copy. (SG 51, Cat £80) - Est £32
Lot 819 - 1935 - PERAK: 1c black 'Sultan Iskandar' issue, a fine mint side marginal block of fifteen. (SG 88, Cat £52+) - Est £20
Lot 820 - 1938 - PERAK: 2c green and 10c dull purple 'Sultan Iskandar' second issue, both fine mint. (SG 104 & 112, Cat £58) - Est £22
Lot 821 - 1950 - PERAK: $5 green & brown GVI issue, top value, a fine cds used copy. (SG 148, Cat £35) - Est £15
Lot 822 - 1885 - SELANGOR: 2c pale rose with 'SELANGOR' opts three copies inc type 24 mint with small thin on reverse, type 28 used and type 30 unused with faults only spacefiller quality. (SG 31, 35b & 38 Cat £128) - Est £25
Lot 823 - 1921 - TRENGGANU: 3c reddish brown 'Sultan Suleiman' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 29, Cat £48) - Est £18
Lot 824 - 1941 - TRENGGANU: 2c on 5c deep reddish purple on bright yellow and 8c on 10c bright blue 'Surcharge' issue, the pair in fine mint blocks of four. (SG 59/60, Cat £70) - Est £25
Lot 825 - 1957 - TRENGGANU: 'Sultan Ismail' QE2 issue, the set of twelve plus the 2c & 50c shades all fine mint. (SG 89/99, 90a, 94a & 96a, Cat £122) - Est £50
Mexico
Lot 826 - 1850 - Stampless cover from PARRAL to DURANGO with fine strike of boxed straight line PARRAL marking in red with '2' rate marking alongside. - Est £20
Lot 827 - 1856 - 4r carmine vermilion and 4r dull vermilion 'Hidalgo' issue, both good used copies with Mexico and Veracruz district opts. (SG 4 & 4a, Cat £185) - Est £45
Lot 828 - 1861 - 4r grey black on yellow 'Hidalgo' issue HORIZONTALLY BISECTED for use as a 2r tied on small piece by indistinct cds. (SG 11c, Cat £170) - Est £25
Lot 829 - 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 830 - 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 831 - 1867 - GUADALAJARA - FORGERIES: Nice group of FORGERIES with two of each value of the 1r, 2r, 4r & 1p on different coloured papers. (8 stamps, As SG 5/24) - Est £15
Lot 832 - 1869 - SELLO NEGRO: Stampless cover from MATAMOROS dated 'Aug 1869' with firms cachet and oval 'FRANCO' in black and undated boxed 'MATAMOROS' marking. Addressed to SALTILLO. A very late Sello Negro. - Est £30
Lot 833 - 1877 - 10c green 'Hidalgo' postal stationery envelope (H&G B2b, UPSS #E2B) with '177' date opt and 'MEXICO' district opt used with MEXICO cds. Addressed to TOLUCA. - Est £25
Lot 834 - 1879 - 5c orange and 10c blue 'Juarez' issue on thick laid paper with '2079' and '2080' numerals and 'PUEBLA' district opt with 'A' sub consignment opt of 'Apizaco'. Both fine used with red cancels. (SG 117/8) - Est £25
Lot 835 - 1879 - 85c bright violet 'Juarez' issue on thick paper with '1282' district opt of TEPIC. A fine lightly used copy likely with a remainder cancel. Straight edge at left. (SG 121, Cat £170) - Est £45
Lot 836 - 1882 - 10c green 'Hidalgo' postal stationery envelope (H&G B7a) with '1882' control opt at top left (envelope trimmed at left and the '1' is missing) used with good strike of oval CIUDAD BRAVOS E.U.M. cancel in blue dated MAY 30 1884. Addressed to MEXICO CITY. As stated trimmed at left. - Est £40
Lot 837 - 1884 - 1c green 'Hidalgo Medallion' issue a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. Gum a little toned but scarce. (SG 141b) - Est £20
Lot 838 - 1885 - 3c chestnut 'Hidalgo' MEDALLION issue, a fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR. Tiny scuff on face at top of left hand stamp but a scarce variety. (SG 158b, Follansbee #155HUB, Cat $200) - Est £75
Lot 839 - 1887 - 5c blue 'Numeral' postal stationery card (H&G 16, UPSS #PC16) used with oval GUANAJUATO cancel and 1888 5c blue card (H&G 22, UPSS #PC27) used with oval CHIHUAHUA cancel in blue, both addressed to MEXICO CITY. (2) - Est £30
Lot 840 - 1889 - 5c blue 'Numeral' PSC (H&G 33) used with good strike of small undated oval FRANCO PEROTE cancel in black. Addressed to MEICO CITY with transit and arrival cds's on reverse. - Est £25
Lot 841 - 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 842 - 1892 - 1c green 'Numeral' issue on thin hard paper, perf 11, a fine mint corner block of twenty five. (SG 208a, Cat £100) - Est £45
Lot 843 - 1892 - 1c green 'Numeral' issue on thin hard paper, a fine mint block of ten showing the compound perf 11 x 5½-6 on the bottom row of stamps and perf 11 on the top row. (SG 208a & 208c, Cat £43+) - Est £20
Lot 844 - 1892 - 10c brick red 'Numeral' postal stationery envelope (H&G B36 / UPSS #E45), opening at long end) used with MATEHUALA cds. Addressed to MEXICO CITY with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £25
Lot 845 - 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 846 - 1895 - 20c lake rose 'Mulitas' issue, wmk 'CORREOSEUM', a fine mint copy. (SG 226) - Est £15
Lot 847 - 1899 - 5c brown EAGLE 'Arms' issue, an IMPERF ESSAY on thin card by 'Bradbury Wilkinson' with a design that is different from the issued stamp, particularly the central Eagle. The essay has a couple of small tone spots and a slight scuff but otherwise a rare item. With the issued stamp for comparison. Ingham illustrates three similar hand painted essays which are different from this one. (As SG 269, See Ingham #43/46) - Est £150
Lot 848 - 1899 - 15c purple & lavender and 20c blue & rose plus 1903 1c deep purple, 2c green, 4c carmine red, 5c orange and 10c orange & blue 'Eagle' issue all with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) opt in black. Scarce group. (SG 271/2 & 276/80) - Est £35
Lot 849 - 1902 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Cover with 'Instituto Geologico de Mexico' VOLCANO imprint at top left franked with single 1899 2c vermilion with 'OFICIAL' handstamp in black (SG O277) tied by MEXICO CITY cds dated 7 AGO 1902. Addressed to FRANCE. Backflap missing but a scarce issue used on cover. - Est £35
Lot 850 - 1913 - CIVIL WAR: 3c black & red 'White Seal of Sonora' issue with impressed 'CONSTITUCIONAL', a fine unused copy with four margins. (SG S3) - Est £40
Lot 851 - 1913 - CIVIL WAR REVENUE: 100p grey 'Transitorio' REVENUE issue without coupon, the top value fine mint. Scarce. (Roberts #RV29) - Est £30
Lot 852 - 1914 - CIVIL WAR: 5c orange red & green SONORA 'Coach Seal' issue a fine unused block of six with central gutter consisting of two TETE-BECHE pairs. (SG S35 var) - Est £18
Lot 853 - 1914 - CIVIL WAR - REVENUES: 5c dull red, 50c yellow and 1p violet 'Eagle' REVENUE issue all three value in pairs with tabs attached, the 5c with 'URUAPAN' district opts and the other two with 'MEXICO D.F.' opts all fine used with oval cancels. Very attractive. - Est £20
Lot 854 - 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 855 - 1915 - 3c brown 'Portrait' issue, imperf. A fine mint copy with variety STAMP PRINTED DOUBLE. (SG 295 var) - Est £20
Lot 856 - 1915 - 2c green 'Statue of Cuauhtemoc' issue with variety 'OFICIAL' OPT INVERTED, a fine mint block of four. (SG O322 var) - Est £45
Lot 857 - 1915 - CIVIL WAR: Cover franked with single 1913 5c 'Green Seal of Sonora' issue, rouletted in black (SG S24) tied by SONORA cds. Addressed to NOGALES with straight line 'No franqueado' marking on front and LA CANANEA LISTA cds on reverse with other transit and arrival marks. - Est £20
Lot 858 - 1916 - 60c on 2c green 'Gold Currency' opt issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 374) - Est £15
Lot 859 - 1917 - 20c rose lake and 20c brown red 'Portrait' issue, rouletted, both mint with gum, the 20c rose lake is thinned. (SG 399/a, Cat £68) - Est £25
Lot 860 - 1917 - 1p blue 'Lighthouse, Veracruz' issue ERROR OF COLOUR, a fine lightly used copy with normal 1p black & blue for comparison. (SG 411 & 411a, Cat £26+) - Est £15
Lot 861 - 1918 - 10c blue 'Madero' issue with OFICIAL overprint in red (Type O55) reading up, perf 12, a fine lightly used copy. (SG O420, Cat £65) - Est £25
Lot 862 - 1919 - 5c + 3c ultramarine and 10c + 5c blue 'Red Cross Fund' OPT issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 413/4, Cat £34) - Est £16
Lot 863 - 1922 - Registered cover franked with pair 1910 15c lake & slate (SG 288) tied by light MERIDA cds dated 1922 with boxed 'MERIDA' registration marking in purple. Addressed to USA with small French 'Flag' cinderella label on front and 'Sunburst' registration seal on reverse with transit & arrival marks. Cover has a few minor edge faults but late use of this issue. - Est £16
Lot 864 - 1923 - 1p blue & lake 'National Theatre' issue, a superb mint complete sheet of twenty five with 'C.H.I.A.' and 'No. 6676' imprints in margin and variety 'STAMP WITHOUT EAGLE ON PALACE DOME' showing clearly on five stamps. (SG 435 & 435a, Cat £103) - Est £45
Lot 865 - 1924 - YUCATAN INSURRECTION: 10c carmine 'Yucatan Insurrection' REVOLUTIONARY issue, a fine looking four margin imperf copy used with part MERIDA cds. Thinned on reverse but scarce. (SG Y446A) - Est £30
Lot 866 - 1929 - 'Airmail' issue, perf 12, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 469/76, Cat £39) - Est £20
Lot 867 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1923 10c rose carmine and 1927 25c sepia & green AIR issue (SG 442 & 455) tied by SERVICIO AEREO MEXICO D.F. cds dated 9 MAR 1929. Flown on the Mexico City - Matamoros flight with first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to USA with arrival mark on reverse. (Muller #18) - Est £15
Lot 868 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1923 2 x 5c orange, 1927 25c sepia & lake AIR issue and 1c sepia TAX issue (SG 441, 454 & 457) tied by ARRIAGA cds's dated 16 MAY 1929. Flown on the 'Tejeria - Tapachula' first flight with first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to MEXICO CITY with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #31) - Est £18
Lot 869 - 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 870 - 1930 - Large registered cover franked with a single 1923 1p blue & lake (SG 435) tied by CERTIFICACION MEXICO D.F. cds dated 26 MAR 1930 with printed blue on white REG label alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with blue 'Sunburst' registration seal on reverse tied by oval cancel with arrival cds also on reverse. A nice single 1p franking. - Est £35
Lot 871 - 1931 - 15c on 20c sepia AIR 'Surcharge' issue, perforated, a fine mint copy. (SG 515, Cat £36) - Est £18
Lot 872 - 1932 - 30c on 20c sepia AIR 'Surcharge' issue, perforated, a fine cds used copy. (SG 518, Cat £30) - Est £15
Lot 873 - 1932 - AIRMAIL: Two covers dated 1932 & 1936 to USA variously franked both with undated circular 'R.A.C. No.2-- R.M.' airmail routing marks on front. Some opening faults. (2) - Est £20
Lot 874 - 1933 - 25c red brown on off white 'CORREOGRAMA' postal stationery telegram letter sheet (UPSS #CLS1b, H&G HG2). A fine unused example. Uncommon. - Est £24
Lot 875 - 1934 - Commercial cover franked with 1927 50c brown red & indigo and 1929 20c sepia AIR issue and 1929 1c violet TAX issue (SG 456, 459 & 479) tied by CORREO AEREO C. DEL CARMEN. CAM cds's dated 2 MAY 1934. Sent airmail to COSTA RICA with transit & arrival cds's on reverse. - Est £15
Lot 876 - 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 877 - 1940 - 'Centenary of the First Postage Stamps' issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 643/52, Cat £119) - Est £55
Lot 878 - 1945 - 'National Education Campaign' issue the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 754/64, Cat £70) - Est £35
Lot 879 - 1950 - 20p grey blue & scarlet 'Type 2' REDRAWN with 'LQ' engravers initials added, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 859a, Cat £85) - Est £40
Lot 880 - 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 881 - 1950 - SAMPLE STAMPS: Circa 1950 pair of sample stamps depicting Aztec mask and fish and shell imagery one printed in red brown and the other the same but with added yellow in the design. Printed by 'TLALOC' with imprint and inscribed 'PRUEBLA'. Fine mint. (2) - Est £20
Lot 882 - 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 883 - 1957 - 15c green postal stationery viewcard (H&G 148) the first issue, nine different cards from the set of ten unused plus the second issue (H&G 148B) seven different views from the set of ten unused. (16 cards) - Est £35
Lot 884 - 1963 - 5p light grey blue & myrtle green, a fine mint copy. (SG 1050, Cat £120) - Est £60
Lot 885 - 1885-1903 - WELLS FARGO: Interesting collection of 'Wells Fargo' express company envelopes of various values some addressed and others used as 'paste ups'. Cancels inc LAGO, MEXICO CITY, HERMOSILLO & LA HONDA. Also a couple of unused and an unaddressed USA issue with 5c brown frank cancelled with two oval SAN FRANCISCO cancels dated 1885. Need identifying. Mixed condition. (10 items) - Est £150
Lot 886 - 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 887 - 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 888 - 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 889 - 1898 - 20c scarlet QV postal stationery registered envelope with 'MOROCCO AGENCIES' overprint (H&G B4, local printing). A fine unused example. - Est £18
Lot 890 - 1899 - 5c green QV overprint issue with variety 'HYPHEN BETWEEN N & C' a fine mint copy. (SG 9c) - Est £10
Lot 891 - 1899 - 25c ultramarine QV issue, a fine mint pair with variety BROAD TOP TO 'M' on right hand stamp. (SG 12 & 12b) - Est £35
Lot 892 - 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 893 - 1907 - SPANISH CURRENCY: 3p on 2/6 pale dull purple EVII issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 121, Cat £28) - Est £10
Lot 894 - 1917 - FRENCH CURRENCY: GV issue wmk 'Simple Cypher', the set of nine fine mint. (SG 191/199, Cat £30) - Est £12
Lot 895 - 1923 - SPANISH CURRENCY: GV issue wmk 'Block Cypher', the set of six fine mint. (SG 143/148, Cat £70) - Est £30
Lot 896 - 1934 - Registered cover franked with 1925 pair 10c on 1d scarlet, 2 x 90c on 9d olive and 1f 50c on 1/- bistre brown GV issue overprinted in French Currency (SG 203, 209 & 210) tied by oval REGISTERED CASABLANCA cancels with printed blue & white 'CASABLANCA' registration label alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Nice franking. - Est £90
Lot 897 - 1937 - SPANISH CURRENCY: 40c on 4d grey green GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 169, Cat £40) - Est £16
Lot 898 - 1942 - GREAT BRITAIN USED IN MOROCCO: Cover franked with Great Britain 1937 4d grey green GVI issue (SG Z184) tied by TANGIER cds. Sent airmail to UK, censored in transit with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 6415' censor strip at left. - Est £30
Lot 899 - 1944 - TANGIER: GVI pale colours issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 251/252, Cat £24) - Est £10
Lot 900 - 1949 - TANGIER: GVI issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 261/275, Cat £120) - Est £48
Nicaragua
Lot 901 - 1862 - 2c deep blue on yellowish paper 'First Issue' a good unused copy. Small thin on reverse. (SG 1, Cat £80) - Est £35
Lot 902 - 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 903 - 1862 - 5c black on yellowish paper 'Volcano' issue a fine unused copy. Scarce. (SG 2) - Est £100
Lot 904 - 1867 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: 5/- rose QV issue, Plate 2, used with good strike of GREY-TOWN cds dated JU 16 1876. The stamp is faded and has faults but a good strike of the cancel. (SG Z21, Cat £550) - Est £95
Lot 905 - 1893 - TELEGRAPH: 1c blue 'Seebeck' telegraph issue with variety 'TELEGRAFOS' OPT INVERTED, a fine copy. (Barefoot #26b, Cat £20) - Est £12
Lot 906 - 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 907 - 1894 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Long cover with impressed 'MINISTERIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES' official imprint on flap franked with 1894 10c orange 'Seebeck' OFFICIAL issue (SG O81) tied by two strikes of MANAGUA cds dated SEP 23 1894. Addressed to BELGIUM with CORINTO Transit and ANNVERS arrival cds's on reverse. The cover has some folds not affecting the stamp or markings. A rare issue on cover. - Est £50
Lot 908 - 1898 - 5c blue on salmon 'Seebeck' postal stationery envelope (H&G B19) used with RIVAS cds dated 9 MAR. Addressed to LIBERIA, COSTA RICA with LIBERIA arrival cds dated 11 MAR on front. Unclaimed with manuscript 'No ce connu' and returned with second LIBERIA cds in purple dated 14 AUG and RIVAS arrival cds on reverse dated 16 AUG. Very unusual. - Est £110
Lot 909 - 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 910 - 1902 - ZELAYA: 2c red 'Momotombo' postal stationery card (H&G 48) used with added 1900 1c claret and 2c orange red 'Momotombo' issue (SG 137/138) tied by two fine strikes of BLUEFIELDS oval cancel dated FEB 10 1902. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £45
Lot 911 - 1903 - President Zelaya' issue, the set of eight fine lightly used. (SG 189/96) - Est £16
Lot 912 - 1904 - ZELAYA: 1c claret 'Momotombo' issue with 'B Dpto Zelaya' handstamp in blue from the Managua special printing, a fine used copy with part strike of LAGUNA DE PERLAS oval cancel in purple dated 1905. (Maxwell #LB23R) - Est £18
Lot 913 - 1905 - American banknote company 'Arms' issue the first set of thirteen and the second 1909 colour change set of twelve both set fine mint. (SG 206/18 & 278/89) - Est £15
Lot 914 - 1906 - 10c on 2p deep green 'Arms' issue with overprint reading up, a fine used copy. Difficult stamp. (SG 234) - Est £10
Lot 915 - 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 916 - 1910 - 5c on 20c olive brown 'Surcharge' issue, a fine mint irregular corner block of thirteen with part IMPRINT at base. (SG 301) - Est £6
Lot 917 - 1910 - 'VALE 4 C-1908 INTERIOR' on 5c green 'Momotombo' postal stationery card (H&G 70) used with oval MANAGUA cancel. Addressed locally within MANAGUA. - Est £40
Lot 918 - 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 919 - 1911 - RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 5c on 10c on 1c vermilion 'Railway Coupon' issue with 'Correo Vale 5c cts 1911' opt on face, a complete setting of twenty fine unused. (SG 327) - Est £10
Lot 920 - 1911 - 5c on 10c on 1c vermilion and 10c on 10c on 1c vermilion RAILWAY COUPON issue with 'Vale 5 cts. CORREO DE 1911' opt (unissued). The pair in fine unused blocks of four. Uncommon. (SG 331/2, Cat £208+) - Est £75
Lot 921 - 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 922 - 1914 - 2c vermilion 'National Palace' issue a fine block of six each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN in red and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 396) - Est £18
Lot 923 - 1917 - 'Vale 2 cts. De Córdoba' on 35c green 'Train' postal stationery envelope (H&G B79) used with added 1914 2c vermilion (SG 396) tied by fair strike of large undated circular LEON 'Arms' cancel. Addressed to USA with transit cds on reverse. - Est £25
Lot 924 - 1921 - UNISSUED: 5c light blue, 5c bistre brown and 5c green 'Timbre Telegrafico' issue with 'R. de C.' overprint in black each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' overprint in red and small hole punch PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED. These were originally intended to raise funds for the reconstruction of the G.P.O. but were not eventually produced. (Barefoot #Unlisted) - Est £25
Lot 925 - 1922 - PROOF: 1 cor deep brown 'Leon Cathedral' issue, a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thick card in issued colour. (As SG 472) - Est £20
Lot 926 - 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 927 - 1927 - REVENUES: 50c to 10cor 'Consular' REVENUE issue, the set of six all with red SPECIMEN overprint and small hole punch plus an undenominated PROOF in green for the base design of the issue without value on thick card with light crease along base. Attractive. (7) - Est £45
Lot 928 - 1928 - Cover franked with 1928 1c violet and 2c on 4c vermilion both with 'Correos 1928' overprints in purple (SG 575 & 586) tied by CORINTO cds. Addressed to USA. - Est £30
Lot 929 - 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 930 - 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 931 - 1931 - EARTHQUAKE PROVISIONALS: Cover franked with pair 1922 2c carmine red one BISECTED diagonally plus 1928 15c carmine (SG 467 & 599) all tied by boxed CORREO AEREO MANAGUA cancels dated MAY 27 1931. Addressed to USA. - Est £45
Lot 932 - 1931 - EARTHQUAKE ISSUES: Printed 'Presidencia de la Republica Managua' envelope with gold 'Liberty Cap' imprint at top with oval ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS MANAGUA marking in purple dated NOV 12 1931 sent via CORINTO with added 1931 5c sepia with '1931' earthquake opt and 'OFICIAL 'opt in red (SG O672) tied by CORINTO cds dated 13 NOV. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has horizontal crease not affecting the stamp or markings and a few tiny tone spots but otherwise very scarce correct use of the earthquake officials. - Est £65
Lot 933 - 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 934 - 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 935 - 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 936 - 1938 - '75th Anniversary of the Postal Service' EXTERIOR issue sheetlet of four containing the variety 50c ERROR OF COLOUR (printed in Black & blue the colour of the 15c), IMPERF, fine unused. (Maxwell #A240da, SG 999e/h Variety). - Est £30
Lot 937 - 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 938 - 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 939 - 1949 - 'Tenth World Amateur Baseball Championships' SPORT issue the postage set of thirteen and air set of thirteen (missing the 40c) all fine min. (SG 1120/1145, Cat £34) - Est £15
Lot 940 - 1955 - ISLAND MAIL: Airmail cover with typed 'Donald Gardner, Moyogalpa, Ometepe (Isla) Nicaragua, C.A.' return address on front and 'Please Forward' at base franked with 1954 25c scarlet & black and 2 x 1955 5c blue TAX issue (SG 1219 & T1247a) tied by purple MANAGUA cds's. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. A scarce origination. - Est £20
Lot 941 - 1962 - Circa 1962. Airmail cover franked with 1958 pair 20c on 1cor deep olive postage issue (SG 1412) plus 1959 pair 15c on 3c dull blue with 'Semana de Communicaciones' overprint in red and 1962 5c on 3c dull blue with 'Semana de Communicaciones' overprint and large red 'A' overprint all tied by MANAGUA cds's. Addressed to USA. - Est £40
Lot 942 - 1987 - 15cor 'Dinichthys' FISH issue, a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. (SG 2867) - Est £25
Lot 943 - 1914-1939 - PERFINS: Small group, three with telegraphic perfins two of which show 'R DE M' and 1939 6c with just two large circular perforations. (4 stamps, SG 404, 538 & 1006) - Est £10
Nigeria
Lot 944 - 1882 - LAGOS: 3d chestnut and 1/- orange QV issue both good used. (SG 19 & 26, Cat £36) - Est £15
Lot 945 - 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 946 - 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 947 - 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 948 - 1903 - SOUTHERN NIGERIA: 2d grey black & chestnut, 1/- green & black and 2/6 grey black & brown EVII issue, wmk 'Crown CA' all good to fine mint, couple of light tone spots on the 2/6. (SG 12 & 16/17, Cat £110) - Est £40
Lot 949 - 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 950 - 1905 - NORTHERN NIGERIA: 1/- green & black EVII issue on ordinary paper, a mint copy. Couple of light gum tones. (SG 26, Cat £70) - Est £20
Lot 951 - 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 952 - 1912 - SOUTHERN NIGERIA: £1 purple & black on red GV issue, top value with 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. (SG 56, Cat £200 as mint) - Est £45
Lot 953 - 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 954 - 1914 - 5/- green & red on buff GV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 10d, Cat £80) - Est £32
Lot 955 - 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 956 - 1933 - Cover franked with single 1921 3d bright blue GV issue (SG 23) tied by IJEBU-ODE cds dated 16 FEB 1933. Addressed to USA with transit cds on reverse. - Est £25
Lot 957 - 1936 - ½d to 5/- GV 'Pictorial' issue, fine mint. (SG 34/43, Cat £46+) - Est £18
Lot 958 - 1938 - 4d orange GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 54, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 959 - 1946 - Small printed 'Certificate of Posting' form with oval REGISTERED NGURU NIGERIA cancel dated 28 MAR 1946. Addressed to ZARIA. - Est £10
Panama
Lot 960 - 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 961 - 1878 - 5c dull green & 5c blue green 'First Issue' on thin paper both shades used with manuscript cancels plus a 5c green REPRINT. All are four margin copies, the 5c dull green is thinned on reverse. (SG 1A & 1Aa, Cat £74) - Est £25
Lot 962 - 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 963 - 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 964 - 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 965 - 1892 - 5c blue and 10c orange 'Map' issue both used with fine strikes of 'INTRODUCIDA TARDE A.P.N. de PANAMA' cds's dated 1893 & 1895. (SG 12c/12d) - Est £10
Lot 966 - 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 967 - 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 968 - 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 969 - 1904 - 5c blue MAP issue with 'Fourth Colon' opt and 'AR COLON' handstamp in purple. A good mint copy. (SG AR110) - Est £10
Lot 970 - 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 971 - 1906 - 2½c 'Hamilton Banknote Co.' issue a fine IMPERF COLOUR TRIAL in GREEN on laid paper. (As SG 145) - Est £10
Lot 972 - 1906 - 25c black & brown and 50c black 'Hamilton' issue, the top two values good to fine mint. (SG 149/50) - Est £10
Lot 973 - 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 974 - 1907 - Colour PPC 'The Head Offices of the Istmian Canal at Cristobal, Canal Zone' franked on picture side with 1906 ½c carmine, blue, green & orange (SG 142) tied by COLON cds dated JAN 23 1907. Addressed to FRANCE. An attractive card. - Est £20
Lot 975 - 1911 - REVENUES: 40c orange 'Timbre Nacional' REVENUE issue, Perkins Bacon PROOF impression block of 4 showing two full impressions and four partial impressions, imperf without gum. Very unusual. - Est £10
Lot 976 - 1912 - Colour PPC 'Fire at Colon, Panama' showing many buildings in the city of Colon on fire with contemporary manuscript endorsement 'Colon 8 Noviembre 1902, Fuego en Colon, Panama'. Franked on message side with 1909 2c black & vermilion (SG 153) tied by COLON cds dated NOV 9 1902. Addressed to SPAIN. A very scarce disaster postcard. - Est £40
Lot 977 - 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 978 - 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 979 - 1924 - 'Arms' definitive issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 198/207) - Est £15
Lot 980 - 1924 - Registered cover franked with single 1915 10c black & orange (SG 167) tied by fine boxed AGENCIA POSTAL 'R' BOCAS DEL TORO cancel dated JUN 24 1924 with boxed REG handstamp alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £35
Lot 981 - 1927 - REVENUES: 10c deep blue 'Timber Nacional' REVENUE dated 1927, 1b deep green dated 1929 and 5b black dated 1953 all with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. - Est £10
Lot 982 - 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 983 - 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 984 - 1930 - 1b black & indigo violet with CORREO AEREO 'Airplane' opt in red. A fine mint copy. (SG 455) - Est £15
Lot 985 - 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 986 - 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 987 - 1937 - '50th Anniversary of the Fire Brigade' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 325/33) - Est £30
Lot 988 - 1939 - '25th Anniversary of Opening of the Panama Canal' both postage and air sets fine mint. (SG 357/73, Cat £33+) - Est £18
Lot 989 - 1939 - 1c green postal stationery viewcard (H&G 18) with view in brown 'Balboa Beer Garden - Panama City, R. of P.' used with PANAMA 'Map' roller cancel dated MAR 13 1939. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30
Lot 990 - 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 991 - 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 992 - 1948 - 'Honouring Members of the Revolutionary Junta of 1903' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 465/72) - Est £12
Lot 993 - 1948 - '50th Anniversary of Foundation of Colon Fire Brigade' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 473/8) - Est £10
Lot 994 - 1953 - HAM RADIO: 'Ham Radio' card franked with 1952 2c black & scarlet and 1950 1c black & violet TAX issue (SG 531 & 521) tied by COLON cds. Addressed to SWEDEN. - Est £10
Lot 995 - 1959 - 1c light emerald & black 'Youth Rehabilitation Institute' Obligatory Tax issue a fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN HORIZONTAL PAIR. (SG 675 var) - Est £12
Lot 996 - 1920-1950 - OFFICIAL SEALS: Red & blue on white rectangular 'Official Seal' unused with some toning, large blue registration seal lightly used and red sawtooth registration seal used with '1933' dated cancel. (3) - Est £10
Lot 997 - 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 998 - 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 999 - 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 1000 - 1904 - 10c orange fourth 'PANAMA' opt issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt in black, a very fine mint copy. (SG 13) - Est £12
Lot 1001 - 1906 - 'Hamilton' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt reading down, the basic set of five plus the 2c black & carmine all fine mint with full gum. The 8c has a small thin on reverse but otherwise a great looking set. (SG 26/30 & 27a, Cat £67+) - Est £30
Lot 1002 - 1914 - POSTAGE DUE: 10c lake 'Postage Due' issue of the USA with straight line 'CANAL ZONE' op diagonally. A fine lightly used copy. (SG D57, Cat £48) - Est £20
Lot 1003 - 1916 - BOOKLET ISSUE: Cover franked with single 1909 2c black & vermilion with 'CANAL ZONE' opt Type 2 a booklet pane single from the left hand side of the booklet pane (SG 41a) tied by EMPIRE cds dated DEC 25 1916. Addressed to USA. Cover has a few light tones. - Est £20
Lot 1004 - 1921 - 5c blue 'Centenary of Independence' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt reading down, a fine mint copy. (SG 66a, Cat £70) - Est £35
Lot 1005 - 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 1006 - 1930 - Postage Due' SURCHARGE issue, the set of four in fine mint blocks of four. (SG D120/3, Cat £100) - Est £50
Lot 1007 - 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 1008 - 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 1009 - 1931 - 'Lakatoi' issue with 'O.S.' official opt, the set of twelve fine mint. Scarce set. (SG O55/66, Cat £130) - Est £50
Lot 1010 - 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 1011 - 1938 - GVI 'Airmail' issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 158/62, Cat £35) - Est £14
Lot 1012 - 1939 - GVI 'Airmail' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 163/8, Cat £55) - Est £20
Lot 1013 - 1939 - NEW GUINEA: ½d to 5d 'AIRMAIL POSTAGE' issue, all fine mint. (SG 212/18, Cat £67+) - Est £25
Lot 1014 - 1939 - NEW GUINEA: 6d bistre brown 'AIRMAIL POSTAGE' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 219, Cat £45) - Est £18
Lot 1015 - 1939 - NEW GUINEA: 2/- dull lake 'AIRMAIL POSTAGE' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 222, Cat £90) - Est £30
Lot 1016 - 1939 - NEW GUINEA: £1 olive green 'AIRMAIL POSTAGE' issue top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 225, Cat £140) - Est £50
Lot 1017 - 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 1018 - 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 1019 - 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 1020 - 1960 - Postage due issue opt 'Postal Charges', the set of five fine mint. (SG D2/6, Cat £55) - Est £20
Paraguay
Lot 1021 - 1853 - 'Francisco Solano Lopez' Lion ESSAY in greyish brown on thin white paper, very finely engraved imperf with large margins all round. A very fine example. Scarce. - Est £150
Lot 1022 - 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 1023 - 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 1024 - 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 1025 - 1895 - 2c red postal stationery lettercard (H&G A1 with outer perforations removed) used with added 1892 4c rose (SG 44 stamp damaged on opening) tied by two strike of CORREOS VILLA SAN PEDRO cds in black. Addressed to GERMANY with ASUNCION transit cds on reverse and German arrival cds on front. - Est £75
Lot 1026 - 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 1027 - 1900 - POSTAL TELEGRAPH: Cover franked with 1892 20c vermilion and 1892 40c red & grey 'Telegraph' issue (SG 48 & Barefoot #4) tied by EXPEDICION ASUNCION cds dated 12 SEP 1900. Addressed to BELGIUM with part strike of octagonal BUENOS AYRES A BORDEAUX L.J No.4 1o maritime cds on front and transit and arrival marks on reverse. A small section of the envelope where the return address would have been has been cut out at top left. Otherwise a very scarce franking. - Est £75
Lot 1028 - 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 1029 - 1904 - 1p black & rose red UNISSUED 'National Palace' OFFICIAL issue, a fine mint copy. Scarce. (SG O132) - Est £45
Lot 1030 - 1905 - 2c olive green 'Lion' issue a fine mint IMPERF copy. (SG 112 variety) - Est £45
Lot 1031 - 1906 - Sepia PPC 'Deligencia' showing a large Horse and cart with passengers and luggage datelined 'Asuncion 7/2/06 franked with 1903 20c deep green 'Lion' issue (SG 103) two copies one on front & one on reverse tied by ULTIMA HORA ASUNCION cds's dated 7 FEB 1906. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. A nice card. - Est £25
Lot 1032 - 1908 - 5c on 28c orange a fine mint side marginal block of eight. (SG 172) - Est £15
Lot 1033 - 1908 - 5c on 40c blue Litho 'Arms' issue, a fine used copy with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Underrated variety. (SG 173a) - Est £12
Lot 1034 - 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 1035 - 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 1036 - 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 £200
Lot 1037 - 1921 - 50c black UNISSUED ESSAY for the 'Presidents' issue, imperf on thick white glazed paper. This issue was unissued due to the 1921 revolution. Toned. (Listed in Kneitschel Page 159) - Est £20
Lot 1038 - 1922 - 50c blue & red 'Parliament House' issue, a fine unused IMPERF block of four without gum. (SG 254A var) - Est £10
Lot 1039 - 1926 - Cover franked with 1922 50c blue & red and 2 x 1925 1p pale blue all with 'C' overprints (SG 254B & 274B) tied by QUYINDY cds's with black & white formular registration label alongside with manuscript 'Quyindy'. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival marks on reverse. Scarce. - Est £120
Lot 1040 - 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 1041 - 1927 - PROOF: 7c deep green IMPERF PROOF PAIR on glazed paper in UNISSUED colour. (As SG 286) - Est £25
Lot 1042 - 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 1043 - 1929 - 1p 50c dull violet postal stationery envelope with 'C' imprint above stamp (H&G B5, Paraguay Postal Stationery Catalogue #EN8, stamp set high) used with added pair 1927 50c scarlet 'C' overprint issue (SG 322) tied by two fine strikes of CORREOS TUCANGUA ALTOS cds dated 28 AUG 1929. Addressed to ASUNCION with arrival marks on reverse. Very fine. - Est £90
Lot 1044 - 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 1045 - 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 1046 - 1931 - 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 429/30) - Est £20
Lot 1047 - 1931 - 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, the pair in fine mint blocks of four. Uncommon in multiples. (SG 429/30, Cat £136) - Est £75
Lot 1048 - 1931 - Registered cover franked with 1927 50c orange, 1p 50c lilac and 2p 50c bistre (SG 297, 306 & 308) tied by VILLETA cds with formular registration label with arched 'VILLETA' handstamp in purple. Addressed to AUSTRIA with transit marks on front & reverse. - Est £45
Lot 1049 - 1932 - 'Triangular' ZEPPELIN issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 435/9) - Est £20
Lot 1050 - 1932 - Registered cover with nice circular 'MUSEO POSTAL ASUNCION' official cachet at top left franked with strip of five 1913 50c bright rose 'Official' issue (SG O242) tied by ASUNCION cds's with printed registration label alongside. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival marks on reverse. - Est £45
Lot 1051 - 1934 - 'Graf Zeppelin' issue with '1934' opt, the set of five fine mint. (SG 469/73) - Est £25
Lot 1052 - 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 1053 - 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 1054 - 1935 - 45p deep ultramarine 'Zeppelin' issue with '1935' opt in black, the top value fine mint. (SG 478) - Est £10
Lot 1055 - 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 1056 - 1939 - 500p black 'Chaco Boundary Peace Conference' second issue with 'SPECIMEM' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 528) - Est £15
Lot 1057 - 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 1058 - 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 1059 - 1942 - 1p orange 'Arms' issue a fine mint top marginal IMPERF copy. (SG 569 variety) - Est £12
Lot 1060 - 1942 - 'Fourth Centenary of the City of Asuncion' (3rd issue) the set of six fine mint. (SG 572/7) - Est £10
Lot 1061 - 1942 - 20p reddish purple, 70p red brown, 500p grey olive 'Fourth Centenary of the City of Asuncion' (3rd issue) the AIR set of three with 'MUESTRA' (Specimen) opts in red. The 500p has a small tone spot on the bottom corner. (SG 575/7) - Est £10
Lot 1062 - 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 1063 - 1955 - Stampless OFFICIAL cover with circular 'Facultad de Odontologia Bedelia' ARMS official cachet on front & reverse with ASUNCION cds and nice multicoloured 'Rotary Club' Map in shield CINDERELLA label inscribed '1a Feria International de Asuncion Paraguay 1955' on front. Addressed to USA. Cover has a couple of opening tears at top. - Est £15
Lot 1064 - 1958 - Fourth Centenary of St. Ignacious of Loyola' issue, the set of five IMPERF, all marginal examples. (SG 822/6) - Est £10
Lot 1065 - 1963 - Airmail cover franked with 1962 strip of three 1g 50c bright violet and 2 x 15g 45c orange red 'Arms' issue (SG 1039 & 1045) tied by two strike of large NEGATIVE 'SUC CORREOS AEREO POSTAL' cds in black dated 15 FEB 1963. Addressed to ITALY. An unusual cancel that we have not seen before. - Est £12
Lot 1066 - 1965 - Circa 1965 printed HAM Radio card with 'Colonia Fernheim Chaco' at top used with the radio signal recorded in manuscript. Unaddressed (most probably enclosed in an envelope) without postal markings. - Est £10
Lot 1067 - 1966 - Airmail cover franked with 1964 36g olive & bluish lavender (SG 1062) tied by fine strike of CORREOS COLONIA MEMNO cds in purple. Addressed to GERMANY. - Est £10
Lot 1068 - 1993 - Franqueo Pagado Port Paye' modern postal stationery viewcard with view of 'Puente Remanso sobre el rio Paraguay'. Inscribed 'Serie A No. 5222' (each card seems to be individually numbered). Printed by 'Imp Modelo S.A.' Fine unused. An unusual item of modern postal stationery, rarely seen from Paraguay. - Est £15
Lot 1069 - 1880-1910 - Small range of unused postal stationery from LION issues inc cards, reply cards and lettercards inc a few 1883 'Surcharges' on LION cards etc. (14 items) - Est £20
Peru
Lot 1070 - 1810 - PRESTAMP: Circa 1810. Undated cover from LIMA to CHINCHA with good strike of straight line LIMA in red. Rated '4½' in manuscript. Address has some ink burning. (Colareta #11) - Est £45
Lot 1071 - 1849 - TRANSATLANTIC MAIL: Complete folded incoming letter from LE HAVRE, FRANCE with manuscript 'Pr West India Steamer via Panama' at top and BUREAU MARITIME HAVRE cds in red dated 15 MAI 1849 on front. Addressed to LIMA, PERU with LONDON PAID cds in red and Arched 'FOREIGN PAID' marking both in red on front plus SOUTHAMPTON transit cds in red on reverse. - Est £60
Lot 1072 - 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 1073 - 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 1074 - 1858 - 1d blue 'Arms' issue with wavy lines, a superb used copy with ARICA VAPOR cds in black dated JUN 1860, four large margins. (SG 3a) - Est £75
Lot 1075 - 1858 - 1d blue 'First Issue' with wavy lines, a fine lightly used copy with four good to large margins. (SG 3a, Cat £48) - Est £25
Lot 1076 - 1858 - 1d pale blue 'First Issue' with wavy lines, a fine lightly used copy with four good to large margins. (SG 3, Cat £48) - Est £25
Lot 1077 - 1858 - 1p vermilion 'Arms' issue with large lettering, a superb used copy with dotted 'CALLAO' cancel in blue, four large margins. (SG 7) - Est £45
Lot 1078 - 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 1079 - 1858 - 1p vermilion 'Arms' issue with large lettering, a superb used copy with complete strike of dotted 'TRUX' (TRUXILLO) cancel, four margins. (SG 7) - Est £60
Lot 1080 - 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 1081 - 1858 - 1p rose 'Arms' issue with large lettering, a superb used copy with dotted 'AREQ' (AREQUIPA) cancel in blue, four large margins. A nice deep colour. (SG 7a) - Est £60
Lot 1082 - 1859 - Small envelope franked with fine four margin 1858 1d pale blue 'Arms' issue with wavy lines (SG 3, part of the stamp folded over on the back of the cover) tied by CALLAO cds dated OCT 13 1859. Addressed to CHILE with red '15' in circle postage due mark applied on arrival. Very attractive. - Est £150
Lot 1083 - 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 1084 - 1860 - 1p brick red 'Zigzag' background issue, a fine used copy with four good to tight margins as usual for this printing. (SG 9, Cat £43) - Est £20
Lot 1085 - 1860 - 1p rose 'Arms' issue with zigzag lines 'Worn Plate' (Cornucopia on white ground), a fine lightly used copy, four tight to good margins. (SG 11) - Est £35
Lot 1086 - 1861 - Complete folded letter franked with 1860 1p brick red zigzag lines issue (SG 9) a fine four margin copy tied by fine strike of CALLAO cds in black dated 16 ABR 1861. Addressed to TRUJILLO. Very fine. - Est £240
Lot 1087 - 1861 - Complete folded letter written in Italian date lined 'LIMA 29 Ottubre 1861' addressed to GENOVA, ITALY carried privately without any postal markings. - Est £45
Lot 1088 - 1862 - 1d pale vermilion 'LeCoq' issue on thin paper (Early impression), a fine used copy with complete strike of dotted 'TARMA' cancel in black. Four large margins. (SG 14) - Est £30
Lot 1089 - 1862 - 1d pale vermilion 'LeCoq' issue on thick paper used with fine complete strike of dotted 'CAXAM' cancel in black of CAXAMARCA. (SG 15) - Est £35
Lot 1090 - 1864 - Complete folded letter franked with 1862 1d pink 'LeCoq' issue on thick paper (SG 15b) tied by light strike of TRUXILLO cds dated 24 APR 1864. Addressed to LIMA with oval 'CONDUCCION DEL CARTERO GRATIS' marking in black indicating free delivery on arrival in Lima. LIMA arrival cds on reverse. - Est £95
Lot 1091 - 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 1092 - 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 1093 - 1866 - Cover with oval 'SANTIAGO OLIVA Y CA. PIURA' company handstamp in blue at top franked with fine four margin 1862 1d vermilion 'LeCoq' issue on thin paper (SG 14) tied by dotted 'PIURA' cancel in black. Addressed to CHILE with manuscript 'Por Vapor' to indicate that the letter should take the coastal route by sea with LIMA transit cds on reverse. A nice cover addressed outside of Peru. - Est £75
Lot 1094 - 1867 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: Useful group of QV issues all with average to good part strikes of the barred numeral 'C38' of the British Post Office at CALLAO with 2 x 6d grey, 3 x 1/- green and 10d red brown. Mixed condition. (SG Cat £510 minimum) - Est £95
Lot 1095 - 1868 - 1d blue green 'LeCoq' issue, a fine used strip of four with four strikes of dotted 'HUANo' (HUANUCO) cancel in black. Large margins all round. A fine & rare multiple. Ex Moorhouse.. (SG 20b) - Est £120
Lot 1096 - 1868 - 1d green 'LeCoq' issue, two fine used copies withy matched 'LIMA' cds's in blue and black dated 6 DIC 1870 and 5 MZO 1870. Both four margin copies. (SG 20a) - Est £15
Lot 1097 - 1868 - Group of 1d green 'LeCoq' issue all used with dotted 'CARAZ' cancel in blue, fine complete strike of PIURA cds dated 15 OCT 1872, dotted 'YCA' in black and LIMA cds dated 26 ABR with year slug unclear. Odd small fault. (SG 20) - Est £35
Lot 1098 - 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 1099 - 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 1100 - 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 1101 - 1870 - Cover franked with fine four margin 1868 1d yellow green 'LeCoq' issue (SG 20) tied by TRUJILLO cds dated 26 JUL 1870. Addressed to LIMA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £60
Lot 1102 - 1872 - 1p yellow buff 'LeCoq' issue, a fine four margin copy lightly used with cds cancel. (SG 22) - Est £30
Lot 1103 - 1872 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: 6d chestnut QV issue of Great Britain, Plate 11 used with good strike of barred numeral 'C38' of the British Post Office at CALLAO. (SG Z44) - Est £45
Lot 1104 - 1873 - 2c blue 'Llama' issue a fine unused copy without gum from the original printing. (SG 23, Cat £50) - Est £25
Lot 1105 - 1873 - 2c blue EMBOSSED 'Llama' issue showing PAPER JOIN variety at top of stamp, a fine mint four margin copy with full gum. (SG 23) - Est £50
Lot 1106 - 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 1107 - 1880 - 50c green 'Arms' issue with Grill overprinted 'PLATA PERU' in red, a fine cds used copy. (SG 40) - Est £25
Lot 1108 - 1880 - UNISSUED: 1c green and 2c carmine 'Arms' issue PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED, both good to fine mint copies. (See note below SG 30) - Est £60
Lot 1109 - 1881 - CIVIL WAR - PUNO: 25c carmine 'Postal Fiscal' issue of AREQUIPA with additional circular PUNO M overprint in mauve, a fine lightly used copy. Scarce & underrated. (SG 182) - Est £55
Lot 1110 - 1883 - 5c blue with 'Horseshoe' overprint in black, a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thin white paper. Ex ABNCo. archive. Very scarce. (SG 202) - Est £55
Lot 1111 - 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 1112 - 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 1113 - 1883 - CIVIL WAR - AREQUIPA: 25c carmine 'Revenue' issue with 'PROVISIONAL 1881-1882 overprint and additional '1883' handstamp in black, a fine unused copy with variety MISSING '5' IN '25' AT TOP LEFT. (Moll #165 variety) - Est £20
Lot 1114 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR: 50c brown 'Postage Due' issue with the 1884 CORREOS LIMA 'Sun' opt in black, PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED. A used copy with blue 'Cork' cancel. Unusual. (See note below SG 277) - Est £35
Lot 1115 - 1884 - REVENUE: 25c salmon 'Revenue' issue dated '1884-1885'. A fine mint corner marginal block of twelve. (Forbin #92) - Est £20
Lot 1116 - 1884 - 1c bistre brown 'Postage Due' issue with PLATA LIMA overprint in blue and additional LIMA SUN overprint in black, prepared but UNISSUED. A fine unused copy. - Est £30
Lot 1117 - 1885 - 5c blue used with 'BANANA' manuscript cancel and part cds dated 1885. Very unusual. (SG 26) - Est £20
Lot 1118 - 1892 - 4c red & black postal stationery card (H&G 17) used with large CALLAO PRINCIPAL cds dated 9 JAN 1892. Addressed to URUGUAY with arrival mark on reverse. - Est £18
Lot 1119 - 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 1120 - 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 1121 - 1894 - BERMUDEZ HEAD ISSUE: 1c orange and 2c violet both with variety BERMUDEZ HEAD INVERTED and 2c vermilion with 'Horseshoe' opt and variety BERMUDEZ HEAD DOUBLE all mint or unused. Difficult and underrated varieties. (SG 294a, 296a & 301b) - Est £30
Lot 1122 - 1895 - BERMUDEZ HEADS: Printed 'London Bank of Mexico & South America' cover franked with 1894 1c green & 10c green 'Bermudez Head' opt issue (SG 295 & 299) tied by LIMA cd's dated 19 AOSTO 1895. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £45
Lot 1123 - 1895 - Cover franked with 1894 1c green and 10c green 'Bermudez Head' opt issue (SG 295 & 299, the 1c has some gum staining around perfs) tied by LIMA cds. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £40
Lot 1124 - 1895 - BERMUDEZ HEAD ISSUE: 2c on 5c black postal stationery card (H&G 24) used with added 1894 2c carmine 'Bermudez Head' overprint issue (SG 297) tied by MOLLENDO cds dated 22 JUL 1895. Addressed to GERMANY with LIMA transit cds and German arrival cds on front. - Est £50
Lot 1125 - 1895 - Cover franked on reverse with single 1894 10c green 'Bermudez Head' OPT issue (SG 299) tied by undated circular CORREOS LAMBAYEQUE cancel in black with additional strike on front. Addressed to CHILE with CALLAO and VALPARAISO transit cds's and CONCEPCION arrival cds. - Est £75
Lot 1126 - 1896 - SPECIMENS: Small range of 'Portrait' issue with 1c green (2 diff printings), 2c red (2 diff printings), 2c blue, 5c prussian blue, 10c yellow and 10c black plus 1897 1c blue 'Bridge' type all OPT 'SPECIMEN' in red with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (SG 336/9, 342/3 & 349) - Est £25
Lot 1127 - 1896 - BERMUDEZ HEAD ISSUE: 2c on 5c blue on black postal stationery card (H&G 27) used with added 1894 2c carmine 'Bermudez Head' overprint issue (SG 297) tied by CHICLAYO cds's dated MAR 1896. Addressed to GERMANY with PAYTA transit cds and German arrival cds all on front. Some light creasing. - Est £55
Lot 1128 - 1898 - 2c on 5c black on white postal stationery card with overprint in blue (H&G 29) used with added 1897 2c brown (SG 350) tied by very fine 'Flag' cancel with LIMA cds alongside dated 10 JAN 1898. Addressed to CANADA with transit mark on front and arrival cds on reverse. Very fine. Ex Moll and illustrated in The Postal Stationery of Peru page 26. - Est £45
Lot 1129 - 1899 - 4c brown postal stationery viewcard (H&G 40a with small date) with view of 'Patio de las Casa de Correos - Lima' fine unused. Card has a couple of light tone spots. Uncommon. - Est £25
Lot 1130 - 1899 - 2c red postal stationery viewcard (H&G 38, small date) with view of 'Puente de Balta - Lima' used with LIMA cds dated 18 FEB 1899. Addressed locally within LIMA. Card has a few light tone spots. - Est £60
Lot 1131 - 1899 - 2c red postal stationery viewcard (H&G 38 with small date) with view of 'Puente de Piedra - Lima' fine unused. Card has a couple of light tone spots. Uncommon. - Est £25
Lot 1132 - 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 1133 - 1899 - 2c red postal stationery viewcard (H&G 38, small date) with view of 'Hospital de Tarma' fine unused. - Est £20
Lot 1134 - 1899 - 3c bluish black postal stationery viewcard (H&G 39, small date) with view of 'El Rio Chanchamayo' fine unused. - Est £30
Lot 1135 - 1899 - 1c violet postal stationery viewcard (H&G 37a, large date) with view of 'Plaza de Armas - Lima' used with added 1896 1c green and 1897 2c brown (SG 336 & 350) tied by AREQUIPA cds's dated 17 JAN 1899. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival marks on front. - Est £60
Lot 1136 - 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 1137 - 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 1138 - 1905 - AMAZON MAIL & STAMP SHORTAGE: Stampless cover with fine strike of undated circular 'FRANCA IQUITOS' provisional marking in black with manuscript '4 ctvs' alongside, put into provisional use due to a stamp shortage in the region between 1903-1905 with IQUITOS cds dated 1 MAR 1905 alongside. Addressed to ARGENTINA and taxed on arrival with 'T' in circle on front with manuscript '1/50' in blue crayon and boxed 'A.COBRAR $0.60 OF. CARGO B. AIRES' marking in green dated 29 ABR 1905 on reverse along with CORREOS DEL PERU F.F.C.C. SEC. CALLAO 'TPO' marking and BUENOS AIRES TREN ATRASADO cds and separate arrival cds. The bottom right hand corner of the cover is slightly rounded but a rare provisional of which less than 10 strikes are known. - Est £250
Lot 1139 - 1908 - 10c black with 'EXPRESO' opt in black, a good mint copy. Slight gum stain on three perfs on right hand side. (SG E373) - Est £10
Lot 1140 - 1908 - 10c black with 'EXPRESO' opt in black, a fine cds used copy. (SG E373) - Est £15
Lot 1141 - 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 1142 - 1909 - 10c brown and 1921 10c purple brown 'Postage Due' issue both printings in blocks of four with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. (SG D384 & D422) - Est £16
Lot 1143 - 1911 - 10c prussian blue with large 'EXPRESO' overprint in purple, a fine used copy. (SG E382) - Est £20
Lot 1144 - 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 1145 - 1918 - Cover franked with 1909 4c vermilion and pair 1918 5c black & blue 'Portrait' issue (SG 375 & 409a) tied by ICA cds's to USA and 1926 cover franked with 4 x 1924 5c black 'Battle of Ayacucho' issue (SG 443) tied by JULIACA cds's to USA. (2 items) - Est £18
Lot 1146 - 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 1147 - 1924 - 4c blue green 'Melgar' PORTRAIT issue, a fine block of six each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN in red with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 432) - Est £18
Lot 1148 - 1924 - 10c vermilion 'Leguiar' PORTRAIT issue, a fine block of six each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN in red with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 434) - Est £18
Lot 1149 - 1924 - 1s bistre 'De Saco' PORTRAIT issue, a fine block of six each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN in red with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 439) - Est £25
Lot 1150 - 1930 - 50c light brown 'Sixth Pan American Child Congress' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 475) - Est £20
Lot 1151 - 1931 - 2c olive green 'Manco Capac' issue a fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR. (SG 500 variety). - Est £35
Lot 1152 - 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 1153 - 1931 - AIRMAIL: Cover with manuscript 'U.S. Naval Mission to Peru' return address on flap franked with pair 1930 1s deep brown and 1930 10c vermilion 'Arms' opt issue (SG 489 & 479) tied by LIMA 3 cds's dated 19 JUN 1931 with straight line 'BUZON BOLIVAR' and two line 'CORREO AEREO P.A.G.A.I.' markings in purple on front. Addressed to USA. - Est £25
Lot 1154 - 1932 - 2c purple brown and 10c purple brown 'Harrison' POSTAGE DUE issue and 1933 10c plum 'Harrison' OFFICIAL issue, the 'Photogravure' printings all in fine marginal blocks of four, each stamp with 'CANCELLED' overprint in black, applied to demonetise the stamps. (SG D512/D513 & O527) - Est £25
Lot 1155 - 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 1156 - 1934 - Nice group of gummed 'Waterlow' IMPERF PLATE PROOFS inc 1934 2c black & 10c scarlet, 1938 2c bright emerald pair & 1s claret plus 5c brown purple AIR issue. (5 proofs, SG 527, 640, 646 & 650) - Est £15
Lot 1157 - 1935 - 5s purple lake and 10s deep blue '400th Anniversary of Lima' issue, the top two values fine mint. (SG 564/5, Cat £55) - Est £25
Lot 1158 - 1936 - 10c grey blue 'Centenary of Callao' issue and 1938 5c brown purple and 25c blue green all in fine WATERLOW IMPERF PLATE PROOF pairs with or without hole punches. (As SG 570, 650 & 653) - Est £15
Lot 1159 - 1936 - 10s brown & violet 'Waterlow' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 595, Cat £37) - Est £16
Lot 1160 - 1936 - 10s brown & carmine 'Santa Rosa' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 608, Cat £110) - Est £65
Lot 1161 - 1937 - Airmail cover franked with 1936 35c slate TRAIN issue, pair 50c lilac 'Centenary of Callao' issue and 1936 10c scarlet (SG 578, 573 & 588) tied by LIMA cds's. Addressed to USA. The 10c stamp is slightly damaged from opening but otherwise a fine franking. - Est £20
Lot 1162 - 1938 - 2c bright emerald 'Waterlow' issue, a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF block of four, gummed. (SG 640) - Est £16
Lot 1163 - 1938 - 50c greenish blue 'Waterlow' issue, a fine bottom marginal IMPERF PLATE PROOF block of four, gummed. (SG 645) - Est £16
Lot 1164 - 1938 - 5s brown & violet and 10s blue & black 'Waterlow' POSTAGE issue, the top two values fine mint. The 5s has a couple of light tones. (SG 648/9, Cat £41) - Est £20
Lot 1165 - 1938 - 25c blue green 'Waterlow' issue, a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF block of six, gummed. (SG 653) - Est £24
Lot 1166 - 1938 - MARITIME: Unaddressed 'Swedish American Line' cover with 'Around South America Cruise 1939, Posted on board M/S Gripsholm when crossing the Equator 10 FEB 1939' cachet in black on front with 'FEB 10 1939' datestamp below franked with 1938 2c bright emerald (SG 640) tied by CALLAO cds dated FEB 13 1939. - Est £16
Lot 1167 - 1938 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Stampless registered official cover with 'Ministerio de Fomento Obras Publicas' heading sent by airmail from LIMA with 'Ministerio de Fomento Secretaria' official cachet and registration label on front. Addressed to USA with LIMA cds on reverse with various other transit and arrival marks. - Est £25
Lot 1168 - 1940 - Airmail cover franked with 1928 2 x 15c ultramarine and 1938 2c brown TAX issue (SG 643 & 639) tied by tow fine strikes of CORREOS PERU HAD. CASA GRANDE cds dated 16 NOV 1940. Addressed internally to MIRAFLORES with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £30
Lot 1169 - 1948 - 'Olympic Games' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 714/7, Cat £27) - Est £16
Lot 1170 - 1948 - Cover franked with single 1938 20c bright purple (SG 644) tied by HDA. CASA GRANDE cds dated 7 FEB 1948, addressed to GERMANY plus a tatty 1947 cover franked with pair 1938 30c orange and 1945 5c chocolate (SG 654 & 703) tied by undated CORREOS Y TELEGRAFOS CASA GRANDE cancel in purple also addressed to GERMANY. (2 items) - Est £30
Lot 1171 - 1949 - 1s sepia 'Waterlow' issue, a fine side marginal IMPERF PLATE PROOF block of four, gummed. (SG 730) - Est £16
Lot 1172 - 1949 - 10s black & blue green 'Waterlow' high value issue, a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF block of four of the FRAME ONLY in green, gummed and each stamp with a small hole punch. (As SG 733) - Est £40
Lot 1173 - 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
Saint Helena
Lot 1174 - 1864 - 1d lake QV issue, wmk 'Crown CC' with SHORT BAR, perf 14 x 12½, a fine unused copy. (SG 21, Cat £85) - Est £20
Lot 1175 - 1884 - ½d emerald QV issue, wmk 'Crown CA' words 17mm long. A fine lightly used copy. (SG 34, Cat £26) - Est £10
Lot 1176 - 1884 - ½d emerald, ½d green (2), 1d red, 1d pale red and 2d yellow QV issue all mint with gum. (SG 34, 36, 37, 38 & 39, Cat £38+) - Est £15
Lot 1177 - 1884 - ½d green, 1d red, 1d pale red, 2d yellow, 3d deep reddish lilac and 4d sepia QV issue all fine mint with gum. (SG 35, 37, 38, 39, 42 & 43c, Cat £65) - Est £20
Lot 1178 - 1884 - 4d sepia QV issue with words 17mm long, a fine mint copy. (SG 43c, Cat £27) - Est £10
Lot 1179 - 1884 - 6d grey QV issue, wmk 'Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 44, Cat £48) - Est £18
Lot 1180 - 1903 - EVII issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 55/60, Cat £110) - Est £40
Lot 1181 - 1903 - 8d black & brown EVII issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 58, Cat £35) - Est £12
Lot 1182 - 1908 - 2½d blue and 4d black & red on yellow EVII issue both fine cds used copies. (SG 64 & 66) - Est £10
Lot 1183 - 1922 - 1/- grey & brown, 2/- purple & blue on blue, 2/6 grey & red on yellow and 5/- grey & green on yellow GV issue all fine mint. (SG 106, 108/110, Cat £101+) - Est £40
Lot 1184 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 131/140, Cat £140) - Est £55
Lot 1185 - 1938 - 2/6 maroon GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 138, Cat £20) - Est £10
Lot 1186 - 1938 - 2/6 maroon, 5/- chocolate and 10/- purple GVI issue, the top three values fine cds used. (SG 138/40, Cat £48) - Est £16
Lot 1187 - 1938 - 10/- purple GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 140, Cat £20) - Est £10
Lot 1188 - 1961 - QE2 Definitive issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 176/89, Cat £60) - Est £20
Saint Kitts & Nevis
Lot 1189 - 1871 - NEVIS: 1d pale rose red 'Litho' issue, perf 15, a good mint copy. (SG 15, Cat £32) - Est £12
Lot 1190 - 1879 - REVENUES: 1d red with 'Revenue' opt used with manuscript cancel, a second copy 'used' with a forged 'A09' barred numeral cancel and 1883 6d green QV issue with 'REVENUE' opt mint. (Barefoot #12 & 21) - Est £16
Lot 1191 - 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 1192 - 1882 - NEVIS: 1d dull rose QV issue, a fine used copy. (SG 27, Cat £35) - Est £12
Lot 1193 - 1882 - NEVIS: 1d dull rose QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 27, Cat £42) - Est £16
Lot 1194 - 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 1195 - 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 1196 - 1921 - 1½d orange yellow and 1d pale violet GV issue both used with good strikes of ST. KITTS SANDY POINT cds dated 1931 and 1930 respectively. (SG 26 & 39) - Est £15
Lot 1197 - 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 1198 - 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 1199 - 1938 - 2/6 black & scarlet GVI issue on chalk surfaced paper, perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 76a, Cat £30) - Est £12
Lot 1200 - 1938 - 5/- bluish green & scarlet GVI issue, perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 77b, Cat £30) - Est £12
Lot 1201 - 1948 - Cover with manuscript 'Air Mail' at top franked with 1938 1/- black & green and Leeward Islands 1938 3d orange (SG 75b & 107a) tied by ST. KITTS cds dated 29 JUN 1948. Addressed to UK. - Est £12
Lot 1202 - 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 1203 - 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 Vincent
Lot 1204 - 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 1205 - 1885 - 1d on 2½d on 1d lake QV 'Surcharge' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 46, Cat £45) - Est £18
Lot 1206 - 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 1207 - 1899 - ½d - 6d QV issue all fine mint. (SG 67/73, Cat £49+) - Est £20
Lot 1208 - 1907 - EVII definitive issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 94/8, Cat £55) - Est £20
Lot 1209 - 1909 - Redrawn' definitive issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 102/7, Cat £45) - Est £18
Lot 1210 - 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 1211 - 1915 - 1d on 1/- black on green GV 'Surcharge' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 121, Cat £40) - Est £16
Lot 1212 - 1915 - ½d green on yellowish GV postal stationery wrapper (H&G E5) with large 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. - Est £10
Lot 1213 - 1921 - 2/- blue & purple and 5/- carmine & myrtle both fine mint. (SG 139/40, Cat £25+) - Est £10
Lot 1214 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 149/59, Cat £60) - Est £24
Lot 1215 - 1938 - 5/- scarlet & deep green and £1 purple & black GVI issue, both fine mint copies. (SG 158 & 159, Cat £49) - Est £20
Lot 1216 - 1948 - £1 bright purple GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 163, Cat £28) - Est £10
Lot 1217 - 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 1218 - 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 1219 - 1884 - 3c ultramarine 'First Issue' postal stationery card (H&G 2) datelined 'San Salvador Julio 13 1884' on reverse used with red SAN SALVADOR cds dated 18 AGOS 1884 on front. Addressed to COSTA RICA. Card has a vertical crease down centre but a scarce and early use within Central America. - Est £45
Lot 1220 - 1899 - 'Ceres' issue set of eleven without 'Wheel' overprint mint plus the same issue with 'FRANQUEO OFICIAL' opt set of eleven mint. Odd small fault. (SG 318/328 & O329/39 var) - Est £15
Lot 1221 - 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 1222 - 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 1223 - 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 1224 - 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 1225 - 1917 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Long registered cover with 'Direccion General de Telegrafos Y Telefonicos El Salvador C.A.' official imprint in red on front franked with 1916 1c green, 2c vermilion and pair 12c purple 'OFICIAL' opt issue (SG O694/5 & O699) tied by 'S' cancels with CERTIFICADOS SAN SALVADOR 'Clock' cancel alongside with boxed REG marking. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £30
Lot 1226 - 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 1227 - 1925 - 5c grey black with variety 'OFICIAL' OPT INVERTED, a fine mint copy. (SG O764a) - Est £18
Lot 1228 - 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 1229 - 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 1230 - 1940 - 'Centenary of the First Postage Stamp' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 907/9, Cat £30) - Est £15
Lot 1231 - 1947 - 2c yellow orange 'Famous Salvadoreans' issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in black, a fine lightly used copy. (SG O960, Cat £40) - Est £20
Lot 1232 - 1949 - '75th Anniversary of UPU' airmail issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 981/4, Cat £22) - Est £10
South Africa
Lot 1233 - 1913 - 1½d chestnut 'GV Head' issue, a fine TETE-BECHE pair used with light cds cancel. (SG 5a) - Est £10
Lot 1234 - 1915 - Nice group of early postal history with 1915 1d red GV PSE (H&G B1) used from BLOEMFONTEIN to EAST LONDON, 1926 5 x 1d red GV Head on local REG cover from VICTORIA WEST, 1922 1d red & 2d purple GV Heads on 'Hotel Selborne cover to AUSTRIA, 1920 2½d blue GV Head on cover from WELLINGTON to USA and similar cover from PRETORIA to GERMANY. (5 items) - Est £35
Lot 1235 - 1915 - Nice group of USED postal stationery inc 1915 4d blue REG PSE with 1913 ½d green and pair 1d red tied from JOHANNESBURG to Switzerland, 1920 small 4d blue REG PSE with 1913 2½d bright blue tied MOORLEIGH to Germany (some staining), 1928 1d red GV PSE with 2 x ½d and 1d tied CAPETOWN to Germany, 1930 4d blue REG PSE with 1d tied HARRISMITH to LOURENCO MARQUES with arrival marks, 1932 1d red & black SHIP PS wrapper with added 1d tied WYNBERG to Germany and 19374d blue REG PSE with various added stamps tied by NON-EUR. OFF PRETORIA (racial segregation) cds with similar REG marking. (6 items) - Est £45
Lot 1236 - 1922 - ½d black & bright green, 1d black & rose red and 1½d black & yellow brown ROULETTED 'Postage Due' issue, the set of three fine cds used. (SG D8/10, Cat £22) - Est £10
Lot 1237 - 1928 - 4d blue REG PSE (H&G C6) used with added 1926 1d black & carmine with 'OFFICIAL' opt & 1926 normal 1d black & carmine (SG O3 & 31) tied by ROBERTS HEIGHTS cds's dated 15 FEB 1928 with boxed 'ROBERTS HEIGHTS' REG cachet in purple alongside. Addressed to UK. Unusual unauthorised use of the official issue. - Est £20
Lot 1238 - 1930 - 2/6 green & brown and 2/6 blue & brown 'Rotogravure' printing, both in fine mint pairs. (SG 49 & 49b, Cat £126) - Est £45
Lot 1239 - 1932 - POSTAGE DUE: Incoming B&W PPC of 'Bungay from the River' franked with Great Britain 1924 1d scarlet GV issue (SG 419) tied by BUNGAY cds dated 19 MAY 1932. Addressed to DURBAN, NATAL, taxed on arrival with added 1927 1d black & carmine 'Postage Due' (SG D18) tied by DURBAN cds. - Est £15
Lot 1240 - 1936 - FIRST FLIGHT: Plain cover with manuscript 'First Flight - S.A. Airways Germiston to B'Fontein' in red on front franked with 1935 ½d grey & green and 1d grey & carmine with 'OFFICIAL' opts (SG O20/21) tied by GERMISTON cds dated 1 APR 1936. Addressed to BLOEMFONTEIN with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller unlisted) - Est £20
Lot 1241 - 1938 - 'Voortrekker Centenary Memorial Fund' GVI issue, the set of four horizontal pairs, fine mint. (SG 76/9, Cat £80) - Est £30
Lot 1242 - 1938 - 1½d + 1½d chocolate & blue green 'Voortrekker Centenary Memorial Fund' issue, a cds used block of four. (SG 78, Cat £24) - Est £10
Lot 1243 - 1938 - 'Voortrekker Commemoration' GVI issue, the set of two horizontal pairs, fine mint. (SG 80/1, Cat £21+) - Est £10
Lot 1244 - 1943 - 'Postage Due' issue, reduced size, the set of four triplets fine mint. (SG D30/33, Cat £75) - Est £30
Lot 1245 - 1943 - COIL ISSUE: ½d blue green and 1d carmine COIL issue in fine unmounted mint coil strips of six of each value comprising three pairs per strip. (SG 105/6, Cat £24+) - Est £10
Lot 1246 - 1948 - POSTAGE DUES: ½d black & blue green block of four with NORTH END cds, 1d black & carmine two blocks of four with different VEREENIGING cds's. (SG D34/5, Cat £124) - Est £48
Lot 1247 - 1930-1947 - Useful group of mint pairs with 1930 1d black & carmine, 1933 1½d blue green & dull gold, 3d ultramarine & 1/- brown & chalky blue and 1947 ½d grey & green, 1d grey & carmine, 4d brown, 6d green & red orange and 2/6 green & brown. (SG 43, 57, 59, 62, 114/5, 118/9 & 121, Cat £110) - Est £40
South African States
Lot 1248 - 1871 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: ½d grey black 'Hope' issue, wmk 'Crown CC', a fine mint copy. (SG 28, Cat £40) - Est £16
Lot 1249 - 1882 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1d on 6d deep lilac 'Surcharge' issue, heavy used with barred numeral '3' cancel in black. (SG 32, Cat £150) - Est £40
Lot 1250 - 1884 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1/- blue green 'Hope' issue, wmk 'Anchor', a good mint copy. A very scarce stamp. (SG 53a, Cat £180) - Est £65
Lot 1251 - 1900 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - BOER WAR: Cover with manuscript 'English Mail' at top sent from DE AAR with fine DE AAR C.G.H. cds dated FEB 26 1900 on front franked with Great Britain 1881 1d lilac QV issue (SG 172) tied by fine strike of FIELD POST OFFICE B.O. BRITISH ARMY S.AFRICA cds dated 27 FEB 1900 of the base office at CAPETOWN. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30
Lot 1252 - 1900 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - BOER WAR: Cover franked with 1893 3 x ½d green and 1d carmine (SG 58/9) tied by three good strikes of ARMY P.O. 43 SOUTH AFRICA cds dated JUN 2 1900 of the British Army Advance Depot in BLOEMFONTEIN, Orange River Colony. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has a few minor edge faults. - Est £35
Lot 1253 - 1902 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 2d brown, 4d olive green, 6d bright mauve & 1/- yellow ochre EVII issue, all good mint copies. (SG 72 & 75/7, Cat £97) - Est £38
Lot 1254 - 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 1255 - 1877 - NATAL: 5/- rose QV issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 72, Cat £45) - Est £18
Lot 1256 - 1885 - NATAL: 'ONE HALF- PENNY.' on 1d rose 'Surcharge' issue, two copies fine mint and cds used. (SG 104, Cat £41) - Est £16
Lot 1257 - 1904 - NATAL: ½d green QV PSE (H&G B1a) used with added 1882 1d dull green (SG 97a) tied by BULWER cds's to PINETOWN and 1d carmine QV PSE (H&G B2) used with added 1882 1d rose (SG 99) tied by PINETOWN cds's addressed to the 'Trappists Mission, Reichenau, Bulwer. (2 items) - Est £20
Lot 1258 - 1902-1904 - NATAL: 1½d green & black and later 1d rose carmine EVII issue both fine mint blocks of four. (SG 129 & 147, Cat £64) - Est £25
Lot 1259 - 1899 - ORANGE FREE STATE: Black on yellow 'O.V.S.' MILITARY FRANK STAMP, a fine mint copy. (SG M1, Cat £40) - Est £16
Lot 1260 - 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 1261 - 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 1262 - 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 1263 - 1911 - ORANGE RIVER COLONY - MARITIME: Lovely B&W PPC 'Union Castle Line Royal Mail Steamer "Kildonan Castle" 9692 tons' franked on message side with 1905 1d scarlet EVII issue (SG 149) tied by fine CAPE COLONY OCEAN POST OFFICE cds dated 13 SEP 1911. Addressed to UK. - Est £20
Lot 1264 - 1878 - TRANSVAAL: 3d dull rose QV issue on thin paper, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 135, Cat £42) - Est £16
Lot 1265 - 1882 - TRANSVAAL: 'EEN PENNY' on 4d sage green 'QV' issue unused and 1885 'TWEE PENNY Z.A.R.' on 6d black brown unused and 'HALVE PENNY' on 3d mauve mint. (SG 170, 191 & 192, Cat £57) - Est £20
Lot 1266 - 1885 - TRANSVAAL: 'HALVE PENNY' on 3d pale red and 'HALVE PENNY' on 1/- green 'Surcharge' issue, the pair fine lightly used. (SG188/9, Cat £87) - Est £30
Lot 1267 - 1898 - TRANSVAAL: Cover franked with 1895 ½d on 1/- green, 1896 1d pale red 'Introduction of Penny Postage' issue and 1896 1d rose red & green (SG 213, 215 & 217) all tied by JOHANNESBURG cds's dated 2 MAY 1898. Addressed to GERMANY. Cover has a crease at left but otherwise a nice franking. - Est £30
Lot 1268 - 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 1269 - 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 1270 - 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 1271 - 1902 - TRANSVAAL: 2/- black & brown EVII issue, wmk 'Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 252, Cat £75) - Est £30
Lot 1272 - 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 1273 - 1904 - TRANSVAAL: 3d to 10/- EVII issue wmk 'Multi Crown CA', all fine cds used. (SG 265/71, Cat £40+) - Est £15
Lot 1274 - 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 1275 - 1916 - SOUTH AFRICA USED IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA & CENSORSHIP: Cover franked with South Africa 1913 1d rose red GV Head issue (SG 4) tied by fine GROOTFONTEIN cds dated 18 JUN 1916. Addressed to WINDHOEK with printed red on white 'Opened by Censor 100' censor strip at top tied by oval WINDHOEK arrival cancel dated 26. 6. 16. - Est £35
Lot 1276 - 1918 - SOUTH AFRICA USED IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA: Homemade newspaper wrapper franked with single South Africa 1913 ½d green GV Head issue (SG 3) tied by fine oval WINDHOEK cancel (adapted from the German South West Africa TPO mark). Addressed to KARIBIB. - Est £35
Lot 1277 - 1922 - SOUTH AFRICA USED IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA: 5½d deep blue GV postal stationery registered envelope of South Africa (H&G C4) used with added 1913 ½d green GV Head issue (SG 3) tied by KEETMANSHOOP cds with fine strike of boxed 'R KEETMANSHOOP registration marking alongside. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on front. - Est £60
Lot 1278 - 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 1279 - 1926 - 1d on ½d green GV postal stationery card of South Africa with ''South West Africa' & 'ONE PENNY' overprints in English (H&G 5) used with added 1926 ½d black & green (SG 41) tied by German type OUTJO cds dated 16 8 1926. Addressed to GERMANY. - Est £45
Lot 1280 - 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 1281 - 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 1282 - 1934 - Cover franked with single 1931 3d grey blue & blue (SG 77) tied by OTJIWARONGO cds. Sent airmail to PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA. - Est £18
Lot 1283 - 1937 - 1½d purple brown 'Mail Train' issue horizontal pair plus two official pairs with 'OFFICIAL' opts Type O11/O12 and O13/O14 in red all fine mint. (SG 96, O17 & O20, Cat £100) - Est £35
Lot 1284 - 1939 - '250th Anniversary of Landing of the Huguenots' issue opt 'S.W.A.', the set of three fine mint horizontal pairs. (SG 111/3, Cat £65) - Est £25
Lot 1285 - 1941 - 'War Effort' issue opt 'S.W.A.', the set of seven horizontal pairs and two singles fine mint. (SG 114/22, Cat £55) - Est £20
Trinidad & Tobago
Lot 1286 - 1883 - 4d grey QV issue, a superb mint corner marginal block of nine. A scarce multiple. (SG 110, Cat £67+) - Est £30
Lot 1287 - 1886 - TOBAGO: 1d on 2½d dull blue QV issue, a fine unused copy without gum. (SG 29, Cat £110) - Est £40
Lot 1288 - 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 1289 - 1893 - 1d carmine on cream QV postal stationery card (H&G 3) used with two strikes of CALIFORNIA cds dated FEB 11 1893. Addressed to USA with PORT OF SPAIN transit cds and various USA arrival marks all on front. - Est £40
Lot 1290 - 1901 - Cover franked with 1896 ½d dull purple & green and pair 1d dull purple & rose (SG 114/115) tied by two strikes of ROSE-HILL cds dated JUL 29 1901 with third fine strike alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with PORT OF SPAIN transit cds on front and German arrival marks on reverse. - Est £40
Lot 1291 - 1905 - 'Postage Due' issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', the set of eight fine mint. (SG D10/17, Cat £140) - Est £50
Lot 1292 - 1905 - 1/- slate black Postage Due' issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy with 'UPRIGHT STROKE' variety. (SG D17a, Cat £45) - Est £18
Lot 1293 - 1910 - ½d green with 'OFFICIAL' opt (Type O2), a fine unmounted mint side marginal block of six. (SG O10, Cat £84) - Est £32
Lot 1294 - 1913 - 4d black & red on lemon 'Britannia' issue, watermark 'Multi Crown CA'. A fine unmounted mint marginal block of six. (SG 152c, Cat £60) - Est £24
Lot 1295 - 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 1296 - 1921 - 6d dull & bright purple 'Britannia' issue, watermark 'Multi Script CA'. A fine unmounted mint side marginal block of twelve. (SG 212) - Est £30
Lot 1297 - 1922 - Registered cover franked with single 1921 6d dull & bright purple (SG 212) tied by PORT OF SPAIN cds dated NOV 7 1922 with printed red & black 'TRINIDAD' registration label alongside. Addressed to UK with arrival mark on reverse. - Est £35
Lot 1298 - 1935 - 1c to 48c GV 'Pictorial' issue perf 12, all fine mint. (SG 230/7, Cat £40) - Est £16
Lot 1299 - 1935 - 6c sepia & blue 'Pictorial' issue, perf 12½, a fine unmounted mint block of four. (SG 233a, Cat £80) - Est £32
Lot 1300 - 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 1301 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 246/56, Cat £110) - Est £42
Lot 1302 - 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 1303 - 1938 - $4.80 rose carmine GVI issue, the top value fine lightly used. (SG 256, Cat £55) - Est £20
Uruguay
Lot 1304 - 1856 - 60c deep blue 'Diligencia' issue, a good looking unused example, margins tight to touching. The stamp has a small 1mm tear at right and tiny stain on front and some thinning on reverse but otherwise a good example, far better than a space filler. (SG 1a, Cat £850) - Est £150
Lot 1305 - 1858 - 240c dull red 'Mail Coach' issue, a fine unused copy, tight margins as usual but otherwise a fine copy with good colour. (SG 7, Cat £100) - Est £75
Lot 1306 - 1859 - 60c grey lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used copy with part strike of oval MONTEVIDEO cancel in black dated 9 NOVE 1859, four large margins. Expertised E. J. Lee on reverse. Small fault in top margin. (SG 8a) - Est £25
Lot 1307 - 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 1308 - 1859 - 120c pale blue 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used copy with oval MONTEVIDEO cancel dated 4 JULIO 1860, four margins, tight at right. (SG 11a) - Est £25
Lot 1309 - 1859 - 180c pale green 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine mint copy with full gum and four large margins. (SG 12a) - Est £24
Lot 1310 - 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 1311 - 1860 - 60c pale brown lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, a fine used copy, four large margins with part strike of oval MINAS cancel in green. (SG 8a) - Est £12
Lot 1312 - 1860 - 60c brown lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, fine impression, a good looking used copy with part MERCEDES oval cancel, just four margins, tight at top. Thinned on reverse. (SG 14) - Est £10
Lot 1313 - 1860 - 80c yellow 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, a good looking mint copy, four large margins with full O.G. Small thin in centre. (SG 16) - Est £16
Lot 1314 - 1860 - 120c blue 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, a good lightly used four margin copy. Thinned on reverse. (SG 18) - Est £10
Lot 1315 - 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 1316 - 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 1317 - 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 1318 - 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 1319 - 1902 - TELEGRAPH SEALS: Two blue rectangular 'Telegraph Seals' inscribed 'Correos y Telegrafos del Uruguay', one mint (light crease) and one used with SALTO cds. (Ciardi #COT1/2) - Est £15
Lot 1320 - 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 1321 - 1903 - Registered AR cover franked with single 1900 25c brown (SG 235) tied by OFICINA DE REC'S CORREO MONTEVIDEO cds dated 19 JUN 1903 with printed red on white 'MONTEVIDEO' REG label and small boxed 'A R' marking all on front, Addressed to FRANCE. - Est £25
Lot 1322 - 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 1323 - 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 1324 - 1910 - 5c carmine red 'Centenary of the Argentine Revolution' issue in UNISSUED colour, a fine mint pair. Light crease. - Est £30
Lot 1325 - 1919 - 1p blue & red 'Montevideo Harbour' issue, a fine used block of four with oval cancels. (SG 358, Cat £21) - Est £10
Lot 1326 - 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 1327 - 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 1328 - 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 1329 - 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 1330 - 1923 - PIONEER FLIGHT: Cover with boxed 'POR AVION' in red on front franked with 1921 25c brown 'CORREO AEREO' airplane overprint issue with overprint in green and 1923 'Battle of Sarandi' issue set of three (SG 377 & 433/435) tied by SARANDI GRANDE cds dated 12 OCT 1923 and also by commemorative cancel. Flown on the Special Sarandi Grande - Montevideo commemorative flight. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #7, 880 covers carried) - Est £60
Lot 1331 - 1924 - 'Victory of Uruguay Football Team' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 464/6, Cat £60) - Est £30
Lot 1332 - 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 cancel in blue. Flown on the MONTEVIDEO - RINCON flight of the 24th September. Addressed to RINCON with MONTEVIDEO transit cds on reverse and RINCON oval arrival mark in blue on front. (Muller #13) - Est £20
Lot 1333 - 1925 - FIRST FLIGHT: Registered cover franked with 1925 'Centenary of Rising Against Brazilian Rule' issue set of three, 'Inauguration of Parliament House' pair and 1925 14c black & blue 'MONTEVIDEO' Heron AIR issue (SG 467/9, 470/1 & 472) all tied by oval MONTEVIDEO first flight cancels in red with REG label alongside. Flown on the MONTEVIDEO - FLORIDA flight of the 25th August. Addressed to FLORIDA with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #12, rated 1500pts) - Est £35
Lot 1334 - 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 1335 - 1928 - 'Albatross' AIR issue, the set of twelve good mint with slightly brown gum. A scarce set. (SG 569/80, Cat £500) - Est £160
Lot 1336 - 1928 - Uruguayan Football Victories' set of three fine mint. (SG 581/583, Cat £46) - Est £20
Lot 1337 - 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 1338 - 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 1339 - 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 1340 - 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 1341 - 1930 - 7c reddish brown & deep blue green 'Definitive' issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colours with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint in black and small hole punch. (As SG 1033) - Est £15
Lot 1342 - 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 1343 - 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 1344 - 1932 - PERFINS: 1c violet (trimmed perfs) and 3c green 'Artigas' issue both with 'C I D A' PERFINS from the large format advertising label. Both used. (SG 543 & 547) - Est £10
Lot 1345 - 1934 - ZEPPELIN: Commercial cover franked with 1928 strip of four 20c lake and 1933 7v slate blue (SG 559 & 691) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds's dated 4 IX 1934 with circular 'SERVICIO AEREO TRANSOCEANICO URUGUYA - EUROPA CONDOR ZEPPELIN LUFTHANSA' cachet in black on front. Flown on the 7th South American flight of September 1934 on LZ127. Addressed to GERMANY with FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 'Zeppelin' arrival mark on reverse. (Sieger #272C) - Est £60
Lot 1346 - 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 1347 - 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 1348 - 1946 - 'SERVICIO AEREO' airplane surcharge issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 928/33, Cat £25) - Est £12
Lot 1349 - 1947 - 1p chocolate & carmine, 3p chocolate & ultramarine, 5p chocolate & grey green and 10p chocolate & bright purple AIR issue the set of four fine mint. (SG 941/4) - Est £12
Lot 1350 - 1953 - 2p deep orange brown large type 'Artigas' issue (Litho Nacional printing), a fine mint copy. (SG 1024, Cat £20) - Est £12
Lot 1351 - 1956 - EXHIBITION MAIL & CINDERELLA: Unaddressed cover with 'Exposicion Filatelica' handstamp franked with 1945 5m violet, 1954 pair 5m carmine, red-brown & green and 1c black & scarlet (SG 905 & 1028/9) all tied by SAN JOSE cds's with fine large 'Exposicion Filatelica San Jose 1956' CINDERELLA label depicting the 1856 60c blue 'Diligencia' issue tied by oval SAN JOSE cachet. - Est £10
Lot 1352 - 1958 - 20c on 5m carmine red, brown & green with variety OPT INVERTED, a fine mint copy. (SG 1089a, Cat £55) - Est £20
Lot 1353 - 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 1354 - 1974 - PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES: Long cover with printed 'Elias Casal Gari, Marincho 1072, Pocitos, Casilla de Correo 1707, Montevideo. Uruguay' return address on flap franked with 1974 75p 'Football' issue (SG 1564) tied by large boxed SERVICIO EXPRESO CORREO DEL URUGUAY EJIDO 1322 TEL 916604 'Express' company cancel in black with two different printed 150p on 350p red on white 'Express' labels in reverse both surcharged '$150.-' in black (one is for the internal part of the journey and one for the external part to Argentina). Addressed to BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA with 1974 stamp exhibition publicity label on reverse. - Est £60
Lot 1355 - 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
Venezuela
Lot 1356 - 1859 - ½r orange 'First Issue', fine impression, a fine four margin copy unused without gum. (SG 1a, Cat £39) - Est £20
Lot 1357 - 1859 - ½r yellow or orange 'First' issue, twelve copies from varied printings all with CARACAS cds's showing the day and month date in various colours inc blue, red & black. (SG 1, 1a or 6) - Est £65
Lot 1358 - 1859 - 2r red 'First Issue', coarse impression, a mint copy with full gum, four tight to large margins. Thinned on reverse. (SG 9, Cat £90) - Est £30
Lot 1359 - 1859 - 2r red 'First Issue', coarse impression, a fine mint copy with full gum, four tight to large margins. (SG 9, Cat £90) - Est £45
Lot 1360 - 1859 - FORGERIES: Small range with 1859 ½r red orange 'Spiro' strip of three and 2 different 2r red, 1863 ½r yellow, 4 x 1r blue and 2 x 2r green 'eagle' issue and 1866 2r yellow 'Square' mostly 'used'. (13) - Est £20
Lot 1361 - 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 1362 - 1863 - ½r pale red 'Eagle' issue, a fine used copy, four margins. A scarce stamp. (SG 16, Cat £120) - Est £60
Lot 1363 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 3c black on yellow 'Ship' issue, Type A (Plain numeral), a fine looking just four margin copy unused without gum, tight at top right. Small corner thin on reverse. (SG 4, Cat £47) - Est £25
Lot 1364 - 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 1365 - 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 1366 - 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 1367 - 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 1368 - 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 1369 - 1866 - 2r yellow 'Square' issue, a fine mint marginal example with four tight margins. Very fine. (SG 27, Cat £225) - Est £100
Lot 1370 - 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 1371 - 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 1372 - 1873 - ½r rose pink 'Square' issue with inverted 'Estampillas de Correo - Contrasena' Type 1 opt at Caracas. A fine cds used copy, four tight margins. (SG 71a, Cat £50) - Est £25
Lot 1373 - 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 1374 - 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 1375 - 1875 - ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CO: 10c rose carmine used with neat manuscript pen 'X'. Bottom left corner slightly rounded otherwise a fine copy. (Hurt & Williams #1) - Est £45
Lot 1376 - 1881 - Complete folded 'Rivodo' letter franked with 1880 25c yellow 'Third Escuelas' issue (SG 94) tied by LA GUAIRA cds. Addressed to CARACAS. - Est £30
Lot 1377 - 1889 - LOCALS: 1r black on rose 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 #8) - Est £110
Lot 1378 - 1889 - LOCALS: 'Oficial' black on salmon local issue for 'CORO Y LA VELA' depicting a bird carrying an envelope, rouletted in black. A fine unused copy. (Hurt & Williams #12) - Est £65
Lot 1379 - 1889 - LOCALS: 'Porte Libre' black on yellow local issue for 'CORO Y LA VELA' depicting a bird carrying an envelope, rouletted in black. A unused copy. Very scarce. (Hurt & Williams #13) - Est £65
Lot 1380 - 1889 - LOCALS: 1r black on rose local issue for 'CORO Y LA VELA' depicting a bird carrying an envelope, rouletted in black. A fine unused copy. (Hurt & Williams #8) - Est £65
Lot 1381 - 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 1382 - 1900 - 1b purple 'Instruccion' issue with variety 'RESELLADA R.T.M.' OPT INVERTED. A fine mint block of four. (SG 195a) - Est £25
Lot 1383 - 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 1384 - 1903 - CIVIL WAR - MATURIN: 5c black on pink 'Ship' issue with 'CORREOS MATURIN' handstamp in blue. A genuine mint copy with gum. 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. (See SG 300 and notes below). - Est £35
Lot 1385 - 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 1386 - 1912 - MARITIME: Cover with manuscript 'J. L. Titto E.E. Crucero Vapor Mariscal Sucre, Puerto Cabello, Ven' return address on reverse franked with 1911 50c deep violet & violet (SG 338) tied by PUERTO CABELLO cds with fine strike of undated 'E.E.U.U. DE VENEZUELA CRUCERO MARISCAL SUCRE' Arms cachet on front of the 'Marsall Sucre' ship of the Venezuelan navy. Addressed to USA. Very scarce. - Est £75
Lot 1387 - 1913 - Cover franked with single 1911 50c deep violet & violet (SG 338) tied by good strike of DUACA cds. Addressed to USA with company's receiving mark on front. A scarcer origination. - Est £30
Lot 1388 - 1927 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Cover with 'Congregacion de Hermanitas de los Pobres de Maracaibo' arms imprint at top franked with 1925 1b grey black with 'G.N.' official PERFIN (SG 387 applied over the arms insignia) and tied by CARACAS cds. Addressed to FRANCE with feint arrival cds on reverse. - Est £25
Lot 1389 - 1932 - 'Bolivar' portrait definitive on 'Winchester Security Paper', the set of twelve good to fine lightly used. (SG 414/425) - Est £25
Lot 1390 - 1935 - OFFICIALS: Circa 1935 Headed 'Ministerio de Obras Publicas' OFFICIAL cover franked with 1932 25c scarlet on banknote paper with 'G.N.' official PERFIN tied by CARACAS cds with fine Official 'Arms' cachet & signature alongside. Addressed to USA. - Est £25
Lot 1391 - 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 1392 - 1938 - 'Pictorial' DEFINITIVE issue, the set of ten fine lightly used. (SG 508/17, Cat £110) - Est £55
Lot 1393 - 1938 - Range of mint AIR issues with 1938 5c green, 10c carmine, 25c blue, 70c carmine, 75c olive brown, 1.80b blue, 1.90b black, 1.95b light blue, 3.70b grey black & 10b slate purple plus later printing 2.50b orange. (SG 518/9, 521, 523/4, 527/9, 533, 534 & 564, cat £77+) - Est £35
Lot 1394 - 1938 - 10c on 2.50b pale blue 'Surcharge' issue, a fine mint block of ten. (SG 538, Cat £40) - Est £20
Lot 1395 - 1938 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Printed 'Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores' cover franked with 1938 37½c light blue and 50c violet with 'G.N.' Official PERFINS (SG 546 & 548) tied by CARACAS 'Arms' cancel with official cachet on front. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £25
Lot 1396 - 1940 - 5b red brown 'Bolivar Statue' issue, the top value fine mint. (SG 645, Cat £29) - Est £15
Lot 1397 - 1943 - 3b vermilion 'RESELLO 1943' overprint issue, a very fine mint copy. (SG 661, Cat £65) - Est £30
Lot 1398 - 1944 - 'Baseball Championship' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 688/96, Cat £42) - Est £20
Lot 1399 - 1947 - 10b violet AIR issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 772, Cat £42) - Est £20
Lot 1400 - 1950 - 'Protection of Flora' issue, the set of nine fine mint. Scarce. (SG 848/56, Cat £200) - Est £95
Lot 1401 - 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 1402 - 1951 - 'Arms of Zulia' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 961/9, Cat £80) - Est £50
Lot 1403 - 1952 - 'Arms of Aragua' AIR issue, the set of nine very fine mint. (SG 1025/33, Cat £120) - Est £75
Lot 1404 - 1953 - 'Arms of Estado Monagas' AIR issue, the set of nine very fine mint. (SG 1160/68, Cat £40) - Est £25
Lot 1405 - 1953 - 'Arms of Falcon' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 1208/16, Cat £50) - Est £30
Lot 1406 - 1955 - Registered parcel tag franked on reverse with 1953 45c plum and pair 1b bluish violet AIR issue (SG 1251 & 1257) tied by CARACAS cds dated 17 MAY 1955. Addressed to FRANCE with boxed REG marking on address side and French arrival cds also tying stamps with Air Line cachet alongside. A very unusual rate. - Est £25
Lot 1407 - 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
Zanzibar
Lot 1408 - 1896 - 2r green & red and 3r dull purple & red both mint (3r with small thin on gum) plus 5r sepia & red fine used. (SG 171/2 & 174, Cat £82) - Est £32
Lot 1409 - 1897 - ½a yellow green on buff postal stationery wrapper (H&G E3) used with added 1896 ½a yellow green & red (SG 156) tied by two strikes of ZANZIBAR cds dated 6 NOV 1897. Addressed to GERMANY. - Est £25
Lot 1410 - 1901 - 1a carmine on buff postal stationery wrapper (H&G E4) used with ZANZIBAR cds. Addressed to NOSSI BE, MADAGASCAR. - Est £20
Lot 1411 - 1904 - 1a on 4½a orange, 1s on 4½a blue black, 2a on 4a myrtle green and 2½a on 7½a mauve 'Zanzibar Gazette' SURCHARGE issue all good to fine mint, the 2½a on 7½a is unused. (SG 205/8, Cat £42) - Est £12
Lot 1412 - 1908 - 1r yellow green 'Sultan Ali bin Hamoud' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 234, Cat £48) - Est £18
Lot 1413 - 1908 - 1r yellow green (wmk sideways), 2r violet and 3r orange bistre 'Sultan Ali bin Hamoud' issue, the three top values mint or unused. Small faults. (SG 234a, 235 & 236, Cat £196) - Est £45
Lot 1414 - 1929 - Cover franked with single 1926 6c violet (SG 302) tied by ZANZIBAR squared circle cds dated JUL 27 1929. Addressed to UK. - Est £16
Lot 1415 - 1936 - 5s scarlet GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 320, Cat £30) - Est £12
Lot 1416 - 1936 - 7.50s light blue GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 321, Cat £48) - Est £18
Lot 1417 - 1936 - 10s green & brown GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 322, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 1418 - 1936 - 10c grey black on buff and 15c carmine on buff 'Sultan Khalifa bin Harub' issue postal stationery cards (H&G 33/4) both with double lined 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. (2) - Est £15
Lot 1419 - 1952 - 'Sultan Kalif bin Harub' issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 339/52, Cat £50) - Est £20
Lot 1420 - 1957 - 5/- deep bright blue, 7s 50c green & 10/- carmine, the three top values fine mint. (SG 370/2, Cat £39) - Est £15
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