CLOSING DATE

Saturday 7th December 2024

Welcome to Postal Auction No. 146 our last of 2024. In this sale we have a the breakdown of Latin American First Flight collection with covers listed from most countries. A large number of mid period postal history lots and collections from Nicaragua, Peru, Salvador & Venezuela. There is also some interesting Latin American Island material throughout the sale. In addition to this there is Argentina with two Graf Spee internment covers, Barbados, Bermuda, Burma, Chile, Colombian States, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Paraguay, extensive Peru with classics, postmarks, covers & postal history, Salvador, St. Lucia, USA, Uruguay and Venezuela. There is also the usual good showing of Revenue and Cinderella material throughout. We hope there is something to interest you.

PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU REQUIRE MORE DETAILED SCANS OF THE LARGER LOTS OF POSTAL HISTORY WE HAVE THESE AVAILBLE FOR ALL OF THESE LOTS 

 

BIDS CAN BE PLACED DIRECTLY THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR CAN BE EMAILED TO US.

 

PLEASE REMEMBER WE ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR BIDS. SO, IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT EMAIL PLEASE RESEND OR CONTACT US.

 

BIDDING

Bidding in the auction is very simple.  Lots will be sold at one bid step above the second highest bid.  For example:  A lot is estimated at £18, Person A bids £20 and Person B bids £26.  Person B will be the successful bidder and will have the lot sold to them at £21.  The bidding steps are as follows.

£0 - £50 in £1 steps

£51 - £100 in £2 steps

£100 and over in £5 steps

Bids can be sent by email to latamphil@btinternet.com

Please note that we always acknowledge your email bids so if you do not get a confirmation email from us please re-send the email or telephone the bids through. An alternate email is: latamphilsr@gmail.com

Bids below 80% of estimate will not be accepted and lots sold below estimate are at our discretion and will depend on the individual item.

POSTAGE & PACKING

Postage and Packing is charged on all successful purchases based on weight and the service used.  THERE ARE NO OTHER CHARGES.

All shipments with a value of £100 or more are sent by Royal Mail Special Delivery for the UK and Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed for overseas. The cost depends on size and weight. The base costs are £8 for UK and £12 for overseas. For shipments under £100 the base charge is £2 for UK and £4 for overseas.

PHOTOCOPIES / SCANS

Photocopies of lots will be sent FREE on request, however we will be unable to photocopy most large lots. We can also send scans of lots from the auction (size prohibiting) via email as '.jpg' attachments.

PAYMENT

Payment can be made by credit or debit card by completing the credit card authorisation form on the reverse of the bid form or by emailing us the details over two separate emails. Please ensure that ALL information is completed as shown. Payment can also be made by cash, cheque (£Sterling & US$) or Paypal.

Invoices will be sent by post with the lots after the sale or by email if preferred.

If you have any specific collecting interests, please let us know and we will add your name to our country mailing list to receive single country lists/auction as they arise.

IF THERE IS NOTHING TO INTEREST YOU IN THIS CATALOGUE, PLEASE GIVE IT TO A

COLLECTOR FRIEND OR TAKE IT TO YOUR LOCAL SOCIETY MEETING.

 

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 - 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 5 - 1945 - CINDERELLA - PRISONER OF WAR: Poland 1945 3M blue, red & grey RED CROSS Dachau-Allach Committee Prisoner of War local issue miniature sheet from World War 2. Fine unused without gum as issued. - Est £15

Lot 6 - 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

Antigua

Lot 7 - 1903 - 6d purple & drab wmk 'Crown CC' a fine mint copy. (SG 36, Cat £32) - Est £12

Lot 8 - 1908 - ½d green and 1d red 'Arms' issue both used with part strikes of BARBUDA cds both dated OCT 31 but with year slug struck off the stamps. Nice early use. (SG 41 & 43) - Est £12

Lot 9 - 1909 - 1d red on white 'Arms' postal stationery envelope (H&G B1) used with ST. JOHN'S cds dated JUL 24 1909. Addressed to UK with arrival mark on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 10 - 1921 - 1d bright scarlet GV issue, 1938 ½d green and 1d scarlet and 1966 6c salmon & purple QE2 issue all used with fine strikes of PARHAM cds dated 1936, 1951 & 1968 respectively. The GV & GVI issues are all on piece. (4 stamps, SG 65, 98/9 & 186) - Est £12

Lot 11 - 1928 - Registered cover with oval 'POST OFFICE ANTIGUA' official handstamp on front & reverse franked with 1921 ½d green and 1d bright violet GV issue both blocks of four tied by ST. JOHN'S cds's dated JAN 17 1928 with printed blue on white ANTIGUA (ST. JOHN'S) formular REG label alongside. Addressed to CANADA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 12 - 1932 - Cover franked with single 1932 2½d deep blue GV 'Tercentenary' issue (SG 85) tied by ST. JOHNS cds dated JUL 16 1932. Addressed to USA. - Est £25

Lot 13 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 91/4, Cat £19) - Est £10

Lot 14 - 1938 - ½d to 10/- GVI issue, all fine mint. (SG 98/108, Cat £90+) - Est £35

Lot 15 - 1938 - 2/6 brown purple GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 106, Cat £55) - Est £20

Argentina

Lot 16 - 1858 - 10c green 'Confederation' issue, a fine looking four margin copy used with oval 'FRANCA' cancel in blue. Small thin on reverse but otherwise a fine example genuinely used, as most used examples have forged postmarks. (SG 2, Cat £55) - Est £30

Lot 17 - 1862 - 15c blue 'Escudito' issue with Accent on U of REPUBLICA, a fine looking copy with four tight margins lightly used with part blue cancel. Couple of tiny thins on revere but otherwise a rare stamp. (SG 9, Cat £190) - Est £100

Lot 18 - 1862 - 5c rose 'Escudito' issue without accent over U, a fine looking four margin copy used with complete strike of oval 'FRANCA' cancel in black. Small thin on reverse. (SG 10) - Est £15

Lot 19 - 1862 - BUENOS AIRES: 2p blue 'Liberty' issue, a superb cds used copy, four large margins. Some thinning on reverse but super looking. (SG P49, Cat £55) - Est £30

Lot 20 - 1863 - 10c yellow green 'Escudito' issue without accent over 'U', a used copy with BUENOS AIRES 'OM' cancel in blue. Margins touching on all sides but a presentable copy. (SG 11, Cat £150) - Est £20

Lot 21 - 1864 - CORRIENTES: 2c black on green 'Ceres' issue, a fine used copy with manuscript cancel. Three margins touching at left but otherwise a fine copy. (SG P61, Cat £150) - Est £65

Lot 22 - 1873 - Cover franked with single 1867 5c vermilion 'Rivadavia' issue with IMPRINT at top of stamp (SG 28) tied by light SAN NICOLAS cds. Addressed to URUGUAY with BUENOS AIRES transit cds and MONTEVIDEO arrival cds on front and boxed 'DOMICILO' mark on reverse. Cover has some light tones. - Est £40

Lot 23 - 1883 - 12c ultramarine 'Envelope' issue with horizontal 'OFICIAL' opt, a fine used copy. (SG O62, Cat £34) - Est £20

Lot 24 - 1884 - 20c blue rouletted and 25c rosy lake perf 12, both with diagonal 'OFICIAL' opt in black, fine unused without gum. (SG O78 & O81, Cat £30) - Est £10

Lot 25 - 1888 - 6c dull red 'Sarmiento' LITHO issue, perf 11½, a fine cds used copy. (SG 114) - Est £10

Lot 26 - 1888 - 6c rose on buff postal stationery card (H&G 3) with manuscript 'Pr Vapor 'Equator' endorsement at top used with BUENOS AIRES cds dated AUG 24 1888 with good strike of LIGNE J PAQ FR.No.3 French maritime cds alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival cds on front. - Est £20

Lot 27 - 1899 - 1p black & deep blue and 10p black & deep green 'Liberty Shield' issue, both good mint copies, both stamps have rough/nibbled perfs. (SG 238 & 239, Cat £40+) - Est £12

Lot 28 - 1899 - 1p black & deep blue, 5p black & brown orange, 10p black & deep green and 20p black & carmine 'Liberty Shield' issue, the four top values fine cds used. (SG 238/41, Cat £36+) - Est £20

Lot 29 - 1899 - 20p black & carmine 'Liberty Shield' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 241, Cat £110) - Est £75

Lot 30 - 1903 - SWISS COLONIES IN ARGENTINA: PPC to Italy franked with 1899 5c carmine 'Liberty Shield' issue (SG 226) tied by RAFAELA cds and taxed on arrival with added 'Postage Due' and 1959 Airmail cover to Switzerland franked with a variety of issues all tied by RAFAELA "S. FE" cds's. A nice pair of items from Rafaela one of the original Swiss colonies. (2 items) - Est £45

Lot 31 - 1903 - 5c grey green 'Chilean Peace Commission' postal stationery viewcard (H&G 28) three unused examples with different views 'Lago Queni - Neuquen', 'Lago Huechu Lafquen - Neuquen' and 'Cordillera en el Neuquen'. Odd small tone but otherwise fine. (3) - Est £15

Lot 32 - 1908 - MINING: Circa 1908 pair of black & white real photographic PPC's showing a mine entrance and the larger constructed entrance to the mining area with various workmen and equipment. Although neither card has any text both are identified as being from the Catamarca region. Very attractive. (2 cards) - Est £40

Lot 33 - 1910 - ISLAND POSTCARD: Circa 1910 real photographic B&W PPC 'Isla de Lobos Marinos. Territorio Santa Cruz', showing Sealion Island in Santa Cruz province in the south of Argentina. Fine unused. - Est £25

Lot 34 - 1912 - 10p blue & violet 'Ploughman' issue, a very fine cds used copy. (SG 410, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 35 - 1915 - ISLAND MAIL: Real photographic B&W PPC inscribed 'Isla Martin Garcia' in manuscript datelined 'Isla martin Garcia 16 / Febrero 1915' on message side sadly with the stamp partially removed but which was tied by a MARTIN GARCIA pmk. The message mentions a visit to the island. - Est £20

Lot 36 - 1918 - MINISTERIAL ISSUES: 12c blue 'San Martin' issue without wmk with 'M.M.' opt (Ministry of Marine), a fine mint marginal block of ten. (SG OD18F, Cat £35) - Est £16

Lot 37 - 1923 - MINING & CINDERELLA: Printed 'Boeker & Cia' cover franked with 1923 5c scarlet (SG 518) tied by BUENOS AIRES machine cancel dated 13 JUL 1923. Addressed to MAR DEL PLATA with lovely illustrated 'Mining Cart' CINDERELLA label inscribed 'Via Boeker, Boeker Y Cia Buenos Aires' on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 38 - 1926 - Cover franked with block of four 1924 5c scarlet 'San Martin' issue (SG 534) tied by VIA AEREA BUENOS AIRES cds's dated 18 JUN 1926 with manuscript 'Correo Aereo' at top left. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY with arrival cds dated the same day on reverse. This cover was flown by the Junkers Mission that ran the Buenos Aires - Montevideo route between March 1926 and October 1927. Scarce. - Est £90

Lot 39 - 1930 - 20c ultramarine 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, with opt in blue, a fine mint copy. (SG 582) - Est £12

Lot 40 - 1930 - 50c grey black 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, with opt in blue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 583) - Est £12

Lot 41 - 1930 - 1p scarlet & blue 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, with opt in green, a fine mint copy. (SG 590) - Est £24

Lot 42 - 1931 - 5p green & purple SAN MARTIN issue with '1930 6 Septiembre 1931' opt, a fine cds used copy. (SG 622, Cat £28) - Est £12

Lot 43 - 1933 - '50th Founding of La Plata' issue the set of five fine mint. (SG 635/9, Cat £26) - Est £10

Lot 44 - 1934 - Airmail cover franked with 1924 1c buff & 5c scarlet 'San Martin' issue and 1928 54c maroon and 3p 60c blue & grey AIR issue (SG 530, 534, 569 & 576) all tied by BUENOS AIRES cds's. Addressed to HOLLAND. Cover a little roughly opened at top but the 3.60p is scarce used on cover. - Est £40

Lot 45 - 1936 - 1p light blue & chocolate 'Map' issue with boundaries, a fine mint copy. (SG 660, Cat £24) - Est £10

Lot 46 - 1936 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover franked with single 1935 10c scarlet (SG 653d) tied by CORONEL SUAREZ B.A. cds dated 28 MAY 1936. Addressed to LANUS OESTE, F.C. SUD with fine strike of OF. POSTAL AMBULANTE 8 cds on reverse with LANUS arrival cds alongside. - Est £25

Lot 47 - 1939 - 1p 50c red brown 'Recorded Message' issue used on piece with 1935 20c pale blue tied by BUENOS AIRES cds. (SG RM690 & 653, Cat £45+) - Est £20

 

Lot 48 - 1940 - GRAF SPEE & POW MAIL: Airmail cover endorsed 'Via Condor Lati' on front with manuscript 'Abs Deutsche Botschaft, Embajada de Alemania. Helmut Weis, deane Geb. Buenos Aires, Argentinien' return address on reverse franked with 1935 5c orange brown and 1936 40c purple & mauve and 1p light blue & chocolate (SG 653b, 658 & 660a) tied by CORDOBA cds's dated 27 ABR 1940. Addressed to 'Familie Josef Weis, Karlsbruke, Baden, Wolfsartomuenstr 10, Alemania' with German censor strip tied by censor marks on reverse. Helmut Weis was a corporal in the 9th Division engineering corps aboard the Graf Spee and was interned in the Villa Belgrano area of Cordoba Province. A scarce cover from the early period where the mail was forwarded by the German Embassy. A One page write up accompanies including a photo of Helmut Weis. - Est £150

Lot 49 - 1941 - GRAF SPEE: Pair of printed 'Ministerio de Marina, ISLA MARTIN GARCIA' Word of Honour forms completed and signed for evening release of two named prisoners of war. The forms have manuscript 'Hotel Adana' as the destination of the trip outside of the camp (which was likely a house of ill repute) and one has a good strike of oval 'ESTADO MAYOR GENERAL DE LA ARMADA SECRETARIA GENERAL NAVAL ARCHIVO GENERAL' official marking in black. The signed word of honour form was a pledge by the POW to return to the Island by the stated time of usually 12.00pm. An interesting pair of items that will make a nice two pages for display. (2) - Est £60

Lot 50 - 1941 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES & AIRMAIL: Registered airmail cover with typed 'VIA LATI' at top and 'Bahia Blanca' return address on reverse franked with 1936 3 x 50c vermilion & salmon and 1939 15c blue (SG 659 & 676) tied by three strikes of OF. POSTAL AMBULANTE No.80 cds dated 31 JUL 1941. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has two filing holes at left. - Est £30

Lot 51 - 1943 - GRAF SPEE & POW MAIL: Registered airmail cover with typed 'Rem. Emil Lankes Masch. Maat, Campamento de Internados "Ex. Adm. Graf Spee", Isla Martin Garcia, Rep. Argentina.' return address on reverse franked with 1940 1p carmine, 1942 ½c purple, 3c grey, 35c ultramarine, 1943 3 x 5c red (one stamp removed and replaced) and 3 x 5c green (SG 691, 701, 704, 717, 724 & 727) all tied on front & reverse by multiple fine strikes of ISLA MARTIN GARCIA 101 cds's dated 28 OCT 1943 with REG label on reverse along with 10c blue 'Jose Penna' MEDICAL cinderella label. Addressed to 'Fam. Peter Lankes, Uhrmachermeister, Frontenhausen, Bayr. Ostmark, Alemania' with USA censor strip at left. Peter Lankes was a corporal in the 7th Division engineering corps aboard the Graf Spee and was interned on Martin Garcia Island. A One page write up accompanies including a photo of Peter Lankes. - Est £125

Lot 52 - 1944 - 'San Juan Earthquake Relief Fund' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 736/9, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 53 - 1946 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Nice group of commercial internal covers with TPO cancels inc two 1946 covers with OF. POSTAL AMBULANTE No.109 and OF. POSTAL AMBULANTE No.85 cds's, 1954 cover with ESTAFETA FERROVIARIA 88-E cds and 1955 cover with OF. POSTAL AMBULANTE 138 cds with TRAIN illustration at top. Three addressed to BUENOS AIRES and one to VILLA SAUZE. Mixed condition but mostly fine. (4 items) - Est £75

Lot 54 - 1948 - SWISS COLONIES IN ARGENTINA: Pair of airmail covers dated 1948 & 1952 with varied frankings (one with stamps folded over edge) tied by SAN JERONIMO SUD S.F. cds's. Both addressed back to SWITZERLAND. One cover with faults. (2 items) - Est £25

Lot 55 - 1950 - Stampless B&W PPC 'Casa de Gobierno, Government House' with boxed 'CORRESPONDENCIA OFICIAL FRANQUICIA POSTAL INTERNACIONAL' marking and Brazilian Embassy in Buenos Aires 'Southern Cross' cachet alongside with BUENOS AIRES cds. Addressed to BRAZIL. - Est £15

Lot 56 - 1951 - 2.45p + 7.55p blackish olive 'Eva Peron Foundation Fund' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 833, Cat £34) - Est £15

Lot 57 - 1952 - 'Eva Peron' top values 5p red brown, 10p red, 20p green & 50p blue all fine mint. (SG 850/853, Cat £75+) - Est £30

Lot 58 - 1952 - 50p blue 'Eva Peron' issue, the top value fine unmounted mint. (SG 853, Cat £37) - Est £18

Lot 59 - 1961 - 22p ultramarine 'Litho' printing plus the 22p ultramarine photo printing, both fine unmounted mint. (SG 1018 & 1029, Cat £39+) - Est £16

Lot 60 - 1950-2000 - Large lot of mid to modern covers & FDCs mainly from two correspondences 1980s-1990s to BBC World Service in UK and to Killian Nathan in Switzerland with many interesting frankings plus REG, embassy mail, odd Hotel Post cancel, 'S/S RIO CHICO' & 'VAPOR BRAZIL' ship markings, Express, many high value frankings, odd cinderella, stampless official, self adhesives etc. Mixed condition. (200 covers) - Est £35

Australia

Lot 61 - 1913 - ½d green 'Roo' issue Die 1, 1d red Die 1 and 1d red Die 2A all three fine mint. (SG 1, 2 & 2e, Cat £63) - Est £20

Lot 62 - 1915 - 2½d deep blue 'Roo' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 36, Cat £29) - Est £12

Lot 63 - 1924 - 2d red brown, 3d dull ultramarine, 4d olive yellow and 4½d violet 'GV Head' issue all fine mint. (SG 78/81, Cat £103) - Est £40

Lot 64 - 1934 - 'Centenary of Victoria' issue, the set of three superb cds used. (SG 147/9, Cat £32) - Est £12

Lot 65 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 156/8, Cat £42) - Est £16

Lot 66 - 1937 - 5/- claret, 10/- dull purple and £1 bluish slate 'Robes' issue on chalk surfaced paper, the set of three fine mint. (SG 176/178, Cat £148) - Est £55

Lot 67 - 1950 - COIL ISSUE: 3d scarlet GVI issue, a fine mint COIL PAIR with the special large & small holes in between the vertical pair. (SG 235aa, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 68 - 1963 - 'Explorers' high value issue, the set of six fine unmounted mint. (SG 355/360, Cat £120) - Est £48

Lot 69 - 1963 - 10/- brown purple 'Explorers' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 358, Cat £22) - Est £10

Lot 70 - 1930-1937 - TASMANIA POSTMARKS: Small range of GV Heads all with good strikes of Tasmanian cds cancels inc ST HELENS, GEEVESTON (2), RHYNDASTON, SPRENT, TUNNACK, MACQUARIE PLAINS, CYGNET, CAMPANIA and FRANKLIN. (10 items) - Est £18

Australian States

Lot 71 - 1860 - NEW SOUTH WALES: 6d violet QV issue wmk double lined '6' with 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. (As SG 166, Cat £200 as mint) - Est £30

Lot 72 - 1888-1905 - NEW SOUTH WALES: Nice mint range with 1888 1d lilac, 2d prussian blue, 4d red brown, 6d carmine (no gum) and 8d lilac rose, 1879 1d scarlet, 1899 1d carmine and 2d cobalt blue on chalk surfaced paper, 1905 2½d prussian blue 2 shades and 6d orange yellow and 1888 1d lilac with 'O S' opt all mint with gum. (12 stamps, SG Cat £175 as cheapest) - Est £50

Lot 73 - 1871 - QUEENSLAND: 1d mauve 'Postal Fiscal' issue, a good unused copy without gum. (SG F16, Cat £70) - Est £16

Lot 74 - 1882-1907 - QUEENSLAND: Nice mint range with 1882 1/- pale mauve, 1890 2d blue (no gum), 1895 1d red orange on thick paper, 1d red orange with Burele band, 1895 white background issue 2d blue and 5d purple brown plus ½d green with Burele band, 1896 1d vermilion with numeral in lower corners only, 1897 ½d deep green, 1d vermilion, 3d brown, 5d purple brown and 6d yellow green and 1907 1d vermilion all mint with gum. (14 stamps, SG cat £163+) - Est £45

Lot 75 - 1870 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1d bright green QV issue, wmk 'Large Star', perf 10, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 90, Cat £325) - Est £75

Lot 76 - 1891 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 5d on 6d pale brown and, 5d on 6d deep brown 'Surcharge' issue perf 10 and 2½d on 4d green perf 15 all fine mint with gum. (SG 230, 230a & 233, Cat £100) - Est £25

Lot 77 - 1883-1906 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Nice mint range with 1876 1d rosine, 1d scarlet, 1d deep red and pair 2d bright violet, 1882 ½d on 1d blue green, 1883 4d violet, 1894 2½d violet blue, 1899 ½d yellow green (2), 1905 ½d yellow green, 2d bright violet and 2d mauve plus 1906 3d olive green 'Tall' type all mint with gum. (14 stamps, SG Cat £180 as cheapest) - Est £50

Lot 78 - 1899 - TASMANIA: ½d deep green, 2½d indigo and 6d lake 'Pictorial' issue, all good to fine mint copies. (SG 229, 232 & 236, Cat £69) - Est £20

Lot 79 - 1902 - TASMANIA: ½d green 'Pictorial' issue, wmk 'V over Crown' Litho, perf 12½, 1d scarlet wmk 'V over Crown', Typo, perf 12½, and 1905 2d plum, wmk 'Crown over A' perf 11 all fine mint. (SG 237, 241 & 251b, Cat £36+) - Est £12

Lot 80 - 1854 - VICTORIA: 2d purple brown and 2d brown 'Queen on Throne' issue, both fine used with four margins, both are tight at top. Need checking for printings. (SG 21 or 37 etc, Cat £70+ as cheapest) - Est £25

Lot 81 - 1873 - VICTORIA: ½d on 1d green QV issue, perf 13, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 174, Cat £95) - Est £25

Lot 82 - 1882 - VICTORIA: 4d rose red QV issue, wmk 33, perf 12½, a fine mint copy. (SG 213, Cat £120) - Est £30

Lot 83 - 1885 - VICTORIA: ½d pale rosine, ½d deep rosine, 8d bright scarlet on pink, 2/- olive green on pale green (no gum) and 2/- apple green QV issue wmk 33 all fine mint with gum. (SG 296, 296a, 302, 303 & 304, Cat £200+) - Est £45

Lot 84 - 1885 - VICTORIA: 2d lilac and 4d bright mauve rose and 3d yellow orange with 'STAMP DUTY' opt all mint with 'SPECIMEN' opts in black. (SG 298, 300a & 308, Cat £260 as mint) - Est £40

Lot 85 - 1886 - VICTORIA: 2d pale lilac, 2d violet, 2½d red brown on lemon, 2½d brown red on yellow, 5d purple brown, 6d dull blue, 9d apple green and 1/6 orange QV issue wmk 33, all good to fine mint. (SG 314, 314d, 315, 315a, 317, 318b, 319 & 323, Cat £290) - Est £65

Lot 86 - 1895 - VICTORIA: 2/- pale red & yellowish green 'Postage Due' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG D19, Cat £100) - Est £25

Lot 87 - 1895 - VICTORIA: 5/- pale red & yellowish green 'Postage Due' issue, the top value, a fine mint copy. (SG D20, Cat £140) - Est £40

Lot 88 - 1896 - VICTORIA: 1d brownish orange, 1½d apple green (2), 4d red, 5d red brown and 9d dull rose QV issue wmk 82, all good to fine mint. (SG 332a, 333, 337, 338 & 340b, Cat £163) - Est £35

Lot 89 - 1899 - VICTORIA:  ½d emerald, 1d rose red, ad rosine, 2d violet, and 2/- blue green QV issue wmk 85, all good to fine mint. (SG 356, 357, 357a, 359 & 369, Cat £129) - Est £30

Lot 90 - 1901 - VICTORIA: Range of QV issue wmk 'V over Crown', perf 12½ with ½d blue green, 1d rose red (2), 1d dull red, 1½d brown red on yellow, 2d lilac (2), 2d reddish violet, 3d dull orange brown, 5d purple brown, 9d dull rose red, 1/- yellow orange, type A & 2/- blue on rose all good to fine mint. (SG 384, 385a, 385b, 386a, 387, 387b, 389, 391a, 393, 394 & 395 Cat £269+) - Est £60

Lot 91 - 1905 - VICTORIA: Range of QV issue wmk 'Crown over A' with 1d rose red, 2d dull mauve, 2d bright mauve, 2½d deep dull blue, 2½d dull blue, 3d orange brown, 3d dull orange buff & 6d emerald all perf 12 x 12½ or 12½ plus 2d bright mauve and 3d dull orange buff both perf 11 all good to fine mint. (SG 417, 418, 418c, 419, 419a, 420, 420b, 423b, 435b & 437b, Cat £124+) - Est £30

Lot 92 - 1864 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 1d lake 'Swan' issue without wmk, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 50, Cat £80) - Est £20

Bahamas

Lot 93 - 1900 - Printed 'J G Bradley & Co. Bicycle Dealers, Nassau, N.P. Bahamas' cover franked with single 1884 2½d ultramarine QV issue (SG 52) tied by NASSAU cds's dated 18 NOV 1900. Addressed to USA with arrival marks on front & reverse. - Est £35

Lot 94 - 1911 - 3/- black & green 'Queen's Staircase' issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 80, Cat £70) - Est £28

Lot 95 - 1918 - First 'WAR TAX' opt issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 91/5, Cat £120) - Est £48

Lot 96 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Illustrated 'FAM 7 First Flight Nassau - Miami' cover with route map franked with 1921 2½d ultramarine GV issue (SG 119) tied by NASSAU machine cancel dated JAN 2 1929 with two line 'BY FIRST AIRMAIL TO MIAMI FLA.' cachet in red on alongside. Flown on the Nassau - Miami first flight, addressed to USA and arrival cds of the same day on reverse. (Muller #3) - Est £25

Lot 97 - 1937 - MARITIME: Commercial cover franked with 1937 1½d yellow brown GVI 'Coronation' issue tied by good strike of undated POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS S.S. MUNARGO 'Ship' cancel in black with straight line 'PAQUEBOT' marking in purple alongside. Addressed to UK with MIAMI FL machine cancel struck in transit also cancelling stamp. - Est £30

Lot 98 - 1938 - 'GVI' definitive issue, the set of seventeen fine mint. (SG 149/57a, Cat £150) - Est £60

Lot 99 - 1938 - 5/- lilac & blue on thick paper GVI issue, first printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 156, Cat £170) - Est £65

Lot 100 - 1948 - Tercentenary of Settlements of Island of Eleuthera' GVI issue, the set of sixteen fine mint. (SG 178/93, Cat £75) - Est £30

Lot 101 - 1948 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue the pair fine mint. (SG 194/5, Cat £40+) - Est £20

Lot 102 - 1954 - 'QE2' definitive issue, the set of sixteen fine mint. (SG 201/16, Cat £100) - Est £40

Barbados

Lot 103 - 1852 - 1d blue 'Britannia' issue on blued paper, a fine mint pair with gum and four large margins. (SG 3) - Est £95

Lot 104 - 1861 - 4d dull brown red 'Britannia' issue, no watermark, rough perf 14 - 16. A fine mint copy with full O.G. (SG 26) - Est £95

Lot 105 - 1885 - ½d red brown QV postal stationery card (H&G 2a) used with BARBADOS cds dated MY 28 1885. Addressed internally to 'Thornville, St James' with good strike of BARBADOS '7' arrival cds of ST. JAMES on front. - Est £40

Lot 106 - 1892 - ½d on 1d carmine QV postal stationery wrapper (H&G E3) used with BARBADOS C cds of BRIDGETOWN. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £18

Lot 107 - 1892 - 'Seal of Colony' issue the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 105/115) - Est £130

Lot 108 - 1895 - ½d reddish brown postal stationery card (H&G 8) used with BARBADOS cds dated SEP 10 1895. Addressed internally to 'The Revd J. E. Reece, Durham, Christ Church' with good strike of CH: CH: arrival cds on front. The message mentions coming by train. - Est £30

Lot 109 - 1899 - MARITIME & GREAT BRITAIN USED IN BARBADOS: Cover with 'Royal Mail Steam Packet Company' imprint in brown on flap and manuscript 'By First Opportunity' on front franked on front with single 1881 1d lilac QV issue (SG 172) tied by BARBADOS squared circle cds dated AP 17 1899 with second strike alongside and also by straight line 'POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' marking in purple. Addressed to UK. This cover was carried by the R.M.S. Trent. Cover a little worn in places and with some faults on the reverse but a rare and attractive item. - Est £120

Lot 110 - 1916 - 'Badge of Colony' definitive issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 181/191) - Est £75

Lot 111 - 1935 - On His Majesty's Service' OFFICIAL cover franked with single 1935 1½d ultramarine & grey 'Silver Jubilee' issue (SG 242) tied by BARBADOS GPO cds. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £24

Lot 112 - 1947 - 1d on 2d carmine 'Badge of the Colony' issue, a fine cds used block of four perf 14. (SG 264) - Est £24

Lot 113 - 1948 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 265/6, Cat £20) - Est £10

Bechuanaland

Lot 114 - 1885 - 3d pale claret 'COGH' issue, wmk 'Crown CA' with 'Bechuanaland Protectorate' opt in black, a fine mint copy. (SG 2, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 115 - 1885 - 3d pale claret 'COGH' issue, wmk 'Crown CA' with 'Bechuanaland Protectorate' opt in black, a fine cds used copy. (SG 2, Cat £70) - Est £25

Lot 116 - 1888 - 2/6 green & black QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 17, Cat £85) - Est £35

Lot 117 - 1891 - QV issue with 'BRITISH BECHUANALAND' opt, the set of five fine mint. (SG 33/37, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 118 - 1897 - 6d purple on rose red QV issue with 'BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE' opt, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in black, with gum. (SG 65S) - Est £15

Lot 119 - 1904 - EVII' issue the basic set of five fine mint, the 1/- is the green & carmine shade. (SG 66/9 & 71, Cat £84+) - Est £35

Lot 120 - 1904 - 1/- deep green & carmine EVII issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 71, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 121 - 1913 - 1/- bistre GV issue, wmk 'Simple Cypher', a fine cds used copy. (SG 82, Cat £45) - Est £18

Lot 122 - 1913 - 5/- rose carmine GV 'Seahorse' issue, first Waterlow printing with 'BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE' opt, a fine mint copy. (SG 84, Cat £160) - Est £60

Lot 123 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 111/4) - Est £10

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

Lot 125 - 1948 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, the pair fine cds used. (SG 136/7, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 126 - 1955 - QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 143/53, Cat £100) - Est £40

 

Bermuda

Lot 127 - 1865 - 1/- green QV issue tied on piece by superb strike of horizontal barred oval '12' cancel in black. Believed to be HARRINGTON SOUND. One of the rarest cancellations of Bermuda. (SG 8, cancel rated 15,000 points in Proud) - Est £195

Lot 128 - 1899 - RATE: Cover franked with single 1883 1d aniline carmine QV issue (SG 24a) tied by fine HAMILTON cds dated JUL 8 1899. Addressed internally to ST GEORGES with arrival cds on reverse. Very attractive. - Est £50

Lot 129 - 1910 - EVII 'Ship' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 44/51) - Est £35

Lot 130 - 1918 - 2/6 black & red on blue GV 'Key Type' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 52) - Est £24

Lot 131 - 1924 - 12/6 grey & orange GV 'Key Type' issue, a fine mint side marginal copy with '1' Plate number in margin. (SG 93) - Est £135

Lot 132 - 1938 - £1 pale purple & dull black on pale red 'Chalk Surfaced' paper GVI 'Key Type' issue, 1941 printing, comb perf 14 x 13¾. A fine mint copy. (SG 121b, Murray Payne #16a) - Est £40

Lot 133 - 1938 - 2/6 black & carmine on pale blue 'Substitute' paper GVI 'Key Type' issue, 1941 printing, comb perf 14 x 13¾. A fine mint copy. (SG 117b, Murray Payne #12a) - Est £12

Lot 134 - 1941 - Cover franked with single 1938 3d black & rose red GVI issue (SG 114) tied by CRAWL cds. Addressed to USA. - Est £24

Lot 135 - 1942 - Airmail cover from Brazil to France franked with 4 x 1000rs grey and 5000rs pale blue (SG 657 & 660) tied by SAO PAULO cds's dated 29.V.1942. Censored in transit in Trinidad with printed 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 8077' censor strip with 'I E /-' and '3 JUN 1942' handstamps in purple and then further censored in BERMUDA with printed 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 1546' censor strip with manuscript 'I.C.' added on front. A very unusual cover censored on two Islands. - Est £45

Lot 136 - 1943 - 5/- green & carmine on pale yellow 'Substitute' paper GVI 'Key Type' issue, comb perf 14 x 13¾. A fine mint copy. (SG 118, Murray Payne #13a) - Est £25

Lot 137 - 1946 - GVI 'Victory' issue, the pair perforated 'SPECIMEN'. (SG 123s/124s, Cat £160) - Est £75

Lot 138 - 1946 - 12/6 grey & maize on chalk surfaced paper GVI 'Key Type' issue, comb perf 14 x 13¾. A fine mint copy. (SG 120b, Murray Payne #15c) - Est £60

Lot 139 - 1952 - Cover franked with single 1936 6d carmine lake & violet (SG 104) tied by fine HARRINGTON SOUND cds. Addressed to USA. - Est £30

Bolivia

Lot 140 - 1846 - Folded letter from POTOSI to SUCRE with superb strike of straight line POTOSI marking in red with small handstruck '1' rate marking alongside also in red. Ex Ortiz-Patino. - Est £45

Lot 141 - 1867 - 50c orange yellow 'Condor' issue a fine four margin copy tied on part of a revenue document by manuscript cancel. (SG 8a) - Est £20

Lot 142 - 1867 - 100c blue 'Condor' issue, a good used copy from the original printing with manuscript cancel, four margins but with thin on reverse. (SG 9) - Est £25

Lot 143 - 1867 - 100c blue 'Condor' issue, a fine mint four margin copy with full O.G. Small thin on reverse but scarce in mint condition. (SG 9, Cat £43) - Est £35

Lot 144 - 1867 - 50c deep blue 'Condor' issue, a fine mint copy with gum and four good to large margins. A couple of tiny thins on reverse but otherwise a superb example of a rare stamp. (SG 11a, Cat £400) - Est £195

Lot 145 - 1878 - 'Book of Law' issue the set of four fine lightly used. (SG 42/45, Cat £30+) - Est £15

Lot 146 - 1878 - 5c ultramarine 'Book of Law' issue a mint block of four. (SG 42) - Est £20

Lot 147 - 1893 - 1c rose 'Litho' issue an unused side marginal IMPERF PAIR, thinned on reverse. (SG 57a, Cat £70) - Est £20

Lot 148 - 1893 - 20c blue green 'Litho' ARMS issue, a good unused example. (SG 61, Cat £100) - Est £30

Lot 149 - 1894 - ARMS issue 'London' printing on thin paper, the complete set of seven all fine mint with gum. (SG 63/9, Cat £73+) - Est £35

Lot 150 - 1894 - 'Arms' issue on thin paper 'Bradbury Wilkinson London' printing, a fine used set of seven. Underrated issue. (SG 63/69) - Est £50

Lot 151 - 1895 - 2c orange vermilion ARMS issue 'Etudes Chassepot, Paris' IMPERF PROOF PAIR on medium ungummed paper in ISSUED COLOUR. Uncommon. (As SG 71) - Est £24

Lot 152 - 1895 - REVENUES: 1c reddish purple & 1904 2c scarlet 'Ley de Tabacos' TOBACCO TAX issue both values depicting Tobacco plants fine used plus 1900 2c orange 'Impuesto sobre Cigarrillos' REVENUE with 'Tobacco Leaf' design. A fine mint pair. (Hilchey & Akerman #DA10, DA17 & DF2) - Est £16

Lot 153 - 1897 - Cover franked with 1897 pair 1c olive green and 20c black & lake 'Portrait' issue (SG 77 & 81) tied by dumb 'Leaf' cancel with POTOSI cds. Addressed to USA with various transit and arrival marks inc CALLAO, PERU transit cds on reverse. A fine cover. - Est £60

Lot 154 - 1899 - 'Sucre' issue the set of eight fine mint. (SG 92/9, Cat £30) - Est £15

Lot 155 - 1899 - 10c brown on buff postal stationery envelope (H&G B6) with manuscript 'Via Argentina' at top used with added 1897 10c brownish purple 'Portrait' issue (SG 80) tied by COCHABAMBA cds dated 3 MAY 1899. Addressed to FRANCE with UYUNI, BOLIVIA, JUJUY, ARGENTINA and BUENOS AIRES transit cds's on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 156 - 1909 - 'Centenary of the Revolution' issue, the set of four fine cds used. (SG 110/113, Cat £45) - Est £20

Lot 157 - 1909 - 10c black & green 'Centenary of the Revolution' issue a fine mint copy with variety CENTRE INVERTED. (SG 111 variety) - Est £45

Lot 158 - 1909 - 20c black & orange 'Centenary of the Revolution' issue a fine mint copy with variety CENTRE INVERTED. (SG 112 variety) - Est £45

Lot 159 - 1910 - INVERTED CENTRE: 20c black & slate 'Centenary of Liberation' issue, a fine mint copy with variety CENTRE INVERTED. (SG 125 variety) - Est £90

Lot 160 - 1910 - EARTHQUAKE: Real photographic PPC showing building destroyed by the earthquake endorsed on message side in manuscript 'Provincia de Sipesipe (Dpto Cochabba) despues del terremoto - 1909' franked on picture side with 1909 2c black & green (SG 116) tied by undated circular CORREOS DE COCHABAMBA BOLIVIA cancel in purple. Addressed to CHILE. A scarce card. - Est £75

Lot 161 - 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 162 - 1912 - Cover franked with single 1909 20c black & violet (SG 119) tied by fine strike of large boxed scallop cornered CORREOS DE BOLIVIA TRINIDAD - BENI cancel in purple dated AGO 1 1912. Addressed to ITALY and re-directed to SWITZERLAND with various transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 163 - 1913 - STAMP SHORTAGE: Circa 1913. Stampless undated cover with good strike of large PAZNA BOLIVIA cds with just 'ENE' to indicate the date at centre. Addressed to CHALLAPATA. Cover slightly trimmed & folded at right. - Est £45

Lot 164 - 1915 - UNISSUED: 'Inauguration of Guaqui - La Paz Railway' UNISSUED set of nine fine mint. - Est £20

Lot 165 - 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 166 - 1917 - 5c on 2c blue postal stationery card with 'Habilitado CINCO CENTAVOS - 1917' overprint in red (H&G 8). A fine unused example. - Est £15

Lot 167 - 1928 - 'LAB' airmail issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 217/9) - Est £10

Lot 168 - 1930 - 1.50b on 15c green 'Zeppelin' overprint issue a fine mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. Scarce. (SG 241a, Cat £110) - Est £60

Lot 169 - 1930 - 3b on 20c blue 'Zeppelin' overprint issue a fine mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. Scarce. (SG 242a, Cat £110) - Est £60

Lot 170 - 1930 - 6b on 35c brown red 'Zeppelin' overprint issue a fine mint copy. (SG 243, Cat £120) - Est £75

Lot 171 - 1930 - 6b on 35c brown red 'Zeppelin' overprint issue a fine mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. Scarce. Expertised 'A Brun' on reverse. (SG 243a, Cat £160) - Est £90

Lot 172 - 1933 - CHACO WAR: Real photographic black & white PPC of bunker and elevated gun position inscribed 'GUERRA DEL CHACO Chapapa de Am. Pes.' on picture side and 'Editor y Fotografo LUIS BAZOBERRI G. Casilla 11 Cochabamba (Bolivia) Prohibida la reproduccion' on message side. Fine unused & very scarce. - Est £40

Lot 173 - 1935 - CHACO WAR: Censored cover franked with 1935 5c grey green and 15c crimson 'Map' issue (SG 286 &290) tied by COCHABAMBA cds dated 21 SEP 1935. Addressed to FRANCE with good strike of large boxed CENSURA ESTADO MAYOR AUXILIAR SERVICIO DE LA SECCION II-A No. DEL CENSOR _ COCHABAMBA censor marking in purple on reverse with various transit & arrival marks. Roughly opened at top. - Est £45

Lot 174 - 1940 - Neat 'REGION MILITAR No.5 Reclutamiento de 1940' conscription card for national service with large 'JEFETURA DE REGION No.1 LA PAZ BOLIVIA' cachet on front and recruits details on reverse. Unusual item. - Est £30

Lot 175 - 1941 - 100b olive brown 'Andean Condor' AIRMAIL issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 383) - Est £20

Lot 176 - 1945 - 0.30 Bs on 15c brown on cream postal stationery viewcard (H&G 9) with view of 'POTOSI - Aguas termales de Miraflores. Altura 3600 mts s el nivel del mar' fine unused. - Est £12

Lot 177 - 1947 - 1b 40c red orange 'Meeting of Presidents of Bolivia & Argentina' issue, a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. (SG 467 variety) - Est £15

Lot 178 - 1951 - REVENUE: $3.50 green 'Consular' REVENUE issue denominated in US currency and dated 'JUNIO 21 1951' with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Printed by the 'Security Banknote Company' but exact use unknown. (See Hilchey & Akerman Addenda) - Est £15

Lot 179 - 1953 - 22.50b bistre brown 'First Anniversary of the Revolution' issue, a fine unmounted mint side marginal IMPERF PAIR. (SG 591a) - Est £20

Lot 180 - 1954 - 10bs orange UNISSUED 'Train' type (later opt as SG 701), a fine UNMOUNTED MINT block of four.  - Est £20

Lot 181 - 1960 - UNITED NATIONS: Circa 1960 pair of long printed UN covers sent by private pouch from LA PAZ to the UN in New York, USA. (2) - Est £10

Brazil

Lot 182 - 1843 - 90rs black 'Bullseye' issue, fine impression, a fine cds used copy, margins all round except for top left corner where the design is touching. The stamp is otherwise fine with no thins or faults. Very scarce. (SG 3, Cat £1300) - Est £400

Lot 183 - 1845 - 30rs black on greyish 'Inclinado' issue, a fine lightly used top marginal copy showing top sheet line & margin. A fantastic copy. (SG 11B) - Est £16

Lot 184 - 1850 - 300rs black on greyish paper 'Small Numeral' issue, a fine used copy four close to large margins. (SG 23B, Cat £65) - Est £25

Lot 185 - 1866 - 60rs black 'Small Numeral' issue perforated 13½, a fine genuine copy used with cork cancel. (SG 34) - Est £20

Lot 186 - 1870 - TRANSATLANTIC MAIL: Stampless cover with oval 'E. CHAMPION & CO BAHIA' firms cachet at top with manuscript 'La Plata' SHIP endorsement at top sent to FRANCE with LONDON transit cds on reverse and boxed 'GB 1F 60c' accountancy mark, '10' decimes rate marking and Paris arrival cds all on front. - Est £25

Lot 187 - 1876 - 20r rosy brown 'Dom Pedro' dark beard ROULETTED issue, a mint copy with full gum. (SG 51, Cat £80) - Est £30

Lot 188 - 1878 - Dom Pedro' white beard ROULETTED issue the set of ten fine lightly used. (SG 57/66, Cat £205+) - Est £80

Lot 189 - 1881 - 50rs bright blue perforated 'Dom Pedro' issue with SMALL HEAD, a fine cds used copy with 50rs blue large head for comparison. (SG 68a & 73, Cat £23+) - Est £10

Lot 190 - 1890 - 10pf red German postal stationery reply card (H&G 15b), the reply half correctly used from Brazil back to Germany datelined 'Santa Cruz, 28 Julio 1890' with 'SA CRUZ (S.PEDRO DO SUL)' cds on front and PORTO ALEGRE and RIO DE JANEIRO transit cds's on front & reverse (some from the inbound journey). Addressed to MAGDEBURG with arrival cds on front. Card has a vertical crease through centre but a rare correct use. - Est £50

Lot 191 - 1894 - 700rs black & pale mauve 'Liberty Head' issue on thin to medium hard toned paper, perf 11½, a fine mint copy. (SG 131) - Est £15

Lot 192 - 1894 - 2000rs purple & grey 'Liberty Head' issue on thick white paper, perf 11½, a fine mint copy. Rare stamp (SG 156, Cat £150) - Est £75

Lot 193 - 1899 - 2000rs on 1000rs yellow ochre 'Southern Cross' SURCHARGE issue, a fine used strip of four with CAPITAL FEDERAL (Rio de Janeiro) cds's dated 24 APR 1908. A nice used multiple. (SG 200) - Est £10

Lot 194 - 1900 - Cover franked with strip of four 1898 300rs on 200rs black 'Newspaper' SURCHARGE issue (SG 170) tied by multiple strikes of RAIZ DA SERRA DA TIJUCA cds's. Addressed within RIO DE JANEIRO with arrival cds on front. A scarce franking. - Est £95

Lot 195 - 1904 - Cover franked with irregular block of three 1900 200rs deep blue 'Liberty Head' issue (SG 247a) tied by ANTONINA (PARANA) cds's with additional strike alongside dated 16 OUT 1904. Addressed to CURITYBA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 196 - 1906 - Green & orange President Penna 'Official' issue, the set of thirteen fine cds used. (SG O282/94) - Est £12

Lot 197 - 1906 - 'Third Pan American Congress' issue the pair fine cds used. (SG 259a/b, Cat £33+) - Est £12

Lot 198 - 1908 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Printed 'S. P. Pelo Gabinete do ministerio da Industria' envelope franked with 1906 300rs sepia (SG 267) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO cds. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £10

Lot 199 - 1908 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Pair of PPC's showing 'Paqueta' island and 'Vegetation au Bresil' both franked with 1905 100rs rose (SG 256) tied by light strikes of C.AMB. E.F.SAPUCAHY (MINAS) cds's and both with fine strikes of ESTAF. AMB. MINAS RIO (C. DE MINAS) cds's alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with RIO DE JANEIRO transit cds's all on message side. A nice pair of double ambulantes which will display well on a page. (2) - Est £60

Lot 200 - 1912 - 100rs red postal stationery card (H&G 33) used with SANTA CRUZ (R.G.DO SUL) cds's. Addressed to BELIZE, BRITISH HONDURAS with various transit cds's and partial BELIZE arrival cds all on front. Card has some toning & crease but a scarce destination. - Est £20

Lot 201 - 1916 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Green tinted PPC of 'Paqueta' island franked on picture side with 1906 50rs bluish green (SG 263) tied by fine S. JOSE DO RIBEIRAO (E. DO RIO) cds dated 31 MAIO 1916 with AMBTE CANTAGALLO (2A TURMA) cds on reverse. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 202 - 1920 - Industry definitive issue wmk 'EUBRASIL' in columns 20rs slate violet (2), 50rs claret (2), 200rs grey olive, 400rs orange, 500rs ultramarine, 600rs orange brown, 700rs reddish violet and 1000rs turquoise blue (2), all good to fine used. (SG 365/6, 368 & 370/4) - Est £10

Lot 203 - 1925 - Circa 1925 cover from PORTO ALEGRE with company imprint at top franked with single 1920 300rs rose red 'Industry' issue (SG 333) tied by fine strike of straight line 'AVULSA' marking in red. Addressed to RIO DE JANEIRO with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 204 - 1929 - 5000rs violet blue 'Ruy Barbosa' issue, wmk 'CASA DA MOEDA' between stars, perf 9, a fine mint copy. (SG 465a, Cat £24) - Est £12

Lot 205 - 1930 - 3000rs bright violet AIR issue wmk 'CM in Stars' perf 11 and 300rs bright violet wmk 'CASA+DA+MOEDA+DO+BRASIL' three copies perf 11x11½, compound perf 12x11 and 11½x12, all fine mint. Also 1933 3,500rs blue green & yellow AIR issue two copies wmk 'BARSIL CORREIO' and 'CASA+DA+MOEDA+DO+BRASIL' also fine mint (SG 484, 486, 486a, 486b & 531/2 Cat £26+) - Est £10

Lot 206 - 1930 - 100rs turquoise green, 200rs drab and 300rs rosine 'Fourth Pan American Architectural Congress' issue in blocks of four each stamp with unusual 'O.F.R.' overprint in purple. The O.F.R. overprint stands for 'Organizacion Forca Revolutionary' but its origin is unknown. The stamps are toned and have small faults but still rare. (SG 487/9) - Est £75

Lot 207 - 1930 - TELEGRAM & OFFICIAL MAIL: Circa 1930 small TELEGRAM window envelope with boxed 'MINISTERIO DA GUERRA DIRETORIA DE COMUNICACIONES RADIOTELEGRAMA' printed on front. Unused & unusual. - Est £20

Lot 208 - 1930 - ZEPPELIN: Cover franked with 1920 100rs turquoise green & 200rs grey olive 'Industry' issue and 1930 10,000rs carmine CONDOR 'Zeppelin' issue with 'GRAF ZEPPELIN USA' overprint (SG 327, 331 & Sanabria #Z7) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO 'Condor' cds dated 24 MAI 1930. Flown on the first 'Sudamerikafahrt' to USA with 'By Condor Airmail in Brazil' green & yellow airmail label with 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 209 - 1930 - ZEPPELIN: Plain postcard franked with 1920 300rs rose red 'Industry' issue and 1930 5,000rs green CONDOR 'Zeppelin' issue (SG 333 & Sanabria #Z1) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO 'Condor' cds dated 24 MAI 1930. Flown on the first 'Sudamerikafahrt' with 'By Condor Airmail in Brazil' green & yellow airmail label and large diamond 'EUROPE PAN AMERICA ROUND FLIGHT' cachet in purple on front. Addressed to GERMANY with large RECIFE 'Condor' transit cds and FRIEDRICHSHAFEN arrival on reverse. A fine item. (Muller #57c) - Est £95

Lot 210 - 1931 - $10+$5 green & yellow 'Revolution of 3rd October' issue, the top value fine mint. (SG 503, Cat £75) - Est £30

Lot 211 - 1932 - 'Sao Paulo Revolutionary Government' LEX issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 518/28 Cat £100) - Est £75

Lot 212 - 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. Unused with some light tones. - Est £15

Lot 213 - 1932 - ZEPPELIN: Plain postcard franked with 1920 400rs ultramarine 'Industry' defin and 1932 3500r on 5000r violet blue 'Zeppelin' OPT issue (SG 395 & 511) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO cds dated 16 SEP 1932. Flown on Zeppelin LZ127 on the 6th South American Flight with illustrated Zeppelin cachet on front. Addressed to GERMANY with FRIEDRICHSHAFEN arrival cds on reverse dated 21. 9. 32. (Sieger #178) - Est £45

Lot 214 - 1933 - FIRST FLIGHT - VARIG: Illustrated 'Varig Correio Aerio comemorativo da Festa da Uva P. Alegre - Caixas' First Flight cover franked with 1920 200rs rose red & 1931 350rs red VARIG issue (Sanabria #V17) tied by PORTO ALEGRE VARIG cds's dated 18 FEB 1933. Addressed to CAXIAS with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #188) - Est £35

Lot 215 - 1934 - '400th Anniversary of Founding of Sao Paulo by Anchieta' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 561/4) - Est £10

Lot 216 - 1935 - 'Visit of President Terra of Uruguay' issue, the set of four fine cds used. (SG 565/8) - Est £10

Lot 217 - 1935 - 'Child Welfare' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 578/81) - Est £10

Lot 218 - 1936 - REVENUE PROOF: 50r red 'Estado de Bahia - Imposto de Sello' litho REVENUE issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour perforated on gummed paper with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN' overprint in black and small hole punch. (Barata #41) - Est £18

Lot 219 - 1937 - 'Tourism' issue, the set of six fine cds used. (SG 602/7, Cat £110) - Est £45

Lot 220 - 1937 - REVENUES: Complete folded four page legal document with Brazilian revenues tied by manuscript in SAO PAULO and also Great Britain GV CONSULAR revenues tied by oval BRITISH CONSULATE GENERAL SAO PAULO cancels with many other handstamps and markings. Unusual, needs further research. - Est £25

Lot 221 - 1940 - New York's World Fair' issue the set of three fine cds used. (SG 633/5) - Est £10

Lot 222 - 1941 - 50cr brown red 'Top Value' perf 13½ a fine mint copy. (SG 766a, Cat £31) - Est £12

Lot 223 - 1942 - FIRST FLIGHT: Printed 'N.A.B.' envelope franked with 1939 1200rs purple (SG 615) tied by SERVICIO AEREO BRASIL cds dated 27 JU 1942. Flown on the 'N.A.B.' JOAO PESSOA - RIO DE JANEIRO first flight with light strike of boxed NAB first flight cachet in green on front. Addressed to RIO DE JANEIRO with arrival cds on reverse. A scarce flight. (Muller #Unlisted) - Est £45

Lot 224 - 1943 - 'Centenary of First Brazilian Postage Stamps' BULLSEYE issue, the set of three in fine mint blocks of four. (SG 680/2) - Est £10

Lot 225 - 1943 - 'Centenary of First Brazilian Postage Stamps' BULLSEYE issue miniature sheet fine used with commemorative cancel. (SG MS682a, Cat £33) - Est £15

Lot 226 - 1944 - 'Airmail' SURCHARGE issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 693/7, Cat £19) - Est £10

Lot 227 - 1946 - PRISONER OF WAR MAIL: Airmail cover franked with 1941 200rs brown orange and 2000rs slate purple (SG 651 & 659) tied by BLUMENAU cds's dated 1 VI 1946. Addressed to 'Snr Ob Gefr Bruno King, F.W.G. 35732, Prisoner of War Camp No. 5, Camp Carson, Colorado, USA'. Undelivered with various manuscript markings in red and two line 'NO RECORD THIS STATION CAMP CARSON, COLO' and 'Return to Writer' cachet with 'UNDELIVERED' ticked, plus various transit and arrival marks. - Est £30

Lot 228 - 1949 - 'Roosevelt' issue a mint single a fine cds used block of four with first day cancel and the miniature sheet fine unused as issued. (SG 788 & MS788a, Cat £47+) - Est £20

Lot 229 - 1964 - '400th Anniversary of Rio de Janeiro' issue pair of miniature sheets fine unused as issued. (SG MS1109, Cat £22) - Est £10

Lot 230 - 1893-1945 - Range of postal history to unusual destinations inc Colombia, Cuba (2), Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Guatemala & Curacao including postal stationery cards inc with added stamps, airmails and one to Cuba is a British 'On His Britannic Majesty's Service' cover. Mixed condition with faults but an interesting group. (8 items) - Est £35

Lot 231 - 1954-1991 - OFFICIAL SEALS: Interesting lot of mainly modern covers including incoming from Cuba, Canada, Belgium, Finland & France plus various Brazilian internal covers all with 'Official Seals' or official sealing tape, mostly applied due to damage. Many different types. (10 items) - Est £30

British Guiana

Lot 232 - 1876 - 48c red brown 'Ship' issue, wmk 'Crown CC', a fine mint copy. (SG 133, Cat £150) - Est £60

Lot 233 - 1882 - 1c black on magenta 'Ship' issue perforated 'SPECIMEN' a fine cds mint copy with full O.G. showing variety '1' WITH FOOT. (SG 162c, Cat £180) - Est £65

Lot 234 - 1890 - 1c on $4 black & green SHIP 'Provisional' overprint issue, a fine block of six with variety 'LARGER FIGURE 4' on the left hand pair of the block used with multiple strikes of GEORGETOWN squared circle cds dated 4 MAY 1893. A superb multiple. (SG 210 & 210b, Cat £164) - Est £80

Lot 235 - 1890 - Cover franked with single 1888 1c dull purple with INLAND REVENUE 'Provisional' opt (SG 175) tied by GEORGETOWN cds dated 18 JUN 1890. Addressed locally within GEORGETOWN. A scarce issue on cover used correctly to pay the 1c local rate. - Est £95

Lot 236 - 1891 - Neat cover franked with single 1890 1c on $1 green INLAND REVENUE 'Provisional' issue (SG 207) tied by GEORGETOWN cds dated FEB 25 1891. Addressed locally within GEORGETOWN. A scarce issue on cover used correctly to pay the 1c local rate. - Est £95

Lot 237 - 1898 - Queen Victoria's Jubilee' issue the set of five fine mint. (SG 216/221, Cat £130) - Est £50

Lot 238 - 1899 - 1c blue black & carmine red 'Mount Roraima' issue superb used with complete central strike of SANTA ROSA cds dated AP 13 1899. Santa Rosa was a mission station situated on the Moruca River. Rare cancel. (SG 216) - Est £75

Lot 239 - 1900 - STAMP SHORTAGE: Cover franked with a 1c green on cream 'Ship' postal stationery wrapper CUT OUT(H&G E1) tied by GEORGETOWN cds dated DEC 11 1900. Addressed locally within GEORGETOWN. Cover slightly trimmed at left but a scarce provisional use. - Est £65

Lot 240 - 1929 - 2c violet 'Ship' postal stationery envelope (H&G B6) used with added 1921 4c brown & bright purple GV issue (SG 275) tied by LEONORA cds's with printed red & white registration label alongside with partial strike of the LEONORA cds (showing name only). Addressed to GEORGETOWN with partial arrival cds on reverse. Part of backflap missing. - Est £45

Lot 241 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of twelve plus the 1c yellow green shade all good to fine mint. (SG 308/19 & 308a, Cat £133) - Est £50

British Honduras

Lot 242 - 1891 - $1 green & carmine QV issue, a good mint copy. (SG 63, Cat £100) - Est £40

Lot 243 - 1894 - 5c on 1½d red brown on buff QV 'Surcharge' postal stationery card (H&G 2, opt Type 1) used with 'K65' barred numeral cancel with BELIZE cds dated AP 26 1894 alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with commercial condolences message on reverse. Card is lightly toned but scarce used. - Est £30

Lot 244 - 1899 - 5c ultramarine two copies with 'REVENUE' opt 12mm long and 11mm long, 10c mauve & green with opt 12mm long and 25c red brown & green two copies with 12mm long and 11mm long all fine mint. (SG 66, 66d, 67, 68 & 68d, Cat £92+) - Est £35

Lot 245 - 1900 - POSTAL FISCAL: Cover franked with 1899 5c blue QV issue with 'REVENUE' overprint (SG 66) tied by BELIZE cds dated NOV 2 1900. Addressed to USA with arrival mark on reverse. Scarce issue on cover. - Est £150

Lot 246 - 1902 - Range of EVII issues with 1902 set of four wmk 'Crown CA' fine used, 1904 1c grey green & green on chalk surfaced paper mint & used and 5c grey black & blue on blue cds used and 1908 2c carmine mint and 5c ultramarine mint corner pair with '1' plate number in margin. (SG 80/3, 84a, 86 & 96/7, Cat £81+) - Est £30

Lot 247 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 150/61, Cat £225) - Est £90

Lot 248 - 1952 - Cover franked with single 1938 1c bright magenta & green GVI issue (SG 150) tied by good strike of oval LOUISVILLE temporary rubber datestamp in purple dated MAY 29 1952. Addressed to BELIZE. Very scarce. - Est £60

Lot 249 - 1956 - 2d dark brown on cream QE2 postal stationery reply card of Great Britain (H&G 69) the reply half used back to Great Britain additionally franked with 1953 4c brown & green and 10c slate & bright blue QE2 issue (SG 182 & 184) tied by two fine strikes of BOOM cds dated JUL 25 1956. Addressed to UK with BELIZE transit cds on front & reverse. The reverse has a full message from the Postmaster of the Burrel Boom P.O. - Est £45

Lot 250 - 1957 - Cover franked with 1953 1c green & black, 2c yellow brown & black and 5c deep olive green & scarlet QE2 issue (SG 179/180 & 183) tied by two fine strikes of GUINEA GRASS cds dated NOV 20 1957. Addressed to UK with ORANGE WALK and BELIZE transit cds's on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 251 - 1957 - Cover franked with 1953 strip of three 1c green & black and 5c deep olive green & scarlet QE2 issue (SG 179 & 183) tied by multiple strikes of SAN ESTEVAN cds dated NOV 13 1957. Addressed to UK with BELIZE transit cds on reverse. - Est £30

Burma

Lot 252 - 1882 - INDIA USED IN BURMA: 1r slate QV issue fine used on piece with complete strike of RANGOON Z squared circle cancel dated JAN 3 1900. (SG 101) - Est £12

Lot 253 - 1920 - INDIA USED IN BURMA: Cover franked on reverse with India 1911 ½a emerald GV issue (SG 156) tied by fine strike of MYITTHA cds dated 13 OCT 1920. Addressed internally to MYAUNGMYA with arrival cds also on reverse. This cancellation is unrecorded in 'The Postal History of Burma by Proud). Rare. - Est £110

Lot 254 - 1935 - INDIA USED IN BURMA: Cover franked on reverse with India 1935 1a black & brown GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue (SG 242) tied by fine strike of KYAIKTO cds dated 27 JUN 1935. Addressed internally to BOGALE with arrival cds also on reverse. - Est £40

Lot 255 - 1937 - 2a 6p orange GV issue of India tied on piece by fine strike of KABO SHWEBO B.O. cds dated MAR 1937. Listed in Proud but rated as 'Not seen'. (SG 207) - Est £30

Lot 256 - 1938 - POSTAGE DUE: Cover franked on reverse with block of seven 1937 1a chocolate GV issue with 'BURMA' overprint (SG 4) tied by two strikes of MARTABAN cds dated 10 JAN 1938. Addressed to UK taxed on arrival with unframed 'T' mark and added 1936 1d carmine 'Postage Due' issue (SG D20) tied by SOUTHEND ON SEA cds. A scarcer origination. - Est £40

Lot 257 - 1939 - Cover franked with single 1937 2as 6p orange GV issue with 'BURMA' overprint (SG 6) tied by fine KANBAUK cds dated 17 JAN 1939. Addressed to UK. - Est £35

Lot 258 - 1942 - JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1a scarlet 'Farmer' issue on laid batonne paper, a fine unused copy. (SG J46, Cat £26) - Est £12

Lot 259 - 1943 - JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 5c scarlet 'State Crest' square issue, a fine unused IMPERF copy. (SG J72a, Cat £35) - Est £18

Lot 260 - 1947 - 10r claret & violet GVI 'SERVICE' overprint issue with additional 'Interim Burmese Government' overprint, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG O53) - Est £12

Lot 261 - 1948 - Airmail cover franked on reverse with 1947 1½a orange GVI 'Interim Government' overprint issue and 1948 ½a yellow green and 4 x 1a rose 'Independence Day' issue (SG 72 & 83/84) tied by multiple strikes of HENZADA cds. Addressed to INDIA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £18

Lot 262 - 1962 - Official cover franked on reverse with 1954 strip of three 5p ultramarine 'Official' overprint issue (SG O154) tied by MAUBIN cds's with Burmese 'Official' cachets on front. Addressed to RANGOON with arrival marks on reverse. - Est £18

Canada

Lot 263 - 1870 - 3c orange red 'Small Queen' issue MONTREAL printing on medium paper, a fine used copy with central THETFORD MINES QUE cds dated AUG 30 1892. (SG 83) - Est £12

Lot 264 - 1903 - 2c pale rose carmine EVII issue, a fine mint bottom marginal block of four COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE. (SG 177a) - Est £35

Lot 265 - 1906 - MINING: Colour PPC 'St. Mary's cathedral and Glebe House, Halifax' franked on message side with 1903 1c green EVII issue (SG 175) tied by dumb 'Bars' cancel with fine strike of MALAGA GOLD MINES N.S. cds alongside dated JAN 29 1906. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival cds's on front. A scarce origination. - Est £60

Lot 266 - 1909 - PPC 'Railway Avenue, Kisbey, Sask' franked on message side with 1903 1c green EVII issue (SG 175) tied by dumb 'Bars' cancel with KISBEY SASK cds alongside. Addressed to TORONTO. - Est £18

Lot 267 - 1912 - COIL ISSUE: 1c blue green GV 'Admiral' issue a fine mint COIL pair Imperf x perf 8. (SG 220) - Est £35

Lot 268 - 1934 - 3c scarlet GV issue tied on piece with superb full strike of boxed EASTERN ARCTIC MAIL SERVIC Hudson's Bay Co. S.S. "NASCOPIES" ship cancel in purple. The Nascopies was an ice breaker that provided a mail service across Hudson Bay. (SG 321) - Est £50

Lot 269 - 1937 - Cover franked with a 3c red GV postal stationery cut out from the 1933 3c red envelope (H&G B56) which has fallen off the cover and been reattached with glue cancelled by BRANTFORD ONT cds dated JUL 7 1937 with straight line 'STAMP FALLEN OFF AT BRANTFORD' instructional mark alongside. Addressed to USA. - Est £15

Lot 270 - 1937 - 10c red GVI issue, a strip of four used with two fine strikes of boxed DARTMOUTH M.P.O. 602 N.S. cancel in purple dated NOV 8 1941. (SG 363) - Est £10

Lot 271 - 1944 - PRISONER OF WAR MAIL: Printed 'PRISONER OF WAR MAIL FREE' postcard sent by a German POW with 'Heinz Roder, No. 59917, Ob-Masch Marine, Internment Camp 133 Abtlg. 4 Base Post Office Ottawa, Canada' return address at left with light 'P.O.W.' cds and straight line 'EXAMINED BY D. B. / 644' censor mark on front. Addressed to 'GREAT GERMANY' and censored again on arrival. - Est £30

Lot 272 - 1950 - Headed 'Canadian International Trade Fair O.H.M.S.' airmail cover franked with GVI 1949 3c purple with 'O.H.M.S.' PERFIN and 4c carmine lake with 'O.H.M.S.' overprints (SG O161 & O175) tied by TORONTO machine cancel. Addressed to UK with circular 'T 48 CENTIMES' marking. - Est £40

Lot 273 - 1948 - NEWFOUNDLAND - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover franked with block of four & single 1941 1c grey 'Atlantic Cod' issue (SG 276) tied by multiple strike of St. J & P.A.B. R.P.O. NEWFD. cds dated AUG 1948. Addressed to GLACE BAY, NOVA SCOTIA. - Est £15

Chile

Lot 274 - 1807 - SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD: Undated cover from SANTIAGO to COQUIMBO with fine strike of straight line CHILE in red. Rated '1½' in manuscript. - Est £75

Lot 275 - 1854 - 5c reddish brown 'Desmadryl' printing, two used copies with mixed margins. (SG 4, Cat £74) - Est £25

Lot 276 - 1854 - 5c dull brown 'Gillet' LITHO issue, a good lightly used copy two tight but clear margins, touching at top and bottom. A scarce printing. (SG 7, Cat £200) - Est £75

Lot 277 - 1855 - 5c red brown on blued paper PERKINS BACON 'New Plate' printing, a fine used four margin copy. (SG 17) - Est £10

Lot 278 - 1856 - 5c orange vermilion 'Estancos' printing, a very fine lightly used copy with four margins. A scarce shade. (SG 21, Cat £130) - Est £55

Lot 279 - 1858 - Cover franked with diagonally BISECTED 1856 10c grey blue 'Estancos' printing, poor impression (SG 27) tied by 'Target' cancel in black with CONCEPCION cds in blue alongside dated 22 NOV 1858. Addressed to SANTIAGO with arrival cds on reverse then readdressed to VALPARAISO. Fine & scarce. - Est £150

Lot 280 - 1861 - 10c deep blue on blued paper 'Last London' printing, a mint copy with gum, two clear margins the others tight to touching. (SG 32, Cat £85) - Est £35

Lot 281 - 1877 - 5c lake 'Roulette' issue used with good identifiable part strike of undated S. FRANCISCO DE LIMACHE EST cds. A scarce cancel. (SG 51) - Est £10

Lot 282 - 1877 - 10c blue 'Roulette' issue used with fine strike of hollow STAR cancel in black. (SG 52) - Est £18

Lot 283 - 1878 - 15c greenish slate 'Roulette' issue and 1905 5c blue 'Columbus' issue both used with good large part strikes of the boxed 'HAUTE MER ALTA MAR' cancel in black. (SG 61 & 107) - Est £10

Lot 284 - 1878 - 50c mauve 'Roulette' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 65, Cat £37) - Est £18

Lot 285 - 1878 - 5c dull rose 'Roulette' issue used with fine strike of OVALLE thimble cds dated 24 JAN 1881. (SG 58) - Est £10

Lot 286 - 1894 - Black on Green 'Tarjeta de Servicio' Official SHIP type postal stationery card (H&G D13), 'Cadot' printing with imprint at bottom used with VALPARAISO cds dated 20 AGO 1895. Addressed locally with full message on reverse advising that the addressee had to collect an international money transfer. The cards is toned and badly creased but very scarce in used condition. - Est £20

Lot 287 - 1894 - 15c pink on white postal stationery envelope (H&G B7) sent registered with advice of receipt with added 1878 10c orange 'Roulette' issue (SG 60a) tied by SANTIAGO 3 cds's dated 7 MAY 1894 with printed black on white 'SANTIAGO 3' registration label and perforated '(CHILE) A.R.' label on front. Addressed to HOLLAND with transit & arrival marks on front & reverse. - Est £90

Lot 288 - 1895 - LOCAL POST: Nice group of issues with CORREO URBANO or CONDICCION GRATUITA markings inc seven stamps all with good strikes of the oval or circular CORREO URBANO cancels plus 1893 2c + 2c PSC with the oval cancel and 1901 1c PSC and 2c lettersheet with the circular cancel, 1895 2c PSC and 2c lettercard both with the hooded CONDUCCION GRATUITA VALPARAISO cancel, 1899 2c PSC with large CONDUCCION GRATUITA cds and 1896 1c PSC with boxed CONDUCCION GRATUITA and CORREO URBAN cds. Lovely lot for display. (7 cards & 7 stamps) - Est £65

Lot 289 - 1897 - Cover franked with single 1878 5c bright ultramarine 'Roulette' issue (SG 59) tied by RANCAGUA cds. Addressed to SANTIAGO with arrival cds and boxed '3' postman's numeral on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 290 - 1901 - TELEGRAPHS: 'Valdivia' Telegraph issue, perf 14-15, the set of three fine lightly used. (Barefoot #12/14, Cat £14) - Est £10

Lot 291 - 1901 - 2c carmine 'Arias' issue a fine used copy with full strike of LA NORIA cds dated 4 MAR 1904. La Noria Postal Agency was a small station on the Northern Chile railway, originally Peruvian until the Pacific War. Scarce cancel. (SG 88) - Est £18

Lot 292 - 1904 - 2c pale brown 'Telegraph' issue with 'CORREOS' OPT INVERTED, a fine cds used copy. (SG 94a, Cat £32) - Est £16

Lot 293 - 1904 - Colour PPC 'Talcahuano Vista General' franked on picture side with 1904 2c pale brown 'Provisional' issue (SG 94) with second copy on message side both tied by TALCAHUANO cds's dated 1 OCT 1904 with additional strike on message side. Addressed to BELGIUM and taxed on arrival with unframed 'T' marking in black and added 1900 50c grey 'Postage Due' issue (SG D103) tied by BRUXELLES cds. - Est £40

Lot 294 - 1905 - 'Columbus' issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 104/14, Cat £40) - Est £25

Lot 295 - 1907 - REVENUES: 50c claret 'Consular Revenue' issue a very fine lightly used block of four. (Unlisted in Forbin) - Est £12

Lot 296 - 1908 - B&W PPC 'Santiago, Alameda, Fuente del Neptuno' franked on message side with single 1903 10c on 30c orange red 'Cabezone' issue (SG 93) tied by SANTIAGO roller cancel. Addressed to UK. - Est £12

Lot 297 - 1911 - 'Presidente' issue, the complete set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 135/49, Cat £180) - Est £95

Lot 298 - 1911 - 12c black & rose 'Presidente' issue a fine mint block of ten. (SG 140, Cat £19) - Est £10

Lot 299 - 1911 - First 'Presidente' issue set of fifteen fine cds used. (SG 135/149) - Est £24

Lot 300 - 1912 - Second 'Presidente' issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 150/6, Cat £15) - Est £10

Lot 301 - 1915 - 'Presidente' issue, the basic set of twelve fine mint. (SG 164/75, Cat £104+) - Est £50

Lot 302 - 1915 - 14c black & carmine UNISSUED 'Presidente' type with portrait of 'Manuel de Salas'. A fine unused example without gum. Very scarce. - Est £90

Lot 303 - 1915 - OFFICIAL SEALS: Blue, red & white 'Sawtooth' OFFICIAL SEAL with SANTIAGO town name a fine mint example. - Est £12

Lot 304 - 1927 - TELEGRAPHS: 1927 10c black & red and 1929 20c blue both unused plus 20c blue fine used with purple cds dated 1931. (Barefoot #19 & 21) - Est £10

Lot 305 - 1927 - 'Testart' AIR overprint issue a superb cds complete set of five. Very Scarce. (SG 184/184d) - Est £395

Lot 306 - 1928 - 5p black & green 'Presidente' AIR opt issue (with wmk) two strips of three arranged as a block of six tied on small piece by CERTIF-IQUIQUE cds's plus 10p black & orange with wmk fine cds used. (SG 202/3, Cat £25+) - Est £12

Lot 307 - 1930 - PARCEL POST: Circa 1930 10c black on grey blue '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 #EE2) - Est £18

Lot 308 - 1931 - ISLAND MAIL: Cover franked with 1928 20c black & orange red and 50c black & green 'Presidente' issue (SG 209 & 212) tied by ANCUD cds dated 18 OCT 1931 with second strike alongside. Ancud is the main P.O. on the Island of Chiloe. Addressed to GERMANY with transit marks on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 309 - 1934 - Internal airmail cover franked with 1931 2 x 20c carmine & 50c sepia LAN 'Internal' airmail issue (SG 225/6) tied by VALLENAR cds. Addressed to IQUIQUE with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £10

Lot 310 - 1936 - '400th Anniversary of Discovery of Chile' issue the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 256/267, Cat £34) - Est £16

Lot 311 - 1940 - Registered airmail cover franked with 1934 pair 15c blue green, pair 2p light blue and pair 5p orange red 'International' AIR issue on front and additional pair 10c yellow green, 50c sepia and pair 5p orange red on reverse (SG 236/237, 240, 245 & 248) all tied by LOS ANGELES cds's dated 9 MAY 1940. Addressed to HOLLAND with boxed '1930 12 DE MAYO 1940 10a Aniversario del Primer cruce aereo del Atlantico Sud AIR FRANCE' cachet in purple on front and NAZI censor strip on reverse with censor mark and SANTIAGO transit cds. - Est £30

Lot 312 - 1948 - Circa 1948 real photographic PPC 'Chile Constitucion - Panorama de los Banos' franked on picture side with single 1948 60c ultramarine 'Claude Gay' issue (SG 381e, Boisduvalia Tocornalli flowers type) tied by VALPARAISO cds. Addressed to USA. - Est £10

Lot 313 - 1950 - REVENUES: Circa. 1950 long purple IMPUESTO DE CHILE 'Nombre del Envasador d Importador - Garrafas Vinos' Wine Tax label and similar green label inscribed 'Botellas Vinos' both imperf unused on security paper. - Est £10

Lot 314 - 1952 - Cover franked with 1938 50c violet and pair 1p orange brown (SG 273/274) tied by three fine strikes of TELEGRAFOS DEL E. LA CRUZ cds dated 15 FEB 1952. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with VALPARAISO transit cds on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 315 - 1955 - DAMAGED MAIL: Large cover franked with an array of stamps including four different 60c ultramarine values of the 1949 'Claude Gay' issue all tied by SAN ANTONIO cds's dated 7 DEC 1955. Addressed to GERMANY with five 'Postamt Dortmund 1' black & white official seals along the bottom edge with German language 'Arrived damaged in Dortmund, Closed by the Post office' cachet in purple on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 316 - 1960 - UNITED NATIONS: Circa 1960 pair of long printed UN covers sent by private pouch from SANTIAGO to the UN in New York, USA. (2) - Est £10

Lot 317 - 1965 - REVENUES: 5000E black 'Impuesto Municipal' REVENUE issue, a fine mint copy. - Est £10

Lot 318 - 1968 - ISLAND MAIL & PRIVATE REGISTRATION MARKINGS: Printed 'Banco Osorno y La Union' registered cover franked with pair 1960 50c lake & red brown (SG 516) tied by CASTRO cds dated 8 AGO 1968 with boxed 'Certificado, Banco Osorno y La Union, CASTRO' registration marking in purple on front. Addressed to SANTIAGO with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 319 - 1853-2007 - Pair of green Scott Speciality Albums with printed pages for 'Chile' 1853 - 2007' complete with slip cases in superb condition (cost £300+ to buy new) with a decent used collection from a few earlies through mid period to modern. Also includes a spare pack of plain leaves. (100's) - Est £150

Lot 320 - 1893-1990 - Useful range of covers & postal history with 1893 3c PSC from ANTOFAGASTA to HUNGARY, 1895 2c PSC with LEBU cds to LINARES, 1904 Official 'Escuela Naval' cover with pair 1904 5c red 'Provisionals' tied VALPARAISO to FRANCE, 1905 Ferro-Carril de Antofagasta a Bolivia cover to UK, 1907 5c PSE with added 5c tied ANGOL to GERMANY, 1909 3c PSC with added 2 x 1c taxed to Germany, 1913 2c brown Postal Fiscal on local front, a 'Senado' official front, the two PS wrappers and 15c violet PS reg envelope unused and 1990 boxed 'Multada Lo0s Angeles' postage due cachet on cover to UK. (12 items) - Est £50

Lot 321 - 1900-1930 - POSTCARDS: Nice lot of cards all from Valparaiso or Santiago with many varied views including Hotels, shops, Port, government buildings, many showing the Bay with ships & churches etc plus a few more modern cards. Mixed condition used and unused. (35 items) - Est £35

Lot 322 - 1900-1960 - POSTCARDS: The balance of the collection inc many views of smaller towns & villages and some super subjects inc 'Posada del Juncal', two Transandino Railway cards, the Visit of the ship 'Jeneral de Gatico', Oficina Ramirez nitrate plant, 'Un mina de Carbon sobre el Rio de Las Minas' plus cards showing Taltal, Arica, Coquimbo, Talcahuano, Lota, Tocopilla, Caleta, Vina del Mar and Miramar. A super lot. (56 items) - Est £75

Colombia

Lot 323 - 1859 - 10c buff 'Grenadine Confederation' FIRST issue, a good four margin copy used with part blue oval cancel. Small thin on reverse. (SG 4a, Cat £110) - Est £45

Lot 324 - 1859 - 1p carmine 'Grenadine Federation' issue, a superb looking copy four huge margins used with manuscript cancel. Thinned on reverse. (SG 6, Cat £160) - Est £80

Lot 325 - 1860 - 10c yellow 'Grenadine Federation' second issue, a good used copy with oval BOGOTA cancel in black. Four large margins. Small thin on reverse. (SG 9, Cat £55) - Est £25

Lot 326 - 1863 - 5c yellow, a fine looking four margin unused example. Small thin on reverse. (SG 26a, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 327 - 1863 - 10c blue, a fine four margin used copy. (SG 27) - Est £10

Lot 328 - 1863 - 10c blue, a fine four margin copy used with good part strike of oval 'U S SOCORRO FRANCA' cancel with 'U S' at top indicating the United States of Colombia. Unusual, not seen by us before. (SG 27) - Est £20

Lot 329 - 1865 - 20c blue, a fine looking four margin copy with oval MEDELLIN FRANCA cancel in blue. Small thin on reverse. (SG 35) - Est £10

Lot 330 - 1865 - 50c green 'Type A', a fine lightly used copy with small part manuscript cancel, four margins just touched at top right. (SG 36, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 331 - 1865 - 1p rose, a fine lightly used copy, margins tight to touching. (SG 38a) - Est £10

Lot 332 - 1866 - 1p carmine, a fine looking mint copy with small part O.G. Four margins. (SG 48a, Cat £85) - Est £40

Lot 333 - 1870 - 25c black on blue a fine used four margin copy with manuscript cancel. Tiny thin on reverse. (SG 67) - Est £10

Lot 334 - 1870 - 5p black on green 'High Value', Type 1, a fine used four margin copy. (SG 68, Cat £90) - Est £45

Lot 335 - 1881 - 10c lilac 'Registration' issue, a fine looking unused copy with good margins all round. (SG R105, Cat £85) - Est £35

Lot 336 - 1883 - 5p yellow brown on yellow, perf 10½, a fine mint copy. (SG 115) - Est £10

Lot 337 - 1892 - 10p blue 'Top Value', two copies perf 13½ and perf 10½, both fine mint. (SG 164 & 164a, Cat £42) - Est £20

Lot 338 - 1899 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 5c red on buff and 10c blue on buff 'Cartagena' issue, imperf with 'Stars' control opts in purple. Both fine looking unused copies with tiny thins on reverse. (SG 175/6, Cat £79) - Est £35

Lot 339 - 1899 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 10c red on rose 'Cartagena' issue, pin-perf 6½, a fine mint copy. (SG 180, Cat £24) - Est £12

Lot 340 - 1899 - 1000 DAYS WAR: Small mint group of 'Cartagena' issues with 2c black on buff pin perf but mis-perfed to remove the 'CORREOS' at top, 1901 1c black and 2c brown pin perf and 1c black imperf, 1902 1c blue pin perf, 10c brown perf 12 and 10c black pin perf. (SG 182, 184a, 185/6, 185a, 188c & 190, Cat £39+) - Est £18

Lot 341 - 1902 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 50p orange on pale rose 'Bogota' issue, a fine used copy with part boxed cancel. Small barely noticeable pin hole at top but an uncommon & underrated stamp. (SG 206A, Cat £95) - Est £40

Lot 342 - 1902 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 10c slate purple 'Medellin' REGISTRATION issue, a fine mint copy. Couple of light tones. (SG R257, Cat £29) - Est £15

Lot 343 - 1903 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 10p yellow green 'Barranquilla' issue mint with thin on reverse and 10p claret cds used with small surface scuff. (SG 240A & 241A, Cat £42) - Est £15

Lot 344 - 1903 - 1000 DAYS WAR: Cover franked with 2 x 1902 20c blue on buff 'Bogota' issue, imperf (SG 199A) tied by fine CALI duplex cancel in red dated NOV 27 1903. Addressed to FRANCE. Part of backflap missing but very attractive. - Est £35

Lot 345 - 1904 - GOLD CURRENCY ISSUE: Group of covers all franked with the 1904 'Gold Currency' issue on pelure paper inc 1904 diagonally BISECTED 10c violet (SG 263) tied on large piece by BARRANQUILLA cds, trio of covers from the same correspondence franked with 5c rose (SG 262) from TUMACO to UK with PANAMA transit cds's, 1904 5c on cover to USA tied by ANULADA SECCION 5A INTERNACIONAL BOGOTA cancel in purple and additional worn cover to USA. Mixed condition. (6 items) - Est £35

Lot 346 - 1917 - 2p orange 'Portrait' issue with 'OFICIO' (Specimen) opt in purple. (SG 366) - Est £15

Lot 347 - 1917 - 10p deep brown 'Top Value', a superb unmounted mint example. (SG 368, Cat £60) - Est £40

Lot 348 - 1925 - 1c on 3c brown REVENUE surcharge issue 'ABNCo' printing, a good used copy. (SG 407) - Est £10

Lot 349 - 1926 - PERFIN: Printed blue & red 'J. V. Mogollon & Co. Cartagena Colombia Papeleria, Libreria, Encuadernacion y Tipografia' cover with Remmington Typewriter Advert at lower left franked with pair 1923 4c blue (SG 395) with 'J.V.M.' PERFINS tied by CARTAGENA cds in purple. Addressed to FRANCE. Cover has an opening tear at right. - Est £15

Lot 350 - 1932 - 2p dull red SCADTA issue with 'CORREO AEREO' opt in black, a fine cds used copy. (SG 423, Cat £45) - Est £25

Lot 351 - 1932 - 3p dull mauve SCADTA issue with 'CORREO AEREO' opt in black, a fine cds used copy. (SG 424, Cat £85) - Est £45

Lot 352 - 1933 - REVENUES: 2c orange, 50c red on rose strip of three and two different printings of the 5p black on green 'Timbre Nacional' REVENUES plus 1944 10c blue, 50c orange & pair 1p carmine inscribed 'Timbre Nacional Servicio Exterior' plus a rouletted 5p brown of the same type each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (11) - Est £30

Lot 353 - 1935 - 5p light blue & deep violet 'Third National Olympiad' issue, a fine mint copy with full gum. Small thin on reverse. (SG 475, Cat £600) - Est £200

Lot 354 - 1937 - 'Barranquilla Industrial Exhibition' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 493/5, Cat £32) - Est £16

Lot 355 - 1938 - 1p red brown '400th Anniversary of Bogota' issue, a very fine mint copy. (SG 521, Cat £65) - Est £30

Lot 356 - 1940 - REVENUES: Circa 1940 'Rentas Departamentales CALDAS' IMPUESTO DE CIGARRILLOS Revenue issue set of six printed on security paper, imperf with each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN in black & with small hole punch. (6) - Est £25

Lot 357 - 1942 - REVENUES: 20c violet 'Capitolo Nacional' REVENUE issue inscribed 'Timbre Nacional', two fine blocks of ten one dated '1942' printed on plain paper and the other undated printed on security paper each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (20 stamps) - Est £25

Lot 358 - 1944 - REVENUES: 4p olive green and 5p brown 'Arms' REVENUE issue inscribed 'Timbre Nacional Servicio Exterior' both IMPERF PROOFS on white paper each with 'SPECIMEN' opt and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (2) - Est £10

Lot 359 - 1944 - REVENUES: 10c blue, 20c violet, 50c orange, 1p carmine, 2p turquoise and 5p brown 'Arms' REVENUE issue inscribed 'Timbre Nacional Servicio Exterior'. All in fine blocks of four each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (24) - Est £45

Lot 360 - 1945 - 'Sobreporte Aereo' issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 622/32, Cat £30) - Est £15

Lot 361 - 1946 - 1c on 5c brown 'Surcharge' issue, a fine unused IMPERF copy with large margins all round. Possibly a trial of some kind. Unusual. (SG 636 var) - Est £12

Lot 362 - 1948 - 2p blue & blue green, 3p black & rose carmine and 5p turquoise & sepia AIR issue top values fine mint. (SG 701/703, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 363 - 1957 - 5c black & pale blue and 5p black & yellow 'EXTRA-RAPIDO' opt issue, both fine mint. (SG 906/7, Cat £23+) - Est £10

Lot 364 - 1959 - 'Centenary of First Colombian Postage Stamps' issue, the set of eight and miniature sheet inscribed 'EXTRA-RAPIDO' fine mint. (SG 989/96 & MS997, Cat £29+) - Est £15

Lot 365 - 1959 - 'Miss World' issue, the set of three (SG 952/4) on illustrated official First Day Cover numbered '318' tied by BOGOTA PRIMER DIA DE SERVICIO cds's dated 26.6.1959. Unaddressed. A scarce FDC, very few were issued. (Stamps Cat £60 as used) - Est £45

Lot 366 - 1960 - UNITED NATIONS: Circa 1960 pair of long printed UN covers sent by private pouch from BOGOTA to the UN in New York, USA. (2) - Est £10

 

Lot 367 - 1916-1932 - Small range of covers inc 1928 reg with GB type blue & white 'MEDELLIN' reg label to Canal Zone, 1916 5c tied by NEW YORK PAQUEBOT cds to USA, 1922 3 x Provisional Numerals to USA, 1921 cover with boxed TUMACO cancel, 1932 2 x 4c & 2 x 1c to Costa Rica, 1928 4c to Mexico via Panama, 1925 3c on 10c PSE with added 1c from MEDELLIN to BOGOTA and 1928 4c blue PSE used CARTAGENA to BOGOTA. All good to fine. (8 items) - Est £45

Colombia - Airmail

Lot 368 - 1920 - SCADTA: 30c black on rose 'Valiente' FIRST ISSUE, a good mint copy. (SG 1, Cat £39) - Est £20

Lot 369 - 1920 - CCNA: 10c green 'Pilot signalling Biplane' issue, a good looking unused pair with vertical crease. (SG 10, Cat £150) - Est £35

Lot 370 - 1923 - SCADTA: 10c light green with 'EU' machine opt in black for use in the USA, a mint corner marginal block of six with sweated gum. (SG 27F, Cat £27) - Est £12

Lot 371 - 1923 - SCADTA: 60c yellow brown with 'A' machine opt for use in Germany, Austria & Czechoslovakia, a fine mint block of four. (SG 32A, Cat £44) - Est £20

Lot 372 - 1923 - SCADTA: 30c on 60c orange 'PROVISIONAL' opt issue, a fine unused example without gum. (SG 53, Cat £90) - Est £20

Lot 373 - 1925 - SCADTA: Cover franked with 1923 10c blue national issue and 1923 30c dull blue SCADTA issue (SG 398 & 41) tied by BOGOTA cds's. Addressed to LYON, FRANCE with good strike of boxed 'Profitez du Service, Postal Aerien De Colombie, (Economise 10 Jours), Renseignments, Bureau D'Information et Propagande, PARIS- 9 Boulevar de la Madeleine' French consular agents cachet in purple on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 374 - 1930 - SCADTA: 'Death Centenary of Simon Bolivar' OPT issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 70/72, Cat £36) - Est £20

Lot 375 - 1950 - AVIANCA: 'Airmail' issue with large 'A' opt in black, the set of thirteen fine used. (SG 1/13, Cat £65) - Est £30

Lot 376 - 1950 - LANSA: Lansa 'Wings' issue, the set of nine unused. (SG 1/9, Cat £120) - Est £60

Lot 377 - 1950 - LANSA: 5p turquoise & sepia AIR issue with large 'L' overprint in black. A good cds used copy. (SG 20, Cat £70) - Est £30

Lot 378 - 1950 - LANSA - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1949 5c olive green national issue and Lansa 1950 30c green & 40c grey with large 'L' opt (SG 716, 14 & 15) tied by blank boxed CALI 'Lansa' cancel dated JUL 18 1950. Flown on the first LANSA overseas airmail flight. Addressed to SPAIN with boxed first flight cachet on front and boxed LANSA 'Taquilla No.1' markings on reverse with BARCELONA arrival cds. - Est £15

Lot 379 - 1951 - LANSA: AIR issue with small 'L' overprint in black. The set of eight fine mint. (SG 21/28, Cat £100) - Est £50

Lot 380 - 1951 - AVIANCA - OFFICIAL AIRMAIL: Printed 'Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores' airmail cover franked with 1950 30c green AIR issue with 'A' Avianca opt (SG 14) tied by BOGOTA cds with straight line 'PORT PAYE' marking in blue alongside. Addressed to USA with official cachet on reverse. - Est £10

Lot 381 - 1951 - AVIANCA: Airmail cover franked with 1948 20c red brown with 'CORREOS' opt and Avianca 1951 2p blue & blue green with large 'A' opt and (SG 689 & 11) tied by CARTAGENA cds dated 13.3.1951. Addressed to BEYROUTH, LIBAN (Lebanon) with arrival mark on reverse. A nice franking and a very scarce destination. - Est £20

Colombian States

Lot 382 - 1869 - ANTIOQUIA: 2½c blue used with manuscript cancel, 5c green type B and 20c brown fine unused, all have four margins. (SG 5, 7 & 9) - Est £15

Lot 383 - 1869 - ANTIOQUIA: 10c lilac used with AGUADAS manuscript cancel. (SG 8) - Est £15

Lot 384 - 1886 - ANTIOQUIA: 5c blue on buff used with ZARAGOZA manuscript cancel. Small thin. (SG 59) - Est £10

Lot 385 - 1892 - ANTIOQUIA: 10c grey brown used with MANIZALES manuscript cancel. (SG 95) - Est £10

Lot 386 - 1899 - ANTIOQUIA: 2c black on buff 'Typeset' postal stationery card (H&G 1) with oval control mark in purple. A fine unused example. - Est £20

Lot 387 - 1903 - ANTIOQUIA: 2p mauve used with fine ANULADA TAMESIS manuscript cancel. (SG 167) - Est £18

Lot 388 - 1879 - BOLIVAR: 40c lilac 'Registration' issue dated '1879', an IMPERF PROOF in UNISSUED colour on white paper. Tight margins. (As SG R17) - Est £30

Lot 389 - 1880 - BOLIVAR: 40c brown Registration issue on blue laid paper dated '1880', a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. (SG R29 variety) - Est £24

Lot 390 - 1902 - BOLIVAR: Small unsealed cover franked with 1891 20c blue (SG 59) QUADRISECTED to pay the 5c rate tied by small CORREOS DEPARTMENTALES BARRANQUILLA in violet with BARRANQUILLA cds in black alongside. Addressed locally. Scarce. - Est £150

Lot 391 - 1905 - CAUCA - BOGUS: 5c red and 10c green BOGUS issue inscribed 'Provincia de Cauca' imperf, both fine unused. - Est £16

Lot 392 - 1883 - CUNDINAMARCA: 10c black on yellow 'Typeset' PROVISIONAL issue with variety 'INVERTED M IN ADMOR, a fine unused copy with signature of Postmaster. Four large margins. Underrated issue. (SG 9) - Est £55

Lot 393 - 1889 - SANTANDER: 10c violet diagonally BISECTED and tied on small piece by fine strike of oval OCANA cancel in blue. (SG 12) - Est £35

Lot 394 - 1903 - SANTANDER: 50c red 'Postal Fiscal' issue with the provisional handstamp version of the 'PROVISIONAL CORREOS DE SANTANDER' opt but handstamped rather than machine printed used with part straight line 'COLECTURIA DE HACIENDA PAMPLONA' cancel in purple. (As SG 21) - Est £12

Lot 395 - 1905 - SANTANDER - REVENUE: Circa 1905 2c grey 'Impuesto del Consumo de Tabaco' long REVENUE issue overprinted SPECIMEN & with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. - Est £10

Lot 396 - 1870 - TOLIMA: 10c black on white WOVE paper 'Typeset' issue, setting IV a very fine used four margin copy on piece with HONDA FRANCA manuscript cancel. Very scarce. (SG 13) - Est £90

Lot 397 - 1886 - TOLIMA: 5c brown 'Condor' issue with long wings & upper flag staffs omitted used with TIMANA manuscript cancel. (SG 59) - Est £15

Costa Rica

Lot 398 - 1830 - PRESTAMP: Circa 1830. Stampless 'Tobacco' front from GUANACASTE to SAN JOSE with fine strike of boxed 'GUANACASTE' marking in black. Rare. - Est £120

Lot 399 - 1888 - GUANACASTE REVENUES: 25c green & black, two copies with different 'GUANACASTE' opts(Type 8 & 9) and 10p blue green & black with 'GUANACASTE' opt type 8. (3 items) - Est £18

Lot 400 - 1889 - 1c sepia, 2c green, 5c deep orange and 10c brown lake 'Soto' issue all with 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. (SG 22/25) - Est £25

Lot 401 - 1900 - Printed 'Administracion de Correos Certificado por despachar' stampless registered receipt with OFICINA DE CERTIFICADO SAN JOSE COSTA RICA cds in blue dated MAY 4 1900. Addressed to LIMON. An unusual item. - Est £25

Lot 402 - 1901 - 20c black & bright purple 'Waterlow' COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colours mint with gum. (As SG 46) - Est £10

Lot 403 - 1901 - 2col black & deep green 'Waterlow' COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colours, perforated & gummed. Fine. (As SG 49) - Est £16

Lot 404 - 1902 - REVENUE: 10p carmine, 20p carmine, 50p carmine and 100p carmine 'Ship' REVENUE issue a fine composite WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL SHEET OF FOUR in unissued colour, perforated with large sheet margins. Each stamp with small hole punch & 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint in black. Fine & Scarce. - Est £110

Lot 405 - 1907 - Small range of 'Portrait' issues with 25c myrtle & lavender and 1col black & sienna perf 12 and 50c indigo & dull claret perf 11½x14 all lightly used plus 1c indigo & chestnut brown, 5c indigo & orange buff IMPERF unused and 2c black & yellow green IMPERF used. Odd small fault. (SG 63, 65, 74, 57/8 var & 60 var, Cat £50+++) - Est £25

Lot 406 - 1907 - 2c black & yellow green, 4c indigo & red on toned, 5c indigo & orange buff and 1col black & sienna 'Portrait' issue perf 11½x14. All are good mint copies. (SG 68/70 & 75, Cat £85+) - Est £40

Lot 407 - 1907 - 25c myrtle & lavender 'Portrait' issue perf 11½x14 lightly used with part SAN JOSE boxed cancel dated MAR 11 1908. (SG 73, Cat £44) - Est £25

Lot 408 - 1911 - 5c indigo & orange buff, perf 14, with variety '2911' for '1911' (position 35 in sheet), a fine mint copy. Scarce. (SG 90c) - Est £45

Lot 409 - 1911 - 5c indigo & orange buff, a fine cds used pair with variety 'ITALIC I FOR THIRD 1 IN 1911' on right hand stamp. The variety is very clear. (SG 90 variety) - Est £12

Lot 410 - 1921 - AIRMAIL CINDERELLA: 1 col green & orange and 1 col purple & orange yellow 'Costa Rica - Nicaragua' experimental AIRMAIL unofficial issue produced by Luis Venditti. The pair fine unused, the 1 col purple & orange has a corner fault. - Est £40

Lot 411 - 1931 - MARITIME: 10c carmine on white 'Waterlow' postal stationery envelope (H&G B15) used with added 1930 10c carmine (SG 176) tied by superb strike of boxed 'K.N.S.M. S.S. COSTA RICA' Ship cancel in purple dated 10 NOV 1931. Addressed to GERMANY. - Est £40

Lot 412 - 1934 - 1col carmine, 2col light blue, 5col black & 10col red brown AIR issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in red, all fine mint. The 5col has a slight corner fault. (SG O220/3, Cat £29) - Est £15

Lot 413 - 1941 - ESSAY: 5c on 20c deep blue 'Costa Rica - Panama Boundary Treaty' overprint issue ESSAY overprint with 'CINCO' only instead of 'CINCO CENTAVOS'. A fine mint copy. (Costa Rica Postal Catalogue #EA67) - Est £30

Lot 414 - 1947 - 5c green 'Cocos Island' OFFICIAL issue with variety 'CORREOS 1947' OVERPRINT INVERTED, fine mint. Scarce. (SG 431 variety, Mena #254b) - Est £30

Lot 415 - 1964 - UNITED NATIONS: Pair of long printed UN covers franked 55c and 20c respectively, sent by airmail from SAN JOSE to the UN in New York, USA. (2) - Est £10

 

Cuba

Lot 416 - 1860 - POSTAL FORGERY: 1r bright green 'Isabella' issue POSTAL FORGERY tied on small piece by light 'Bars' cancel. Scarce. (As SG 10) - Est £45

Lot 417 - 1862 - MARITIME: Three steamship covers to USA all datelined 'Havana' in 1862, 1865 & 1872 and all with manuscript ship endorsements inc 'Per Steamer Eagle', 'Pr Crescent City' and 'Pr Roanoke'. All addressed to Lanman & Kemp, New York with varied STEAMSHIP 10 arrival marks. (3) - Est £40

Lot 418 - 1864 - 2r red on rose 'Isabella' issue, two fine four margin copies used & unused. (SG 18, Cat £23+) - Est £10

Lot 419 - 1864 - Group of three Isabella covers with 1864 cover franked with four margin 1857 ½r pale blue 'Isabella' issue (SG 9a, lower left corner rounded) tied by 'Parilla' cancel with fine TUNAS cds alongside, addressed to PUERTO PRINCIPE with arrival cds on reverse. An undated cover franked with 1857 ½r greenish blue (SG9) tied by 'Parilla' cancel sent to UNION and a 1863 cover franked with 2 x 1857 ½r deep blue tied from HABANA to MANZANILLO. (3 covers) - Est £65

Lot 420 - 1874 - REVOLUTION: 10c green 'Cuban Revolutionary Government in Exile' issue inscribed 'REP. DE CUBA'. A fine unused example. These stamps were produced by the Revolutionary Junta in the USA and printed by the Continental Banknote Co. of New York. Very scarce. - Est £75

Lot 421 - 1876 - 'Alfonso' issue dated '1876', the set of four fine mint or unused. (SG 64/7) - Est £15

Lot 422 - 1877 - Incoming cover from Great Britain franked with 1873 1/- green QV issue (SG 150, Plate 12) tied by LONDON duplex cancel dated JAN 4 1877. Addressed to HAVANA with fair strike of boxed 'N E 2RS' arrival mark in black on front and HABANA arrival cds's on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 423 - 1878 - 1p rose 'Alfonso XII' issue dated '1878', a fine looking mint copy with small thin on reverse. Also a philatelic forgery of the stamp. (SG 78a, Cat £23) - Est £10

Lot 424 - 1879 - 'Alfonso XII' issue dated '1879', the set of five fine mint or unused. (SG 79 & 81/4, Cat £25) - Est £12

Lot 425 - 1883 - 20c brown 'La Propaganda Literaria' SURCHARGE issue (SG type 19). A fine unused copy. Underrated & difficult value. (SG 105, Cat £250) - Est £95

Lot 426 - 1883 - 5c dull lavender, 10c olive bistre and 20c brown 'La Propaganda Literaria' SURCHARGE issue (SG type 20) the set of three fine unused. (SG 106/108, Cat £75) - Est £35

Lot 427 - 1890 - Range of better 'Babyhead' issues inc 2c indigo, 2½c blue green, 1c blue, 2½c lilac and 2c lake all mint or unused plus 2½c salmon, 20c blue & 20c brown all fine used. (SG 136/7, 149, 152, 159, 161/2 & 170, Cat £89+) - Est £40

Lot 428 - 1894 - 2c aniline pink 'Babyhead' issue, a fine mint copy. Small thin on reverse. (SG 160 Cat £42) - Est £18

Lot 429 - 1894 - 20c brown 'Babyhead' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 162, Cat £31) - Est £15

Lot 430 - 1894 - Pair of 'Babyhead' issue covers with 1894 cover franked with pair 1891 10c dull rose (SG 151) tied by CIENFUEGOS cds to UK and 1895 cover franked with 1891 5c blue green (SG 150) tied by indistinct cds to USA with HABANA transit cds on reverse. (2 covers) - Est £20

Lot 431 - 1898 - INSURRECTION: 5c blue 'Revolutionary Government' issue, a good unused copy. Paper a little toned but uncommon. (Jones-Roy #194) - Est £15

Lot 432 - 1899 - US OCCUPATION: 'CUBA' opt on USA issue, the set of six plus the shades of the 2c and 2½c all good to fine used. (SG 246/51, 247c & 248a) - Est £10

Lot 433 - 1899 - US OCCUPATION: 'CUBA' opt on USA issue, the set of six good to fine mint. (SG 246/51, Cat £56+) - Est £25

Lot 434 - 1899 - US OCCUPATION: 10c on 10c indigo 'CUBA' opt on USA 'Special Delivery' issue, a fine used copy. (SG E252, Cat £110) - Est £50

Lot 435 - 1903 - REVENUES: 10c brown MATANZAS 'Consejo Provincial' Revenue issue, a fine unused TETE-BECHE PAIR. - Est £10

Lot 436 - 1905 - REVOLUTION POSTCARD: Circa 1905 colour PPC 'Cuba - Soldados de la Revolucion. Cuban Revolutionists' showing the revolutionaries on horseback in the countryside. Unused but with a stamp removed from the reverse. A scarce card. - Est £15

Lot 437 - 1910 - Cover franked with 1910 5c green & blue 'Portrait' issue (SG 315) tied from HAVANA to NORWAY and unsealed cover franked with 1911 1c green 'Portrait' issue (SG 320) tied from HAVANA to NORWAY both covers have arrival marks on reverse. (2 items) - Est £15

Lot 438 - 1910 - POSTCARD: Circa 1910 colour PPC 'Guardia Militar - El Valle' showing the local Guardia in white uniforms with guns outside a building. Fine unused. A scarce view. - Est £16

Lot 439 - 1914 - 50c orange 'Map' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 333, Cat £70) - Est £35

Lot 440 - 1914 - 1p slate 'Map' issue top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 334, Cat £100) - Est £50

Lot 441 - 1915 - REVENUE: Great Britain 1d purple & black GV 'Consular' REVENUE used with light part strike of oval SANTIAGO DE CUBA cancel. Uncommon. - Est £10

Lot 442 - 1916 - TELEGRAPH: 20c bluish green on pale green 'Man with Lightning Bolt' TELEGRAPH issue a fine mint copy. Scarce. (Hiscocks #109) - Est £10

Lot 443 - 1917 - 50c brown carmine 'Portrait' issue, a fine mint block of four. (SG 343, Cat £58) - Est £25

Lot 444 - 1927 - Official postcard headed 'Republica de Cuba Obsequio de la Secretaria de Communicaciones' and dated '1902 20 de Mayo 1927' franked with single 1927 25c deep violet '25th Anniversary of Republic' issue (SG 352) tied by HABANA machine cancel dated MAY 20 1927. Addressed locally within HAVANA. The reverse has a printed illustration of a generic 'Liberty' figure. - Est £25

Lot 445 - 1928 - '6th Pan-American Conference' issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 354/63, Cat £31) - Est £15

Lot 446 - 1928 - FIRST FLIGHT: Incoming First Flight from the USA on printed 'First Flight Foreign CAM 4 Miami-Havana' airmail envelope franked with USA 1922 2c carmine (SG 562) tied by MIAMI machine cancel dated SEP 15 1928. Flown on the Miami - Havana first flight, addressed to CUBA with HAVANA arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #249, 525 covers were flown). - Est £25

Lot 447 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1930 10c on 25c deep violet AIR surcharge issue (SG 375) tied by CAMAGUEY cds dated OCT 30 1930. Flown on the Camaguey - Santiago de Cuba leg of the Santiago - Havana first national flight of the central route with large first flight cachet in blue on front and SANTIAGO DE CUBA arrival cds on reverse. (Muller 22) - Est £20

Lot 448 - 1931 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with single 1931 10c blue AIR issue (SG 378) tied by HABANA machine cancel dated MAR 1 1931. Flown on the Camaguey - San Juan, Puerto Rico first flight with CAMAGUEY cds dated 2 MAR 1931 on reverse and large 'REPUBLICA DE CUBA ADMON. CORREOS CAMAGUEY SERVICIO AEREO INTERNATIONAL PRIMER VUELO' boxed first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO with arrival cds on reverse. Scarce. (Muller #65, only 129 covers flown) - Est £65

Lot 449 - 1931 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with single 1931 10c blue AIR issue (SG 378) tied by HABANA machine cancel dated MAR 1 1931. Flown on the Camaguey - Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas), US Virgin Islands first flight with CAMAGUEY cds dated 2 MAR 1931 on reverse and large 'REPUBLICA DE CUBA ADMON. CORREOS CAMAGUEY SERVICIO AEREO INTERNATIONAL PRIMER VUELO' boxed first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS with arrival cds on reverse. Scarce. (Muller #66) - Est £60

Lot 450 - 1935 - UNISSUED: 'Columbus Anniversary' set of nine including four triangular values PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED. The complete set fine unmounted mint. This issue was printed by the Columbian Society in Spain but were never delivered to Cuba due to the outbreak of the Spanish civil war. Very scarce. - Est £75

Lot 451 - 1936 - 'Birth Centenary of Maximo Gomez' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 415/E422) - Est £10

Lot 452 - 1936 - Printed 'Hotel Florida, Havana' cover sent registered franked with 1936 10c orange AIR issue (SG 410) tied by HABANA CERTIFICADOS cds and by boxed HABANA CUBA registration marking dated NOV 23 1936. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £15

Lot 453 - 1937 - 10c on 25c deep purple 'Railway Centenary' OPT issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 425) - Est £10

Lot 454 - 1937 - Registered airmail cover franked with single 1936 50c slate 'Free Port of Matanzas' issue (SG 408) tied by HAVANA cds with boxed 'CORREO AEREO HABANA' registration marking alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on reverse. A scarce stamp used on cover. - Est £30

Lot 455 - 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 456 - 1942 - DESTINATION: Censored cover franked with 1940 5c blue and 1942 ½c orange TAX issue (SG 441 & 458) tied by CIENFUEGOS cds. Addressed to HAMILTON BERMUDA with printed censor strip at left. - Est £12

Lot 457 - 1956 - 24c rose magenta 'American White Pelicans' and 50c grey black 'Great Blue Herons' BIRDS issue, both in fine unmounted mint blocks of four. (SG 776 & 779, Cat £22+) - Est £10

Lot 458 - 1956 - 2p purple 'Northern Jacanas' BIRDS issue, a fine unmounted mint block of four. (SG 781, Cat £52) - Est £20

Lot 459 - 1956 - 5p scarlet 'Ivory Billed Woodpeckers' BIRDS issue top value, a fine unmounted mint block of four. (SG 782, Cat £140) - Est £55

Lot 460 - 1959 - Printed 'Compania Cubana de Aviacion' airmail cover without stamps but with a fine example of the large printed 'III Ano Semana Internacional de La Carta Primer Dia Octubre 9 - 1959 por El Humanismo - Cia Cubana de Aviacion' label in blue & red tied by OFICINA FILATELICA HABANA cds dated 9 OCT 1959 and also by special 'Triangular' cancel in blue. Addressed to GERMANY. Unusual. - Est £20

Lot 461 - 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 462 - 1962 - 2c 'Tractor' postal stationery viewcard (Similar to H&G 44) with design of 'Soldier with Lantern' inscribed 'Brigadas Alfabetizadoras Conrado Benitez' . A fine unused example. - Est £15

Lot 463 - 1855-1990 - Accumulation inc collections, part collections, loose & on pages, a good array of material from classic issues to modern. Needs sorting. (Many 100's) - Est £95

 

Lot 464 - 1864-1978 - Group of covers & postal history inc 1864 folded letter with 'STEAMSHIP 10' cds to USA, 1909 SAGUA LA GRANDE cds on internal cover to CAMP COLUMBIA, 1909 2c PSC to Germany, 1935 5c blue Portrait issue IMPERF tied HABANA to BELFAST, 1927 Portrait IMPERFS on First Flight cover to USA, 1945 Long Official cover, 1956 nice multi franked REG cover JUCARO to UK, 1936 Cover to JAMAICA, 1959 cover to BERMUDA and 1978 PS airletter to ARGENTINA. (11 items) - Est £55

Dominica

Lot 465 - 1877 - QV issues with 1877 ½d olive yellow mint small thin & 4d blue mint with thinning on reverse, 1882 ½d on bisected 1d lilac (opt in red) mint and 1886 ½d on 6d green fine mint. (SG 4, 7, 11 & 17, Cat £201) - Est £60

Lot 466 - 1890 - ½d dull mauve & green QV issue of Leeward Islands used with good part 'WESLEY' manuscript cancel and part strike of DOMINICA cds. Very scarce. (SG 1) - Est £35

Lot 467 - 1917 - Registered cover franked with 1908 strip of three ½d blue green and 2d grey (SG 47 & 49) tied by PORTSMOUTH cds's dated AUG 14 1917 with 'R' in oval and straight line 'REGISTERED' markings alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. A little light toning at right but attractive. - Est £25

Lot 468 - 1923 - ½d black & green (M&U) 1d black & bright violet (M&U), 1d black & scarlet (M&U), 1½d black & red brown, 2d black & grey (M&U), 2½d black & ultramarine mint, 3d black & red on yellow used, 6d black & bright magenta and 3/- black & purple on yellow mint GV issue wmk 'Multi Script CA'. (SG 71/3, 75/6, 78, 80, 82 & 86, Cat £68+) - Est £25

Lot 469 - 1931 - MARITIME: Cover with printed 'A.A.Baron Bell Hall & Baron Garden Estates, Dominica, B.W.I.' return address on front franked with 1923 1½d black & scarlet GV issue (SG 73) tied by NEW YORK PAQUEBOT duplex cds dated APR 4 1931 with circular BERMUDA & WEST INDIES S.S. CO. LTD POSTED AT SEA S.S. DOMINICA marking in blue. Addressed to USA. - Est £25

Lot 470 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 99/109a, Cat £85) - Est £35

Lot 471 - 1953 - Registered cover franked with single 1938 7d green & yellow brown GVI issue (SG 105a) tied by G.P.O. DOMINICA cds with small red 'R' with manuscript reg number. Addressed to CANADA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 472 - 1954 - 14c - $2.40 QE2 issue inc both types 48c all fine mint. (SG 152/8, Cat £59+) - Est £25

Lot 473 - 1963 - QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of seventeen fine mint. (SG 162/78, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 474 - 1903-1938 - POSTMARKS: Useful range with PORTSMOUTH (6), COLIHAUT, ST. JOSEPH, MARIGOT (6) and a straight line PAQUEBOT. (15) - Est £30

Dominican Republic

Lot 475 - 1865 - 'Medio real' black on rose 'First Issue' a superb used copy, margins tight to touching with neat manuscript cancel. No thins or faults, a very rare stamp. (SG 1) - Est £600

Lot 476 - 1866 - 'UN real' black on lilac wove paper, a superb unused copy four large margins. Fine quality with no faults at all. Expertised 'A ROIG Barcelona on reverse. (SG 21) - Est £65

Lot 477 - 1870 - 'Un real' black on blue wove paper, a fine used four margin copy on piece with manuscript cancel. No faults. (SG 9) - Est £40

Lot 478 - 1870 - 'Medio real' black on yellow wove paper, a very fine lightly used copy with light cds cancel, four margins. No faults. Excellent quality. (SG 19) - Est £30

Lot 479 - 1870 - 'Medio real' black on yellow wove paper, a very fine top marginal copy mint with full O.G. The stamp has a slight natural paper thin at base but otherwise excellent quality. (SG 19) - Est £30

Lot 480 - 1880 - 1c green 'Arms' issue without network. A mint copy with part gum showing 'BROKEN T IN CENTAVO' variety. (SG 26a) - Est £15

Lot 481 - 1881 - 20c yellow brown 'Arms' issue with Network, a very worn impression with no frame around stamp and almost all of the value tablet omitted. Fine used with light SANTO DOMINGO cancel. Unusual. (SG 39) - Est £30

Lot 482 - 1883 - Range of mostly used 'Surcharges' with tall thin figures inc 5c on 1c green wide spacing, 5c on 1c green close spacing (2), 25c on 5c blue (2) and 50c on 10c pink without network and 5c on 1c green wide spacing (2 one unused), 5c on 1c green close spacing, 10c on 2c red (2), 25c on 5c blue and 50c on 10c pink with network. Mixed condition with some small faults. (SG 65/6, 68/9, 71/5, Cat £110+) - Est £50

Lot 483 - 1883 - 50c on 10c pink 'Arms' issue 'Tall Overprint' without Network a fine used copy. (SG 69) - Est £18

Lot 484 - 1891 - PARISOT ISSUE: 2c on 1f on 20c yellow brown without Network 'Parisot' UPU surcharge issue, a fine mint copy. These overprints are scare on the surcharged types. (SG 49) - Est £30

Lot 485 - 1899 - 50c yellow green 'Columbus Mausoleum Building Fund' issue a fine mint copy. (SG 95) - Est £12

Lot 486 - 1902 - 1c to 20c '400th Anniversary of Santo Domingo' issue all IMPERF, fine mint with gum. (SG 125/130 variety) - Est £20

Lot 487 - 1905 - ½c to 50c 'Arms' issue all fine used. (SG 149/155, Cat £47+) - Est £25

Lot 488 - 1905 - 5c on 20c brown 'Arms' issue with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED, a fine cds used copy. (SG 147a) - Est £24

Lot 489 - 1911 - 'Arms' issue, the set of eight good to fine mint, the 2c is unused. (SG 183/190, Cat £21) - Est £12

Lot 490 - 1915 - 'Arms' issue with '1915' opt in red, the set of nine good to fine used. (SG 209/17) - Est £12

Lot 491 - 1926 - 1c green postal stationery card (H&G 16) used with SANTIAGO cds. Addressed to USA with good strike of two line 'Consuma productos nacionales El bienestar del pais lo necesite' propaganda cachet in black. - Est £30

Lot 492 - 1928 - First 'Airmail' issue, the 1928 10c ultramarine, the 1930 set of four and the 1930 colour change set of four all good to fine used. (SG 256, 271/4 & 280/3, Cat £20) - Est £12

Lot 493 - 1930 - 'Airmail' issue original 10c ultramarine plus the later set of four all fine mint. (SG 256 & 271/274) - Est £18

Lot 494 - 1937 - 'First National Olympic Games' issue the set of three fine mint. (SG 380/2, Cat £47) - Est £20

Lot 495 - 1937 - 'Pan-American Goodwill Flight' COLUMBUS issue, the set of eight fine lightly used. (SG 385/92, Cat £19) - Est £12

Lot 496 - 1938 - Cover franked with 1937 10c carmine and 1938 1c green and pair 3c violet (SG 385 & 398/399) tied by QUISQUEYA cds's dated FEB 22 1938. Sent airmail to SWITZERLAND with S.P. DE MACORIS transit cds on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 497 - 1940 - '50th Anniversary of Pan-American Union' issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 429/33) - Est £12

Lot 498 - 1949 - 4c red postal stationery viewcard (H&G 20) eight different views from the set of fifteen fine unused. (8 items) - Est £40

Lot 499 - 1949 - 2c blue postal stationery viewcard (H&G 19) nine different views from the set of fifteen fine unused. (9 items) - Est £45

Lot 500 - 1949 - 9c violet postal stationery airmail viewcard (H&G F1) nine different views from the set of fifteen fine unused. (9 items) - Est £45

Lot 501 - 1954 - 4c red postal stationery viewcard (H&G 20) with view 'Ruins of Columbus's Alcazar' used with CIUDAD TRUJILLO cds in red. Addressed to USA. - Est £40

Lot 502 - 1963 - 6c red & yellow green 'Centenary of the Red Cross' issue, a fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR. (SG 905 var) - Est £20

Lot 503 - 1881-1890 - Small range of unused postal stationery from early Arms issues inc cards, envelopes and wrappers inc odd CTO and a couple addressed but unused. Some duplication. (21 items) - Est £25

Lot 504 - 1920-1956 - Range of 'Special Delivery' EXPRESS issues with 1920 10c blue mint & used, 1927 10c red brown used, 1941 10c emerald green and 10c dark blue green mint, 1945 10cblue, red & rose carmine mint & used, 1950 10c grey blue, red, pale green & deep green used and 1956 25c bluish green mint plus the 1935 25c orange Presidential 'Obligatory Tax' issue mint & used. (SG E232, E250, E459, E459a, E539, E594, E663 & SG 346, Cat £23+) - Est £15

Ecuador

Lot 505 - 1865 - ½r blue, fine impression, a fine used four margin copy with GUAYAQUIL cds dated 13 APR 1867. (SG 1) - Est £12

Lot 506 - 1865 - ½r dull ultramarine on white wove paper, coarse impression, a fine used copy with four margins. (SG 1c) - Est £12

Lot 507 - 1865 - ½r dull ultramarine on white wove paper, intermediate impression, a fine unused copy with four margins. (SG 1c) - Est £20

Lot 508 - 1865 - 1r orange yellow worn impression on porous paper, a superb looking four margin copy used with QUITO FRANCA cds dated APR 1870. Stamp is thinned on reverse. (SG 2d) - Est £10

Lot 509 - 1865 - 1r orange yellow on white wove paper, intermediate impression, a fine four margin lightly used copy with GUAYAQUIL cds dated 30 DEC 1868. (SG 2d) - Est £18

Lot 510 - 1865 - BISECT: 1r green on white wove paper, a fine DIAGONALLY BISECTED copy tied on piece by dotted diamond cancel and part cds dated FEB 1867. Very scarce. (SG 3 variety) - Est £90

Lot 511 - 1865 - 1r green on white wove paper, a fine unused copy without gum showing damaged frame at right. Four large margins. (SG 3) - Est £150

Lot 512 - 1865 - 1r yellow on blued paper with ruled lines on reverse 'First Issue' REPRINT (with double frame lines at left) a fine unused bottom marginal strip of four. (As SG 6) - Est £15

Lot 513 - 1872 - 1r dull yellow on thin transparent blued paper, a used copy with part diamond cancel, four margins, tight in places. Small faults. (SG 7, Cat £90) - Est £45

Lot 514 - 1892 - 3c blue on cream 'Seebeck' postal stationery card (H&G 11) used with two strikes of GUAYAQUIL UPU cds. Addressed to GERMANY. - Est £10

Lot 515 - 1894 - 2s lake 'Revenue' issue dated 1891 1892 with 'OFICIAL 1894 y 1895' overprint in black. A mint copy with full gum with brown stain on reverse but uncommon. (SG O73, Bertossa #OII, D'Elia & Armitage #327) - Est £15

Lot 516 - 1896 - 5c on 20c orange 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 125, Cat £27) - Est £20

Lot 517 - 1896 - 'Liberal Party' issue the set of seven fine mint. (SG 118/124) - Est £10

Lot 518 - 1902 - FIREMARKS: 1c black & red with large 'DE' firemark in black of 'Tungurahua', fine used. (SG 205) - Est £10

Lot 519 - 1902 - FIREMARKS: Small range with 5c black & lilac and 20c black & grey with Guayas 'Signature' mark, 1c black & red and 2c black & green with 'Chimb0rAz0 Riobamba' marks, 5c black & lilac & 10c black & indigo with Bolivar 'RESELLADA' mark in various colours and 3 x 10c black & indigo and 50c black & pale blue with 'DE' Tungurahua firemarks of various types, mixed mint & used. (11) - Est £75

Lot 520 - 1902 - FIREMARKS: 25c yellow 'Postal Fiscal' issue with 'GUAYAS' signature firemark in purple. A fine mint block of four. Scarce in mint multiples. - Est £35

Lot 521 - 1907 - SCHOOL MARKS: 5c black & rosy purple with circular CONSEJO ESCOLAR DE MANABI PORTOVIEJO school mark in blue, a fine used copy. (SG 326, Bertossa #178.M.3) - Est £12

Lot 522 - 1908 - 'Opening of Guayaquil to Quito Railway' issue, the set of seven fine cds used. (SG 331/7, cat £25) - Est £16

Lot 523 - 1908 - 'Opening of Guayaquil to Quito Railway' issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 331/7) - Est £10

Lot 524 - 1920 - 1c on 2c green 'Revenue' issue with variety 'CASA DE CORREOS UN CENTAVO' OPT DOUBLE. Fine mint. (SG 379 var, Bertossa #S.7.3) - Est £15

Lot 525 - 1920 - Printed 'V. Narvaez Timbres Poste' stamp dealer advertising envelope with printed adverts on front and reverse franked with 1915 4c black & scarlet (SG 369) tied by QUITO cds. Addressed to UK. - Est £12

Lot 526 - 1925 - REVENUES: $1 violet 'American Foreign Service' REVENUE issue of the USA tied on piece by fine strike of AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL GUAYAQUIL ECUADOR 'Arms' cachet in black. (Scott #RK22) - Est £30

Lot 527 - 1929 - SCADTA: 1½s on 30c dull blue 'Airmail' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 4, Cat £55) - Est £30

Lot 528 - 1929 - SCADTA: 15s brownish purple 'Airmail' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 20, Cat £110) - Est £60

Lot 529 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1925 pair 5c grey brown (SG 415a) all tied by large three line 'ECUADORIAN AIRWAYS FIRST FLIGHT GUAYAQUIL - NEW YORK PAN AMERICAN GRACE AIRWAYS LTD cachet in purple with boxed 'P.A.G.A.C. SERVICIO AEREO ECUADOR' marking in violet alongside. Flown on the May 18 GUAYAQUIL - CRISTOBAL, CANAL ZONE first flight, addressed to CANAL ZONE with arrival cds dated MAY 20 1929 on reverse. (Muller #22) - Est £35

Lot 530 - 1930 - 1s carmine, 5s bronze green and 10s black AIR issue, the set of three fine cds used. (SG 467/9) - Est £10

Lot 531 - 1930 - 10s black AIR issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in black, a fine cds used copy. (SG O477) - Est £10

Lot 532 - 1930 - ESSAY: 10c green 'Condor over Mountains' AIRMAIL essay stamp inscribed 'SERVICIO AEREO' printed by 'Talleres del Servicio Geografico Militar' (The Military Geographic Dept). Perforated and gummed. Small faults but very scarce. (Sanabria #EA) - Est £35

Lot 533 - 1932 - FIRST FLIGHT: First Flight cover franked with pair 1929 10c brown AIR issue (SG 460) tied by LOJA cds dated JUL 27 1932. Flown on the LOJA - GUAYAQUIL First Flight on the 30 JUL 1932 with two first flight cachets in black & purple and GUAYAQUIL arrival cds dated 30 JUL 1932 on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 534 - 1933 - POSTAL TELEGRAPH: Cover franked with single 1928 10c sepia 'Timbre Fiscal TELEGRAFOS' issue (Barefoot #66a) tied by CUENCA cds dated MAR 1933. Addressed internally to QUITO with ESTAFETAS QUITO and CORRESPONDENCIA DOMICILIO QUITO arrival cds's on reverse. A little light toning on perfs of stamp. - Est £30

Lot 535 - 1936 - 'First International Philatelic Exhibition' POSTAGE issue the set of six fine mint. (SG 541a/545) - Est £10

Lot 536 - 1936 - UNISSUED: 10c brown & black '444th Anniversary of Columbus's Discovery of America' TRIANGULAR issue, prepared for use but UNISSUED. A fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR. (See Bertossa Page 34) - Est £12

Lot 537 - 1936 - UNISSUED: 1s red & blue '444th Anniversary of Columbus's Discovery of America' TRIANGULAR issue, prepared for use but UNISSUED. A fine unused copy partially imperf with variety '1 SUCRE' VALUE PRINTED DOUBLE. (See Bertossa Page 34) - Est £12

Lot 538 - 1936 - EXHIBITION MAIL: Cover franked with 1936 2c green and 20c black 'First International Philatelic Exhibition' issue and 5c on 3c ultramarine TAX issue (SG 539, 541a & 543a) tied by QUITO cds's 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 539 - 1939 - UNISSUED: 5s deep green & red '447th Anniversary of Columbus's Discovery of America' TRIANGULAR issue with '1939' overprint, prepared for use but UNISSUED. A fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR. (Bertossa #XLVII variety) - Est £12

Lot 540 - 1939 - Unissued 'Columbus' commemoration issue with '1939' opts, the set of ten fine mint. - Est £10

Lot 541 - 1939 - UNISSUED: 1s red & blue '447th Anniversary of Columbus's Discovery of America' TRIANGULAR issue with '1939' overprint, prepared for use but UNISSUED. A fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR also showinhg misalignment of the '1939' overprint. (Bertossa #XLVI variety) - Est £12

Lot 542 - 1943 - 30c on 50c red brown 'Defensa Nacional' REVENUE issue (without bars) an unused copy with variety OPT DOUBLE. (SG 685a var) - Est £12

Lot 543 - 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 544 - 1949 - UNISSUED: 'Roosevelt' issue, the set of nine, imperf with the nine different official 'Departmental Letter' overprints all fine mint. (Bertossa O.249/O.257) - Est £25

Lot 545 - 1949 - UNISSUED: Unaddressed airmail envelope with 'First Day of Issue' handstamp franked with 1949 60c black & carmine UNISSUED 'Roosevelt' stamp, imperf with 'PRESIDENCIA DE LA REPUBLICA' inscription in blue tied by QUITO cds dated SEP 2 1949. - Est £25

Lot 546 - 1949 - UNISSUED: 30c blue & black UNISSUED 'Roosevelt' type on matt paper inscribed 'AEREO' with 'M.T.' departmental official overprint in carmine and PERFORATED. A fine mint copy. (Bertossa #O.234.A) - Est £10

Lot 547 - 1958 - 'Birds' issue the first & second series sets of four fine mint. (SG 1100/3 & 1120/3) - Est £10

Lot 548 - 1958 - Trio of airmail covers all from SANTA ELENA (A small coastal village in Guayas province) franked with a variety of issues two covers with stamps tied by undated CORREOS DEL ECUADOR SANTA ELENA PROV. DEL GUAYAS cancels in green and the third sent REG with a larger STA. ELENA cancel in purple. All addressed to SPAIN. (3 items) - Est £16

 

Lot 549 - 1959 - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: Folded sheet franked with Galapagos Islands 1957 20c sepia (4), 50c violet (slightly damaged), 1s blue, 1.80s purple and 4.20s black plus pair 1959 2s olive green 'Triangular' issue (SG 1/2 & 4/7) all tied by undated SAN CRISTOBAL cds's in bright pink one with manuscript 'DEC-30-1959' date added. The sheet is annotated 'Monte Montgomery Galapagos Islands DX Expedition AS- HC8-JU/HC9-JU Dec 30 1959' and has additional undated SANTA CRUZ cds's in black. A super item. - Est £75

Lot 550 - 1910-1990 - CINDERELLA: Interesting range of mid to modern labels including a fine mint 20c violet 'Rey del Ecuador' JESUS label plus various TB and Red Cross etc. (18) - Est £20

Lot 551 - Circa 1840 - Stampless folded letter headed 'Servicio' in manuscript from YBARRA to QUITO with good strike of YBARRA DE OFICIO marking in red. Some light toning at top. - Est £50

Falkland Islands

Lot 552 - 1878 - 1/- bistre brown QV issue 'No watermark', a very fine used copy with part 'F.1' barred numeral cancel. Excellent quality. (SG 4) - Est £40

Lot 553 - 1904 - ½d deep yellow green EVII issue, a fine used block of four with FALKLAND ISLANDS cds dated FEB 10 1913, correct late use for this shade. (SG 43c) - Est £12

Lot 554 - 1912 - 2d deep reddish purple GV issue, line perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 62a, Cat £400) - Est £160

Lot 555 - 1912 - 2d maroon GV issue comb perf 13¾ x 14, a fine mint block of four. (SG 62) - Est £70

Lot 556 - 1918 - ½d pale green GV issue with 'WAR STAMP' overprint, a fine mint side marginal copy with variety REVERSED ALBINO IMPRESSION IN MARGIN. (SG 70a, Heijtz #35aV1) - Est £50

Lot 557 - 1933 - Unsealed cover franked with single 1933 ½d black & green (SG 127) tied by FOX-BAY cds. Addressed to UK. Fine. - Est £50

Lot 558 - 1937 - DEPENDENCIES: Cover franked with single Falkland Islands 1929 1d scarlet GV 'Whale & Penguin' issue tied by fine SOUTH GEORGIA cds dated 15 JAN 1937 (SG Z44). Addressed to UK. A very scarce cover. - Est £180

Lot 559 - 1948 - DEPENDENCIES: GVI 'Thin Map' issue the complete set of nine in superb unmounted mint marginal blocks of eight with 'Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London.' imprint in bottom margin and each block (other than the 2½d) showing variety 'DOT ON T OF SOUTH POLE' on two stamps positions 5/4 and5/6. Fine & rare. (SG G9/16 & G9b/G16a) - Est £395

Lot 560 - 1960 - DEPENDENCIES: Cover franked with 1954 1d black & sepia brown and 9d black QE2 issue (SG G27 & G34) tied by BASE Z HALLEY BAY cds dated 22 JAN 1960. Addressed to GERMANY. - Est £30

Lot 561 - 1963 - SOUTH GEORGIA: 'QE2' definitive issue, the complete set of sixteen with both £1 values all fine mint. (SG 1/16, Cat £200) - Est £80

Lot 562 - 1970 - Circa 1970 bright pink parcel label with printed 'From Pebble Is. To Postmaster Port Stanley' plus another black on white parcel label for 6kg of mail with printed 'From Stanley for South Georgia' with destination written in manuscript. Interesting pair. - Est £12

Lot 563 - 1982 - FALKLANDS WAR: Incoming Guatemalan 10c postal stationery envelope with added 3c & 9c (SG 1125 & 1128) tied by GUATEMALA CITY cds's. Addressed to 'STANLEY, FALKLAND ISLANDS, GRAN BRITANA' with these address line obliterated and two line '9409 - ISLAS MALVINAS REPUBLICA ARGENTINA' handstamp applied alongside and on reverse with boxed 'ADRESSEE UNKNOWN RETURN TO SENDER' marking also on front and arrival cds on reverse.  - Est £45

Lot 564 - 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

Grenada

Lot 565 - 1823 - PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter datelined 'St Georges 8th June 1823' and additionally dated on front '9th June 1823'. Addressed to 'Limlair Estate, Carriacou' endorsed 'P. Hillsborough, Capt Nelson' (the name of the vessel & captain that transported the letter between the two islands). The letter its self is interesting giving details of the writer's journey back from Carriacou. Some small faults and aging as to be expected but a very scarce early inter-island letter. - Est £150

Lot 566 - 1881 - 1d light blue on buff QV postal stationery card (H&G 1). A fine unused example. Very scarce. - Est £66

Lot 567 - 1886 - '1d POSTAGE' on 1/- orange 'Revenue' surcharge issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 38) - Est £25

Lot 568 - 1888 - 'HALF PENNY POSTAGE' on 2/- orange 'Revenue' surcharge issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 43) - Est £10

Lot 569 - 1904 - 2/- green & ultramarine EVII issue, watermark 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 74) - Est £30

Lot 570 - 1912 - ½d green on buff GV postal stationery card (H&G 13) with large 'SPECIMEN' overprint in black. - Est £12

Lot 571 - 1918 - Registered cover franked with 1913 4 x ½d green and 2½d bright blue GV issue (SG 90 & 94) tied by GRENVILLE cds's with two strikes of large 'R' in oval and boxed 'R Grenada B.W.I.' registration markings alongside. Addressed to USA with various transit & arrival marks on front & reverse. - Est £75

Lot 572 - 1929 - 3d dark blue on creamy white GV postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C7a, size G). A fine unused example. - Est £12

Lot 573 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 145/8) - Est £10

Lot 574 - 1938 - 10/- slate blue & bright carmine GVI issue top value perf 14, narrow printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 163b, Cat £300) - Est £100

Lot 575 - 1938 - COIL ISSUE: ½d yellow green GVI issue perf 12½ x 13½, a fine mint COIL JOIN strip of four. (SG 153b) - Est £30

Lot 576 - 1957 - Cover franked with pair 1953 3c black & carmine red QE2 issue (SG 191) tied by MT. PLEASANT P.O. CARRIACOU cds with second fine strike alongside. Addressed to UK with CARRIACOU transit cds on reverse. - Est £18

Guatemala

Lot 577 - 1824 - Small folded letter with 'SERV NACL' manuscript at top to indicate official status sent from HUEHUETENANGO with manuscript origination indicated inside, no postal or official markings. Addressed to the 'Political Chief' of TOTONICAPAN & HUEHUETENANGO. Unusual item. - Est £90

Lot 578 - 1850 - PRESTAMP: Circa 1850 official cover with fine oval 'JUZGADO 1o MUNICIPAL DE SAN ANDRES' marking in purple. Addressed internally to FLORES. - Est £15

Lot 579 - 1868 - REVENUES: Nice group of 'First' QUETZAL revenues with ½r red strip of three mint and used single, 2r orange three singles and strip of three all mint or unused and 4r blue mint. (11) - Est £25

Lot 580 - 1871 - 1c ochre buff a fine IMPERF block of six mint with full gum. (SG 1a) - Est £24

Lot 581 - 1871 - 5c bistre brown a fine unused TETE-BECHE pair. A very scarce item. (SG 2a) - Est £200

Lot 582 - 1871 - 20c blue ERROR OF COLOUR, a fine mint copy with gum showing variety additional row of perforations at base. A very rare stamp. (SG 4b) - Est £200

Lot 583 - 1873 - 4r mauve 'Litho' issue, a good looking unused copy. Thinned on reverse but very presentable. (SG 5, Cat £475) - Est £150

Lot 584 - 1875 - FORGERY: ¼r black 'Liberty Head' issue, a fine block of four FORGERIES, imperf, unused. (As SG 7) - Est £12

Lot 585 - 1881 - 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue the set of four fine mint or unused, Good condition for this issue and a scarce set. (SG 17/20, Cat £128) - Est £75

Lot 586 - 1881 - 'Quetzal' issue set of five fine mint O.G. (SG 21/25, Cat £23) - Est £12

Lot 587 - 1881 - 'Decimal Currency' overprint issue the set of four fine mint or unused. (SG 17/20) - Est £90

Lot 588 - 1886 - 'Railway Bond' issue, the set of five fine lightly used plus the 100c with large 'Guatemala'. (SG 26/30 & 29d, Cat £18+) - Est £12

Lot 589 - 1886 - 25c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety INVERTED S IN NACIONALES used, 50c on 1p vermilion with variety COMMA AFTER 50c used, 75c on 1p vermilion with variety CENTOVOS & INVERTED S IN NACIONALES mint and 150c on 1p vermilion with variety CENTRAL ORNAMENT INVERTED unused. All have small faults or thins but a good looking group. (SG 26d, 27 variety, 28a & 30a, Cat £35+) - Est £12

Lot 590 - 1886 - 75c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety '50c FOR 75c' at top left, an unused copy, light crease. (SG 28e) - Est £10

Lot 591 - 1886 - 150c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety 'INVERTED G IN GUATEMALA', a fine mint copy. (SG 30c) - Est £10

Lot 592 - 1886 - 50c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety CENTOVOS & S IN NACIONALES INVERTED a fine mint copy. (SG 27a) - Est £12

Lot 593 - 1890 - CINDERELLA: Green 'Routing Label' inscribed 'VIA PUERTO BARRIOS' and 'NEW ORLEANS' with central circular design, perforated & gummed. Uncommon. - Est £18

Lot 594 - 1893 - Cover franked with pair 1886 5c deep violet 'Quetzal' issue (SG 46) tied by single manuscript pen stroke with fine CORREOS SANTO TOMAS cds alongside in black. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. Some light tone spots but a scarce origination. - Est £95

Lot 595 - 1894 - REVENUES: 5c lilac 'Typeset' REVENUE issue dated '1894'. A fine mint COMPLETE SHEET OF SEVENTY (7 rows of ten) with sheet margins all round. - Est £25

Lot 596 - 1895 - 2c on 5c blue postal stationery envelope (H&G B6) used with octagonal SAN FELIPE cds. Addressed to GUATEMALA CITY. - Est £24

Lot 597 - 1896 - 12c + 12c on 3c + 3c rose postal stationery reply card perforated to be used as a lettercard with 'PROVISIONAL TARJETAS CARTAS EXPRESAS SERVICIO LOCAL' overprint. A fine unused example. (H&G A1) - Est £10

Lot 598 - 1897 - 75c black on grey 'Exposition' issue, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 71) - Est £45

Lot 599 - 1898 - 1c on 10c slate blue 'Provisional' issue overprinted on REVENUE stamp, a fine mint copy with variety MISSING C IN CENTAVO. Underrated. (SG 90a) - Est £12

Lot 600 - 1900 - 1c deep green & 5c deep blue 'Quetzal' issue, both in mint blocks of ten with sweated gum. (SG 101 & 103) - Est £35

Lot 601 - 1900 - 'Quetzal' issue, the set of nine good to fine mint. Odd small fault but a good looking set. (SG 101/9) - Est £35

Lot 602 - 1900 - Large printed 'Basler Versicherungs' business documents envelope franked with single 1900 20c rich purple 'Quetzal' issue (SG 106) tied by circular 'GUATEMALA 2' cancel with octagonal GUATEMALA cds dated NOV 30 1900 alongside both in purple. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with arrival cds on reverse. A nice single franking and an uncommon stamp on cover. - Est £45

Lot 603 - 1900 - Registered cover front only, franked with 1886 pair 1c blue and single 10c scarlet vermilion plus 1900 1c deep green and 2 x 6c yellow green 'Quetzal' issues (SG 43a, 48, 101 & 104) tied by 'R' in Lines registration cancels in purple with boxed registration marking and oval OFICINA DE CERTIFICADOS GUATEMALA cancel dated DEC 21 1900 alongside. Addressed to ST. VINCENT ISLAND, WEST INDIES with ST. VINCENT arrival cds on front. - Est £50

Lot 604 - 1900 - 6c yellow green 'Quetzal' issue used with complete strike of small straight line 'AMATITLAN' cancel in violet and small part octagonal cds. Scarce. (SG 104) - Est £30

Lot 605 - 1903 - MARITIME: Incoming USA 1c green postal stationery envelope (H&G B328) used with SAN VRANCISCO cds dated NOV 27 1903. Addressed to GUATEMALA CITY with large 'Per Str. City of Sydney' ship marking in purple at top. - Est £20

Lot 606 - 1909 - MARITIME & EARTHQUAKE POSTCARD: Blue tinted PPC 'No. 36. Ruina del Hospital, Quezaltenango' showing the destruction of the hospital after the earthquake of April 18th 1902 franked on message side with single 1902 12½c black & blue (SG 121) tied by superb strike of straight line 'S.S. HEREDIA' Ship cancel in purple. Addressed to USA with NEW ORLEANS arrival cds dated DEC 3 1909 on front. A scarce marking. - Est £75

Lot 607 - 1919 - TELEGRAPHS: 25c myrtle green 'Quetzal' telegraph issue, a fine mint block of four. (Barefoot #15) - Est £20

Lot 608 - 1919 - TELEGRAPHS: 25c myrtle green 'Quetzal' telegraph issue and 1928 5c on 5p green and 10c on 1p carmine 'Surcharge' issue all mint plus 1928 5c on 5p green used. (Barefoot #15/17) - Est £20

Lot 609 - 1919 - 90c black & red brown 'Waterlow' issue overprinted 'OFICIAL' in purple. A fine mint copy. Expertised 'Routhier' on reverse. (SG 160) - Est £12

Lot 610 - 1922 - 25c on 15p vermilion & black, 'Type A' with variety OVERPRINT IN RED. A fine mint block of four. A very rare multiple, only 500 were printed. Ex Moorhouse. (SG 184Aa) - Est £150

Lot 611 - 1922 - 25c on 1p 50c blue & orange and 25c on 5p yellow green & sepia both with OPT Type 'D' and 25c on 1p black & brown, 25c on 1p 50c orange & blue and 25c on 3p black & blue green all with OPT Type 'E'. All are mint with a few light tone spots here & there. A difficult group to find. (SG 190D, 193D, 189E, 190E & 192E, Cat £36+) - Est £25

Lot 612 - 1922 - 25c on 1p black & brown with overprint type A showing variety OVERPRINT INVERTED fine used with light cds cancel dated 1924. Very rare. Only one sheet of 100 was printed containing 57 examples of Type A and very few are known used. (Goodman #245b, SG 189Aa) - Est £150

Lot 613 - 1924 - 1p blue green LITHO 'Quetzal' issue, a fine lightly used horizontal pair with variety IMPERF VERTICALLY. (SG 198b) - Est £35

Lot 614 - 1924 - 1p yellow brown 'Perkins Bacon' issue overprinted 'OFICIAL' in red. A fine used copy. (SG 205) - Est £12

Lot 615 - 1928 - TELEGRAPH ISSUE: 10c on 1p carmine TELEGRAPH 'Surcharge' issue, a fine mint bottom marginal block of six with part 'Waterlow' IMPRINT in margin. (Barefoot #17) - Est £35

Lot 616 - 1930 - 'Inauguration of the National Airmail Service' postal stationery airmail lettersheet (H&G F1) a fine unused example. - Est £20

Lot 617 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: First Flight cover franked with 1929 3c deep purple, 1930 6c red AIR issue and 1927 1c olive green TAX issue (SG 223, 230 & 254) tied by FLORES PETEN cds in purple dated JUN 7 1930. Flown on the return le of the inaugural flight of the GUATEMALA CITY - FLORES, PETEN domestic route with boxed 'INAUGURACION DEL CORREO AEREO DE FLORES EL PETEN A GUATEMALA' cachet in black on front. A very rare flight, unrecorded in Muller and Goodman states only 21 official letters and 8 private letters were carried. (Muller #Unlisted, Goodman #AM25b) - Est £350

Lot 618 - 1934 - ESSAY: 2c brown 'Central American Conference' UNISSUED ESSAY stamp, imperf on gummed paper. Produced by 'B. Zadik, Guatemala City'. (Listed in Guatemala 2 handbook page 588) - Est £20

Lot 619 - 1935 - 2.50q sage green & carmine and 5q blue & orange AIR issue, the two top values fine lightly used. (SG 319/320) - Est £10

Lot 620 - 1937 - 'INTERIOR' airmail issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 345/354) - Est £30

Lot 621 - 1937 - 'EXTERIOR' airmail issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 355/66) - Est £40

Lot 622 - 1938 - Large folded registered wrapper with envelope stuck on top franked with 1935 3 x 3c blue green & orange and 1938 1c olive green TAX issue (SG 295 & 368) tied by 'Lines' cancels with CERTIFICADOS INTERNACIONAL cds dated 13 DIC 1938 and boxed REG marking alongside. Addressed to USA with REG arrival cds on front. An unusual rate. - Est £25

Lot 623 - 1940 - 5c on 50c carmine rose 'Surcharge' issue all three types with bar measuring 1mm, 1½mm and 2mm good to fine used. (SG 410, 410a & 410b) - Est £10

Lot 624 - 1946 - Airmail cover franked with 1935 1c yellow brown (5 copies), 10c purple, 15c blue PANAM AIR opt, 5c red & 1c orange (SG 307, 408, 422, 431 & 430) all tied by multiple strikes of OFICINA DE COMUNICACIONES GUATALON SUCHITEPEQUEZ cds dated 5 MAY 1946. Addressed to UK. - Est £35

Lot 625 - 1960 - 'World Refugee Year' OPT issue, the set of eight fine unmounted mint. (SG 637/44, Cat £28) - Est £15

Lot 626 - 1964 - 'Red Cross Centenary' issue the set of six and 1965 'Red Cross issue with 'AYUDENOS MAYO 1965' opt, the set of five both fine unmounted mint. (SG 730/5 & 740/4) - Est £10

Lot 627 - 1974 - Cover franked with 1971 2c on front and 1972 1c on reverse (SG 897 & 932) both tied by DESPACHADA QUICHE cds's in blue sent from SANTA ROSA CHUJUYUB with CORREOS NACIONALES SANTA ROSA CHUJUYUB DEPTO DE QUICHE origination cds alongside with date added in manuscript. Addressed to GUATEMALA CITY. - Est £18

Haiti

Lot 628 - 1781 - PRESTAMP: Cover dateline 'Jerimya 2 7th 1781' on inner flap with good strike of arched JEREMIE marking in black and rated '2es ½' (2½ escalins). Addressed to PORT-AU-PRINCE. A nice clean cover from the early Saint Domingue period. - Est £120

Lot 629 - 1880 - REVENUES: 2c on 70c olive grey 'Tall' type REVENUE, a fine mint corner marginal block of four. (Forbin #9) - Est £20

Lot 630 - 1882 - 3c grey bistre on buff PERFORATED 'Liberty Head' issue a fine mint copy with full O.G. (SG 12) - Est £12

Lot 631 - 1887 - 1c green 'Salomon' issue a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thick card in unissued colour. Scarce. (As SG 24) - Est £90

Lot 632 - 1888 - Carmine on white postal stationery formular card (H&G 9) used with 1887 3c blue 'Salomon' issue (SG 26) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds's dated 24 NOV 1888. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on front. Card has small faults inc a small tear at top right but still an attractive item. - Est £75

Lot 633 - 1891 - Cover with company handstamp at lower left and manuscript 'Royal Mail' at top franked with pair 1891 5c orange 'Upright Palms' issue (SG 32, one stamp with small fault at top) tied by PORT AU PRINCE cds's dated 28 DEC 1891. Addressed to UK with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Very attractive. - Est £95

Lot 634 - 1893 - 3c drab 'Drooping Palms' issue, an IMPERF PROOF PAIR on thin toned paper produced by Charles Skipper & East. Light crease. (As SG 37) - Est £30

Lot 635 - 1894 - Registered cover franked with single 1882 20c pale brown on buff perforated 'Liberty Head' issue (SG 20) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with small boxed 'R' and manuscript '226' registration markings and NEW YORK EXCHANGE registration label applied in transit. Also endorsed 'S.S. Olinde Rodriguez' in manuscript with transit and arrival marks on reverse. Fine cover. - Est £195

Lot 636 - 1895 - Cover franked with pair 1893 5c orange vermilion 'Drooping Palms' issue (SG 38) tied by two feint but decipherable strikes of SAINT-NICOLAS cds dated 13 JAN 1895. Addressed to GUADELOUPE with ST THOMAS transit cds and BASSE-TERRE arrival cds on reverse. Cover has a few small faults but a rare origination and destination. - Est £150

Lot 637 - 1896 - 7c slate 'Drooping Palms' issue with variety VERTICAL PERFORATIONS DOUBLE mint. (SG 45 variety) - Est £12

Lot 638 - 1898 - 1c dull rose red UNISSUED 'Small Palms' type, a fine IMPERF COLOUR TRIAL on thin buff paper, the final stamp was printed in blue. (As SG 49) - Est £35

Lot 639 - 1898 - 2c deep purple 'Small Palms' issue, a fine IMPERF COLOUR TRIAL on thin buff paper, the final stamp was printed in carmine red. (As SG 49) - Est £35

Lot 640 - 1898 - 20c bright orange 'Small Palms' UNISSUED type a fine unused IMPERF PAIR on 'RH' watermarked paper. (As SG 49) - Est £35

Lot 641 - 1899 - 1c yellow green 'Simon Sam' issue (Arms type) a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thick card. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 67) - Est £24

Lot 642 - 1901 - 3c green 'Simon Sam' postal stationery card (H&G 3) used with PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 30 DEZ 1901. Addressed to VOLO, GREECE with arrival cds on reverse. One line of address scuffed out but otherwise a scarce destination. - Est £30

Lot 643 - 1902 - 1g mauve 'Simon Sam' issue with 'MAI GT PRE 1902' overprint, a fine mint copy. (SG 84) - Est £18

Lot 644 - 1905 - B&W PPC 'Haiti. Foret' franked on message side with 1904 1c green and 2c red 'Nord Alexis' issue (SG 109/110) tied by LE HAVRE French arrival cds's dated 5 - 1 1905. Addressed to FRANCE. - Est £25

Lot 645 - 1906 - Black & white PPC 'Aquim' showing farmers on horses at the market franked on message side with 1904 5c deep blue 'Nord Alexis' issue without control handstamp (SG 111) tied by GONAIVES cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to USA with PORT AU PRINCE transit cds and USA arrival cds's all on message side. - Est £45

Lot 646 - 1906 - Cover franked with 1904 10c cinnamon 'Nord Alexis' issue (SG 112) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 6 JAN 1906. Addressed to HUNGARY with USA transit cds and Hungarian arrival cds on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 647 - 1906 - Cover with printed 'Em Jackson Saint-Marc Haiti' return address at top and manuscript 'Per SS Graecia' ship endorsement alongside franked with single 1906 5c sky blue with 'Gold Currency' overprint (SG 124) tied by fine PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 14 JUN 1906 with second strike alongside. Addressed to USA. - Est £60

Lot 648 - 1908 - MARITIME: 2c vermilion on lilac postal stationery card (H&G 14) datelined 'Port-au-Prince 1 Dezember 1908' used with red pen stroke and two good strikes of oval 'AMSTERD:-W:INDIE NEDERL: PAKETBOOT' cancel dated 11 DEC 1908 in black. Addressed to GERMANY. - Est £45

Lot 649 - 1910 - Registered cover franked with single 1906 10c orange (SG 145) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds with straight line 'RECOMMANDEE' marking alongside. Addressed to USA with arrival marks on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 650 - 1912 - 1c crimson lake pair, 2c orange and 5c deep blue 'Leconte' issue all used with fine strikes of CAP-HAITIEN cds in red both dated 1915. (SG 164/166) - Est £12

Lot 651 - 1912 - 'Leconte' issue, the set of three each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 164/166) - Est £15

Lot 652 - 1913 - 1c yellow green pair & single plus 2c orange all with GOLD CURRENCY overprints tied on piece by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds's dated 11 OCT 1913. (118 & 120) - Est £24

Lot 653 - 1914 - Sepia PPC 'Haiti - Proclamation D'un Decret Presidentiel' showing Haitian soldiers & trumpeter walking through the streets of Port-au-Prince. Unused. The card refers to the coup to depose Oreste and install Zamor as president. - Est £25

Lot 654 - 1915 - 1c on 50c plum 'Inland' PROVISIONAL overprint issue, with overprint in red, a fine mint copy with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE. Rare. (SG 234a variety) - Est £150

Lot 655 - 1915 - 1c on 10c cinnamon 'Inland' PROVISIONAL overprint issue, a fine mint corner marginal block of four with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE on top right hand stamp. (SG 231 variety) - Est £24

Lot 656 - 1917 - 1c on 1g purple 'Simon Sam' issue with GOLD CURRENCY overprint a fine mint copy. Scarce & underrated stamp. (SG 238) - Est £30

Lot 657 - 1917 - 5c on 15c yellow 'Inland' PROVISIONAL issue (opt in red) a fine mint pair with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE on both stamps. (SG 261 variety) - Est £35

Lot 658 - 1919 - Cover franked with 1919 5c on 10c orange with boxed 'GL O.Z. 7 FEV 1914' & '5 CTS PIASTRE' provisional overprints (SG 289) tied by PORT AU PRINCE cds dated 27 DEC 1919 with second strike alongside. Addressed to GERMANY. - Est £50

Lot 659 - 1919 - 5c on 1p vermilion 'Inland' PROVISIONAL issue with 'GL O. Z. 7 FEV 1914' provisional overprint, a fine mint copy with variety 'GL O. Z. 7 FEV 1914' OVERPRINT INVERTED. (SG 267 variety) - Est £12

Lot 660 - 1920 - Coloured PPC 'Institution St Louis de Gonzague, Port-Au-Prince' franked on message side with single 1917 2c on 1p claret with boxed 'S D 2' overprint (SG 236) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds. Addressed to USA. - Est £45

Lot 661 - 1920 - Cover franked with 1917 2c on 10c red brown 'Provisional' issue (SG 256) tied by fine PORT AU PRINCE cds dated 14 DEC 1920. Addressed locally within PORT AU PRINCE. Scarce use. - Est £50

Lot 662 - 1924 - Black & white PPC 'Haiti - Port-au-Prince Alexandre Petion Lyceum (South Building)' franked on picture side with 1920 10c vermilion (SG 296) tied by fine strike of HINCHE cds dated 8 AUG 1924. Addressed to CUBA with PORT AU PRINCE transit cds on reverse. Card has a few light tones. - Est £75

Lot 663 - 1927 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 10c carmine & 50c black & orange (SG 300 & 302) tied by three strikes of PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 13 DEC 1927 with circular 'AVION' Airplane cachet in blue alongside. Flown on the Haiti - Puerto Rico 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 PUERTO RICO with arrival cds and additional first flight cachet in green on reverse. (Muller #12, 1307 covers carried) - Est £25

Lot 664 - 1927 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 50c black & orange (SG 302) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 18 JUL 1927 with second strike alongside and also by square 'HAITI POSTE AVION' airplane cachet in red. Flown on the Port-au-Prince - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic first flight by West Indian Aerial Express piloted by Max Morin. Addressed to SANTO DOMINGO with arrival cds's on front & reverse. (Muller #9a, 473 covers were flown) - Est £50

Lot 665 - 1928 - FIRST FLIGHT: Printed 'First Day Air Mail Port-au-Prince to Santiago de Cuba' cover franked with 1924 10c carmine & 50c black & orange (SG 300 & 302) tied by two strikes of PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 21 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 PORT-AU-PRINCE despatch cds dated 28 FEB 1928 and three line 'WEST INDIAN AERIAL EXPRESS INAUGURATION REP. DOMINICAINE.. CUBA.. PTO RICO.. HAITI' first flight cachet in blue on front. Addressed to CUBA with SANTIAGO DE CUBA arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #15) - Est £20

Lot 666 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: Printed 'Roessler' airmail cover franked with 1929 50c violet AIR issue (SG 307) tied by PORT AU PRINCE machine cancel dated 3 MAR 1930 with large circular 'PREMIER VOL N.Y.R.B.A.' cachet in blue on front. Flown on the Port-au-Prince - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands flight by. Addressed to USA with ST THOMAS arrival cds on reverse. Uncommon. (Muller #47) - Est £45

Lot 667 - 1931 - 5c green '50th Anniversary of Membership of the UPU' issue fine used with good strike of MOLE ST. NICOLAS cds. Rare. (SG 310) - Est £30

Lot 668 - 1933 - 'Airmail' issue the set of six overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with small hole punch. Very fine. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 325/330) - Est £35

Lot 669 - 1944 - Cover franked with 1944 10c on 60c red brown AIR issue and 1944 5c olive green TAX issue (SG 372 & 375) tied by CAP HAITIEN cds dated 20 DEC 1944. Addressed to USA censored in Haiti with printed censor strip and censor mark plus large circular health propaganda cachet on reverse in blue reading 'C'est un devoir patriotique pour tout un chacun de contribuer a l'assainissement du pays. Service national d'hyghene publique' which translates as 'It is a patriotic duty for everyone to contribute to the sanitation of the country. National Public Hygiene Service'. Transit & arrival marks also on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 670 - 1952 - Airmail cover to Argentina franked with 1924 20c & 1951 30c (SG 301 & 461) tied by oval PETION-VILLE cancels in blue (the cancel was held together by an elastic band that shows as vertical lines) dated OCT 21 1952 and 1954 cover to France franked with 1946 1g & 1954 50c (SG 407 & 489) tied by good strike of elliptical PETION-VILLE HAITI cancel in blue dated SEP 27 1954 in a new type to replace the damaged one with letters sans-serif. (2 items) - Est £20

Lot 671 - 1952 - MARITIME: Cover franked with British Guiana 1934 3c scarlet and 1938 6c deep ultramarine GV issue (SG 290 & 311) tied by fine strike of large boxed 'K.N.S.M. S.S. ORESTES' Ship cancel dated 4 MAR 1952 with PORT-AU-PRINCE HAITI despatch cds alongside. Addressed to USA. A scarcer marking used from Haiti. - Est £45

Lot 672 - 1953 - 'President Magaloire' PICTORIAL issue the set of six overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with small hole punch. Very fine. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 462/467) - Est £25

Lot 673 - 1954 - 'Restoration of Christophe's Citadel' AIR issue 10c, 50c, 1g, 1.50g & 5g all progressive IMPERF PLATE PROOFS of the base colour and with the Flag at left in black (the red is omitted) plus an additional proof of the Flag in red and black only (no base colour). Interesting group. (SG 501/4 & 506) - Est £40

Lot 674 - 1954 - Cover franked with 1946 1g olive brown and 1954 50c deep rose red (SG 407 & 489) tied by good strike of elliptical PETION-VILLE HAITI cancel in blue dated SEP 27 1954. Addressed to FRANCE. - Est £12

Lot 675 - 1958 - 1g 50c + 50c red orange 'Red Cross' SURCHARGE issue, a fine mint copy with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. (SG 577 variety) - Est £30

Honduras

Lot 676 - 1877 - 'un real' in black on 2r green 'Tegucigalpa' provisional surcharge issue with validating 'tick' at right, a fine used copy with blue 'Bars' cancel. Margins very tight but a very scarce issue used. (SG 13, Scott #24) - Est £40

Lot 677 - 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 marginal blocks of four. (32 stamps, As SG 108/115) - Est £15

Lot 678 - 1899 - 2c orange on buff TRAIN postal stationery card (H&G 29) used with very light strike of oval IRIONA cancel in violet with oval TRUJILLO cancel in blue dated DEC 28 1899 alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on front. Card a little worn around the edges. - Est £35

Lot 679 - 1903 - 2c+2c orange TRAIN 'Provisional' postal stationery reply card (H&G 35) issued for AMAPALA with two strikes of circular 'REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS ADUANA DE AMAPALA' control mark in blue and fine strike of straight line 'PERMITASE' marking in purple on both message & reply halves. Fine unused, very scarce. - Est £60

Lot 680 - 1907 - 5c black 'Medina' issue IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thin paper, a fine example. (As SG 129) - Est £20

Lot 681 - 1911 - 20c lemon yellow 'Hass' issue, a fine unused IMPERF PLATE PROOF PAIR. Scarce. (SG 145) - Est £25

Lot 682 - 1914 - Cover franked with 1913 6c slate violet and 1913 10c on 6c slate violet 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue (SG 171 & 183) tied by PUERTO CORTEZ cds dated MAY 26 1914 with second strike alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with NEW ORLEANS transit mark on reverse. Backflap missing. - Est £25

Lot 683 - 1915 - 2c carmine red, 6c slate lilac and 1p green 'Ulua Bridge' issue all IMPERF copies mint with gum. (SG 187, 189 & 193 variety) - Est £20

Lot 684 - 1919 - ISLAND MAIL: Circa 1919 undated cover franked with 1919 5c magenta and 10c dull blue (SG 198 & 200) tied by 'Lines' cancel with undated UTILA HONDURAS cds alongside. Addressed to UK. Cover has some water staining at lower left. - Est £24

Lot 685 - 1927 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES: 50c carmine on blue 'Central American Airlines' Semi official AIRMAIL issue, a fine mint IMPERF copy. Small thin on reverse. (Sanabria 502a) - Est £20

Lot 686 - 1929 - Cover franked with 1929 set of five 'Planned Flight from New York to Honduras' commemorative issue (SG 260a/260e) tied by multiple strikes of ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS TEGUCIGALPA cds in blue dated 5 JUN 1929, the first day of issue. - Est £35

Lot 687 - 1930 - Cover with manuscript 'Aerea' franked with 1929 5c slate purple, 10c blue and 50c greenish blue 'Robbery' issue with '1929a1930' control opts (SG 270, 274 & 278, with a few gum marks from the paste used to attach the stamps to the envelope) tied by 'Lines' slogan cancel with SAN PEDRO SULA cds alongside dated MAR 19 1930. Sent via airmail to FRANCE with SAN PEDRO SULA 'Airmail' cancel dated MAR 20 and TELA 'Airmail' transit mark dated 23 MAR all on front. The 50c is very scarce used on cover. - Est £75

Lot 688 - 1938 - MARITIME: Cover franked with 1937 8c blue (SG 382) tied by NEW YORK PAQUEBOT cds dated APR 28 1938 with good strike of large UNITED FRUIT COMPANY STEAMSHIP SERVICE POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS PURSER S/S PLATANO cds in turquoise alongside. Addressed to USA. Cover is heavily trimmed at left. - Est £20

Lot 689 - 1940 - REVENUES: Circa 1940. 10c green, 50c red, $1 blue, $10 brown & $25 green CONSULAR REVENUE issue all denominated in 'US GOLD' currency. The set of five with red SPECIMEN overprint & small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (5) - Est £25

Lot 690 - 1946 - Airmail cover franked with 1942 1L ultramarine, 1946 1c brown red and 1945 1c sepia, blue & carmine TAX issue (SG 427, 457 & 456) tied by 'Lines' cancel with TEGUCIGALPA cds alongside dated JUL 1 1946. Addressed to SAIGON, INDOCHINA with arrival cds on reverse. Part of backflap missing. An unusual destination. - Est £15

Lot 691 - 1954 - Pair of printed British Legation envelopes one 1954 franked with 1953 pair 25c on 2c violet & brown (SG 515) and the other sent in 1955 with block of eight & pair 1955 10c on 2c blue green & black 'Rotary' OPT issue (SG 537) tied from TEGUCIGALPA. Addressed to UK with BRITISH LEGATION TEGUCIGALPA cds's on front. (2 items) - Est £15

Lot 692 - 1956 - SIGNATURE CONTROLS: 1956 3c 'Portraits & views' issue and 1957 1c, 5c & 1.00L 'Revolution of October 21st 1956' issue all with complete small 'R Estrada S' SIGNATURE CONTROL handstamps of 'Francisco Morazan' province. Fine used. A scarce group. (SG 553, 570, 572 & 578) - Est £25

Hong Kong

Lot 693 - 1863 - BRITISH POST OFFICES IN JAPAN: 8c orange QV issue wmk 'Crown CC' fine used with fine complete strike of barred numeral 'Y1' in blue of the British Post Office at Yokohama, Japan. (SG Z35) - Est £24

Lot 694 - 1882 - 10c green QV issue used with fine complete central strike of CANTON cds dated 1 JUN 1888. (SG Z164) - Est £12

Lot 695 - 1891 - 50c on 48c dull purple QV issue with additional 'Chinese Characters' overprint at left. A fine mint copy. (SG 49) - Est £45

Lot 696 - 1903 - $2 slate & scarlet EVII issue, watermark 'Crown CA', a fine used copy with light cds cancel. (SG 73, Cat £375) - Est £125

Lot 697 - 1903 - 2c dull green EVII issue, a fine used block of six with SHANGHAI cds's dated SEP 19 1904. (SG 63) - Est £12

Lot 698 - 1912 - $10 purple & black on red GV issue, a superb mint copy. (SG 116) - Est £325

Lot 699 - 1921 - 8c grey GV issue, watermark 'Multi Script CA' a fine mint copy. (SG 122) - Est £15

Lot 700 - 1925 - P.O.s IN CHINA: 4c carmine rose GV issue with 'CHINA' overprint, a fine used copy with good part strike of PORT EDWARD cds dated APR 1 1925. (SG 20) - Est £30

Lot 701 - 1933 - Group of four GV issue covers to UK with 1933 cover with 1921 2c green & 10c bright ultramarine (SG 118 & 124) tied by KOWLOON cds's, 1933 12c purple on yellow (SG 124c) tied by HONG KONG and pair 'Via Siberia' covers both franked with 20c purple & sage green (SG 125) tied by HONG KONG cds's. (4 items) - Est £35

Lot 702 - 1936 - Red band cover franked with 1921 5c violet and 20c purple & sage green GV issue (SG 121 & 125) tied by HONG KONG SHAM SHUI PO cds. Addressed to SOERABAJA, NETHERLAND INDIES with KOWLOON and HONG KONG transit cds's on front and SOERABAJA arrival cds on reverse. Fine & very scarce. - Est £95

Lot 703 - 1938 - 25c bright blue GVI issue, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 149, Cat £29) - Est £14

Lot 704 - 1938 - 30c yellow olive GVI issue, perf 14, a good mint copy, heavy hinge on reverse. (SG 151, Cat £150) - Est £45

Lot 705 - 1938 - $5 dull lilac & scarlet GVI issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 159, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 706 - 1938 - $5 dull lilac & scarlet GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 159, Cat £70) - Est £28

Lot 707 - 1938 - $5 green & violet GVI issue a fine cds used copy. (SG 160, Cat £25) - Est £10

Lot 708 - 1938 - $10 pale bright lilac & blue GVI issue, a very fine cds used copy. (SG 162, Cat £65) - Est £24

Lot 709 - 1938 - 30c yellow olive GVI issue, perf 14½ x 14, a fine unmounted mint corner marginal block of four. (SG 151a) - Est £60

Lot 710 - 1941 - 'Centenary of British Occupation' issue the set of six fine mint. (SG 163/168) - Est £45

Lot 711 - 1952 - MILITARY MAIL & MARITIME: Cover franked with Great Britain 1950 2½d pale scarlet GVI issue (SG 507) tied by FIELD POST OFFICE 385 cds dated 11 JAN 1952 located at KOWLOON. Addressed to UK with boxed 'M.V. SOMALI 182907 NET. 4389-41' ship cancel in blue on front. - Est £18

India

Lot 712 - 1854 - 4a blue & red QV issue head 'Die 2' and frame 'Die 1', a wonderful lightly used copy, cut square with margins all round. Exceptional quality. (SG 19, Cat £850) - Est £200

Lot 713 - 1854 - 1a blue QV issue 'Die 1', a superb lightly used copy with large margins all round. (SG 2) - Est £30

Lot 714 - 1867 - 8a rose QV 'Official' issue with large 'Service' overprint, a fine strip of three used with two complete strikes of 'F CALCUTTA' squared circle cds dated APR 2 1889. (SG O30) - Est £10

Lot 715 - 1892 - 1r green & aniline carmine QV issue, a superb used strip of three with three strikes of AGRA-CITY cds dated 16 JUN 1902. (SG 106) - Est £10

Lot 716 - 1895 - 2r carmine & yellow brown QV issue used with fine central strike of BRINDABAN MUTTRA cds dated JUL 1897. (SG 107) - Est £15

Lot 717 - 1902 - INDIA USED IN THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS: ½a yellow green EVII issue, a pair tied on piece by two strikes of PORT BLAIR cds dated 7 JUL 1906. Rare. (SG 121) - Est £75

Lot 718 - 1903 - ¼a ultramarine on white EVII 'On H. M. S.' official postal stationery card (H&G D8). A fine unused example. - Est £24

Lot 719 - 1915 - Stampless black & white PPC 'A Fine Specimen (Leopard), British East Africa' sent from a member of the Indian army stationed at MAKATAU KENYA inscribed 'on active service' in manuscript with fine strike of large F.P.O. No. 315 cds dated 17 DEC 1915. Addressed to UK with manuscript 'censored by, B.E.A. 16.12.15' censor marking with signature handstamp of the commanding officer alongside. - Est £50

Lot 720 - 1928 - INDIA USED IN TIBET: 1a chocolate GV issue of India tied on small piece by fine YATUNG-TIBET VIA SILIGURI cds dated 25 DEC 1928. Scarce. (SG 203) - Est £45

Lot 721 - 1937 - INSURED VALUE SERVICE: Value Payable cover for 106 rupees and 14 annas franked with 1926 4a sage green GV issue (SG 211) tied by BOMBAY G.P.O. cds with black on pink 'VP 19 BOMBAY G.P.O.' label alongside. Addressed to BEAWAR with arrival cds on reverse. Fine condition. - Est £24

 

Lot 722 - 1941 - Cover franked with 1937 pair 9p green and 2a vermilion GVI issue (SG 249 & 251) tied by BOMBAY G.P.O. cds dated 18 JAN 1941. Addressed to CANADA with fine ½a light blue & blue 'Bombay War Gifts Fund' charity tax CINDERELLA label on reverse with 'Airplane' motif inscribed 'HELP TO DEFEND YOUR COUNTRY'. Very attractive. - Est £25

Lot 723 - 1945 - Stampless cover with manuscript 'On Active Service' and 'F.P.O. No. 209' cds dated 4 APR 1945 located on RAMREE ISLAND, BURMA. Addressed to BOMBAY with circular 'UNIT CENSOR K 18' censor mark in violet on front. Arrival cds on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 724 - 1946 - MILITARY MAIL: Stampless cover with manuscript 'On Active Service' at top and fine strike of F.P.O. No. 153 cds dated 4 FEB 1946 located in MALACCA, MALAYA. Addressed to UK and countersigned by 'Major S F Daylin' at bottom left. - Est £30

Lot 725 - 1971 - Stampless 'OIGS / FOAS' cover with oval '103 CONSTRUCTION COY GREF C/o 99 A.P.O.' cachet in violet with F.P.O. No. 881 cds on reverse dated 2.3.1971. Addressed to 'HQ DGBR Kashmir House DHQ, P.O. New Delhi 11'. - Est £30

Jamaica

Lot 726 - 1820 - Circa 1820. Large stampless official cover with fine strike of oval 'VICE CONSULADO DE ESPANA EN JAMAICA' Arms cachet in blue on reverse. Addressed to 'Senor Alcalde Mayor del Distrito Norte de Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba'. No other postal markings. Very unusual. - Est £90

Lot 727 - 1860 - 3d green QV issue, 'Pineapple' watermark, a fine lightly used copy with variety WATERMARK INVERTED. (SG 3w) - Est £25

Lot 728 - 1870 - 1d blue QV issue, watermark 'Crown CC' used with good strike of barred numeral 'A28' of ANNOTTO BAY. (SG 8) - Est £10

Lot 729 - 1883 - ½d green QV issue, watermark 'Crown CA' a fine used strip of five on piece tied by multiple strikes of SAVANNAH LA MAR cds's dated JAN 20 1896. (SG 16a) - Est £12

Lot 730 - 1883 - 2d slate QV issue, watermark 'Crown CA' used with fine strike of barred numeral 'F98' of CHESTER CASTLE. (SG 20a) - Est £15

Lot 731 - 1903 - ½d red brown on buff QV postal stationery card (H&G 7) used with fine strike of NEW PORT cds dated 20 APR 1903. Addressed to KINGSTON with arrival cds on front. The message concerns a daughter that has gone missing. - Est £30

Lot 732 - 1916 - ½d blue green with 'WAR STAMP' overprint in black. A fine mint block of six with variety NO STOP AFTER STAMP on bottom left hand stamp. (SG 68e & 68ea) - Est £15

Lot 733 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1929 9d maroon GV issue (SG 110) tied by KINGSTON cds dated DEC 10 1930. Flown on the Kingston - Miami, USA first flight with large circular first flight cachet on front. Addressed to NEW HAVEN with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #3) - Est £20

Lot 734 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with single 1929 9d maroon GV issue (SG 110) tied by KINGSTON cds dated DEC 10 1930. Flown on the Kingston - Mexico City first flight with large circular first flight cachet on front and MEXICO CITY arrival cds on reverse. A rare flight unlisted by Muller. (Muller #Unlisted) - Est £180

Lot 735 - 1935 - 6d green & indigo GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue with EXTRA FLAGSTAFF variety, a fine mint side marginal copy. (SG 116a, Cat £200) - Est £80

Lot 736 - 1938 - GVI' issue complete set of eighteen plus all shades and perfs (excluding the 2d grey & green perf 12½ x 13 and 6d grey & purple perf 13½ x 13) all fine mint. (SG 121/133a, 124c, 132b, 132ba & 133aa, Cat £194+) - Est £75

Lot 737 - 1938 - 4d brown & green GVI issue, a fine unmounted mint corner marginal block of twelve with complete 'Waterlow & Sons Limited, London Wall, London E.C.' imprint and '2' plate number in margin. (SG 127) - Est £10

Lot 738 - 1949 - Cover franked with 1938 2d grey & green GVI issue (SG 124) tied by fine strike of LOOKOUT temporary circular cancel in purple. Addressed to UK. Scarce cancel. - Est £50

Malaya & States

Lot 739 - 1856 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - INDIA USED IN MALAYA: 1a brown QV issue of India used on piece with fine strike of octagonal 'B 172' cancel of SINGAPORE in black. (SG Z71) - Est £30

Lot 740 - 1902 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: 3c dull purple & orange EVII issue, a fine mint block of four. (SG 111) - Est £10

Lot 741 - 1933 - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Cover franked with 1921 12c bright blue GV issue (SG 232) tied by SINGAPORE cds to USA and 1936 cover franked with 1921 5c brown GV issue (SG 226) tied by SINGAPORE cds and addressed locally within SINGAPORE. (2 items) - Est £20

Lot 742 - 1945 - BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION: 10c slate purple GVI issue 'Double Plate' printing on chalk surfaced paper, a fine mint bottom marginal block of six. (SG 8b) - Est £35

Lot 743 - 1942 - JAPANESE OCCUPATION: $1 on 4c black & red, $2 on 5c green & red on yellow and $5 on 6c scarlet 'Japanese Occupation' surcharge issue (without control overprint) mint with toned gum. - Est £45

Lot 744 - 1945 - JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 4c red on white 'Japanese Occupation' postal stationery card (H&G Unlisted) used with 'Japanese' MALACCA cds dated '2605'. Addressed to TAIPING, PERAK with boxed 'Japanese' censor mark in purple on front. - Est £50

Lot 745 - 1937 - KEDAH: 'Sultan Abdul Hamid Halimshah' issue the set of nine fine mint. Scarce. (SG 60/68) - Est £160

Lot 746 - 1891 - NEGRI SEMBILAN: 2c bright rose QV issue with 'Negri Sembilan' overprint. A fine lightly used copy. (SG 1) - Est £10

Lot 747 - 1956 - PENANG: Registered cover franked on reverse with strip of three 1954 10c brown purple QE2 issue (SG 34) tied by PRAI cds's printed blue & white 'PRAI' registration label on front. Addressed to SINGAPORE with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £24

Lot 748 - 1950 - PERAK: 5c bright purple and 25c purple & orange tied on piece by fine strike of TROLAK cds dated 25 MAY 1953. (SG 132 & 141) - Est £10

Lot 749 - 1935 - SELANGOR: 8c grey 'Mosque' issue used in Pahang with good strike of MENTAKAB cds. (SG 75) - Est £10

Lot 750 - 1917 - TRENGGANU: 'Red Cross' SURCHARGE issue the set of four fine mint. (SG 19/22) - Est £10

Mauritius

Lot 751 - 1859 - 2d pale blue 'Dardenne' issue, a fine looking copy with four good to close margins, lightly used. Stamp has two diagonal creases across lower left corner which show on reverse. Otherwise a fine looking stamp. (SG 44, Cat £850) - Est £150

Lot 752 - 1878 - 8c on 2c blue QV issue, wmk Crown CC, a fine mint copy. (SG 85, Cat £85) - Est £32

Lot 753 - 1878 - 50c on 1/- green QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 90, Cat £90) - Est £35

Lot 754 - 1887 - 2c on 13c slate QV issue, a fine unused example. (SG 117, Cat £75) - Est £26

Lot 755 - 1900 - 2r 50c green & black on blue, a good used copy with heavyish central MAURITIUS cds. (SG 154, Cat £170) - Est £65

Lot 756 - 1910 - Small group of 'Arms' postal stationery with 1909 2c brown card unused, 1923 12c red on buff card opt 'SPECIMEN' & 1926 3c green card used with added 2c & 5c tied by G.P.O. cds's to Germany (no message) and 1909 2c brown envelope used from PORT LOUIS to VACOAS and 1925 5c on 6c violet envelope unused. (H&G 22, 27, 28, B25 & B35) - Est £30

Lot 757 - 1938 - 1r grey brown, 5r sage green and 10r reddish purple GVI issue on ordinary paper, all fine cds used copies. (SG 260b, 262a & 263a, Cat £96+) - Est £36

Lot 758 - 1951 - Nice group of commercial covers to FRANCE all franked with the 1950 GVI issue with values to 1r inc REG cover from PORT LOUIS with 2r 60c franking plus others from ROSE HILL and CUREPIPE. (5 items) - Est £25

Lot 759 - 1953 - QE2 Definitive issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 293/306, Cat £65) - Est £20

Lot 760 - 1965 - QE2 'Birds' issue, the set of fifteen fine unmounted mint. (SG 317/331, Cat £75) - Est £25

Mexico

Lot 761 - 1852 - Stampless cover from SOMBRERETE to DURANGO with fine strike of straight line 'Block Capitals' SOMBRERETE marking in black with large '2' rate marking alongside. - Est £20

Lot 762 - 1856 - 4r dull vermilion 'Hidalgo' issue, with 'VERACRUZ' district opt, a fine lightly used four margin copy. (SG 4a, Cat £75) - Est £35

Lot 763 - 1861 - Cover franked with 1856 QUADRISECTED 8r lilac 'Hidalgo' issue (SG 5f) used as a 2r tied by fine strike of straight line 'ZACATECAS' cancel in black. Addressed to MEXICO CITY. Cover has a few small repairs but very attractive. - Est £150

Lot 764 - 1866 - 50c blue green LITHO 'Maximilian' issue with '110 866' invoice number opt of MERIDA district, a mint copy with gum. Four margins. Thinned on reverse. (SG 39a) - Est £12

Lot 765 - 1867 - GUADALAJARA: 2r black on bright green wove paper 'Provisional' issue, a good used genuine copy, cut square. (SG 7) - Est £20

Lot 766 - 1874 - Pair of complete folded letters with 1872 'Hidalgo' issue frankings, the first with pair 25c red pin perf (SG 94) with 'MEXICO' district opts tied by FRANCO MEXICO cds to DURANGO and the second with 12c blue and 25c red pin perf with 'MEXICO' district opts also tied by MEXICO cds to GUADALAJARA. (2 covers) - Est £25

Lot 767 - 1874 - POSTAL STATIONERY: Lovely range of 1874 - 1884 'Hidalgo' postal stationery envelopes, all unused with varied district opts and numbers, with & without wmk, 'HABILITADO' opts, a few with multiple stamp impressions and a one devalued with manuscript 'X' mark. Nice group for further study. (19 items) - Est £80

Lot 768 - 1874 - POSTAL STATIONERY: Range of 1874 - 1884 'Hidalgo' postal stationery envelopes, all unused with varied district opts and numbers inc TULA, MAZATLAN, TOLUCA, APAM & VERACRUZ with & without wmk, also a few 'HABILITADO' opts and various with multiple stamp impressions and a one devalued with manuscript 'X' mark. Nice group for further study. Mixed condition. (23 items) - Est £90

Lot 769 - 1882 - 3c carmine 'Numeral' issue postal stationery card (H&G 3) three copies all without district opts one with greenish blue printing and 3c carmine + 2c green cards (H&G 4), 3 examples with '2682', 283' and 5383' district number opts only. All unused. (6) - Est £18

Lot 770 - 1884 - 1p blue 'Hidalgo Medallion' issue, a fine used corner block of six with undated oval FRANCO EN ZIRACUARETIRO MICHOACAN cancels. Nice multiple. (SG 152, Cat £45) - Est £22

Lot 771 - 1889 - 10c brick red 'Numeral' postal stationery envelope (H&G B36, UPSS #E45) used with oval FRANCO EN CHALCHICOMULA E. DE PUEBLA cancel dated 7 DEC 1889 with S.ANDR. CHACHICOMULA cds alongside. Addressed to VERACRUZ with arrival cds on reverse. Envelope has vertical crease at left. - Est £15

Lot 772 - 1893 - EXPRESS COMPANIES: 20c + 20c orange 'Numeral' issue + 50c green 'Express Nacional Mexicano' postal stationery envelope with the '50c' handstamp in red. A good unused example, cover has light overall toning. (H&G B6, UPSS #NE4) - Est £15

Lot 773 - 1899 - 1p black & blue with 'OFICIAL' handstamp, a fine cds used copy. (SG O284) - Est £10

Lot 774 - 1900 - WELLS FARGO: 10c lilac + 15c green 'Wells Fargo' express company envelope (H&G 95, UPSS #WF121) for use in Mexico and the USA used with added 1899 5c deep blue (SG 269) tied by oval EXPRESS WELLS FARGO Y CIA CHIHUAHUA-MEX cancel dated 16 MAY 1900. The envelope was used as a 'paste up' as can be seen from the reverse but also unusually addressed to GERMANY with HAMBURG arrival cds and small German unclaimed label on front. Very scarce use. - Est £65

Lot 775 - 1913 - CIVIL WAR: Unusual 'El Presidente es valido al portador por 25 Centavos' Civil War banknote inscribed 'Tesoreria General del Estado' for use in the state of CHIHUAHUA with official handstamp and printed signatures also inscribed 'Gobernador Provisional del Estado Gral francisco Villa'. Very attractive & unusual. - Est £25

Lot 776 - 1914 - CIVIL WAR: 2c yellow green & orange SONORA 'Coach Seal' issue a fine unused TETE-BECH PAIR. (SG S34a var) - Est £10

Lot 777 - 1914 - CIVIL WAR: Black & white photographic PPC 'Moving the Mexican Army' showing troops alongside and being transported on trains. Fine unused. A scarce card. - Est £25

Lot 778 - 1914 - CIVIL WAR: 5c orange PSE with large 'GCM' monogram handstamp in violet (H&G IB20) used with HERMOSILLO cds's dated JUN 1914. Addressed to USA and 1915 unclaimed cover with 1914 5c orange with large 'GCM' monogram opt (SG CT26) tied by MAZATLAN cds to SAN BLAS, TEPIC with straight line 'REZAGOS' in blue and arrival marks on reverse. (2 items) - Est £40

Lot 779 - 1915 - 2c green 'Statue of Cuauhtemoc' issue with variety 'OFICIAL' OPT INVERTED, fine mint. (SG O322 var) - Est £15

Lot 780 - 1915 - 4c rose carmine with 'CEATRO' FOR 'CUATRO' variety with 'OFICIAL' opt in black. (SG O315 var) - Est £20

Lot 781 - 1916 - 'Silver Currency' OPT issue on 1910 set the 1c to 20c all fine mint. (SG 310/317, Cat £20+) - Est £10

Lot 782 - 1916 - 'Gold Currency' OPT on 1908 blue 'Postage Dues', the set of ten fine mint. (SG 360/9) - Est £15

Lot 783 - 1917 - 20c brown red 'Portrait' issue, rouletted, a fine mint copy. (SG 399a, Cat £34) - Est £16

Lot 784 - 1917 - 5p grey & grey green 'P.O. Mexico City' issue, a fine mint corner marginal block of four with 'V-13' cylinder number in green and '1982' sheet number handstamp in black in margin. (SG 412a. Cat £112) - Est £50

Lot 785 - 1919 - 10c + 5c blue 'Red Cross Fund' OPT issue, a fine used copy. (SG 414) - Est £10

Lot 786 - 1921 - 10p black & sepia 'Centenary of the Declaration of Independence' issue. A fine mint copy. (SG 416) - Est £15

Lot 787 - 1924 - YUCATAN INSURRECTION: 5c violet 'Yucatan Insurrection' REVOLUTIONARY issue, a cds used imperf copy with four margins. Stamp is a little grubby but uncommon. (SG Y445A) - Est £10

Lot 788 - 1924 - YUCATAN INSURRECTION: 50c olive green 'Yucatan Insurrection' REVOLUTIONARY issue, imperf. A good used example with light SANTIAGO 21 cds cancel of Chile, probably struck on arrival at a later date. Margins tight to touching. A rare stamp. (SG Y447A, Cat £225) - Est £95

Lot 789 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1923 pair 5c orange, 1927 25c sepia & lake AIR issue and 1c sepia TAX issue (SG 441, 454 & 457) tied by TAPACHULA cds dated 21 MAY 1929. Flown on the 'Tapachula - Arriaga - San Geronimo - Tejeria' first flight with first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to MEXICO CITY with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #31a) - Est £15

Lot 790 - 1929 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Colour PPC 'Puebla Cathedral' datelined 'Mexico 27 July, 1929' franked with 1923 4c green (SG 440) tied by fine strike of O.P.A. No. 862 TRANSB. MEXICO cds dated 27 JUL 1929. Addressed to FRANCE. - Est £25

Lot 791 - 1930 - 5c sepia & sage green and 15c green & bright violet 'HABILITADO 1930' opt issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 496/7) - Est £12

Lot 792 - 1932 - 30c on 20c sepia AIR 'Surcharge' issue, perforated, a fine mint copy. (SG 518, Cat £31) - Est £15

Lot 793 - 1933 - '21st International Statistical Congress' issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 529/35, Cat £130) - Est £60

Lot 794 - 1935 - Window envelope franked with 2 x 1934 20c lake AIR Issue (SG 576) tied by ALVARO OBREGON TAB. Cds. Sent airmail to MEXICO CITY with fine strike of undated circular 'R.A.C. No. --2- R.M.' airmail routing mark in black on front. VILLAHERMOSA transit and MEXICO CITY arrival cds's on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 795 - 1942 - FORGER: Cover with 'French Philatelic Agency, Apartado 404, Merida (Rep. of Mexico)' imprint at top left, one of the earlier incarnations of the prolific Mexican forger Raoul de Thuin. Franked with 2c green tied by MERIDA cds. Addressed to USA. - Est £10

Lot 796 - 1945 - 'Inter American Conference' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 735/43, Cat £47) - Est £22

Lot 797 - 1946 - 'United Nations' issue, the complete set of eleven fine mint. (SG 766/76, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 798 - 1950 - 35c violet 'Redrawn' type, a fine mint copy. (SG 852a, Cat £22) - Est £10

Lot 799 - 1953 - 50c light blue, 1p olive brown, 1p olive green and 20p violet & green all fine mint. (SG 881/3 & 886, Cat £59+) - Est £25

Lot 800 - 1963 - 20c rose on white fluorescent paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 1052a, Cat £38) - Est £18

Lot 801 - 1856-2015 - Pair of green Scott Speciality Albums with printed pages for 'Mexico' 1856 - 2015' complete with slip cases in superb condition (cost £300+ to buy new) with a decent used collection from a few earlies through mid period to modern. Also includes a spare pack of plain leaves. (100's) - Est £250

Lot 802 - 1886-1935 - POSTAL STATIONERY: Small lot of better mint & used items inc 1903 2c card with APIZACO TLAX cds to PUEBLA, 1911 2c card with added 4dc tied from CARMEN to Germany, 1903 4c on 3c brown PSC used with printed 'Ferrocarril Central de Mexicano' message on reverse, Hidalgo Medallion 10c orange PSE and 4c orange lettercard unused, 4c brown PSC with 'Villa Zapata' civil war opt and 1930's 25c airmail envelope unused. (9 items) - Est £30

Lot 803 - 1905-1945 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Small group of covers all with TPO cancels inc 1930 cover to USA with SERVICIO AMBULANTE 240 cds, 1945 cover to USA with O.P.A. 88 cds, 1938 long window envelope with SERVICIO AMBULANTE 76 cds and circa 1905 cover with unclear OPA cds. Condition is mixed. (4 covers) - Est £60

Lot 804 - 1920-1980 - CINDERELLA: Small group of labels inc brown 'Teotihuacan' pictorial label, 2 different 'Todos los Mexicanos' MAP labels, 1959 YMCA meeting label, TB label pair plus various others. (14) - Est £12

Morocco Agencies

Lot 805 - 1903 - 25c purple & black on blue EVII overprint issue with variety 'HYPHEN BETWEEN N & C' a fine mint copy. (SG 20c, Cat £75) - Est £40

Lot 806 - 1903 - 2p grey black & blue EVII Issue, wmk 'Crown CA'. A fine mint copy. (SG 23, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 807 - 1905 - Second EVII overprint issue wmk 'Multi Crown CA', the set of seven fine mint. (SG 24/30, Cat £170) - Est £70

Lot 808 - 1907 - SPANISH CURRENCY: Useful mint range inc 1907 20c on 2d pale grey green & scarlet EVII issue, 1912 Downey Head pair, 1935 Silver Jubilee set of four, 1936 EVIII set and 10c on 1d scarlet with 15¼mm opt, 1940 Centenary of First Postage Stamp set, 1948 GVI Olympics set, 1951 GVI pale colours set of five and the four QE2 stamps all fine mint. (SG 115a, 126/7, 149/52, 160/3, 161a, 164, 172/5, 178/81, 182/6, & 187/90, Cat £54+) - Est £20

Lot 809 - 1925 - FRENCH CURRENCY: GV issue wmk 'Block Cypher', the set of ten fine mint. (SG 202/211, Cat £60) - Est £25

Lot 810 - 1935 - FRENCH CURRENCY: Small mint range with 1935 Silver Jubilee set of four, 1935 Harrison low value set of nine, 1936 EVIII pair, 1937 Coronation and 1937 5c on ½d green GVI issue. (SG 212/24 & 227/30, Cat £30+) - Est £12

Lot 811 - 1937 - SPANISH CURRENCY: GVI issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 165/171, Cat £48) - Est £20

Lot 812 - 1937 - Cover franked with 1935 50c on 5d yellow brown and 1f on 10d turquoise blue GV 'Harrison' issue plus strip of three 1937 15c on 1½d maroon 'Coronation' issue all overprinted in French currency (SG 221, 223 & 229) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE CASABLANCA cds's dated 14 AUG 1937. Addressed to locally within CASABLANCA.. - Est £25

Lot 813 - 1937 - Cover franked with 1935 10c on 1d scarlet GV issue, 1937 15c on 1½d maroon 'Coronation' issue and pair 5c on ½d green GVI issue all overprinted in French currency (SG 217, 229 & 230) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE RABAT cds's dated 26 OCT 1937. Addressed to USA. - Est £35

Lot 814 - 1938 - Registered cover franked with 1935 50c on 5d yellow brown, pair 90c on 9d deep olive green, 1f 50c on 1/- bistre brown GV issue and 1937 15c on 1½d maroon GVI issue all overprinted in French currency (SG 221/2, 224 & 229) plus 1936 5c on ½d green, 10c on 1d scarlet & 15c on 1½d red brown EVIII issue overprinted in Spanish currency (SG 160/2) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE FEZ cds's dated 8 JAN 1938 with printed 'FEZ, Morocco' REG label. Addressed to USA with GIBRALTAR & other transits & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 815 - 1949 - GVI issue of Great Britain with 'MOROCCO AGENCIES' overprint, the set of seventeen fine mint. (SG 77/93, Cat £85) - Est £35

Lot 816 - 1951 - GVI issue of Great Britain with 'MOROCCO AGENCIES' overprint, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 94/100, Cat £35) - Est £15

 

Nicaragua

Lot 817 - 1820 - PRESTAMP: Circa 1820. 'Tobacco' FRONT from RIVAS to LEON with fine strike of straight line 'NICARAGUA' marking in black (Nicaragua was the original Spanish colonial name for Rivas). Rated '4' in manuscript. Fine. - Est £45

Lot 818 - 1862 - 2c deep blue on yellowish paper 'First Issue' a good unused copy. (SG 1, Cat £80) - Est £40

Lot 819 - 1886 - 2c red brown on buff first postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with CORINTO cds in purple dated 18 AUG 1886. Addressed to LEON. - Est £25

Lot 820 - 1889 - 3c blue on buff postal stationery card (H&G 2) used with fine MASAYA duplex cancel dated JUN 17 1889. Addressed to GERMANY with CORINTO transit cds on front. - Est £35

Lot 821 - 1893 - ZELAYA - REVENUES: 5c vermilion (2 copies) and 25c blue 'Mosquito Reservation' REVENUE issue all unused plus a 25c blue used with large circular cancel in purple (believed to be CTO). Small faults but very scarce. (4) - Est £40

Lot 822 - 1893 - TELEGRAPH: 1c blue 'Seebeck' telegraph issue with variety 'TELEGRAFOS' OPT INVERTED, a fine copy. (Barefoot #26b, Cat £20) - Est £12

Lot 823 - 1894 - 1p brown and 2p green 'Seebeck' issue original printing with 'DIRECCION' handstamp applied in black for use on official Postmaster's New Years greetings cards. (SG 73/4) - Est £15

Lot 824 - 1894 - 2c orange, 20c orange, 5p orange and 10p orange 'Seebeck' OFFICIAL issue, original printing each stamp with 'DIRECCION' handstamp applied in black for use on official Postmaster's New Years greetings cards. (SG O79, O82, O86 & O87) - Est £20

Lot 825 - 1895 - 5c blue small 'Arms' postal stationery envelope (H&G B29) used from LEON to CORINTO, 1896 5c rose on bluish grey PSE (H&G B34) used from MASAYA to MANAGUA and 1899 3c black brown on brownish PSC (H&G 41a) used from CORINTO to GERMANY. (3 items) - Est £25

Lot 826 - 1898 - TELEGRAPH: 5c olive brown 'Seebeck' issue with variety 'TELEGRAFO' OPT DOUBLE. A fine used copy. (Barefoot #unlisted) - Est £30

Lot 827 - 1900 - TELEGRAPH ISSUE: 'Allegory' TELEGRAPH issue, the set of eight each stamp with red 'SPECIMEN' overprint and small hole punch. A Superb set. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (Barefoot #76/83) - Est £100

Lot 828 - 1902 - ZELAYA: 6c ultramarine on cream 'Momotombo' postal stationery card (H&G 49) datelined 'Cape Gracias. 20 Oct 1902' on reverse used with oval BLUEFIELDS cancel dated OCT 27 1902. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on front & reverse. - Est £25

Lot 829 - 1902 - 10c purple 'Momotombo' PSE (H&G B46) used with added 1901 5c deep blue 'Postage Due' issue with '1901 CORREOS' opt (SG 179) tied by light SAN JUAN DEL SUR cds. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 830 - 1902 - ZELAYA: 5c blue 'Momotombo' postal stationery envelope (H&G B45) used with fine strike of oval RAMA cancel in purple. Addressed to 'Dr Keen' (Kuehn) at BLUEFIELDS with arrival mark on reverse. - Est £50

Lot 831 - 1903 - Cover franked with single 1902 15c on 2c orange red 'Momotombo' TRAIN surcharge issue (SG 187) tied by oval GRANADA cancel dated APR 20 1903. Addressed to ITALY with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 832 - 1903 - Cover franked with 4 x 1901 10c violet 'Postage Due' issue with '1901 Correos' opt and 1902 5c blue LITHO 'Momotombo' issue (SG 180 & 185) tied by oval LEON cancels. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Cover slightly trimmed at left but a scarce franking. - Est £45

Lot 833 - 1906 - 'Vale 5 cts' on 10c reddish violet 'Momotombo' TRAIN postal stationery envelope (H&G B61) used with added strip of three 1905 10c brown ochre (SG 212) tied by oval LEON cancels dated MAR 16 1906. Addressed to USA with transit mark on reverse. Roughly opened in places. - Est £30

Lot 834 - 1907 - 10c dull violet 'Momotombo' PSE with '1907' handstamp in purple. A good unused example. (H&G B69) - Est £15

Lot 835 - 1907 - 1p on 1c green 'Waterlow' ARMS issue with 'OFICIAL' overprint, a fine mint copy. Scarce & underrated issue. (SG O260) - Est £18

Lot 836 - 1909 - 'CORREOS - 1909' opt on Revenue issue, the set of five fine lightly used. (SG 273/7) - Est £16

Lot 837 - 1910 - CABO GRACIAS A DIOS: Cover franked with single 1909 15c black with 'C Dpto Zelaya' opt (SG C67) tied by dumb cork cancel in black. Addressed to USA with NEW ORLEANS arrival cds on reverse dated MAY 10 1910. A very scarce issue used on cover. - Est £65

Lot 838 - 1911 - RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 20c on 10c on 1c vermilion, 50c on 10c on 1c vermilion and 2c on 10c on 1c vermilion 'Railway Coupon' issue all in unused blocks of four plus a complete pane of twenty of the 50c. Also three 15c surcharges on backs used on piece. (SG 324a, 325a, 326 & 322) - Est £40

Lot 839 - 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 fine unused. Uncommon. (SG 331/2, Cat £52+) - Est £25

Lot 840 - 1911 - RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: Super accumulation on stockpages with many different opt types inc many pairs plus a few strips & blocks, lots of different typefaces on the underprinted issues and also inc a few INVERTED OPTS etc. Also noted SG 332 unused which is uncommon. Mixed condition used & unused. Needs sorting & checking. (Approx 200 stamps) - Est £65

Lot 841 - 1911 - 5c on 2p grey 'Revenue' issue a fine mint pair with variety THICK UPRIGHT 'C' on left hand stamp. (SG 312 variety) - Est £12

Lot 842 - 1914 - REVENUES: 1914 2 cor black 'Impuesto Al Capital' (Capital gains tax) REVENUE issue and circa 1950 10c rose 'Consular Especial' (Consular) REVENUE both with red 'SPECIMEN' opt and small hole punch. The latter stamp is only known as a specimen. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (2) - Est £15

Lot 843 - 1915 - REVENUES: 10c yellow and 10c slate violet 'Timbre Aduanero' REVENUES and 1914 2½c vermilion, 5c blue and 20c purple 'Impuesto Al Capital' REVENUES each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (5) - Est £20

Lot 844 - 1917 - ROUTING: Cover franked with 1914 1c green & pair 2c vermilion (SG 395/396) tied by somewhat smudgy SAN JUAN DEL SUR cds's but with return address at top left. Addressed to USA endorsed in manuscript 'Via Liberia y Limon' with LIBERIA COSTA RICA transit cds and straight line 'TRANSITO' marks on front and SAN JOSE COSTA RICA transit cds and USA arrival cds on reverse. Scarce routing. - Est £60

Lot 845 - 1919 - cover franked with 1918 5c on 15c violet 'Provisional' issue (SG 428) tied by GRANADA cds. Addressed to USA with CORINTO transit cds's on front & back dated JUL 1 1919 and USA company arrival mark on front. Uncommon issue used on cover. - Est £16

Lot 846 - 1921 - Colour PPC 'Vida Campo - Recuerdos de Nicaragua' franked on message side with 1921 1c on 5c blue opt on 'OFICIAL' issue and 1c on 4c orange & black OPT on Revenue issue (SG 449 & 455) tied by LEON cds. Addressed to GERMANY with CORINTO transit cds also on front. Uncommon issues used on cover. - Est £30

Lot 847 - 1921 - TELEGRAPH: 10c yellow & black 'Timbre Telegrafico' issue, a fine block of four each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN in red and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (Barefoot #222) - Est £18

Lot 848 - 1924 - Trio of 2c orange on yellow PSEs (H&G B82) one used in 1922 with added 1c TAX opt (SG 473) tied CORINTO to LEON, two used in 1924 both with added 1c violet TAX issues (SG 494) tied from CORINTO to LEON with instructional mark on front and from MANAGUA to USA. All fine. (3 items) - Est £30

Lot 849 - 1926 - Registered cover franked with pair 1914 10c yellow 'Leon Cathedral' issue (SG 401) tied by LEON duplex cancels with boxed 'LEON' REG marking alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with CORINTO transit cds on reverse. Attractive. - Est £25

Lot 850 - 1927 - Stampless official cover with circular 'LEGACION DE COLOMBIA EN CENTRO AMERICA' Arms cachet on reverse with official signature and MANAGUA cds on front dated 24 DEC 1924. Addressed to COSTA RICA with CORINTO transit cds on reverse. Cover has some light tones. - Est £20

Lot 851 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1929 25c brown purple 'P.A.A.' AIR overprint issue, 1929 2c on 5c blue & black and 1928 1c plum TAX issue (SG 614, 609 & 604, the 2c on 5c has faults) all tied by MANAGUA cds dated MAY 15 1929. Flown on the Managua - Miami, USA first flight with first flight cachet in purple on front and signed by the pilot 'C. D. Swinson'. Addressed to USA. A scarce flight. (Muller #4, rated 2000pts) - Est £60

Lot 852 - 1929 - 25c blackish green, 50c carmine and 1 cor deep blue AIR issue IMPERF PROOFS on gummed paper PERFORATED 'A.B.N.Co. SPECIMEN'. (As SG 631/633) - Est £60

Lot 853 - 1932 - 1cor deep carmine 'G.P.O. Reconstruction Fund' AIR issue, a fine unused copy. (SG 687) - Est £10

Lot 854 - 1932 - 25c brown purple 'CORREO AEREO OFICIAL' opt issue with additional '1931' opt in black, a fine mint copy. (SG O693, Cat £47) - Est £25

Lot 855 - 1932 - Printed 'The Anglo-South American Bank Limited, Managua, Nicaragua' cover franked with 1922 2 x ½c deep green, 3 x 2c carmine red and 1929 5c sepia 'Leon Cathedral' and 'National Palace' issue (SG 465, 467 & 620) all tied by multiple strikes of CORINTO cds dated OCT 10 1932. Addressed to UK. An attractive franking.  - Est £18

Lot 856 - 1938 - '75th Anniversary of the Postal Service' EXTERIOR issue sheetlet of four containing with variety 50c FRAME PRINTED DOUBLE ONE ON REVERSE, perf 11½, fine unused. (Maxwell #A240e, SG 999e/h Variety). - Est £30

Lot 857 - 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 858 - 1941 - 'Centenary of the First Postage Stamps' ROWLAND HILL issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 1047/9, Cat £37) - Est £16

Lot 859 - 1941 - 'Centenary of the First Postage Stamps' ROWLAND HILL issue (SG 1047/9), the set of three used on registered First Day Cover tied by large boxed MANAGUA cancels dated APRIL 4 1941 with large REG cachet alongside. Addressed to USA. A scarce FDC. - Est £35

Lot 860 - 1945 - Cover franked with 1937 pair 1c on 2c green, 2c on 3c blackish green and pair 3c on 4c bright carmine AIR issue with 'Habilitado 1937' opts (SG 954/6) tied by large oval MANAGUA cancels dated MAR 8 1945. Addressed to USA. Small piece of envelope repaired at top left. A nice franking. - Est £15

Lot 861 - 1947 - 'Triangle' POSTAGE issue, the set of eleven in fine mint triangular blocks of four. (SG 1096/1106, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 862 - 1947 - 50c indigo and brown 'Prize Bullock' TRIANGULAR issue, a fine WATERLOW 'Colour Trial' in UNISSUED colours, gummed with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN' opt in black and small hole punch. (As SG 1105) - Est £20

Lot 863 - 1949 - TELEGRAPH: 5c pale blue 'Telegraph' issue depicting Soldier and Ploughman with red 'SPECIMEN' overprint and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (Barefoot #241) - Est £10

Lot 864 - 1952 - Printed British Legation envelope sent registered franked with 1950 20c scarlet & black on front and 1949 5c turquoise on reverse (SG 1147 & 1137) tied by boxed MANAGUA cancels dated 18 JUL 1952 with boxed REG marking. Addressed to MEXICO with BRITISH LEGATION MANAGUA cachet on front. Also REG cover to USA franked with 5c & 30c from the 'Embajada de la Republica Dominicana, Managua' with consular cachets etc. (2 items) - Est £12

Lot 865 - 1954 - 2c and 10c 'National Airforce Commemoration' issue 'Waterlow' COLOUR TRIAL PROOFS in black & green and black & blue respectively with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN' opt in black and with small hole punch. (As SG 1210 & 1216) - Est £36

Lot 866 - 1900-1947 - Nice group of 'SPECIMENS' with UNISSUED 1900 2c & 5c 'Postage Dues', the unissued 1c claret RECONSTRUCCION issue, few National Palace types inc 'OFICIAL' opts & block of four, couple of Telegraphs and a later 2c 'Will Rogers' pair, all mint with gum opt 'SPECIMEN' in red with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (16 stamps) - Est £25

Nigeria

Lot 867 - 1884 - LAGOS: 1/- orange QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 26, Cat £23) - Est £10

Lot 868 - 1892 - NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE - OIL RIVERS: 1d lilac and 2½d purple on blue OPT on QV issue of Great Britain, both fine mint. (SG 2 & 4, Cat £29) - Est £12

Lot 869 - 1892 - NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE - OIL RIVERS: 1d lilac with part BONNY RIVER cds, 2d grey green & carmine two copies with part OLD CALABAR RIVER cds's and 2½d purple on blue with full strike of BONNY RIVER cds small corner fault. (SG 2/4, Cat £32) - Est £12

Lot 870 - 1902 - NORTHERN NIGERIA: 2/6 green & ultramarine EVII issue, wmk 'Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 17, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 871 - 1903 - SOUTHERN NIGERIA: 2/6 grey black & brown EVII issue on chalk surfaced paper, wmk 'Multi Crown CA' a good used copy. (SG 29a) - Est £10

Lot 872 - 1905 - NORTHERN NIGERIA: 2d dull purple & yellow EVII issue on ordinary paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 22, Cat £26) - Est £10

Lot 873 - 1948 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 62/3, Cat £17+) - Est £10

Lot 874 - 1948 - 5/- brown orange GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 63) - Est £10

Lot 875 - 1953 - £1 black & violet QE2 issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 80, Cat £25) - Est £10

Nyasaland

Lot 876 - 1891 - 1d black, 2d sea green & vermilion, 4d reddish chestnut & black, 8d rose lake & ultramarine and 1/- grey brown 'B.C.A.' opt issue all fine mint (the 8d is unused). (SG 1/3 & 6/7, Cat £98) - Est £38

Lot 877 - 1895 - 6d black & blue 'Arms of the Protectorate' issue, no watermark, a fine mint copy. (SG 24, Cat £95) - Est £38

Lot 878 - 1898 - 1d vermilion & deep ultramarine 'Cheque' stamp, without control opt on reverse used with central ZOMBA Squared circle cds dated JUL 27 1898. Couple of small thins on reverse. (SG 57ab, Cat £120) - Est £48

Lot 879 - 1934 - GV 'Leopard' issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 114/22, Cat £48) - Est £18

Lot 880 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 123/6, Cat £40) - Est £16

Lot 881 - 1938 - GVI 'definitive' issue, the set of eighteen fine mint. (SG 130/143, Cat £225) - Est £90

Lot 882 - 1938 - 2/- purple & blue on blue and 2/6 black & red on blue GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, both fine mint copies. (SG 139/40, Cat £28) - Est £10

Lot 883 - 1938 - 5/- pale green & red on yellow GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 141, Cat £55) - Est £20

Lot 884 - 1938 - 5/- green & red on pale yellow GVI 'Key Type' issue on ordinary paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 141a, Cat £80) - Est £32

Lot 885 - 1938 - 10/- emerald & deep red on pale green GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 142, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 886 - 1945 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 144/157, Cat £85) - Est £32

Lot 887 - 1950 - 6d yellow orange 'Postage Due' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG D5, Cat £170) - Est £65

Panama

Lot 888 - 1878 - 10c blue 'First Issue' on thin paper, a good three margin copy used with manuscript cancel. (SG 2A, Cat £80) - Est £40

Lot 889 - 1878 - 10c blue on thin paper 'First Issue', a good copy, four margins, tight at top, used with manuscript cancel. (SG 2A, Cat £80) - Est £40

Lot 890 - 1887 - 1c black on dark blue 'Map' issue TRIAL PRINTING on surface glazed paper in unissued colour. Ungummed. (As SG 5, Heydon #8g) - Est £30

Lot 891 - 1897 - Long registered cover franked with 1892 3 x 10c orange and 50c bistre brown MAP issue (SG 12d & 12f) plus Colombia 1892 10c yellow brown on buff 'Registration' issue (SG R166) all tied by three strikes of BOCAS DEL TORO duplex cds dated AGO 1 1897. Addressed to GERMANY with NEW YORK EXCHANGE transit registration label on front and various transit and arrival cds's on reverse. Cover is trimmed at left and has some creasing & repaired faults but still very presentable. The 50c is rare used on cover. - Est £75

Lot 892 - 1903 - 10c orange MAP issue with 'Second Panama' overprint, bar in same colour as stamp, a fine unused copy with variety PANAMA OVERPRINTED ONCE HORIZONTALLY. A scarce & underrated stamp. (SG 51c variety, Heydon #93x) - Est £30

Lot 893 - 1904 - 50c bistre brown 'Third Panama' opt issue (Both PANAMAs reading up or down) two fine unused copies with small and large PANAMAs. (SG 65 & 65b - Note that SG incorrectly lists the third & fourth printings the wrong way round) - Est £12

Lot 894 - 1904 - 1p lake 'Third Panama' opt issue (Both PANAMAs reading up or down) a fine mint copy, gum a little sweated. (SG 66 - Note that SG incorrectly lists the third & fourth printings the wrong way round) - Est £12

Lot 895 - 1904 - Trio of MAP issue covers to USA with 1904 mourning cover franked with 3 x 10c orange 'Fourth Panama' issue tied by PANAMA cds's dated 17 MAY 1904, 1905 two covers both franked with single 1904 5c blue 'Fourth Panama' opt issue (2 different printings) tied by PANAMA cds's dated Feb & Aug 1905. All three covers have arrival marks on reverse. Mixed condition. (3 items) - Est £50

Lot 896 - 1906 - 2c on 50c bistre brown MAP 'Surcharge' issue with variety OPT DOUBLE, a fine unused copy. (SG 139e) - Est £15

Lot 897 - 1906 - UNISSUED: 2c on 20c violet MAP 'Surcharge' issue, the UNISSUED value with OVERPRINT INVERTED (this value only exists with inverted opt), an unused copy from the bottom of the sheet with straight edge. Uncommon. (See note in SG) - Est £45

Lot 898 - 1911 - REVENUES: Nice group of 'Timbre Nacional' REVENUE items with 1911 40c blue & 40c orange, 1916 10c blue and 20c yellow and 1925 1c green all IMPERF PLATE PROOFS plus 1933 issue with '1933 1934' opts 10c blue, 20c yellow, 40c red orange & 60c brown all fine mint. (9) - Est £25

Lot 899 - 1917 - REVENUES: 1c green, 2½c blue and 10c purple 'Perfumes - Ley 63 de 1917' REVENUE issue set of three IMPERF PLATE PROOFS on thick card. Very attractive. - Est £30

Lot 900 - 1918 - 1b black & indigo violet 'Pedro Miguel Lock' issue, a good mint copy. Tiny thin on reverse. (SG 182) - Est £15

Lot 901 - 1924 - 'Arms' definitive issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 198/207) - Est £15

Lot 902 - 1925 - REVENUE: 30c pale blue long 'Alcohol Tax' REVENUE issue inscribed 'Impuesto de Timbre para Licores Nacionales Ley de 1925'. A fine vertical strip of four each stamp opt 'SPECIMEN' and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. - Est £16

Lot 903 - 1926 - 'Bolivar Congress' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 208/19) - Est £25

Lot 904 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 2c carmine 'Arms' issue and 1929 25c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 200 with small fault & 225) tied by PANAMA cds's dated FEB 9 1929. Flown on the Panama - Miami, USA first flight by Lindbergh with circular 'AGENCIA POSTAL PANAMA R. DE P. PRIMER CORREO AEREO INTERNACIONAL' cachet and two line 'PANAMERICAN AIRWAYS Inc. PRIMER VUELO' marking both in violet on front. Addressed to USA. (Muller #8a) - Est £15

Lot 905 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 2c carmine 'Arms' issue and 1929 25c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 200 & 225) tied by COLON cds dated FEB 9 1929. Flown on the Colon - Miami, USA first flight by Lindbergh with circular 'AGENCIA POSTAL COLON R. DE P. PRIMER CORREO AEREO INTERNACIONAL' cachet and two line 'PANAMERICAN AIRWAYS Inc. PRIMER VUELO' marking both in violet on front. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #8) - Est £15

Lot 906 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: 2c red airmail PSE (H&G FB1) with added 1915 3c black & deep violet and 1929 15c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 165 & 229) tied by COLON cds's dated JUL 8 1929. Flown on the Colon - Willemstad, Curacao first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE COLON PRIMER SERVICIO DE CORREO AEREO COLON - CURAZAO first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to COLON with CURACAO and COLON transit and arrival marks on reverse. (Muller #25, only 406 covers flown) - Est £35

Lot 907 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: 2c red airmail PSE (H&G FB1) with added 1929 15c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 229) tied by COLON cds's dated JUL 8 1929. Flown on the Colon - Cartagena, Colombia first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE COLON PRIMER SERVICIO DE CORREO AEREO COLON - CARTAGENA first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to COLON with CARTAGENA and COLON transit and arrival marks on reverse. (Muller #26, only 308 covers flown) - Est £35

Lot 908 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: 2c red airmail PSE (H&G FB1) with added 1929 25c on 20c brown AIR issue (SG 230) tied by PANAMA cds's dated MAY 22 1929. Flown on the Panama - Miami, USA first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE PANAMA PRIMER SERVICIO DE CORREO AEREO PANAMA - ESTADOS UNIDOS first flight cachet in black on front. Addressed to USA. A very scarce flight. (Muller #12, only 253 covers flown) - Est £45

Lot 909 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: 2c red airmail PSE (H&G FB1) with added 1929 25c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 225) tied by PANAMA cds's dated MAY 23 1929. Flown on the Panama - Guayaquil, Ecuador first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE PANAMA PRIMER SERVICIO DE CORREO AEREO PANAMA - ECUADOR first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to GUAYAQUIL,. ECUADOR with arrival cds on reverse. A very scarce flight. (Muller #21a, only around 220-250 covers flown) - Est £45

Lot 910 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: 2c red airmail PSE (H&G FB1) used with added 1929 25c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 225) tied by PANAMA cds's dated FEB 8 1929. Flown on the Panama - Miami, USA first flight by Lindbergh with circular 'AGENCIA POSTAL PANAMA R. DE P. PRIMER CORREO AEREO INTERNACIONAL' cachet and two line 'PANAMERICAN AIRWAYS Inc. PRIMER VUELO' marking both in violet on front. Addressed to USA. (Muller #8a) - Est £15

Lot 911 - 1929 - MARITIME: Cover franked with 1928 2c scarlet on rose (SG 222) tied by PANAMA cds dated MAY 22 1929 with good strike of two line "Resolute" Weltreise SHIP marking in purple (The Resolute's World Cruise) with 'MAY 21 1929' date handstamp in blue below. Addressed to USA. - Est £20

Lot 912 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1926 5c deep blue and 1930 15c on 10c orange AIR issue (SG 212 & 229) tied by COLON cds's in pink dated MAY 4 1930. Flown on the Colon - Maracaibo, Venezuela first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE COLON PRIMER VUELO PANAMA - VENEZUELA cachet also in pink. Addressed to MERIDA, VENEZUELA. (Muller #50) - Est £30

Lot 913 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: 1c green PSE used with added 2 x 1930 5c on 10c orange AIR opt issue (SG 238) tied by PANAMA cds's dated MAR 10 1930. Flown on the Panama - San Jose, Costa Rica first flight with boxed 'AGENCIA POSTAL DE PANAMA PRIMER VUELO PANAMA - COSTA RICA' cachet in pink with SAN JOSE arrival cds all on front. (Muller #38, around 350 covers flown) - Est £35

Lot 914 - 1931 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1931 5c blue 'Internal' AIR issue (SG 250) tied by PANAMA cds dated 28 NOV 1931. Flown on the Panama City - Colon' opening of the air service to the Western Provinces first internal flight with first flight cds tying stamp and COLON first flight arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #71) - Est £20

Lot 915 - 1931 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1931 5c blue 'Internal' AIR issue (SG 250) tied by PANAMA cds dated 28 NOV 1931. Flown on the Panama City - Bejuco' opening of the air service to the Western Provinces first internal flight with first flight cds tying stamp and BEJUCO first flight arrival cds in blue on front. (Muller #70e) - Est £25

Lot 916 - 1931 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1930 15c green AIR issue (SG 235 with corner fault) tied by COLON cds dated FEB 11 1931. Flown on the Colon - Port of Spain, Trinidad first flight with two boxed first flight cachets inscribed AGENCIA POSTAL DE COLON PRIMER VUELO PANAMA - TRINIDAD (Ant. Iglesas) and the other has the last line reading 'PANAMA - PUERTO ESPANA'. Both are struck in purple on front. Addressed to TRINIDAD with arrival marks on reverse. (Muller #56a) - Est £30

Lot 917 - 1932 - MARITIME: Circa 1932 cover franked with uncancelled 1932 ½c orange with 'HABILITADA' overprint and 1924 ½c orange 'Arms' issue tied by fine strike of undated 'MAILED AT SEA S.S. COLOMBIA COLOMBIAN LINE cancel in black. Addressed to CANAL ZONE. - Est £25

Lot 918 - 1934 - 10c on 20c brown 'CORREO AEREO' surcharge issue with variety SMALL '10'. A fine mint copy. (SG 268a, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 919 - 1935 - REVENUES: Circa 1935 1c olive green 'Timbre Nacional' REVENUE issue strip of three, 2c brown block of six, 1946 10c deep blue with '1946' opt strip of three and 1951 20b rose red with '1951' opt strip of four each stamp with red 'SPECIMEN' opt and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (16 stamps) - Est £20

Lot 920 - 1936 - 'Fourth Spanish American Postal Congress' AIR issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 283/8, Cat £24) - Est £12

Lot 921 - 1936 - Green tinted HAPAG PPC showing the 'S.S. Seattle' with manuscript 'An Bord der 'Seattle' Colon, Cristobal' on message side franked with 1924 2c carmine 'Arms' issue (SG 200) tied by COLON cds dated MAR 23 1936. Addressed to GERMANY. Some slight corner creasing. - Est £25

Lot 922 - 1938 - 'Central American & Caribbean Games' issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 334/8) - Est £10

Lot 923 - 1941 - 1c green postal stationery viewcard (H&G 18) with view in blue of 'National University - Panama City, R. of P.' used with added 1941 1c green TAX issue (SG 394) tied by PANAMA OFICIAL cds dated MAR 1 1941 with 'REPUBLICA DE PANAMA AGENCIA POSTAL DE PANAMA' Arms cachet alongside. Addressed to USA. Card has a small tear at top but is uncommon in used condition. - Est £30

Lot 924 - 1950 - REVENUES: Circa 1950 5b orange brown TIMBRE DE GANADERIA 'Cows Head' revenue issue, a fine mint strip of three with stamps lettered 'A', 'B' and 'C' with stamp A having an Arms design instead of the Cows head and each stamp with a blank tablet at base. Printed by Thomas de la Rue and possibly a proof. - Est £16

Lot 925 - 1950 - VARIETY: Cover franked with 1949 5c orange with variety '1874-1949 U.P.U.' OPT INVERTED (SG 500a) tied by COLON cds dated 20 MAY 1950 plus 1949 1c brown TAX stamp (SG 504) tied by undated COLON 'Arms' cancel. Addressed to USA. Appears philatelic. - Est £35

Lot 926 - 1953 - Reg cover to USA franked with 2 x 1948 10c black & mauve (SG 486) tied by CHANGUINOLA cds's in blue dated DEC 9 1953 with fine boxed 'AGENCIA DE CORREOS CHANGUINOLA' marking in blue plus 1953 airmail cover to USA franked with 2 x 2c & 5c tied by CERRO DE PUNTA cds's. (2 items) - Est £15

Lot 927 - 1956 - UNISSUED 'Popes' set of twelve fine unmounted mint, printed by the 'Jeffries Banknote Co.'. Uncommon. (See note in SG) - Est £40

Panama - Canal Zone

Lot 928 - 1909 - BOOKLET STAMPS: 1c black & green with 'CANAL ZONE' opt Type 5 and 1921 1c green 'Independence Centenary' issue booklet stamps both imperf at left fine used. (SG 50a & 64a) - Est £15

Lot 929 - 1914 - 10c grey MAP issue with small 'CANAL ZONE' opt only, a fine mint copy. (SG 54, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 930 - 1915 - 2c brown 'Postage Due' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt in blue, a good mint copy, a few perfs are lightly toned and stamp has a slight gum stain but very scarce. (SG D60, Cat £275) - Est £55

Lot 931 - 1917 - 24c black & brown 'Gatun Lock' issue of Panama with 'CANAL ZONE' opt. A fine mint copy. (SG 61, Cat £46) - Est £20

Lot 932 - 1921 - 1c green, 2c carmine, 10c violet and 15c pale blue 'Independence Centenary' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt, all four fine mint. (SG 64/5 & 67/8, Cat £90) - Est £45

Lot 933 - 1924 - Colour PPC 'Gaillard Cut, S.S. Wangaratta near Empire, looking north, Panama Canal.' franked on message side with 1909 1c black & green and 2c black & vermilion (SG 50/1) tied by ANCON machine cancel dated MAR 11 1924. Addressed to GERMANY with PANAMA transit cds in purple. - Est £30

 

Lot 934 - 1926 - MIXED FRANKING: Colour comedy PPC 'Honey Come Down I'm waiting for you in Panama' showing Alligators chasing a man up a tree franked with Canal Zone 1925 2c carmine and USA 1922 1c green (SG 86 & 560) used together to pay the 3c postcard rate tied by BALBOA machine cancel dated DEC 9 1926. Addressed to GERMANY. Card has a vertical crease left. - Est £30

Lot 935 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with strip of three 1929 15c on 1c green AIRMAIL opt issue (SG 117) tied by CRISTOBAL machine cancel dated JUL 16 1929. Flown on the FAM-9 first flight from Cristobal to Santiago, Chile with purple first flight cachet on front. Addressed to CHILE with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #4, AAMC #CZ38b) - Est £25

Lot 936 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1929 15c on 1c green AIR surcharge issue (SG 117) tied by CRISTOBAL machine cancel dated JUN 21 1929. Flown on the FAM 5 Cristobal - Barranquilla, Colombia first flight with illustrated first flight cachet on front. Addressed to BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA with arrival cds on reverse. (AAMC #CZ37a, Muller #22) - Est £30

Lot 937 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1929 2 x 25c on 2c carmine AIR surcharge issue (SG 119) tied by CRISTOBAL machine cancel dated OCT 8 1929. Flown on the extension of the FAM 5 route from Cristobal to Buenos Aires, Argentina with illustrated first flight cachet on front. Addressed to ARGENTINA with arrival cds on reverse. A scarce flight only 143 covers were carried. (AAMC #CZ43, Muller #26) - Est £60

Lot 938 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover with printed 'First Flight Air Mail Cristobal Cartagena' at top franked with 1929 15c on 1c green AIR surcharge issue (SG 117) tied by CRISTOBAL cancel dated JUN 21 1929. Flown on the FAM 5 Cristobal - Cartagena, Colombia first flight with illustrated first flight cachet on front. Addressed to COLON with CARTAGENA and COLON arrival marks on reverse. (AAMC #CZ37, Muller #22) - Est £30

Lot 939 - 1939 - 15c brown '10th Anniversary of Canal Zone Airmail Service' issue, a fine mint bottom marginal block of four with '140994' plate number in margin. (SG 145) - Est £15

Papua New Guinea

Lot 940 - 1901 - 1d red on buff British New Guinea 'Lakatoi' postal stationery card (H&G 1). A fine unused example. Uncommon. - Est £30

Lot 941 - 1906 - 2/6 black & brown 'Lakatoi' issue on thin paper, line perf with small 'Papua' overprint. A fine used copy with central SAMARAI E.D. cds dated NOV 1907. (SG 45a, Cat £90) - Est £40

Lot 942 - 1911 - ½d yellow green 'Lakatoi' issue, a fine mint bottom marginal block of six with both 'CA' (Commonwealth of Australia) and 'JBC' (J. B. Cooke) Monograms in margin. (SG 84) - Est £40

Lot 943 - 1915 - 2½d indigo 'Roo' issue with 'N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS' overprint Type 'c', a used copy with fine complete strike of straight line 'Station Kieta' cancel in blue. Stamp has three trimmed perfs at base and tear at top, but a very scarce cancel. (SG 74) - Est £75

Lot 944 - 1915 - N.W. PACIFIC ISLANDS: 9d violet 'Roo' issue with 'N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS' overprint Type 'a', a fine mint copy. (SG 79, Cat £55) - Est £20

Lot 945 - 1915 - N.W. PACIFIC ISLANDS: 9d violet 'Roo' issue with 'N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS' overprint, a fine mint vertical strip of three showing all three Types 'a', 'b' & 'c'. (SG 89) - Est £45

Lot 946 - 1915 - N.W. PACIFIC ISLANDS: 2/- brown 'Roo' issue with 'N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS' overprint Type 'b', a fine mint copy. (SG 97, Cat £35) - Est £15

Lot 947 - 1916 - 1/- sepia & olive 'Lakatoi' issue, a fine mint top marginal pair with variety RIFT IN CLOUDS on top stamp. (SG 102) - Est £35

Lot 948 - 1932 - BRITISH NEW GUINEA: 2/- dull lake 'Bird of Paradise' British New Guinea issue redrawn without dates, a fine unmounted mint marginal block of twelve comprising three rows of the sheet with sheet margins at top, bottom and right. (SG 186, Cat £96) - Est £45

Lot 949 - 1935 - Cover franked with single 1932 2d vermilion 'Bird' issue (SG 179) tied by superb EDIE CREEK cds. Addressed to 'Guinea Airways' in WAU. Roughly opened at top & backfap missing but a scarcer origination. - Est £45

Lot 950 - 1937 - Stampless headed 'O.H.M.S.' cover from RABAUL to VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA with fine strike of POSTAGE PAID RABAUL cds. - Est £35

Lot 951 - 1947 - AUSTRALIA USED IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Cover franked with Australian 1937 2d bright purple (SG 185) tied by LAE PAPUA NEW GUINEA cds dated 26 AUG 1947. Addressed locally to the Burns Philip Co. In LAE. - Est £35

Lot 952 - 1952 - AUSTRALIA USED IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Airmail cover franked with Australian 1942 5½d slate blue (SG 208) tied by KOKOPO PAPUA NEW GUINEA cds dated 24 NOV 1948. Addressed to NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. - Est £35

Lot 953 - 1958 - Cover franked with single 1957 4d on 2½d orange (SG 16) tied by SOHANO cds. Addressed internally to RABAUL. - Est £20

Paraguay

Lot 954 - 1870 - 1r rose pink 'Lion' issue a very fine unused block of four. Very scarce multiple. (SG 1) - Est £75

Lot 955 - 1879 - 5c orange brown 'Lion' issue, a superb marginal block of twenty five, unused without gum. A lovely multiple. (SG 16) - Est £25

Lot 956 - 1881 - 4c LION issue 'L Goumand, Buenos Aires' IMPERF COLOUR TRIALS in black, brown, blue & red. All very fine. (AS SG 22) - Est £40

Lot 957 - 1884 - 1c on 1r bright rose 'Lion' issue, a fine unused block of nine. Large margins on three sides, touching at left and small 2mm tear at top right but a rare multiple. (SG 23a) - Est £100

Lot 958 - 1884 - 2c dull rose 'Kraft' issue, perf 12½, an IMPERF BETWEEN horizontal pair, used with each stamp cancelled with a manuscript 'X' in blue crayon. (SG 25b var) - Est £20

Lot 959 - 1886 - Official' issue with pattern on back, the set of seven each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red or black, imperf all with large margins. (SG O31/O38) - Est £35

Lot 960 - 1888 - 3c blue on buff postal stationery card (H&G 8) used with ASUNCION cds dated SEP 19 1888. Addressed to GERMANY with BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA transit cds's on front & reverse. - Est £30

Lot 961 - 1888 - 5c green 'J Bautista Egusquisa' UNADOPTED ESSAY stamp by the South American Banknote Co. A fine imperf example. - Est £24

Lot 962 - 1900 - 2c carmine on buff postal stationery wrapper (H&G E1) used with added 1892 2c emerald green (SG 55) tied by small EXPEDICION ASUNCION cds's in purple. Addressed to CUYABA, MATTO GROSSO, Brazil. Scarce use. - Est £50

Lot 963 - 1901 - 4c deep green postal stationery lettercard (H&G A5) datelined 'Estancia "Trieste", Estacion Ibitimi 26. 8. 01' inside used with good strike of CORREOS YBYTIMI cds dated 26 AUG 1901. Addressed to ASUNCION with feint arrival cds on reverse. - Est £60

Lot 964 - 1902 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES & RIVER MAIL: Black & white PPC 'Monumento a la Revolucion de 1890' datelined 'Punto San Ignacio (Rio alto Parana) Septiembre 11 1902' franked on message side with block of four 1902 20c on 24c deep blue (SG 85) cancelled by ESTAF AMB (ALTO PARANA) cds dated 19 SEP 1902 with fine strike of oval VAPOR PAQUETE ESPANA marking in black alongside. Addressed to ARGENTINA. Rare. Nice write up of the route along with map accompanies. - Est £295

Lot 965 - 1905 - 1c vermilion 'Lion' issue a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. (SG 109 variety) - Est £20

Lot 966 - 1908 - 5c on 20c slate purple 'Official' LION issue, a fine mint corner marginal block of four with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. (SG 152a) - Est £20

Lot 967 - 1908 - 5c deep blue 'Lion' issue with 'HABILITADO' overprint, a fine mint side marginal block of eight. (SG 147) - Est £10

Lot 968 - 1911 - AUSTRALIAN COLONY: Colour PPC of 'Villa Rica' datelined 'Arturo R Groves, Colonia Cosme, Caazapa, Paraguay' franked on picture side with 5 x 1910 5c pale lilac (SG 208) tied by large COL COSME 21/1/11 manuscript cancel. Addressed to BELGIUM with arrival cds on reverse. A rare item from this short lived Australian Colony in Paraguay. - Est £200

Lot 969 - 1914 - GERMAN COLONY: Black & white PPC 'Colonia Hohenau, Kolonistenhaus' (Colonia Hohenau broke away from Colonia Nueva Germania in 1900 to establish a separate colony with different ideals) franked on message side with 1913 1c black, pair 2c orange & strip of three 5c dull mauve (SG 226/228) tied by VILLA ENCARNACION cds's. Addressed to ARGENTINA.  - Est £50

Lot 970 - 1915 - Cover franked with 1913 75c deep blue 'Arms' issue (SG 232) tied in transit by ASUNCION roller cancel dated 10 OCT 1915 with originating cds of SAN LORENZO DEL C. GRANDE dated 9 OCT 1915. Addressed to FRANCE and censored on arrival with printed black on buff censor strip tied by circular Arms cachet and boxed 'OUVERT PAR L'AUTORITE MILITAIRE' cachet both in red. Transit & arrival marks on front & reverse. - Est £40

Lot 971 - 1921 - ESSAY: 1p 25c purple brown UNISSUED ESSAY for the 'Presidents' issue, imperf on two sides, perforated at top and base and mis-perforated through the left hand side as well. These were unissued due to the 1921 revolution. A little light toning but scarce. (Listed in Kneitschel Page 159) - Est £35

Lot 972 - 1922 - REVOLUTION: 50c carmine, 1p dark blue and 3p green 'Lion' issue produced in October 1922 by the Revolutionary Government in Encarnacion inscribed 'EJERCITO CONSTITUCIONAL 1922. The set of three fine mint. Very scarce. (Kneitschel #2/4) - Est £95

Lot 973 - 1922 - Cover franked with 1921 50c on 75c deep blue, 1922 1p brown & blue and 1922 1p brown & blue with large 'C' overprint for use by Rural post offices (SG 252, 255A & 255B) tied by two strikes of AZUCARERA cds in red. Addressed to GERMANY with transit cds on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 974 - 1922 - 50c blue & red 'Parliament House' issue overprinted with large 'C' for use by Rural post offices. A fine mint copy with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE. (SG 254Bc) - Est £30

Lot 975 - 1926 - FOREIGN COLONIES IN PARAGUAY: Cover with manuscript 'Colonia Independencia via Villarrica' return address on reverse franked with strip of five 1925 50c scarlet with 'c' overprint (SG 271B, one stamp is damaged at top) tied by three strikes of undated circular CORREOS COLONIA INDEPENDENCIA 'Arms' cancel in purple. Addressed to GERMANY with transit marks on reverse. The Colonia Independencia cancel is very scarce, most mail from this colony was transported to Villarrica and posted there. - Est £75

Lot 976 - 1927 - 2c green IMPERF PROOF PAIR on glazed paper in UNISSUED colour. (As SG 284) - Est £20

Lot 977 - 1927 - 1p orange and pair 3p violet on piece tied by two strikes of PUERTO PALMAS CHICAS cds and a second smaller piece with pair 3p violet tied by the same cancel. Scarce. (SG 304 & 311) - Est £25

Lot 978 - 1929 - Registered cover franked with 1927 pair 1p emerald green and 2p 50c bistre plus 1929 3.40p on 3p drab and 6.80p on 4p pale blue AIR 'Surcharge' issue (SG 302, 308 & 348/349) tied by SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY cds's dated 26 FEB 1929 with printed registration label with 'Asuncion' added in manuscript alongside. Addressed to UK with boxed 'CORREO AEREO REP. DEL PARAGUAY' cachet on reverse with ASUNCION 'Clock' cancel and UK arrival cds. - Est £20

Lot 979 - 1929 - BRAZILIAN COLONY IN PARAGUAY: Cover franked with single 1927 1p 50c lilac overprinted with small 'c' for use by Rural post offices (SG 334) tied by good strike of BELLA VISTA cds in purple dated 5 OCT 1929. Addressed to BRAZIL with arrival mark on reverse. Bella Vista was founded in 1917 by members of Colonia Hohenau and was mostly comprised of Brazilians. Scarce. - Est £90

Lot 980 - 1930 - 40c on 50c orange a fine mint block of four with variety 'CORREO CORREO' for 'CORREO AEREO' on top right stamp. Difficult & underrated issue. (SG 368 & 368b) - Est £20

Lot 981 - 1930 - Cover franked with single 1927 2p 50c bistre (SG 308) tied by CONCEPCION cds in purple dated 16 SEP 1930. Addressed to UK with ASUNCION transit marks on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 982 - 1930 - Cover franked with 1930 'Consecration of Archbishop Bogarin' DIAMOND issue set of three (SG 386/8) tied by three strikes of large undated CORONACION DE SU PRIMER ARZOBISPO REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY 16 AGOSTO DE 1930 cancel in green with COLONIA SAN BERNARDINO cds dated 15 AGO 1930 alongside. Addressed locally. - Est £20

Lot 983 - 1931 - Litho 'Airmail' issue, the set of eighteen fine mint. (SG 414/428a) - Est £10

Lot 984 - 1932 - ZEPPELIN: 70c red on blue postal stationery card (H&G 13) used with added 1927 block of four 70c grey blue, 1931 1p yellow green and 1932 4p bright ultramarine and 16p purple TRIANGULAR 'Zeppelin' issue (SG 301, 431, 435 & 438) all tied on reverse by SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY cds dated 19 MAR 1932 and by two strikes of diamond 'Zeppelin' first flight cachet in black. Flown on the second Sudamerikafahrt by LZ 127. Addressed to GERMANY with various other 'Zeppelin' cachets and printed registration label plus FRIEDRICHSHAFEN and LORCH arrival cds's all on front. Scarce. (Sieger #148) - Est £120

Lot 985 - 1933 - 'Graf Zeppelin' issue the set of five fine mint. (SG 451/455) - Est £20

Lot 986 - 1934 - ZEPPELIN: Reg cover franked with various issues inc 'Zeppelin' issues with '1934' overprint tied illustrated 'Zeppelin' cachets and by SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY cds dated 25. 10.1934 with printed red white & blue 'POR GRAF ZEPPELIN ASUNCION (Paraguay) via Rio de Janeiro a Friedrichshafen' airmail label alongside. Flown on the eleventh Sudamerikafahrt by LZ 127. Addressed to GERMANY with various transit and arrival marks including FRIEDRICHSHAFEN cds on reverse. Cover has a couple of small tone spots. (Sieger #285, Cat 115 euros) - Est £65

Lot 987 - 1934 - ZEPPELIN: Registered cover franked with 1933 50c scarlet & green and pair 2p green & sepia plus 1934 45p slate violet 'Zeppelin' issue with '1934' overprint (SG 458, 461 & 473) tied by SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY cds's dated 23 6. 1934 and by triangular 'Zeppelin' cachet with printed black on green 'REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY POR GRAF ZEPPELIN ASUNCION VIA BUENOS AIRES a FRIEDRICHSHAFEN ALEMANIA' airmail label and printed registration label all on front. Flown on the 3rd Sudamerikafahrt by LZ 127. Addressed to GERMANY with transit and arrival marks including FRIEDRICHSHAFEN cds on reverse. A rare flight. (Sieger #258) - Est £195

Lot 988 - 1935 - JEWISH SETTLEMENT IN PARAGUAY: Cover with 'M/N NEPTUNIA' ship imprint on flap sent from COLONIA FRAM (A settlement of Polish, Czech & Hungarian Jews fleeing persecution in Europe) with manuscript 'J Zak, Colonia Fram, Carmen del Parana via Encarnacion Rep Paraguay' return address on reverse franked with 1927 3p drab with 'C' overprint and 50c grey blue (SG 338 & 298) tied by CARMEN DEL PARANA cds's. Addressed to CZECHOSLOVAKIA with ASUNCION transit cds on reverse. Scarce. - Est £90

Lot 989 - 1936 - Cover franked with single 1932 1p 50c bright rose 'Map' issue (SG 442) tied by ASUNCION cds's dated 20 MAR 1936 with illustrated boxed 'CORREO AEREO PARAGUAY - BRASIL' Airplane over Clouds cachet in purple on front and light strike of large CORREO AEREO ASUNCION cds alongside. Addressed to SAO PAULO, BRAZIL with various transit & arrival cds's on reverse. Unusual and possibly an unrecorded first flight as we have not seen this cachet before. - Est £40

Lot 990 - 1937 - FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS IN PARAGUAY: Incoming Argentinian 4c grey on cream PSC (H&G 50) sent from BUENOS AIRES and addressed to 'Hans Jakob, Col. Hohenau, Paraguay' with ENCARNACION transit cds on reverse and partial strike of COLONIA HOHENAU arrival cds on front. Incoming mail to this German Settlement is uncommon. - Est £25

Lot 991 - 1939 - 50c black & orange '50th Anniversary of Asuncion University' issue, a fine mint IMPERF PAIR with variety CENTRE PRINTED DOUBLE ON FRONT & BACK. (SG 507 variety) - Est £30

Lot 992 - 1939 - 50c black & brown lake, 1p black & carmine, 2p black & turquoise green, 5p black & ultramarine and 10p black & violet blue '50th Anniversary of Asuncion University' OFFICIAL issue, all fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIRS. (SG O513/7 var) - Est £30

Lot 993 - 1939 - 500p black 'Chaco Boundary Peace Conference' second issue fine mint. (SG 528) - Est £15

Lot 994 - 1939 - Airmail cover with 'First Day Cover' handstamp in green franked with 1939 'Airmail' issue set of three plus 1931 10p pink on front and additional 10p pink and 1924 4p pale blue and 1927 1p lilac with 'C' overprint on reverse (SG 502/504, 411, 270A & 327) all tied by large CORREO AEREO ASUNCION 'Airship' cds's dated 14. 7. 1939. Addressed to CHILE with arrival cds on reverse. Note that SG lists the issue date for this set as the 3rd August. - Est £20

Lot 995 - 1939 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Registered cover franked with 1927 pair 5p orange, 1p maroon with 'c' overprint and 1931 2 x 2p sepia and 4 x 6p blue 'Gunboat Paraguay' issue (SG 314, 330, 400 & 406) all tied by multiple strikes of boxed 'TRANSMISION DEL MANDO PRESIDENCIAL AL GENERAL JOSE F. ESTIGARRIBIA 15 DE AGOSTO DE 1939' cancels in black with printed registration label alongside. Addressed to ARGENTINA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 996 - 1940 - Registered cover with manuscript 'Francisco Keutz, Colonia Fram, Carmen del Parana, Paraguay' return address on flap franked with 1939 pair 5p black & blue and 1940 pair 50c orange (SG 510 & 536) tied by two average strikes of undated CARMEN DEL PARANA negative seal cancel in black with black & white formular registration label with manuscript 'CARMEN' alongside. Addressed to ARGENTINA with arrival cds's on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 997 - 1940 - Cover with 'BIBLIOTECA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ASUNCION' official cachet on front & reverse franked with pair 1939 50c black & brown lake '50th Anniversary of Asuncion University' OFFICIAL issue (SG O513) tied by oval CERTIFICADO EXTERIOR ASUNCION cancel with printed registration label alongside. Addressed to ARGENTINA with arrival mark on reverse. An uncommon official issue on cover. - Est £35

Lot 998 - 1945 - Long stampless cover with manuscript 'Free' and 'Lt Herman W Seiles, USNR. Box G Navy 153, Fleet Post Office. New York, N.Y.' return address at top left sent from the US navy APO in Asuncion with U.S. NAVY cds dated NOV 14 1944 and circular censor marking. This US force remained in Paraguay after the sinking of the Graf Spee. Addressed to USA. Scarce. - Est £60

Lot 999 - 1965 - CINDERELLA: Headed 'Direccion Gral. De Correos' stampless OFFICIAL cover sent registered with registration label & AEROPOSTAL PARAGUAY cds and large blue & white propaganda label inscribed 'CIUDADANO APOYE EL ASCENSO DEL GRAL DE EJERCITO ALFREDO STROESSNER' (supporting the re-election of President Stroessner). Addressed to USA with arrival cds's on reverse alongside official 'Arms' cachet - Est £35

Lot 1000 - 1950-1960 - CINDERELLA: Small group of labels inc 'Stroessner' propaganda label in red, Revista Filatelica label and 1955 1st International Fair Asuncion label plus four 1980's sports labels. (7) - Est £10

Peru

Lot 1001 - 1825 - PRESTAMP: Circa 1825. Front with manuscript 'Correos' at top sent from CHACHAPOYAS to CAJAMARCA with superb strike of straight line 'CHACHAPS' in black. Rated '3' in manuscript. (Colareta #1) - Est £75

Lot 1002 - 1856 - PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter from SANTA to LIMA with fine strike of straight line 'SANTA' in black. Rated '2rs' in manuscript at top right. Scarce. (Colareta #1) - Est £90

Lot 1003 - 1858 - 1d pale blue 'Arms' issue with wavy lines, a fine used copy with good large part strike of dotted PIURA cancel in black. (SG 1) - Est £30

Lot 1004 - 1858 - 1d blue 'Arms' issue with wavy lines, a superb used copy with four large margins and light TACNA cds. (SG 3a) - Est £25

Lot 1005 - 1858 - 1d blue 'Arms' issue with wavy lines, a superb used vertical pair tied on piece by two strikes of ARICA cds dated DEC 1858. Good margins on three sides but tight to touching at left. A nice multiple. (SG 3a) - Est £60

Lot 1006 - 1858 - 1d pale blue & 1d blue 'Arms' issue with wavy lines, three shades good to fine used but with small faults or thins. (SG 3 & 3a Cat £144) - Est £35

Lot 1007 - 1858 - 1d slate blue and 1p vermilion 'Arms' issue with large lettering, both good used copies with four margins, the 1d is thinned on reverse. (SG 6a & 7, Cat £110) - Est £40

Lot 1008 - 1858 - 1p vermilion 'Arms' issue with large lettering, a good used copy with dotted 'PIURA' cancel in black, four margins, tight in places. (SG 7) - Est £30

Lot 1009 - 1858 - 1p vermilion and 1p rose 'Arms' issue with large lettering, both good used copies with four margins. (SG 7 & 7a, Cat £130) - Est £45

Lot 1010 - 1860 - 1d blue 'Arms' issue with zigzag lines, a fine used copy with four tight margins showing DAMAGED RIGHT HAND FRAME variety with the frame line bend inwards crossing the 'O' of 'CORREOS'. A striking variety. (SG 8) - Est £50

Lot 1011 - 1860 - 1d blue 'Zigzag' background issue, two copies one normal with Cornucopia on lined background and the other showing an extreme worn plate with the Cornucopia on white background, both used with tight margins. (SG 8 & 10, Cat £90+) - Est £35

Lot 1012 - 1860 - 1p brick red 'Zigzag' background issue, a superb copy with four tight margins as usual for this printing used with PIURA cds dated 29 ABR 1862. (SG 9) - Est £30

Lot 1013 - 1860 - 1d blue 'Arms' issue with zigzag lines showing RETOUCHED TYPE (the 'O' & 'CO' of PORTE-FRANCO redrawn in larger lettering and a line of shading missing along 'EOS' of CORREOS), a fine lightly used copy, four tight margins. (SG 12) - Est £18

Lot 1014 - 1860 - 1p rose red 'Arms' issue with zigzag lines showing RETOUCHED TYPE (Cornucopia on lined background, white flags and the 'CO' & 'OS' of 'CORREOS' redrawn in larger lettering), a good copy used with fine strike of dotted LLATA cancel in blue, four margins tight to touching. Small thin on reverse. (SG 13) - Est £45

Lot 1015 - 1862 - 1d red 'LeCoq' issue on thin paper (Early impression), a fine used copy with complete strike of 'TUMB' dotted cancel in black (TUMBES). Four margins. (SG 14) - Est £40

Lot 1016 - 1862 - 1d red 'LeCoq' issue on thin paper (Early impression) and 1d pink on thin paper the latter showing lovely vertical PAPER JOIN variety. Both are fine lightly used with four margins. (SG 14 & 14b) - Est £12

Lot 1017 - 1862 - 1d red 'LeCoq' issue on thin paper (early impression) with variety FRAME STRUCK SIDEWAYS, a fine used copy with light cds. Three good margins, tight to touching at right. Very scarce. (SG 15a) - Est £120

Lot 1018 - 1863 - 1p brown 'LeCoq' issue, a fine four margin copy used with part strike of oval JULI cancel in blue black. Small thin on reverse. (SG 16) - Est £30

Lot 1019 - 1866 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: Five early stamps all with varying strikes of the barred numeral 'C38' of the British Post Office at CALLAO. Good to fine. (SG 18, 20a, 22, 27 & 29) - Est £20

Lot 1020 - 1866 - Cover franked with 2 x 1866 5c green 'Vicuna' issue (SG 17) tied by to strikes of 'HUANC CA dotted cancel in blue of HUANCAVELICA. Addressed to LIMA with feint arrival cds dated 6 JAN 1866 on reverse. Very attractive. - Est £150

Lot 1021 - 1867 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: 9d straw QV issue of Great Britain, Plate 4 used with good strike of barred numeral 'C38' of the British Post Office at CALLAO. (SG Z50, Cat £200) - Est £95

Lot 1022 - 1868 - 1d yellow green 'Le Coq' issue, a very fine four margin copy used with straight line HUANCAYO cancel in black. (SG 20) - Est £25

Lot 1023 - 1868 - 1d yellow green 'LeCoq' issue, a fine used copy with complete strike of dotted 'LAMPA' cancel in black, four large margins. Uncommon. (SG 20) - Est £60

Lot 1024 - 1868 - 1d greens a lovely group with 1d blue green and 1d yellow green both with fine PAPER JOIN varieties, two with dotted PISCO cancels, one fine LIMA cds in blue dated 13 JUL 1870, one on piece with PUNO cds, two with oval PIURA and JAUJA lozenge cancels. Condition generally fine but with the odd small fault. (SG 20, 20a & 20b) - Est £75

Lot 1025 - 1871 - 5c pale red 'Embossed' TRAIN issue, a good used copy, four tight to large margins. (SG 21) - Est £25

Lot 1026 - 1871 - 5c scarlet 'Embossed' TRAIN issue, a very fine lightly used copy, four good to large margins. (SG 21b) - Est £30

Lot 1027 - 1871 - 5c scarlet 'Embossed' TRAIN issue, a fine looking used copy with central LIMA CORREOS cds, four tight to large margins. Some slight thinning on reverse. (SG 21b) - Est £25

Lot 1028 - 1873 - 2c blue 'Llama' issue a good looking unused copy without gum from the original printing. Thinned on reverse. (SG 23, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 1029 - 1873 - 2c blue 'Embossed' LLAMA issue, a mint vertical strip of three showing complete PAPER JOIN variety on central stamp. The strip has good margins all round but the top stamp is split to about halfway across and has been repaired. However a rare and good looking multiple showing the paper join of the 'LeCoq' printing process. (SG 23) - Est £50

Lot 1030 - 1874 - 'Arms' issues, the 1874 set of seven plus all listed shades, 1886 issue set of seven and the 1895 1c vermilion and 2c blue all good to fine used. (SG 27/30, 25a, 25b, 26a, 278/84 & 314/5) - Est £10

Lot 1031 - 1879 - Registered cover franked with pair 1874 20c carmine (SG 28) tied by 'Florette' cancel in black and by HUANCVCA PRAL cds of HUANCAVELICA dated 10 NOV 1879 with boxed 'CERTIFICACION' marking and another seven 'Florette' cancels around the edges of the cover. Addressed to LIMA with oval 'CERTIFICADO LIMA' marking on front and LIMA cds on reverse. The cover has also been opened and signed as a receipt inside. A very scarce item. - Est £275

Lot 1032 - 1880 - PACIFIC WAR: 50c green 'Arms' issue with Grill overprinted 'PLATA PERU' in red, a fine unused copy without gum. (SG 40) - Est £20

Lot 1033 - 1880 - PACIFIC WAR: Range of 'PLATA PERU' and 'PLATA LIMA' overprints on various issues with Arms to 1s and Postage Dues inc 50c brown. Mixed condition with faults. (12) - Est £45

Lot 1034 - 1881 - PACIFIC WAR: 10c orange, 20c blue and 50c brown 'Postage Due' issue with 'PLATA LIMA' overprint in blue or red, all good to fine mint with gum. (SG D49/51, Cat £158) - Est £60

Lot 1035 - 1881 - PACIFIC WAR: 1c bistre brown & 5c red 'Postage Due' issue with LIMA CORREOS opt in red both mint, 5c red REPRINT with opt in blue, 5c red with forged red opt used with light MOLLENDO PRAL cds dated 1879 and 1883 20c blue with red opt and Triangle opt type 1 or 2 used. (SG D52, D53 + Reprint and unlisted) - Est £18

Lot 1036 - 1881 - PACIFIC WAR: 'Arms of Chile' SHIELD overprint issue for use during the Chilean occupation, a useful mint, used & unused range inc 5c blue and 20c carmine. Mixed condition with faults. (SG 57/67, Cat £134+) - Est £40

Lot 1037 - 1881 - PACIFIC WAR: 5c blue with 'Arms of Chile' SHIELD overprint in red for use during the Chilean occupation, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 60, Cat £55) - Est £30

Lot 1038 - 1881 - CIVIL WAR - AREQUIPA: Range of Arequipa issues and Postal Fiscals with and without overprints. Mixed condition mint, used & unused. (13 different) - Est £40

Lot 1039 - 1883 - 1s ultramarine ARMS issue with 'Horseshoe' overprint, a good mint copy. Difficult stamp. (SG 204) - Est £40

Lot 1040 - 1883 - CIVIL WAR: 1s rose with 'PLATA LIMA' opt in blue and TRIANGLE opt type 2, a fine used copy. Rare stamp. (SG 237, Cat £275) - Est £125

Lot 1041 - 1883 - PACIFIC WAR: 1c green with HORSESHOE opt in black and with TRIANGLE opt type 2 INVERTED. A fine unused IMPERF example. Very unusual. (SG 239 variety) - Est £45

Lot 1042 - 1883 - 1c bistre brown 'Postage Due' issue with oval PLATA LIMA overprint in blue and additionally overprinted with TRIANGLE overprint Type 2. A fine unused copy. (SG D248) - Est £12

Lot 1043 - 1883 - 5c red 'Postage Due' issue with oval PLATA LIMA overprint in blue and additionally overprinted with TRIANGLE overprint Type 4. A fine lightly used copy. (SG D252) - Est £15

Lot 1044 - 1883 - 10c orange 'Postage Due' issue with oval PLATA LIMA overprint in blue and additionally overprinted with TRIANGLE overprint Type 2. A fine cds used copy. (SG D254) - Est £12

Lot 1045 - 1883 - CIVIL WAR: 1c bistre brown 'Postage Due' issue with circular 'LIMA CORREOS' opt in red plus TRIANGLE OPT type 4, a good unused copy. (SG D275, Cat £31) - Est £18

Lot 1046 - 1883 - UNISSUED: 1c green with oval 'PLATA PERU' overprint in red and TRIANGLE overprint Type 4. PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED. A fine unused copy. Scarce. (SG Unlisted) - Est £25

Lot 1047 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - ANCASH: 10c green with small 'Florette' overprint in black, a fine mint copy. (SG 71) - Est £25

Lot 1048 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - AREQUIPA: 1c orange, 5c blue (two copies with opt in black and mauve), 10c blue black and 20c carmine 'Arms' issue all with circular 'AREQUIPA' handstamps. Mixed condition used & unused. (SG 94a, 96, 96c, 97 & 98) - Est £15

Lot 1049 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - CHICLAYO: 5c blue with large oval 'FRANCA' handstamp in black, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 110) - Est £24

Lot 1050 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - PIURA: 1c green with oval 'PLATA LIMA' overprint in red and large 'PIURA' handstamp in black, a fine used with manuscript 'X' cancel. (SG 166) - Est £35

Lot 1051 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - PIURA: 5c ultramarine with oval 'PLATA LIMA' overprint in red and small 'PIURA' handstamp in black, a fine unused copy. (SG 175) - Est £60

Lot 1052 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - PIURA: 5c blue with oval 'PIURA' handstamp in black, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 176) - Est £10

Lot 1053 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - PIURA: 10c orange 'Postage Due' issue with 'PIURA VAPOR' overprint in black. A fine mint copy. A very scarce stamp. (SG 180) - Est £95

Lot 1054 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - MOQUEGUA: 1c green with oval 'PLATA LIMA' overprint in red and framed 'MOQUEGUA' handstamp in purple, a fine unused copy. (SG Unlisted) - Est £45

Lot 1055 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - ANCASH: 10c green with small dotted box overprint in black and further overprinted with the tiny 'FRANCA' in black, a fine mint copy. Very scarce. (SG unlisted) - Est £50

Lot 1056 - 1885 - CIVIL WAR - AREQUIPA: 5c olive grey and 10c slate both with circular AREQUIPA handstamps and both with four margins lightly used. (SG 101/2) - Est £12

Lot 1057 - 1885 - CIVIL WAR - CUZCO: 5c olive grey with dotted 'CUZCO' handstamp in black. A fine looking unused copy without gum. Small thin on reverse. Rare. (SG 122, Cat £200) - Est £100

Lot 1058 - 1885 - CIVIL WAR - CUZCO: 5c olive grey with oval 'CUZCO' handstamp in black. A fine looking unused copy without gum. Thinned on reverse. (SG 124) - Est £12

Lot 1059 - 1885 - CIVIL WAR - PUNO: 10c slate with circular 'PUNO 17' opt in black, a fine lightly used copy. Small thin on reverse. (SG 198) - Est £15

Lot 1060 - 1890 - 'Arms' issue with boxed 'GOBIERNO' OFFICIAL opt, the set of seven good to fine used. (SG O287/93) - Est £20

Lot 1061 - 1893 - Registered cover with manuscript 'Via Trasandina' at top franked with 1886 2 x 10c blue black on front and single 1c slate violet on reverse (SG 278 & 281) tied by LIMA cds's dated 12 JUN 1893 with boxed 'CERTIFICADO LIMA' registration marking in black alongside. Addressed to PELOTAS, BRAZIL with transit and arrival marks on reverse. - Est £120

Lot 1062 - 1895 - 'Installation of President Pierola' issue the set of seven fine cds used. (SG 328/334) - Est £25

Lot 1063 - 1896 - 1c deep purple, 2c ochre and 5c blue 'Parcel Post' issue, all fine cds used. (SG P348/50) - Est £15

Lot 1064 - 1896 - 'Portrait' issue postal stationery collection on Hagner sheets with the four different wrappers unused, 5c envelope 3 shades unused and one used internally from LIMA to CHIMBOTE, 10c envelope two used & one unused. Mixed condition. (11 items, H&G B11/12 & E1/4) - Est £30

Lot 1065 - 1898 - 4c black on white postal stationery card (H&G 34) used with light strike of LIMA ULTIMA HORA cds. Addressed to JAPAN with Japanese manuscript on front & reverse. - Est £20

Lot 1066 - 1899 - 3c bluish black postal stationery viewcard (H&G 39) with view of 'Interior de la Catedral - Lima' fine unused. Uncommon. - Est £25

Lot 1067 - 1899 - 3c bluish black postal stationery viewcard (H&G 39a, large date) with view of 'Plaza de Acho' fine unused. Very rare. (Moll scarcity rating 5) - Est £90

Lot 1068 - 1899 - 2c red postal stationery viewcard (H&G 38, small date) with view of 'Puente de Piedra - Lima' used with added 1896 2c red (SG 338) tied by LIMA cds dated 17 MAR 1899. Addressed to SMYRNE, TURKEY D' ASIA with fine strike of BRITISH POST OFFICE SMYRNA arrival cds dated APR 21 1899 on front. A fine & rare use of this card. - Est £90

Lot 1069 - 1899 - 1c violet postal stationery viewcard (H&G 37) with view of 'El Rio Chanchamayo' fine unused. Uncommon. - Est £25

Lot 1070 - 1899 - 1c violet postal stationery viewcard (H&G 37) with view of 'Hospital de Tarma' fine unused. Uncommon. - Est £25

Lot 1071 - 1899 - 4c brown postal stationery viewcard (H&G 40a with small date) with view of 'Hospital de Tarma' fine unused. Card has a couple of light tone spots. - Est £25

Lot 1072 - 1899 - 1c violet postal stationery viewcard (H&G 37) with view of 'Fuerte de Sta Catalina' fine unused. Uncommon. - Est £35

Lot 1073 - 1899 - POSTMARKS: Small range of POSTMARKS inc YQUITOS, ANDAHUAYLA, HUARAZ, CUZCO, HUARI, SULLANA, CAJAMARCA, MALVAL, undated RECEPTORIA DE YLAVE and lovely PACASMAYO 'Arms' cancel. All are good to fine strikes. (11 items) - Est £20

Lot 1074 - 1902 - 4c bluish black & brown postal stationery viewcard (H&G 52 blue black with text in brown) with view in brown on reverse of 'Templo de la Matriz, Callao' used with two strikes of MOLLENDO cds dated 22 JAN 1902. Addressed to BELGIUM with arrival marks on front. (Listed but unrecorded in Moll) - Est £75

Lot 1075 - 1902 - UNCLAIMED MAIL: 4c bluish black & brown postal stationery viewcard (H&G 52) with view in brown on reverse of 'Patio de la Casa Nacional de Moneda - Lima' with pre-printed message in black from the 'Sociedad de Ingenieros' printed on top of the view used with LIMA cds dated 13 MAR 1902. Addressed to FRANCE, unclaimed and returned to sender with various markings including boxed 'INCONNU' and three line 'RETOUR A L'ENVOYEUR 2306' on front. Various other transit & arrival marks on front & reverse. Card is creased in places and has some small faults but a nice and unusual use. - Est £90

Lot 1076 - 1907 - 'Pictorial' DEFINITIVE issue, the set of nine each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. A lovely set. (SG 364/72, Cat £450 as mint) - Est £125

Lot 1077 - 1907 - 1sol green & violet with red 'SPECIMEN' overprint and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 371, Cat £200 as mint) - Est £40

Lot 1078 - 1907 - 2s black & blue 'Columbus Monument' issue, a mint copy, somewhat soiled and with small faults. (SG 372, Cat £200) - Est £40

Lot 1079 - 1908 - 10c black with 'EXPRESO' opt in black, a good mint copy. (SG E373) - Est £20

Lot 1080 - 1909 - 'Portraits' definitive issue, the set of nine good to fine mint. (SG 373/81) - Est £25

Lot 1081 - 1909 - Nice group of 'Portrait' issue SPECIMENS in blocks of four with different size 'SPECIMEN' opts (from the different printings) with 2 blocks of the 4c, 10c, 12c & 50c and a single block of the 5C & 20c all opt 'SPECIMEN' in red with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (10 blocks, SG 375/80) - Est £95

Lot 1082 - 1911 - 10c prussian blue with large 'EXPRESO' overprint in purple, a fine used copy with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. (SG E382 variety) - Est £75

Lot 1083 - 1915 - 10c black & brown with large 'EXPRESO' overprint in purple, a fine cds used copy. (SG E383) - Est £20

Lot 1084 - 1915 - 1c on 1c green 'Provisional' issue a fine cds used copy. (SG 383) - Est £20

Lot 1085 - 1915 - 1c on 1c black & green 'Provisional' issue a fine mint block of nine with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. A rare variety in a multiple. (SG 384a) - Est £75

Lot 1086 - 1915 - Small range of 'Provisional' OPT varieties inc 1c on 2c purple & red, 1c on 10c black and 2c on 12c black & blue all with OPT INVERTED plus 1916 50c yellow with OPT DOUBLE and UNISSUED 2c on 10c bistre brown 'Oficial' issue with OPT DOUBLE. Mixed condition mint, used & unused with small faults. (5) - Est £15

Lot 1087 - 1918 - OFFICIAL SEAL: Registered cover franked with 1918 10c black & greenish blue and 12c black & deep lilac 'Portrait' issue (SG 411/2) tied by LIMA cds with printed REG labels alongside. Addressed to USA with fine red 'Cierre de Seguridad' GPO Lima OFFICIAL SEAL tied on reverse by various transit & arrival marks. Cover is also censored. - Est £25

Lot 1088 - 1919 - 'New Constitution' issue the pair IMPERF mint with gum, 1920 official cover franked with strip of four 5c black & pale brown and 1918 10c black & greenish blue tied by IQUITOS cds's to URUGUAY and 1920 cover with pair 5c black & blue and pair 1918 1c black & orange tied by undated PUNO cancels to UK. (2 stamps & 2 covers) - Est £30

Lot 1089 - 1919 - 2c red & black on white postal stationery card (H&G 58) used with added 1918 2c black & blue green (SG 407a) tied by SALAVERRY cds's to UK and a similar card used in 1920 with the added 2c tied from LIMA to CANADA. (2) - Est £15

Lot 1090 - 1920 - ISLAND POSTCARD: Circa 1920 real photographic B&W PPC 'Isla Guaneras Chicha - Peru', showing Penguins on rocks of one of the islands. Fine unused. A scarce card showing a view of the Islas Chinchas. - Est £35

Lot 1091 - 1924 - 'Portrait' definitive issue, the complete set of nine (excludes the 20c yellow issued in 1929) each stamp with red 'SPECIMEN' opt and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 431/40) - Est £45

Lot 1092 - 1925 - 10c vermilion 'Portrait' issue with variety 'PLEBISCITO' OPT INVERTED and 1930 2c mauve with 'HABILITADA FRANQUEO' OPT INVERTED. Both good to fine mint copies. (SG 450a & 469a) - Est £25

Lot 1093 - 1925 - Circa 1925 large 'Bulletin D'Exposition' parcel form franked with 1924 50c purple (SG 438) tied by LIMA ENCOMIENDAS cds 'LIMA - PERU' label alongside. Addressed to USA. - Est £25

Lot 1094 - 1930 - HOTEL POST: Pair of illustrated 'Gran Hotel Bolivar, Lima' covers with printed 'Map of the Americas' on reverse one franked with 1930 10c vermilion (SG 479) tied by LIMA CARTEROS cds sent surface mail to USA (backflap missing) and the other with pair 1930 50c brown purple tied by LIMA BUZONES cds with 'CORREO AEREO P.A.G.A.I.' marking and also straight line 'BUZON BOLIVAR' Hotel post cachet in purple, sent airmail to USA. A very attractive pair. - Est £40

Lot 1095 - 1934 - Nice group of gummed 'Waterlow' IMPERF PLATE PROOFS inc 1933 2c dull purple 'Pro Descupados' TAX issue, 1934 2c bright purple & 10c scarlet, 1938 2c bright emerald pair, 50c greenish blue, 2s blue green, 5c brown purple pair, 25c blue green pair and 70c slate blue. (12 proofs, As SG 526, 537, 539, 640, 645, 647, 650, 653 & 656) - Est £35

Lot 1096 - 1934 - Reg airmail cover franked 1934 15c magenta and 4 x 20c violet plus pair of the 1934 2s blue AIR issue (SG 531/2 & 534) tied from LIMA to UK and 1936 airmail cover with 1934 5 x 10c scarlet, 3 x 1s deep violet and single 1934 2s blue AIR issue (SG 539, 543 & 534)tied from LIMA to USA. Nice usage of the high value airs. (2 items) - Est £35

Lot 1097 - 1941 - 'FRANQUEO POSTAL' opt issue on Radio Station REVENUE issue, the set of five fine used. (SG 670/4) - Est £10

Lot 1098 - 1941 - Group of airmail covers all showing uses of the 'Radio' REVENUE issue with 'FRANQUEO POSTAL' opt inc 50c, 1s and 2s values (SG 670/2). All sent during May to September 1941 including three registered with destinations inc USA, UK and Germany. A nice basis for a study of this issue. (5 items) - Est £35

Lot 1099 - 1949 - Printed British Legation envelope franked with 1938 70c slate blue, 2s blue green and 1948 20c on 70c slate blue (SG 647, 656 & 720) tied by LIMA cds's dated FEB 19 1949. Addressed to HONG KONG, CHINA. - Est £12

Lot 1100 - 1950 - FIRST FLIGHT: Stampless airmail meter cover with 2.50s red meter mark with LIMA cds dated MAR 16 1958. Flown on the Air France Lima - Paris, France first flight with circular '1er VUELO Cia. AIR FRANCE LIMA PARIS - LIMA 16-3-58' first flight cachet in blue on front and arrival cds on reverse. - Est £15

Lot 1101 - 1951 - '75th Anniversary of UPU' OPT issue the set of nine and 1951 'Fifth Pan-American Highways Congress' OPT issue the set of nine all fine mint. (SG 745/53 & 758/66, Cat £25+) - Est £15

Lot 1102 - 1951 - REVENUE ISSUE: 200 sols brownish red 'Documentary' REVENUE issue, a superb DIE PROOF on large piece of card printed by the 'Institut de Gravure, Paris'. (Akerman & Moll #506D) - Est £95

Lot 1103 - 1964 - UNITED NATIONS: Circa 1960 pair of long printed UN covers, one stampless and the other franked with 25c and 75c, sent by surface/airmail from LIMA to the UN in New York, USA. (2) - Est £10

Lot 1104 - 1975 - 'Surcharge' issue the set of forty (missing the 8s on 3.60s purple) all fine mint. Very difficult to assemble. (SG 1261/99, Cat £37) - Est £24

Lot 1105 - 1978 - 'Surcharge' issue the complete set of twenty fine mint. Very difficult to assemble. (SG 1372/1391, Cat £32+) - Est £20

Lot 1106 - 1890-1980 - Postal History the balance of the collection on Hagner sheets with an interesting array of covers with a few earlier pre 1900 covers, some nice less common issues used on cover inc 1921 single 7c to USA and single 12c to GERMANY, better originations inc SALAVERRY, PASCO, ICA, TRUJILLO, CUZCO, SANTIAGO DE CHUCO, PIURA, LOBITOS etc, boxed FUERA DE HORA cancel, many REG, meter covers, airmails, odd Hotel cover & ship cover. Interesting lot. Mixed condition. (30 items) - Est £100

Lot 1107 - 1894-1908 - Nice range of Postal Stationery cards & lettercards on Hagner sheets inc 1897 from MOLLENDO to CHILE, 1907 CALLAO to CHILE, 1908 PISCO to GERMANY, one uprated to GERMANY and a few internal and a couple unused plus the 1901 3c 'Romana' lettercard unused. A useful lot, mixed condition. (15 items) - Est £35

Lot 1108 - 1905-1913 - POSTCARDS: Group of PPCs all used from LIMA (4), MOLLENDO, CALLAO or AREQUIPA the latter with pair 1907 1c on 12c black & blue. Three are glamour cards the others inc 'Arequipa Peru - Observatorio', 'Callao Plaza Grau', 'Panorama de Lima' and 'La Cancha de Carreras'. All addressed to Europe. (7 items) - Est £30

Lot 1109 - 1909-1935 - Nice collection of the small 'Portrait' issue used on cover on Hagner sheets with many different values used in the frankings, better originations inc COJATA, TALARA, CHICLAYO, ETEN, BARRANCA, PAITA, CABANA and PIURA. Many of the covers are REG and also noted Belgian Legation cover, censored, one REG cover with 1sol frankings, 1930 pair 8c on cover to GERMANY, , pair 12c REG to UK plus a few 'Arms' overprints inc a single 10c to GUATEMALA. A super lot for continuation. Mixed condition. (18 items) - Est £120

Lot 1110 - 1929-1938 - Collection of earlier AIRMAIL Postal History on Hagner sheets with nice 1929 cover franked 2s 70c to USA via Canal Zone, a good array of the 1934 definitives used for airmail including some nice single frankings inc 1s orange tied CHICLAYO to USA, multiple and high value frankings, one later REG cover, some instructional & airmail marks, a 1935 W.R. Grace, Bolivia cover to USA etc. An interesting lot for further study. Mixed condition. (11 items) - Est £65

Lot 1111 - 1930-2000 - CINDERELLA: Nice range of CINDERELLA labels all different inc various Christmas & TB Seals, couple of Philatelic Exhibition labels, Rotary Club label, various Eucharistic Congress types and a Rubio 150th Anniversary label plus a few Revenues etc. (33) - Est £25

Lot 1112 - 1936-1939 - Nice collection of the large 1935-1937 pictorial issues used on cover on Hagner sheets with many different values used in the frankings, better originations inc LAMBAYEQUE, ICA, TALARA & CHICLAYO. Many of the covers are REG and also noted 1s, 1.50s and 2s values used in the frankings, 1937 Swiss consulate cover to UK, various airmails inc instructional markings inc 'CORREO AEREO P.A.G.A.I,' mark and a nice cover with 35c TRAIN issue. A super lot for continuation. Mixed condition. (20 items) - Est £90

Lot 1113 - 1938-1960 - Small mint range from 1938-1960 with a few better inc SG 663/8 & 802/11 plus the unissued Machu Pichu miniature sheet.. (38 stamps + 1 MS, SG Cat £28+) - Est £12

Lot 1114 - 1967-1969 - Mint collection for the period 1967-1969 all different and almost complete missing approx. 10 stamps. (68 stamps between SG 933-1013, Cat £61+) - Est £25

Lot 1115 - 1970-1971 - Mint collection for the period 1970-1975 all different and almost complete only missing 3 stamps. (96 stamps + 1 MS, between SG 1014-1114, Cat £78+) - Est £30

Lot 1116 - 1972-1975 - Mint collection for the period 1972-1975 all different and almost complete just missing  1975 surcharge set. (152 stamps between SG 1115-1320, Cat £190+) - Est £75

Lot 1117 - 1976-1978 - Mint collection for the period 1976-1978 all different and almost complete missing 4 stamps and the 1978 Surcharge issue. (63 stamps between SG 1321-1436, Cat £59+) - Est £25

Lot 1118 - 1979-2009 - Mint collection of issues covering the period 1979-2009 all different with some good sets and singles. Rarely offered and difficult issues to find. (153 stamps) - Est £75

Lot 1119 - 1980-1981 - 1980 'Surcharge set of six, 1981 'Surcharge' set of six, 1982 'Surcharge' set of seventeen, 1983 'Surcharge' set of eleven to 400s, missing the 500s all fine mint. Difficult stamps to find. (SG 1472/7, 1492/7, 1507/8, 1515/31 & 1560/71, Cat £49+) - Est £35

Saint Helena

Lot 1120 - 1863 - 1d on 6d lake QV issue, 'Type B' with Bar 18½-19mm long, imperf, a fine mint copy with four good margins. (SG 4) - Est £80

Lot 1121 - 1884 - ½d on 6d green QV issue, watermark 'Crown CA' (words 14½mm long). A fine mint block of four with variety NO WATERMARK ON BOTTOM TWO STAMPS. (SG 36 variety) - Est £120

Lot 1122 - 1884 - 1/- on 6d yellow green QV issue, watermark 'Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 45) - Est £30

Lot 1123 - 1890 - 'QV' definitive issue the set of seven fine mint. (SG 46/52) - Est £40

Lot 1124 - 1901 - BOER WAR & PRISONER OF WAR MAIL: Incoming cover from the Cape of Good Hope franked with pair 1893 ½d green (SG 58) tied by G.P.O. CAPETOWN cds dated 31 MAY 1901. Addressed to 'Mr G. F. Van Eck, Prisoner of War, Broad Bottom Camp Tent 161, St. Helena' with fine ST HELENA arrival cds on front and small circular 'CENSOR PRISONERS OF WAR' marking in purple alongside. - Est £66

Lot 1125 - 1916 - 1d on 1d black & scarlet GV 'WAR TAX' overprint issue, both types fine mint corner marginal copies with '1' Plate number in margin. (SG 87/88) - Est £10

Lot 1126 - 1934 - 'Centenary of British Colonisation' issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 114/123) - Est £200

Lot 1127 - 1938 - 3d ultramarine GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 135) - Est £40

Lot 1128 - 1941 - Stampless 'On His Majesty's Service' OFFICIAL cover with ST HELENA cds dated AP 19 1941 and oval 'POST OFFICE ST. HELENA' crown cachet and boxed 'OFFICIAL PAID' marking in black alongside with printed blue on white 'ST. HELENA' formular REG label. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 1129 - 1941 - Sepia PPC 'Gardens, Upper Jamestown, St. Helena' franked on message side with 1938 1½d scarlet GVI issue (SG 133) tied by fine St. HELENA cds dated DEC 23 1941. Addressed to UK. - Est £45

Saint Kitts & Nevis

Lot 1130 - 1883 - NEVIS: 'NEVIS ½d' on vertically BISECTED 1d lilac mauve QV issue with overprint in violet. A fine used copy tied on small piece by part barred numeral 'A09' cancel of CHARLESTOWN. (SG 35) - Est £30

Lot 1131 - 1885 - POSTAL FISCALS: 1d rose QV issue with 'SAINT KITTS NEVIS REVENUE' overprint, a fine mint side marginal pair. (SG R3) - Est £10

Lot 1132 - 1922 - Cover franked with single 1921 2d slate grey GV issue (SG 41) tied by NEVIS cds dated FEB 26 1922. Addressed to USA. - Est £20

Lot 1133 - 1925 - Registered cover franked with 1920 pair 1½d orange yellow and 2d slate grey GV issue (SG 26 & 27) tied by NEVIS 'A09' duplex cds's dated JA 19 1925 with manuscript 'No 8A' registration marking alongside. Addressed to UK with oval REGISTERED LIVERPOOL arrival marks on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 1134 - 1935 - ANGUILLA: Small range of GV and GVI issues all used with ANGUILLA VALLEY cds's inc 1921 1½d brown pair, 1d red on piece, 1935 1d Jubilee, 1937 1½d coronation and various GVI defins inc 1½d on piece. (10 items) - Est £35

Lot 1135 - 1938 - NEVIS POSTMARKS: Small group of POSTMARKS all on GVI issues with GINGERLAND, four strikes inc one on Leeward Islands issue and CHARLESTOWN, five strikes all on St. Kitts & Nevis issues. All good to fine strikes. (10) - Est £24

Lot 1136 - 1938 - 3d deep reddish purple & bright scarlet GVI issue on chalk surfaced paper, perf 14, a fine mint block of four. (SG 73g) - Est £35

Lot 1137 - 1945 - Cover franked with single 1938 3d dull reddish purple & carmine red GVI issue (SG 73b) tied by fine CHARLESTOWN NEVIS cds dated 22 MY 1945. Addressed to USA with feint ST. KITTS transit cds on front. - Est £30

Lot 1138 - 1954 - Cover franked with 1954 2c green QE2 issue (SG 108) tied by fine strike of GINGERLAND NEVIS cds's with further strike alongside. Addressed to BASSETERRE with arrival cds on front. - Est £18

Lot 1139 - 1900-1930 - NEVIS POSTMARKS: Super lot of NEVIS cds's, duplexes, barred numeral 'A09' postmarks on QV, EVII & GV issues of St Kitts & Nevis and Leeward Islands, many on piece and a few pairs. All the strikes are fine & clear and most of the cds's have clear dates. (31 pmks) - Est £60

Saint Lucia

Lot 1140 - 1863 - 6d emerald green QV issue, watermark 'Crown CC', perf 12½, a fine mint copy with full original gum. Lovely colour. (SG 8) - Est £100

Lot 1141 - 1882 - ½d green QV overprint issue, watermark 'Crown CA', perf 14, a fine mint copy with full original gum. (SG 25) - Est £18

Lot 1142 - 1886 - 1d dull mauve QV issue used with superb strike of ST. LUCIA 'L' cds of LABORIE dated NOV 2 1891. (SG 39) - Est £24

Lot 1143 - 1891 - 2½d ultramarine QV issue used with fine complete strike of ST LUCIA 'D' cds of DENNERY dated MAY 10 1895. (SG 46) - Est £24

Lot 1144 - 1898 - Cover franked with single 1891 2d ultramarine & orange QV issue (SG 45) tied by ST. LUCIA 'C' cds of CASTRIES with additional strike alongside. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £50

Lot 1145 - 1913 - MARITIME: Colour PPC 'Soufriere en Fete, St. Lucia' franked on picture side with 1912 1d carmine red GV issue (SG 79) tied by light 'FORT DE FRANCE A CAYENNE L. C' octagonal French maritime cancel with better strike on reverse. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds also on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 1146 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked 1921 4d black & red on yellow & 1/- orange brown GV issue (SG 101 & 103) tied by CASTRIES 1st AIR MAIL ST LUCIA circular cancels with CASTRIES cds dated 25 Sept 1929 alongside. Flown on the St Lucia - St. John's, Antigua first flight. Addressed to the US Consul in ST JOHN'S, ANTIGUA with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #4, only 251 covers were carried) - Est £45

Lot 1147 - 1936 - ½d black & bright green and 1d black & brown GV issue perf 13 x 12, both fine mint. (SG 113a & 114a, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 1148 - 1936 - 1d violet on white paper GV postal stationery envelope (H&G B2). A fine unused example. - Est £18

Lot 1149 - 1938 - 3½d ultramarine GVI issue, a fine corner marginal block of six with '1' plate number in margin and an additional corner marginal block of four with '1648' sheet number handstamp in margin. Both blocks fine unmounted mint. (SG 133b) - Est £10

Lot 1150 - 1950 - Registered cover franked with 1949 16c brown and 24c light blue GVI issue (SG 154 & 155) tied by oval REGISTERED CASTRIES cancel with printed blue & white 'ST. LUCIA (CASTRIES)' registration label alongside. Sent airmail to UK with TRINIDAD transit cds on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 1151 - 1953 - 3c scarlet GVI issue tied on piece by GROS ISLET cds dated 12 MR 1953 with fine second strike alongside. (SG 148) - Est £10

Salvador

Lot 1152 - 1887 - 10c salmon on white 'PROVISIONAL' opt postal stationery envelope (H&G B2i) and 1888 5c ultramarine on LAID paper with 5c imprint on flap (H&G B4) both fine unused. - Est £20

Lot 1153 - 1889 - 1c green (unused) & 2c vermilion plus the 2c vermilion with bar opt UNISSUED 'Seebeck' types fine mint. (see note below SG 22) - Est £10

Lot 1154 - 1891 - 10c green on salmon postal stationery envelope (H&G B17c) sent from LA LIBERTAD with firms cachet on front and cancelled by NEW YORK '12' in bars maritime cancel. Addressed to GERMANY with PANAMA TRANSIT cds NY FOREIGN TRANSIT cds and German arrival cds all on reverse. Small mark at top right but unusual use. - Est £35

Lot 1155 - 1898 - REVENUES: 25p blue on rose, 50p blue on yellow and 100p lilac on grey REVENUE issue high values, all in fine unused blocks of four. (Forbin #27/29) - Est £18

Lot 1156 - 1899 - UNISSUED: 'Ceres' issue with 'FRANQUEO OFICIAL' overprint, the set of eleven without wheel opt UNISSUED as such including the 12c green, all fine mint with gum. (SG O329/39 var) - Est £10

Lot 1157 - 1900 - UNISSUED: Orange 'Postage Due' issue without watermark, the set of eight without wheel opt UNISSUED as such, mint with gum. (SG D347/54 var) - Est £20

Lot 1158 - 1900 - 13c dull orange and 50c rose red 'Ceres' issue with 'Shield' opt in violet (Type 1), both fine lightly used. Both have small thins on reverse. (SG 436/7) - Est £10

Lot 1159 - 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 1160 - 1907 - 'Presidents Palace' issue 2c black & red with SHIELD OPT OMITTED, 2c black & red with SHIELD OPT DOUBLE, 6c black & rose with SHIELD OPT DOUBLE and 12c black & bright violet with SHIELD OPT DOUBLE ONE INVERTED all fine mint. (SG 600, 603 & 605 var)  - Est £20

Lot 1161 - 1911 - 1c dull green on thin white card and 5c blue on thick rough buff card postal stationery cards (H&G 70a & 72) used with SAN SALVADOR cds's dated 31 MAR 1911. Both addressed locally. No messages. - Est £12

Lot 1162 - 1915 - Interesting range of 'Arms' REVENUE Issue with date opts inc '1918', '1920', '1921', '1923' & '1924' inc some denominated in 'Pesos' rather than colones inc some in strips or pairs each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red and with small hole punch. Some values unlisted by Ross and likely only produced as trial stamps by the ABNCo. (16 stamps) - Est £25

Lot 1163 - 1920 - 1c on 5c yellow 'Municipal Tax' REVENUE issue with '1919' opt and variety 'CORREOS UN CENTAVO' OVERPRINT DOUBLE. A fine mint copy. (SG 723 variety) - Est £15

Lot 1164 - 1921 - 'Centenary of Independence' issue with 'CENTENARIO' opt, the set of four fine lightly used. (SG 735a/d) - Est £15

Lot 1165 - 1921 - Cover franked with single 1919 15c on 29c black 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue (SG 716) opt type 3 tied by SAN SALVADOR cds dated FEB 19 1921 Addressed to USA. Cover lightly toned on front. - Est £15

Lot 1166 - 1927 - 2c on 1c green postal stationery card (H&G 99) used with added pair 1924 2c red (SG 751) tied on reverse by 'Lines' cancel with SANTA TECLA cds on front dated ABR 22 1927. Addressed to USA with SAN SALVADOR transit cds on front. - Est £20

Lot 1167 - 1933 - Trio of covers all with uses of the 1933 '441st Anniversary of Columbus's Departure from Palos' issue inc 1933 cover to USA with 25c mauve, 1934 REG cover to AUSTRIA with 15c red orange & 25c mauve and 1933 long airmail cover to USA with pair 15c red orange. (3 items)  - Est £25

Lot 1168 - 1943 - FIRST FLIGHTS: Pair of 1943 TACA First Flight across Central America illustrated covers to Nicaragua & USA, 1946 PAA clipper first flight San Salvador to Houston Texas, 1946 incoming PANAM air mail test flight cover with 'National Air Mail Week' cachet flown from Philadelphia to San Salvador and returned with added Salvador stamps. (4 items) - Est £25

Lot 1169 - 1947 - 1c carmine 'Famous Salvadoreans' issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in black, a fine lightly used copy. (SG O959, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 1170 - 1947 - 5c grey 'Famous Salvadoreans' issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in red, a fine lightly used copy. (SG O961, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 1171 - 1947 - 10c bistre 'Famous Salvadoreans' issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in red, a fine lightly used copy. (SG O962, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 1172 - 1947 - 20c green 'Famous Salvadoreans' issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in red, a fine lightly used copy. (SG O963, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 1173 - 1949 - '75th Anniversary of UPU' airmail issue, the set of four fine lightly used. (SG 981/4) - Est £12

Lot 1174 - 1949 - '75th Anniversary of UPU' issue, the set of four (SG 981/4) on registered First Day Cover to USA with stamps tied by PRIMER DIA DE CIRCULACION cds's dated OCT 9 1949 with boxed REG marking alongside. - Est £15

Lot 1175 - 1956 - DESTINATION: Airmail cover franked with 1954 50c slate black & drab, 1955 2c yellow green (corner fault) & 1956 10c deep blue (SG 1068, 1087 & 1094) tied by SAN SALVADOR cds's. Addressed to PAGET, BERMUDA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £12

Lot 1176 - 1936-1940 - Small collection of covers on Hagner sheets all with the 1930 & 1937 AIR issues inc a nice array of frankings with a good variety of values plus airmail cancels, odd cinderella label and three of the covers addressed to COSTA RICA. A good lot for study. Mixed condition. (7 items) - Est £25

Sarawak

Lot 1177 - 1869 - 3c brown on yellow 'Sir James Brooke' first issue, a good looking unused example. Some thinning on reverse. (SG 1, Cat £55) - Est £12

Lot 1178 - 1871 - 3c brown on yellow 'Rajah Charles Brooke' issue a fine unused block of ten. Some light creasing but a scarce multiple. (SG 2, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 1179 - 1888 - 25c green & brown 'Sir Charles Brooke' issue without wmk, a fine mint copy. (SG 18, Cat £80) - Est £20

Lot 1180 - 1889 - 1c on 3c purple & blue, two copies showing both types of opt (small 'o' in one and capital 'O' in one). Both fine mint. (SG 22/3, Cat £83+) - Est £32

Lot 1181 - 1895 - 2c brown red 'Sir Charles Brooke' Perkins Bacon issue IMPERF PROOF on white gummed paper. (As SG 28) - Est £75

Lot 1182 - 1895 - 8c green 'Portrait' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 31, Cat £48) - Est £18

Lot 1183 - 1928 - Definitive issue wmk 'Multiple Rosette', the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 76/90, Cat £75) - Est £30

Lot 1184 - 1934 - 3c black, a fine mint side marginal block of fifteen. (SG 108) - Est £12

Lot 1185 - 1953 - Cover franked on reverse with single 1953 10c black & deep violet blue QE2 'Coronation' issue (SG 187) tied by good KANOWIT cds. Addressed to KUCHING. An uncommon origination. - Est £35

Lot 1186 - 1956 - Small cover franked with 1938 15c blue GVI issue (SG 179) tied by KUCHING cds. Sent airmail to BURMA with RANGOON arrival cds on reverse. - Est £18

Lot 1187 - 1958 - Registered envelope franked on reverse with 1955 20c olive & brown, 25c sepia & green and 50c black & carmine QE2 issue (SG 196/197 & 199) tied by KUCHING cds's with boxed 'KUCHING' registration marking on front. Addressed to UK with SINGAPORE transit cds on reverse. - Est £25

Seychelles

Lot 1188 - 1890 - 2c to 48c QV issue Die 1 all good to fine mint. (SG 1/7, Cat £147) - Est £55

Lot 1189 - 1890 - QV issue Die 2, the set of six fine mint. (SG 9/14, Cat £85) - Est £32

Lot 1190 - 1897 - QV issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 28/36, Cat £300) - Est £120

Lot 1191 - 1903 - 'EVII' issue wmk 'Crown CA', the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 46/56, Cat £150) - Est £60

Lot 1192 - 1903 - 75c yellow & violet EVII issue, wmk 'Crown CA' a fine cds used copy. (SG 54, Cat £40) - Est £16

Lot 1193 - 1903 - 3c on 18c sage green & carmine EVII 'Surcharge' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 58, Cat £55) - Est £20

Lot 1194 - 1906 - 1r 50c black & carmine EVII issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 69, Cat £60) - Est £24

Lot 1195 - 1938 - 12c reddish violet GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 139, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 1196 - 1938 - 20c blue GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 140, Cat £45) - Est £15

Lot 1197 - 1938 - 45c chocolate on chalk surfaced paper GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 143, Cat £48) - Est £16

Lot 1198 - 1938 - 2r 25c olive on ordinary paper GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 148a, Cat £35) - Est £12

Lot 1199 - 1948 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue the pair fine mint. (SG 152/3, Cat £18+) - Est £10

Lot 1200 - 1952 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 158/72, Cat £90) - Est £35

Lot 1201 - 1954 - QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of nineteen fine mint. (SG 174/88, Cat £85) - Est £32

Lot 1202 - 1890-1938 - Useful QV- GVI period collection inc some early issues, surcharges, values to 50c & 1r 50c. Mixed mint & used, condition generally good to fine. (73 stamps, SG Cat £300+) - Est £75

South Africa

Lot 1203 - 1913 - 3d ultramarine 'GV Head' issue, a fine used horizontal pair with ESHOWE ZULULAND cds dated OCT 28 1925. (SG 9) - Est £10

Lot 1204 - 1913 - COIL ISSUE: GV Head 'Coil' issue, the set of four plus the 1d scarlet shade all fine cds used. (SG 18/21 & 19a, Cat £29+) - Est £12

Lot 1205 - 1933 - 6d green & vermilion 'Die 1', a fine mint pair. (SG 61, Cat £70) - Est £28

Lot 1206 - 1933 - 10/- blue & sepia 'Top Value', a fine mint pair. (SG 64c, Cat £65) - Est £25

Lot 1207 - 1938 - Plain cover franked with 1938 'Voortrekker Commemoration' issue pairs (SG 80/1) tied by JOHANNESBURG cds's dated 14. XII. 1938 (the first day of issue). Addressed  locally. - Est £12

Lot 1208 - 1939 - 250th Anniversary of Huguenot Landing' GVI issue, the set of three horizontal pairs, fine mint. (SG 82/4, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 1209 - 1941 - 'War Effort' issue, the set of seven horizontal pairs and two singles fine mint. (SG 88/96, Cat £55) - Est £20

Lot 1210 - 1942 - 'War Effort' reduced size issue, the set of eight units (pairs or triplets) fine mint. (SG 97/104, Cat £50) - Est £20

South African States

Lot 1211 - 1882 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 3d pale claret 'Hope' issue, wmk 'Crown CA' and 1884 1d rose red, 2d pale bistre, 6d purple and 6d bright mauve wmk 'Anchor', all fine mint copies. (SG 43, 49, 50 & 52a/b, Cat £114) - Est £40

Lot 1212 - 1882 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 'One Half-penny.' on 3d deep claret 'Hope' issue, wmk 'Crown CA', a GOOD MINT mint copy. (SG 47, Cat £65) - Est £20

Lot 1213 - 1893 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 3d bright magenta 'Hope' issue, wmk 'Anchor', a fine mint copy. (SG 64, Cat £21) - Est £10

Lot 1214 - 1902 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 'EVII' definitive issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 70/78, Cat £250) - Est £95

Lot 1215 - 1902 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 5/- brown orange EVII issue, a fine used copy with KOKSTAD cds. (SG 78, Cat £28) - Est £10

Lot 1216 - 1877 - NATAL: 'HALF ½' on 1d rose 'Surcharge' issue type 'a' (½ opt 4½mm high, 2 with straight foot), a good mint copy with full O.G. (SG 85, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 1217 - 1903 - NATAL: 1d carmine on blue EVII postal stationery lettercard (H&G A2) with large 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. - Est £10

Lot 1218 - 1904 - NATAL: Small piece with 1902 1d carmine EVII issue tied by DURBAN cds with added Great Britain 1902 1½ dull purple & green EVII issue tied by CIRENCESTER squared circle cds dated MAY 9 1904. Most likely the original cover was forwarded. An unusual mixed franking. (SG 128 & 221) - Est £12

Lot 1219 - 1904 - NATAL: 2/- dull green & bright violet EVII issue wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine cds used copy. (SG 156, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 1220 - 1904 - NATAL: 2/6 purple EVII issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 157, Cat £65) - Est £25

Lot 1221 - 1882 - ORANGE FREE STATE: ½d on 5/- green 'surcharge' issue a fine mint copy. (SG 36, Cat £26) - Est £10

Lot 1222 - 1897 - ORANGE FREE STATE: 1/- brown, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 87, Cat £32) - Est £12

Lot 1223 - 1905 - ORANGE RIVER COLONY: ½d yellow green & 1d scarlet EVII issue wmk 'Multi Crown CA', both fine mint copies. (SG 148/9, Cat £29) - Est £10

Lot 1224 - 1901 - PIETERSBURG: 4d black on blue 'Provisional' issue, IMPERF with controllers signature omitted (an unlisted variety). Unused with light crease and tiny thin on reverse but good looking. Uncommon issue. (SG 12, Cat £42) - Est £20

Lot 1225 - 1893 - TRANSVAAL: Range of 'Surcharge' issues inc varieties with ½d on 2d olive bistre with red OPT INVERTED mint, ½d on 2d olive bistre with black opt mint block of four with opts type A on bottom pair and B on top pair, 1d on 6d blue with OPT INVERTED mint, 2½d on 1/- green mint & used & 1895 1d on 2½d bright mauve pair with round dot & square dot se-tenant mint. (SG 195a, 196, 196c, 197b, 198, 214 & 214d) - Est £15

Lot 1226 - 1902 - TRANSVAAL: 2/- grey black & yellow EVII issue, wmk 'Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 257, Cat £23) - Est £10

Lot 1227 - 1905 - TRANSVAAL: 1d scarlet, 2d purple and 2½d bright blue EVII issue all fine mint. (SG 274/6, Cat £31+) - Est £12

Lot 1228 - 1907 - TRANSVAAL: ½d green EVII issue with 'C.S.A.R.' official PERFIN, a fine used copy with JOHANNESBURG cds dated APR 1910. (SG RO18) - Est £10

South West Africa

Lot 1229 - 1915 - PRISONER OF WAR MAIL: Stampless cover with three line 'Prisoner of War Free of Charge AUS' handstamp in purple on front and fine AUS cds dated 2 NOV 1915 and straight line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' marking in purple. Addressed to WINDHOEK with arrival cds on reverse. A fine item. - Est £75

Lot 1230 - 1918 - Censored cover franked with South Africa 1913 2½d bright blue GV Head issue (SG 7) tied by German type oval '- WINDHOEK' cancel dated 24.12.1918. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with printed red on white 'OPENED BY CENSOR 99' strip at left and circular 'PASSED BY CENSOR 99' marking in black on front. Also 1923 1d on ½d green GV Head PSC with 'Zuid-West Afrika' opt (H&G 5a) commercially used with oval SWAKOPMUND cancel dated 27.12.1923 addressed to WINDHOEK, card has two repaired punch holes. (2 items) - Est £40

Lot 1231 - 1919 - SOUTH AFRICA USED IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA & CANCELLATION: Cover franked with South Africa 1913 1d rose red GV Head issue (SG 4) tied by fine USAKOS cds with circular 'PASSED BY CENSOR 106' censor cachet in violet on front. Addressed to TSUMEB with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 1232 - 1925 - Cover franked with 1923 1d rose red and 2d dull purple 'GV Head' issue with 'ZUID-WEST AFRIKA' overprint, setting I (SG 2/3) tied by two strikes of oval SWAKOPMUND  'German' type oval cancel in black dated 27. 5. 1923. Addressed to GERMANY. A nice first issue cover. - Est £35

Lot 1233 - 1927 - Cover franked with single 19127 1d black & carmine with 'S.W.A.' overprint (SG 59) tied by fine USAKOS cds dated 11 NOV 1927. Addressed to KLEETMANSHOOP with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £18

Lot 1234 - 1928 - Cover franked with strip of three 1927 1d black & carmine 'Ship' issue with 'S.W.A.' overprint in black at bottom of stamp (SG 59) tied by TSUMEB cds's. Addressed to FINLAND with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has small corner fault at bottom right. - Est £30

Lot 1235 - 1929 - 6d green & orange with vertical 'OFFICIAL S.W.A.' official overprint in black, a fine cds used block of four. (SG O12, Cat £54) - Est £20

Lot 1236 - 1931 - 'Pictorial' issue, the complete set of fourteen fine mint horizontal pairs. (SG 74/87, Cat £225) - Est £85

Lot 1237 - 1938 - 'Voortrekker Centenary Memorial' issue opt 'S.W.A.', the set of four fine mint horizontal pairs. (SG 105/8, Cat £110) - Est £40

Sudan

Lot 1238 - 1897 - 10pi mauve 'SOUDAN' opt issue on Egypt, a fine mint copy. (SG 9, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 1239 - 1897 - TELEGRAPHS: 5m carmine with 'TEL' handstamp in blue, 1pi blue two copies with 'TEL' handstamp in black & blue and 2pi orange brown with handstamp in black all good to fine used. (Barefoot #4B, 5, 5B & 6, Cat £60) - Est £25

Lot 1240 - 1898 - 5pi brown & green 'Camel' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 16, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 1241 - 1898 - 5m carmine on brownish paper postal stationery lettersheet of Egypt with 'SOUDAN' opt in black (H&G G1) used with WADI HALFA cds dated 10 III 1898. Addressed to LUXOR, EGYPT. - Est £25

Lot 1242 - 1898 - TELEGRAPHS: 5m lilac brown & violet, 5m brown & pale blue, 1pi black & red, 5pi violet & black, 10pi rose & green and 25pi pale blue & brown 'Military Telegraph' issue, wmk 'Star & Crescent' all in good to fine mint pairs. (Barefoot #14/16 & 18/20) - Est £25

Lot 1243 - 1902 - 5pi brown & green 'Camel' issue on chalk surfaced paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 27a, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 1244 - 1927 - 6p greenish blue & black, 8p emerald & black, 10p black & reddish purple and 20p pale blue & blue 'Camel Postman' issue on chalk surfaced paper, the top four values fine mint. (SG 45b/46b, Cat £67+) - Est £25

Lot 1245 - 1938 - 3p on 3½p black & violet AIRMAIL 'Surcharge' issue, perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 75, Cat £55) - Est £18

Lot 1246 - 1951 - 'Pictorial' issue the set of seventeen plus the 5m, 2pt, 3½pt and 4pt shades fine mint. (SG 123/139, 127a, 130a, 132a & 133a, Cat £135) - Est £50

Lot 1247 - 1952 - AIRLETTERS: 2½pt orange on blue used with added 10m tied from PORT SUDAN to Denmark airletter has two punch holes one that affects the stamp. Also 1954 3½pt brown on light blue unused and 1960 4pt brown on light blue also unused. (H&G FG1/3) - Est £25

Trinidad & Tobago

Lot 1248 - 1851 - 1d brownish red 'Britannia' issue on blued paper, a superb copy, four large margins used with central strike of numeral '2' of SAN FERNANDO. (SG 7) - Est £40

Lot 1249 - 1859 - 6d deep green 'Britannia' issue, a fine used copy with four margins. (SG 28, Cat £425) - Est £150

Lot 1250 - 1863 - 1d lake 'Britannia' issue, watermark 'Crown CC', perf 14, a fine used copy with complete strike of Numeral '3' cancel of ST JOSEPH. (SG 75) - Est £15

Lot 1251 - 1883 - MARITIME: 1d carmine QV issue used with good strike of MAIL STEAMER MONOS ROUTE cds dated JU 20 1894. Stamp has small faults but a fine strike of a very scarce cancel (SG 107) - Est £75

Lot 1252 - 1885 - TOBAGO: ½d dull green QV issue, a fine pair used with complete central strike of TOBAGO cds dated SEP 5 1898. (SG 20) - Est £10

Lot 1253 - 1896 - Cover with 'Piano Warehouse, H. STRONG. George Town' imprint on flap and manuscript 'Per Royal Mail 14th / 5 / 96' at top franked with single 1883 2½d bright blue QV issue (SG 108) tied by PORT OF SPAIN cds dated MY 14 1896. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 1254 - 1903 - Cover franked with 1898 2d brown & violet '400th Anniversary of Discovery of Trinidad' issue and 1901 ½d grey green (SG 125 & 127) tied by PORT OF SPAIN cds's to GERMANY plus 1915 cover to FRANCE with 1913 2½d ultramarine (151) tied by PORT OF SPAIN cds with two line 'CONTROLE PAR L'AUTORATE MILITAIRE' censor cachet applied on arrive. (2 items) - Est £20

Lot 1255 - 1909 - 2½d blue 'Britannia' issue inscribed 'TRINIDAD'. A fine unmounted mint corner marginal block of twelve with '1' Plate number in margin. (SG 148) - Est £150

Lot 1256 - 1916 - RED CROSS ISSUE & LOCAL POST: Cover franked with single 1916 1d scarlet with Red Cross '19.10.16' overprint (SG 175) tied by PORT OF SPAIN cds dated OCT 27 1916. Addressed locally to ARIMA with arrival cds dated the same day on reverse. A scarce commercial single franking. - Est £45

Lot 1257 - 1922 - 6d dull purple & bright magenta GV issue, a fine mint side marginal block of twelve. (SG 225) - Est £30

Lot 1258 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked 1922 6d green & red on emerald and 1/- black on emerald GV issue (SG 226/227) with red on white airmail label all tied by PORT-OF-SPAIN machine cancel dated Sept 25 1929. Flown on the Trinidad - St. John's, Antigua first flight. Addressed to the US Consul in ST JOHN'S, ANTIGUA with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #4, only 233 covers were carried) - Est £45

Lot 1259 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked 1922 6d green & red on emerald and 1/- black on emerald GV issue (SG 226/227) with red on white airmail label all tied by PORT-OF-SPAIN machine cancel dated Sept 25 1929. Flown on the Trinidad - Cristobal, Canal Zone first flight. Addressed to the BALBOA, CANAL ZONE with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #11) - Est £25

Lot 1260 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked 1922 1d brown and 1/- black on emerald GV issue (SG 219 & 227) tied by GENERAL POST OFFICE TRINIDAD (Port-of-Spain) cds's dated FE 10 1931. Flown on the Port of Spain - Cristobal, Canal Zone first flight with large boxed 'FIRST FLIGHT PORT OF SPAIN - MATURIN Airmail Routes FAM 6 and 7. PAA. Completing the Lindbergh Circle, Maturin, Venezuela' first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to CRISTOBAL, CANAL ZONE with arrival cds on reverse. A very rare flight. (Muller #34, only 82 covers were carried) - Est £75

Lot 1261 - 1935 - 24c black & olive 'Pictorial' issue, perf 12, a fine unmounted mint side marginal block of nine. (SG 236) - Est £45

Lot 1262 - 1943 - Airmail cover from Philadelphia, Chaco, Paraguay franked with 1939 pair 100p emerald green, 1940 10p magenta and 1942 7p chestnut (SG 526, 540 & 571) tied by SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY cds's dated 21 ABR 1943. Addressed to USA and censored in transit in Trinidad with printed 'P.C.90 OPENED BY EXAMINER 4909' censor strip at right with 'IE/-' handstamp in purple. - Est £30

Tristan Da Cunha

Lot 1263 - 1946 - LOCAL ISSUE: '1d / 4 Potatoes' carmine red 'Penguin & Flag' LOCAL issue, original printing. A fine unused copy. - Est £25

Lot 1264 - 1952 - 'GVI' issue with 'TRISTAN DA CUNHA' opt on Saint Helena, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 1/12, Cat £140) - Est £55

Lot 1265 - 1952 - 5/- chocolate GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 11, Cat £38) - Est £15

Lot 1266 - 1954 - QE2 Definitive issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 14/27, Cat £90) - Est £30

Lot 1267 - 1954 - 5/- black & red orange QE2 issue a fine mint copy. (SG 26, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 1268 - 1960 - QE2 Definitive issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 28/41, Cat £75) - Est £25

Lot 1269 - 1963 - QE2 issue with 'TRISTAN DA CUNHA RESETTLEMENT 1963' opt, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 55/67, Cat £23) - Est £10

Lot 1270 - 1965 - QE2 Definitive issue, the set of seventeen fine mint. (SG 71/84b, Cat £50) - Est £16

United States of America

Lot 1271 - 1851 - 1c blue 'Franklin' issue with repaired corner and 3c pale dull red 'Washington' issue, both imperf with four tight margins lightly used. Small faults. (SG 8 & 13a, Cat £135 as cheapest) - Est £20

Lot 1272 - 1851 - 10c green 'Washington' issue, imperf 'Transfer Type 3', a superb four margin copy lightly used. (SG 17, Cat £180) - Est £45

Lot 1273 - 1861 - 10c blue green 'Washington' issue, perf 12, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 64c, Cat £85) - Est £20

Lot 1274 - 1861 - 30c orange 'Franklin' issue, perf 12, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 67, Cat £180) - Est £45

Lot 1275 - 1862 - CONFEDERATE STATES: 5c light blue 'Jefferson Davis' issue, fine impression on thin paper, a fine mint copy with full gum. Three good margins, just touching along base. (SG 7) - Est £10

Lot 1276 - 1862 - CONFEDERATE STATES: 1c orange 'John C. Calhoun' issue, a four margin copy unused without gum. Stamp has a vertical crease and some paper adherence on reverse. (SG 17, Cat £120) - Est £30

Lot 1277 - 1862 - 5c deep brown 'Jefferson' issue, perf 12, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 72, Cat £140) - Est £30

Lot 1278 - 1863 - CONFEDERATE STATES: 2c dull red 'Jackson' issue, a superb unused four margin copy without gum. (SG 9, Cat £90) - Est £30

Lot 1279 - 1863 - CONFEDERATE STATES: 20c green 'Washington' issue, a superb unused four margin copy without gum. (SG 14, Cat £55) - Est £18

Lot 1280 - 1870 - 24c pale violet 'General Winfield Scott' issue on thin paper without grill, perf 12. A good looking lightly used copy. Small thin at top. (SG 155, Cat £225) - Est £40

Lot 1281 - 1927 - ALASKA: Real photographic PPC 'Akutan Island Alaska' franked on picture side with 1926 1c yellowish green (SG 632) tied by UNALASKA ALASKA cds dated JUN 17 1927. Unaddressed. - Est £18

Lot 1282 - 1927 - ALASKA: Real photographic PPC 'Fire at Douglas Alaska almost destroyed the city Oct 10th 1926' showing the city on fire from a distance franked on picture side with 1926 2c carmine (SG 634) tied by DOUGLAS ALASKA cds dated JUL 7 1927. Unaddressed. - Est £25

Lot 1283 - 1928 - FIRST FLIGHT: Printed 'First Flight Foreign CAM 4 Miami-Havana' airmail cover franked with 1922 2c carmine (SG 562) tied by MIAMI machine cancel dated SEP 15 1928. Flown on the Miami - Havana first flight, addressed to CUBA with HAVANA arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #249, 525 covers were flown). - Est £25

Lot 1284 - 1941 - Cover franked with 1938 3c deep violet (SG 803) tied by fine NEW LONDON CONN U.S. SUBMARINE BASE BR. cds dated MAY 5 1941. Addressed to NEW YORK. - Est £15

Uruguay

Lot 1285 - 1856 - 1r carmine vermilion 'Diligencia' issue, a fine looking unused example, four tight to touching margins as is usual for this issue. Thinned on reverse but otherwise a good example. (SG 3b) - Est £395

Lot 1286 - 1858 - 240c dull red 'Mail Coach' issue a fine looking unused copy with four margins, tight at top. Tiny thin on reverse but otherwise a lovely copy. (SG 7, Cat £100) - Est £75

Lot 1287 - 1859 - 60c grey lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine unused copy, four large margins. Expertised 'A Brun' on reverse. (SG 8a) - Est £60

Lot 1288 - 1859 - 80c orange 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine mint copy with full O.G. and four margins, being close at base. A rare stamp. (SG 9a) - Est £300

Lot 1289 - 1859 - 180c green 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used four margin copy with PREPRINTING PAPER FOLD running horizontally across the stamp. Unusual. (SG 12a) - Est £75

Lot 1290 - 1859 - 180c green 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine mint copy with gum, four large margins. (SG 12) - Est £30

Lot 1291 - 1860 - BISECT: 120c blue 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, diagonally BISECTED and tied on piece by SALTO 'Eye' cancel in black. Rare. (SG 18) - Est £75

Lot 1292 - 1860 - 60c lilac rose 'Montevideo' SUN issue, coarse Impression, thick figures of value, a fine lightly used copy four margins. (SG 15a) - Est £24

Lot 1293 - 1876 - 5c black on red glazed paper WELKER ESSAY stamp, a very fine imperf copy, ungummed with four margins. - Est £12

Lot 1294 - 1876 - 5c deep blue on white wove paper WELKER ESSAY imperf and ungummed with four margins. A little light toning. - Est £12

Lot 1295 - 1877 - 1p blue 'Top Value' a good used copy. (SG 47) - Est £10

Lot 1296 - 1880 - 50c black with 'OFICIAL' overprint in red a fine unused copy, small part O.G. (SG O53) - Est £18

Lot 1297 - 1883 - 2c carmine red 'Litho' issue, a good mint IMPERF PAIR with some paper adherence on reverse and 1884 5c ultramarine on thick paper with 'Large 5s' a fine mint IMPERF PAIR with full gum. (SG 67d & 78ba) - Est £20

Lot 1298 - 1889 - 2c green 'Waterlow' issue an IMPERF PROOF in unissued colour with large hole punch through centre. (SG 116) - Est £30

Lot 1299 - 1889 - 1c nice group of 'Waterlow' colour trials with perforated example in bistre brown, and imperf examples in bistre brown & bight orange. (SG 115) - Est £50

Lot 1300 - 1895 - 'General Artigas' UNISSUED Die Proof in slate blue with value tablet blank on paper by the 'South American Banknote Co.'. Fine & Scarce. - Est £75

Lot 1301 - 1897 - 1c slate blue with 'PAZ 1897' OPT INVERTED and 1910 5m on 1c green and 5c on 50c scarlet both with 'PROVISORIO 1910' OPT INVERTED, mint. (SG 197a, 294a & 295a) - Est £10

Lot 1302 - 1897 - 5c green 'Train' issue with 'PAZ 1897' OPT INVERTED a fine unused example without gum. (SG 199a) - Est £10

Lot 1303 - 1900 - COLOUR TRIAL: 5c bright orange 'Waterlow' issue perforated COLOUR TRIAL in UNISSUED COLOUR. Mint with gum, a couple of light tones at top. (As SG 232) - Est £20

Lot 1304 - 1900 - 2c brown on buff postal stationery card (H&G 44) with privately printed view in sepia on reverse showing 'Boats in Montevideo Harbour' used with added 1900 10c violet (SG 234) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds. Addressed to GERMANY. The 10c may be a replacement for a missing stamp. A scarce item. - Est £25

Lot 1305 - 1901 - 2c dull red 'Cherub' issue with 'OFICIAL' overprint in black WITHOUT PUNCHED HOLES. A fine mint copy. (SG O239, see note in SG) - Est £18

Lot 1306 - 1902 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Black & white PPC 'Plaza Constitucion Montevideo' franked on message side with 1900 2c vermilion (SG 231, some toned perfs) tied by barred numeral 'F 57' with fine strike of ESTAFETA AMBUTE 'G 20' cds alongside dated 1 JAN 1902. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO with boxed CARTEROS arrival mark on front. - Est £50

Lot 1307 - 1910 - REVENUE: 1c olive green 'Artigas' UNIVERSITARIA Revenue issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint in black and small hole punch. - Est £15

Lot 1308 - 1910 - 5m deep purple 'Artigas' REVENUE issue a fine perforated WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour with small hole punch & 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint in black. - Est £45

Lot 1309 - 1915 - 1p vermilion 'Train' issue with 'OFICIAL' overprint, a fine mint copy. (SG O346) - Est £12

Lot 1310 - 1924 - 'Victory of Uruguay Football Team' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 464/6, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 1311 - 1925 - 14c black & blue 'White Necked Heron' issue the pair inscribed FLORIDA & MONTEVIDEO fine mint. Underrated issue in mint condition. (SG 472/473) - Est £50

Lot 1312 - 1927 - TELEGRAPHS: 5c yellow, 10c deep blue, 20c pale turquoise and 50c vermilion tall 'Telegraph' issue (with coupon attached). The set of four fine mint. (Barefoot #1/4) - Est £30

Lot 1313 - 1928 - 'Albatross' AIR issue, the set of twelve fine mint plus the 1929 4c olive brown. A scarce set. (SG 569/80 & 634, Cat £500+) - Est £200

Lot 1314 - 1928 - Uruguayan Football Victories' set of three fine mint. (SG 581/583, Cat £46) - Est £20

Lot 1315 - 1929 - 2p deep brown 'Artigas' issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour, perforated, ungummed with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint & small hole punch. (SG As SG 596) - Est £30

Lot 1316 - 1930 - 20c green, blue & red 'Death Centenary of Artigas' issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colours with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint in black and small hole punch. (As SG 1018) - Est £15

Lot 1317 - 1930 - 3c brown 'Centenary of Independence' issue a fine imperf WATERLOW SAMPLE STAMP in unissued colour mounted on large piece of card with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint in black and 'S.T. 1364' sample number at top. Scarce. (SG 642) - Est £45

Lot 1318 - 1932 - ADVERTISING: 3c green 'Artigas' issue on large advertising label with six different adverts.  The stamp is perforated 'CIDA' through the label and cancelled by light EXTERIOR CORREOS DEL URUGUAY cds of Montevideo. These labels were produced for a very short time (1932-1933) by 'E Perez y Sarmiento Cia' in Montevideo and sold at a reduced price at just three Post Offices. Scarce. (SG 547) - Est £60

Lot 1319 - 1939 - 75c rose, 1p blue, 1p 38c violet, 1p 38c orange yellow, 2p blue, 5p lilac and 5p green 'La Carreta' AIR issue FORGERIES in fine mint blocks of four with gum. (28 forgeries, As SG 822/28) - Est £15

Lot 1320 - 1939 - 10p rose carmine 'La Carreta' airmail issue, the top value fine mint. (SG 829) - Est £90

Lot 1321 - 1941 - 5c deep blue & 5c deep violet '40th Death Anniversary of Blanes' issue both fine WATERLOW COLOUR TRIALS in unissued colours, perforated and gummed with 'SPECIMEN WATERLOW & SONS LTD.' overprint in black. (As SG 858) - Est £35

Lot 1322 - 1952 - 12c brown '75th Anniversary of the UPU' AIRPLANE issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour with 'WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED SPECIMEN' overprint in black and small hole punch. (As SG 1023) - Est £16

Lot 1323 - 1957 - 5c on 3c rose red & 10c on 7c sepia both with variety OPT DOUBLE plus the 10c on 7c sepia with variety OPT INVERTED, all fine mint. (SG 1071a, 1072a & 1072b, Cat £52) - Est £26

Lot 1324 - 1958 - 5c on 3c 'Flower' issue with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE. Fine unmounted mint. (SG 1087a) - Est £30

Lot 1325 - 1959 - 'Monument to Captain Boiso Lanza' WINGED GODDESS issue, the first set of eleven and the second set of twelve all fine mint, mostly unmounted. (SG 1090/1100 & 1138/1149, Cat £33) - Est £16

Lot 1326 - 1960-1967 - REVENUES: Group of three complete documents each with one or more REVENUE stamps attached and cancelled by various cachets etc. Interesting. (3 items) - Est £10

Lot 1327 - Circa 1974 - CINDERELLA: Purple & black label inscribed 'Represa Salto Grande - Union de Pueblos Hermanos' showing the repaired Salto Dam. A fine mint pair. Very attractive. - Est £12

Venezuela

Lot 1328 - 1859 - 2r red 'First Issue', fine impression, a fine used top marginal copy with small part cds in blue, four tight to large margins. Very fine. (SG 3, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 1329 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: ½c black on yellowish grey 'Ship' issue, Type C (lines crossing value), a fine four margin copy unused without gum. Small thin on reverse. (SG 7, Cat £47) - Est £25

Lot 1330 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: ½r rose 'Venezuela' issue, a good unused copy without gum. (SG 13, Cat £24) - Est £15

Lot 1331 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 2r yellow green 'Venezuela' issue, a good mint copy with brown gum. (SG 14, Cat £16) - Est £12

Lot 1332 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: ½r bluish grey 'St Thomas' issue, a good unused copy without gum. Small faults. (SG 15, Cat £20) - Est £12

Lot 1333 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: ½r rose 'Ship' issue inscribed PAQUETE with zig zag roulettes. A fine looking cds used copy with fine roulettes. Small thin on reverse. (SG 19, Cat £24) - Est £15

Lot 1334 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 2r orange yellow 'Ship' issue inscribed PAOUETE with zig zag roulettes. A good used copy with small faults. A scarce stamp. (SG 24, Cat £95) - Est £35

Lot 1335 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 2r orange yellow 'Ship' issue inscribed PAOUETE with zig zag roulettes. A good unused copy without gum. Stamp has one short perf but otherwise a good copy. (SG 24, Cat £170) - Est £75

Lot 1336 - 1865 - Pair of 1865 & 1869 stampless folded letters to Lanman & Kemp in NY, USA both from MARACAIBO endorsed 'Pr Teresa' (Ship) but without postal markings plus 1865 cover from LA GUAIRA to ITALY with company handstamp, boxed 'GB 1F 60c' accountancy mark and London and Paris transit cds's. (3 items) - Est £30

Lot 1337 - 1873 - 2r yellow with 'Estampillas de Correo - Contrasena' overprint in small letters. A fine used copy with part fancy FRANCO cancel in black. Four margins. (SG 73, Cat £130) - Est £60

Lot 1338 - 1873 - ½r rose pink 'Square' issue with inverted 'Contrasena - Estampillas de Correo' Type 2 opt by Rasco. A good mint copy with gum, four tight margins. (SG 76a, Cat £21) - Est £12

Lot 1339 - 1873 - ½r rose pink 'Square' issue two copies with upright and inverted 'Contrasena - Estampilla de Correo' Type 3 opt by Aramburu (in large lettering) plus 1r dull vermilion with upright opt from the same Aramburu printing. All good to fine used with mixed margins, tight to touching. (SG 79, 79a & 80, Cat £52) - Est £25

Lot 1340 - 1876 - LA GUAIRA: ½r green and 2r red 'Ship' issue the 1876 REPRINT, perf 15, both unused without gum. Uncommon. (See note below SG 28) - Est £20

Lot 1341 - 1880 - Pair of black & white postal stationery FORMULAR cards (H&G A) with added 1880 10c rose 'Foreign Mail' issue first printing on thin paper and 5c pale blue second printing on thick paper (SG 103 & 107). Both fine unused. - Est £16

Lot 1342 - 1889 - LOCALS: ½r black on blue local issue for 'CORO Y LA VELA' depicting a bird carrying an envelope, rouletted in black. A fine unused TETE-BECHE PAIR. Very scarce. (Hurt & Williams #7) - Est £95

Lot 1343 - 1889 - LOCALS: 'Porte Libre' black on yellow local issue for 'CORO Y LA VELA' depicting a bird carrying an envelope, rouletted in black. A fine unused TETE-BECHE PAIR. Very scarce. (Hurt & Williams #13) - Est £95

Lot 1344 - 1889 - MARITIME: Nice group of four stamps with octagonal French Maritime cds's with 1882 25c pale brown with superb strike of LIGNE D PAQ FR No.1 cds dated 27 JUL 1889, 1899 50c orange with partial COLON A BORDE cds dated 28 JUN 1903 and 2 x 1911 5c green with fine strikes of LIGNE D PAQ FR No.4 cds's dated MAY 1913 and ABR 1914. (SG 121, 183 & 334) - Est £15

Lot 1345 - 1889 - CORO Y LA VELA: ½r black on blue local issue for 'CORO Y LA VELA' rouletted in black. A fine TETE BECHE PAIR used with light 'ANOTADA CORREO DEL KOMERCIO' marking in purple. Rare. (Hurt & Williams #7) - Est £120

Lot 1346 - 1891 - LOCAL POST: 5c pale blue 'Coro Y La Vela' local post issue with TRAIN design and inscribed 'EXPRESO'. A fine unused example. A rare local. - Est £75

Lot 1347 - 1894 - CINDERELLA: 5c deep violet on buff and 10c rose on buff 'Zulia' LOCAL issue produced on authority of 'General Rafael Parra' the president of the State of Zulia. The pair fine mint. - Est £15

Lot 1348 - 1900 - 5c green with variety 'RESELLADA' OPT INVERTED. A fine lightly used copy. (SG 219a) - Est £12

Lot 1349 - 1903 - CIVIL WAR - GUAYANA ISSUE: 10c black on orange 'Square Type' without any control marks or opts. A genuine mint copy separated by scissors as is usually the case with the genuine stamps and with some gum staining showing on front. The genuine stamps have 9 ornaments along the bottom frame and forgeries have 10. (SG 251, Cat £75) - Est £35

Lot 1350 - 1904 - REVENUE: 20b 'Estado Falcon' PAPEL SELLADO revenue stamped paper used with added 1904 1b claret (2), 3b blue (2) and 10b grey 'Instruccion' REVENUE issue (As SG 321/3) tied by manuscript signature with various cachets & marks on front & reverse. The paper has some folds & faults but is attractive. - Est £12

Lot 1351 - 1905 - 'Anniversary of General Castro's Revolt' issue, the set of three fine cds used. (SG 330/2) - Est £10

Lot 1352 - 1910 - 25c deep blue 'Centenary of Independence' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 333, Cat £19) - Est £10

Lot 1353 - 1911 - 10c carmine on white postal stationery card commemorating the 100th year of independence' two copies with the two different designs in blue on the reverse both fine unused. (H&G 18 & 18a) - Est £10

Lot 1354 - 1928 - LINDBERGH COMMEMORATION: Cover franked with 1924 50c deep blue (SG 386) tied by undated circular CORREOS DE VENEZUELA BIENVENIDA A LINDBERGH CARACAS cancel commemorating Lindbergh's visit with CARACAS cds dated 30 JAN 1928 alongside Addressed locally within CARACAS. (Muller #4) - Est £35

Lot 1355 - 1930 - 'Airmail' issue on plain paper, the set of sixteen fine lightly used. A difficult set to assemble in used condition and very underrated. (SG 395/410) - Est £15

Lot 1356 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover with typed 'First Flight P-A-A- from Maracaibo to New York via Cristobal My 7th 1930' on front franked with 2 x 193020b greyish green AIR issue (SG 410) tied by MARACAIBO cancel struck mostly off the cover. Addressed to USA. A little light toning at left. (Muller #41) - Est £25

Lot 1357 - 1931 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover with printed 'Primer vuelo avion Pan. American desde Maturin para el Exterior' at top franked with 1930 15c slate grey, 25c bright violet, 40c bronze green and 1b slate blue AIR issue (SG 397, 398, 399 & 401, one stamp with faults) tied by large MATURIN ESTADO MONAGAS 'Arms' cancels with '13 FEB 1931' date handstamps. Flown on the MATURIN - PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD first flight. Addressed to USA with PORT-OF-SPAIN TRINIDAD arrival cds on reverse. Uncommon. (Muller 62, only 300 covers were carried) - Est £35

Lot 1358 - 1937 - 3.70b rose carmine, 10b bright purple and 20b grey black, the top three values fine unmounted mint. (SG 484/6, Cat £96) - Est £45

Lot 1359 - 1937 - Range of 'RESELLADO 1937-1938' AIRMAIL overprint issue with postage set of four and airmail 10c orange, 25c slate violet, 40c green, 70c scarlet, 1b grey, 1.80b dark ultramarine, 1.95b light ultramarine, 3b lilac, 10b bright purple & 20b grey black. All good to fine used. Odd small fault. (SG 491/99, 501/2 & 505/7, Cat £288+) - Est £90

Lot 1360 - 1938 - 10b slate purple AIR issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 534, Cat £29) - Est £16

Lot 1361 - 1940 - 4b black & 5b red brown 'Top Values' both with 'SPECIMEN' opt in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 644/5) - Est £12

Lot 1362 - 1942 - CINDERELLA: Censored airmail cover franked with 1938 45c turquoise green and 1940 20c pale blue (SG 557 & 621) tied by CARACAS cds dated APR 1942 with nice red white & blue 'Leaders of Democracy War Defence for Victory' CINDERELLA label depicting ;Churchill' and 'Roosevelt' with the American and British flags. Very attractive. - Est £25

Lot 1363 - 1944 - 'Centenary of the Rochdale Co-operative Society' issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 698/704) - Est £10

Lot 1364 - 1946 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1940 90c red orange (SG 638) tied by large CARACAS cds dated July 1946. Flown on the Venezuela - Europe KLM first flight with four line 'PRIMER VUELO VENEZUELA - EUROPA VIA AMSTERDAM - HOLANDA POR K.L.M.' first flight cachet in blue on front. Addressed 'Poste Restante' to HOLLAND with arrival cds on reverse and unclaimed and returned to Venezuela. - Est £25

Lot 1365 - 1947 - 20c on 50c blue with variety 'J.R.G. AEREO VALE BS. 0.20 1946' OPT INVERTED, a fine mint copy. (SG 735a) - Est £10

Lot 1366 - 1947 - Registered AR cover franked with a variety of issues including 1946 'J.R.G.' opts and 1947 surcharges all tied by boxed CARACAS cancels dated SET 25 1947 with printed red on white REG label and circular 'A.R.' marking. Addressed to ARGENTINA. An attractive franking. - Est £30

Lot 1367 - 1948 - Airmail cover franked with 1943 10c carmine and 1947 5c green 'Revenue' issue with 'CORREOS DE VENEZUELA' handstamp in violet (SG 653 & 774) tied by MARACAIBO cds dated 1947. Addressed to USA. A scarce provisional issue used on cover. - Est £25

Lot 1368 - 1951 - ARMS ISSUE: Superb fine used collection on Minkus printed pages, complete except for two stamps, the Bolivar 45c purple postage issue and Yaracuy 7½c deep green air issue. Almost all of the stamps are cds used and in exceptional condition. A stunning lot almost impossible to replicate in this quality. A unique opportunity. (Between SG 891 and 1353, SG Cat £650+) - Est £300

Lot 1369 - 1954 - 'Arms of Amazonas' AIR issue, the set of nine mint, the 50c has no gum and some of the other values have sweated gum but otherwise a nice looking & rare set. (SG 1281/89, Cat £500) - Est £150

Lot 1370 - 1954 - 'Arms of Amazonas' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. All stamps in superb condition without any faults. The key set of this issue (SG 1281/9, Cat £500) - Est £250

Lot 1371 - 1962 - 'Birds' issue, both postage & air sets fine unmounted mint. (SG 1748/62, Cat £34+) - Est £18

Lot 1372 - 1963 - 'Venezuelan Wildlife' Animals issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 1766/77, Cat £31) - Est £16

Lot 1373 - 1983 - ISLAND MAIL: Printed 'Venezuela Margarita Island' QSL 'Ham' radio card dated 28 V 1983. Addressed to YUGOSLAVIA. - Est £10

Lot 1374 - 1893-1958 - Small lot of covers inc 1893 10c PSC used from CARACAS to UK with LIGNE D PAQ FR No.2 cds, 1901 uprated PSC from MARACAIBO to Germany, 1913 cover with 50c tied CIUDAD BOLIVAR to Italy, 1920 advertising cover with pair 25c tied SAN FERNANDO DE APURE to USA, 1947 15c & 30c on cover to ARUBA with arrival cds and circa 1958 airmail cover to BERMUDA. (6 items) - Est £25

Lot 1375 - 1930-1940 - Collection of covers on Hagner sheets all with the 1930 & 1938 AIR issues (SG 395/410 etc) inc a nice array of frankings with a good variety of values plus REG, couple of blocks of four. a nice 1940 German Consulate internal airmail cover from MARACAIBO to CARACAS, censored, 1931 First Flight to Trinidad, 1b 90c on cover etc. A great lot for study and continuation. Mixed condition. (14 items) - Est £45

Lot 1376 - 1938-1940 - Collection of covers on Hagner sheets all with 'VALE' overprints inc 1937-1938 issue 1b 80c on Grace Line cover to USA and surface cover with 25c to USA plus 1938 issue 40c on 3b70c on airmail cover to USA, pair 10c on 2b 50c on cover to UK and 5c on 1b 80c on cover to USA plus  (5 items) - Est £25

Lot 1377 - 1947-1953 - Collection of 'Postal Fiscal' issues used on cover on Hagner sheets inc many nice uses with REG, 1949 cover with 50c blue and 1b purple tied from MARACAIBO to UK, 1947 10c on cover to CANADA, 1949 Hotel cover with pair 40c to UK, 1947 cover with strip of 3 10c tied by CASIGUA cancels to UK, 1948 1b purple single on airmail cover to UK plus many others. A great lot for study of this interesting period of postal history. (12 items) - Est £75

End of Sale