CLOSING DATE

Saturday 7th February 2026

Welcome to Postal Auction No. 153 our first sale of 2026. We hope you had a lovely Christmas and New Year. In this sale we have excellent sections of Argentina including Proofs and Essays, Chile, Colombia and States, Cuba, Danish West Indies, Guatemala with the breakdown of a large Postal History collection, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Uruguay with an excellent array of stamp issues. There is also the usual good showing of Revenue and Cinderella material throughout. We hope there is something to interest you.

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Miscellaneous Lots & Collections

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

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

Lot 3 - 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 4 - 1860-1980 - SOUTH AMERICA: Small box with useful range of better items, sets & singles, odd error, variety or proof plus few covers & some loose & on pages includes old auction lots etc. Original Estimate £200+. (few 100) - Est £95

Lot 5 - 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 6 - 1940 - AIRMAIL - CINDERELLA: Lovely large format DIE PROOF for a 3fr lake label commemorating the death of 'Lieutenant Colonel Jean Dagnaux' inscribed 'LES AILES BRISEES EXPOSITION DE SOUVENIRS AERONAUTIQUES ET DE POSTE AERIENNE' and 'Paris Madagascar 1927 Lieut: Colonel Jean Dagnaux 1891 1940 Mort au Champ D'honneur'. Finely engraved by Institut de Gravure, Paris. - Est £50

Lot 7 - 1974 - LITERATURE - GUATEMALA: 'Guatemala 2' by R Goodman original large size printing, the definitive reference for Guatemala covering the issues from 1902 to 1971 plus postal stationery, Ambulantes, Revenues and First Flights. The rare volume with original dust jacket in fine condition. (340pp+) - Est £95

Lot 8 - 1985 - LITERATURE - BRAZIL: 'Brazil Revenues - Federal, State and Municipal' by Paulo Barata. The definitive listing of all Brazilian revenues. A very scarce publication long out of print.(136pp) - Est £40

Lot 9 - 1992 - LITERATURE - NEW ZEALAND: The Postal History of the New Zealand Military Postal Services 1845-1991 by E Proud and R M Startup. A super book giving historical and postal information plus an illustrated listing of all of the postmarks and cancellations used. (376pp) - Est £25

Lot 10 - 1994 - LITERATURE - SIERRA LEONE: The Postal History of Sierra Leone by E Proud. An excellent book giving historical and postal background plus an illustrated listing of all of the postmarks and cancellations used in the colony. (472pp) - Est £25

Lot 11 - 2017 - LITERATURE - MEXICO: 'The Postal Stationery of Mexico' by P Bamert, W Menuz & B Walton, produced by the United Postal Stationery Society. The definitive work listing and illustrating all of the postal stationery of Mexico including private printed to order issues and Well Fargo and the other Express companies. (415pp) - Est £60

Lot 12 - 2024 - LITERATURE - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH: Stanley Gibbons Part 1 Specialised catalogue of the Commonwealth and British Empire 1849-1970, 2024 Edition. Good condition but spine has come away from pages at front. The new edition costs £90+. (704pp) - Est £25

Aden

Lot 13 - 1937 - ½a yellow green to 1r brown first 'Dhow' issue, all fine mint. (SG 1/9, Cat £135) - Est £45

Lot 14 - 1939 - 5r red brown & olive green GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 26, Cat £40) - Est £12

Lot 15 - 1942 - KATHIRI: 8a red, 1r green, 2r blue & purple and 5r brown & green, the top four value fine mint. (SG 8/11, Cat £72) - Est £20

Lot 16 - 1949 - QUAITI: GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 14/15) - Est £12

Lot 17 - 1949 - KATHIRI: GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 14/5, Cat £25+) - Est £12

Lot 18 - 1949 - KATHIRI: 5r green GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 15, Cat £25) - Est £12

Lot 19 - 1949 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue the pair fine mint. (SG 30/31, Cat £40+) - Est £20

Lot 20 - 1951 - GVI 'Surcharge' issue, the set of eleven good to fine cds used. Odd small tone spot on lower values. (SG 36/46, Cat £40) - Est £12

Lot 21 - 1953 - 1/- sepia & reddish violet, 2/- sepia & rose carmine and 5/- sepia & dull blue QE2 issue all in fine mint blocks of four. (SG 62, 65 & 67, Cat £24) - Est £10

Lot 22 - 1953 - 20r black & deep lilac QE2 issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 72, Cat £25) - Est £10

Lot 23 - 1954 - KATHIRI: 1954 definitive issue set of ten good to fine mint. (SG 29/38, Cat £30) - Est £10

Lot 24 - 1954 - KATHIRI: 1954 definitive issue set of ten plus later 1964 set of three all fine mint. (SG 29/41, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 25 - 1954 - KATHIRI: Cover franked with single 1954 25c carmine red (SG 32) tied by light strike of ALGHURFA cds. Addressed to UK with partial MUKALLA transit cds on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 26 - 1960 - CINDERELLA: 50c green, blue & brown, 1/- red & brown & 2.50/- green & brown 'ADEN SOCOTRA EXPEDITION' illustrated 'Dhow' CINDERELLA labels, the set of three fine mint. - Est £15

Argentina

Lot 27 - 1856 - CORRIENTES: '1 REAL MC' black on blue 'First' issue, first printing with full lettering at base. A very fine used four margin copy with manuscript cancel. Very scarce. (SG P56, Cat £275) - Est £95

Lot 28 - 1858 - 10c green 'Confederation' issue, a fine used copy with large part strike of oval FRANCA DEL ROSARIO cancel in black, just four margins, tight at top right and lower left. (SG 2) - Est £60

Lot 29 - 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 30 - 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 31 - 1873 - Pair of covers to URUGUAY with 1873 cover franked with 1867 5c vermilion 'Rivadavia' issue (SG 28) tied by light SAN NICOLAS cds and 1874 cover franked with 1867 10c green 'Belgrano' issue (SG 29) tied by BUENOS AIRES cds, the latter endorsed 'Per Richard Cobden' (Ship) at top and with a repaired slit in front that is not particularly visible. Both have transit & arrival marks. (2 items) - Est £75

Lot 32 - 1874 - CORRIENTES: 3c black on rose lilac 'Ceres' issue, a fine mint copy with full gum and four large margins. (SG P65, Cat £130) - Est £65

Lot 33 - 1888 - RATE: Circa 1888 unsealed cover franked with single 1888 1c sepia (SG 123a) tied by indistinct BUENOS AIRES cds. Addressed locally within BUENOS AIRES. Cover has a crease at left and some discolouration also at left but a nice 1c local drop rate. - Est £15

Lot 34 - 1890 - 5p ultramarine 'Lamadrid' PORTRAIT issue an IMPERF PROOF on thick card. Couple of light tones. (As SG 140, see 1958 Kneitschel catalogue Page 691) - Est £15

Lot 35 - 1890 - 90c ultramarine UNISSUED 'South American Banknote Co.' type a fine IMPERF PROOF ON THICK CARD. (See 1958 Kneitschel catalogue Page 691) - Est £20

Lot 36 - 1891 - TIERRA DEL FUEGO: 10c carmine rose 'Poppers Local Post' issue, a mint copy with full gum. (SG 1) - Est £15

Lot 37 - 1892 - 2c 'Fourth Centenary of Discovery of America' COLUMBUS issue, two IMPERF PROOFS on thick card in deep blue and brown. (As SG 219) - Est £12

Lot 38 - 1892 - Nice group of 'Rivadavia' and 'San Martin' issue IMPERF PROOFS on thick card with 5c in rose, red, orange, light brown and grey, 1p in pale green, blue & brown, 1p 20c in orange, pale claret, red, black & bistre, 2p in yellow and 5p in green and lake. (17 proofs) - Est £35

Lot 39 - 1893 - MARITIME: Registered cover franked with 3 x 1892 12c deep blue (SG 148) tied by SAN PEDRO B.A. cds's dated OCT 10 1893 with fine strike of boxed 'SAN PEDRO CERTIFICADO' registration marking alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with fine strike of octagonal LIGNE J. PAQ FR No.5 cds in blue on front and transit and arrival marks on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 40 - 1901 - Heavy weight registered cover franked with 1892 50c deep green 'Belgrano' issue plus 1899 2c slate and 5c carmine 'Liberty Shield' issue (SG 187, 223 & 226) tied by BUENOS AIRES cds's dated MAY 21 1901 with printed REG label on reverse. Addressed to ITALY with manuscript 'Vapor (Centro America) ship endorsement on front and transit and arrival cds's on reverse. The cover is a little worn around the edges but the 50c is very scarce used on cover. - Est £60

Lot 41 - 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 42 - 1908 - 1c ochre, 2c chocolate, 5c rose carmine, 12c blue, 20c ultramarine and 30c claret 'San Martin' issue IMPERF PROOFS on thick paper in issued colours. Some light tones but a scarcer issue as proofs. (SG 292/3, 296, 300, 302 & 304) - Est £35

Lot 43 - 1910 - Range of 'Independence Centenary' issue IMPERF PROOFS on thick card in a variety of colour combinations, with 2c, 12c (2), 20c, 50c (4) and 1p. (9 proofs) - Est £18

Lot 44 - 1912 - 20p dull claret & blue 'Ploughman' issue with horizontal wmk, a fine cds used copy. (SG 411, Cat £100) - Est £35

Lot 45 - 1914 - ISLAND POSTCARD & MILITARY: Circa 1914. Black & white real photographic PPC inscribed 'Isla Martin Garcia' showing soldiers and officers standing outside the gates of the military buildings with the Argentine flag flying above. Unused but with some relevant manuscript on reverse mentioning photographing on the island. A very scarce card. - Est £30

Lot 46 - 1917 - 20p claret & slate 'San Martin' issue, wmk 'Honeycomb' the top value fine mint. (SG 448B, Cat £130) - Est £65

Lot 47 - 1920 - 12c blue 'San Martin' issue printed on paper intended for revenue stamps wmk 'Large Sun' with straight rays, perf 13½, a good used copy. Stamp is creased at lower left but very scarce. (SG 486B, Cat £275) - Est £75

Lot 48 - 1920 - 12c blue 'San Martin' issue with 'Large Sun' wmk with straight Rays, perf 13½, a good lightly used copy. A rare stamp missing from most collections. (SG 486B, Cat £275) - Est £100

Lot 49 - 1922 - MINISTERIAL ISSUES: Group of covers all with Ministerial opts with 1922 & 1927 pair of Marina Official covers with 5c 'M.M.' opts sent locally within BUENOS AIRES, 1938 REG Marina Official cover with 5c & 20c with 'M.M.' opts sent locally within BUENOS AIRES, 1928 REG 'Ejercito Argentino 4a Division de Ejercito R 14' cover 5c & 20c 'M.G.' opts tied by RIO CUARTO E.R. cds to CORDOBA and 1936 'Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Ciencias Medicas' cover with 10c with 'M.J.I.' opt sent locally within BUENOS AIRES. All covers has various official cachets & markings. (5 items) - Est £75

Lot 50 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: 5c red 'San Martin' Postal Stationery Airmail envelope (H&G F1) used with added 1924 20c ultramarine 'San Martin' & 1928 15c chocolate 'Air' issue (SG 537 & 560) tied by VIA AEREA BUENOS AIRES cds's dated 21 MAR 1929 flown on the BUENOS AIRES - MONTE CASEROS - ASUNCION first flight. Addressed to ASUNCION, PARAGUAY with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #35) - Est £45

Lot 51 - 1930 - 'ZEPPELIN' overprint on AIR issue, the set of five with overprint in blue, fine mint. (SG 582/586, Cat £350) - Est £175

Lot 52 - 1930 - 50c grey black 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, with opt in green, a fine cds used copy. (SG 588) - Est £12

Lot 53 - 1930 - 1p scarlet & blue 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, with opt in green, a fine cds used copy. (SG 590) - Est £16

Lot 54 - 1930 - 5p grey black & dull green, 10p ultramarine & lake & 20p blue & yellow green 'Revolution of 6th September' issue,  three of the top values all fine cds used. (SG 607, Cat £239) - Est £75

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

Lot 56 - 1931 - AIR issue with '6 Septiembre 1931' opt, the set of five fine used. (SG 624/8, Cat £123+) - Est £50

Lot 57 - 1932 - 'Graf Zeppelin 1932' OPT issue, the set of three fine cds used. (SG 629/31) - Est £20

Lot 58 - 1933 - AIRMAIL CINDERELLA: 1933 cover with 5c & 10c tied by BUENOS AIRES cds to UK with nice engraved 'Aeropostale' PROPAGANDA label in blue on front and 1956 cover from BUENOS AIRES to USA with Pan Am 'Rush this Order by Clipper Cargo' label on reverse. (2 items) - Est £20

Lot 59 - 1935 - 'Philatelic Exposition Buenos Aires' miniature sheet comprising 4 x 10c grey green 'San Martin' issue. A fine mint example. (SG MS654, Cat £95) - Est £40

Lot 60 - 1935 - Nice range of mint MINIATURE SHEETS inc 'Philatelic Exposition Buenos Aires' sheet, 1944 5c + 1p National Anthem sheet, 1948 Bicentenary of Postal Service in Rio de la Plata horizontal designs sheet, 1950 Death centenary of San Martin sheet, 1956 Argentine Stamp Centenary sheet and 1960 150th Anniversary of May Revolution pair of sheets. (SG MS654, MS740a, MS808a, MS819a, MS893a & MS979, Cat £142+) - Est £45

Lot 61 - 1935 - Real photographic black & white PPC showing men standing on wool bales unfranked but datelined on reverse 'Machagay Abril 29 de 1935' with long message in Spanish. Machagay was a sheep farming settlement in the Chaco region. Most likely sent inside another envelope. - Est £24

Lot 62 - 1936 - ESSAY: Large black & white unadopted photographic ESSAY designed by F.N. Guilborg as a proposed design for the 1936 Pictorial issue commissioned by the Argentine Ministry of Agriculture showing Sugar Production and a Liberty Head motif. Written up and Ex David Hunter gold medal exhibit. Unique. - Est £120

Lot 63 - 1942 - GRAF SPEE & PRISONER OF WAR MAIL: Stampless cover with manuscript 'J Klinkmuller, Isla Martin Garcia, 'Graf Spee' return address on reverse with fine boxed 'FRANCHISE POSTALE (Convention Postale Universelle - Art 4982' prisoner of war cachet in red and ISLA MARTIN GARCIA 101 cds dated 4 AGO 1942 both on front. Addressed to VILLA BALLESTER, BUENOS AIRES with arrival mark on reverse. The cover has two neatly repaired punch holes at left. Joachim Klinkmuller was a non commissioned officer (NCO) captured after the sinking of the Graf Spee. Rare. - Est £175

Lot 64 - 1943 - MARITIME DISASTER MAIL: Cover franked with 1942 20c slate blue & cobalt (SG 709) tied by light strike of CONCORDIA E.R. cds with year date of 1943 just visible. Addressed to UK with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 6620' censor strip at left and brown sealing tape at top with good strike of 'DAMAGED BY SEA WATER' cachet in purple on front. This disaster is from an unidentified vessel but is listed in 'Maritime Disaster Mail' by Hogarth & Gwynn on page 275. - Est £75

Lot 65 - 1944 - 'Postman's Benefit Fund' issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 730/4) - Est £10

Lot 66 - 1950 - 'International Philatelic Exhibition' issue, the set of six good to fine mint. (SG 820/5, Cat £31) - Est £12

Lot 67 - 1951 - 2.45p + 7.55p blackish olive 'Eva Peron Foundation Fund' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 833, Cat £34) - Est £15

Lot 68 - 1952 - 'Eva Peron' issue, the complete set of twenty fine mint. (SG 834/53, Cat £80) - Est £40

Lot 69 - 1952 - 50p blue 'Eva Peron' issue, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 853) - Est £24

Lot 70 - 1964 - PROOFS: 13p 'Columbus Day & Day of the Race' issue. The set of four COLOUR TRIALS in blue, red, yellow & green all printed on gummed watermarked paper. (As SG 1119) - Est £40

Lot 71 - 1964 - PROOFS: 4p 'United Nations Day' issue. The set of three COLOUR TRIALS in blue & purple, blue & yellow and blue & yellow green all printed on gummed watermarked paper. A rare group. (As SG 1120) - Est £40

Lot 72 - 1965 - PROOFS: 7p 'First Rio Plata Philatelist's Day' issue with 'PRIMERA JORNADAS FILATELICAS RIOPLATENSES' TRIAL overprint in silver on four different 7p values all printed on gummed watermarked paper. A rare group. (As SG 1129) - Est £50

Lot 73 - 1966 - PROOFS: 12p '50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation School, Puerto Militar' BIRD issue. The set of five COLOUR TRIALS in blue, Green, brown, yellow and red all printed on gummed watermarked paper. Scarce. (As SG 1169) - Est £40

Lot 74 - 1967 - PROOFS: 20p 'Temex 1967 Stamp Exhibition & 95th Anniversary of Naval Military School' SHIP issue. The set of five PROGRESSIVE COLOUR PROOFS on gummed watermarked paper showing the stages of production ranging from the yellow only to the finished design. Very scarce. (As SG 1211) - Est £65

Lot 75 - 1858-1960 - Extensive collection on printed pages from a good range of early issues inc officials. Mid period sets & singles mostly used and the top values are generally perfin copies. There is also a good range of airmails inc a few Zeppelin opts and also noted the 1953 Eva Peron set used. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's) - Est £200

Australia

Lot 76 - 1913 - Range of mint 'GV Head' issue with 1913 1d red (2), 1914 ½d bright green, ½d green and 1d carmine red, 1918 1d violet and 2d brown orange 1924 1d sage green, 1926 ½d orange and 1½d scarlet perf 13½ x 12½ and 1931 1d green and 2d golden scarlet. (SG 17, 20, 20b, 21c, 57, 62, 82, 94, 96, 125 & 127, Cat £81+) - Est £25

Lot 77 - 1915 - 2d grey 'Roo' issue, Die 1, a fine mint copy. (SG 35, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 78 - 1918 - ½d orange and 1924 4d olive green GV Head issue wmk 5 and 1931 ½d orange wmk 'C of A' all fine mint. (SG 56, 80a & 124, Cat £49) - Est £16

Lot 79 - 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 £32

Lot 80 - 1931 - 6d sepia AIR MAIL SERVICE issue plus the 'OS' opt type both fine mint. (SG 139 & 139a, Cat £54) - Est £18

Lot 81 - 1934 - 'Centenary of Victoria' issue, the set of three superb cds used. (SG 147/9, Cat £35) - Est £12

Lot 82 - 1937 - 3d blue GVI issue, Die 2, a fine mint copy. (SG 168c, Cat £65) - Est £22

Lot 83 - 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 £153) - Est £50

Lot 84 - 1937 - COIL ISSUE: ½d orange 'Kangaroo' issue, a fine mint COIL PAIR with the special large & small holes in between the vertical pair. (SG 179b, Cat £23) - Est £10

Lot 85 - 1940 - 'Australian Imperial Forces' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 196/9, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 86 - 1948 - 'Arms' issue set of four all fine cds used. (SG 224a/d, Cat £21+) - Est £10

Lot 87 - 1963 - 'Explorers' high value issue, the set of six fine unmounted mint. (SG 355/360, Cat £120) - Est £40

Australian States

Lot 88 - 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 89 - 1871 - QUEENSLAND: 1d mauve 'Postal Fiscal' issue, a good unused copy without gum. (SG F16, Cat £70) - Est £16

Lot 90 - 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 91 - 1868 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1/- dark red brown QV issue, perf 12, a fine used copy with unusual pre-printing paper fold creating a white line across the stamp. (SG 82) - Est £12

Lot 92 - 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 93 - 1904 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover franked 1904 2d violet (SG 180) tied by fair KAPUNDA squared circle cancel to HOBART, TASMANIA with fine strike of KADINA RAILWAY cds on reverse along with HOBART arrival mark. - Est £40

Lot 94 - 1899 - TASMANIA: ½d deep green, 2½d indigo and 6d lake 'Pictorial' issue, all good to fine mint copies. (SG 229, 232 & 236, Cat £77) - Est £20

Lot 95 - 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 £24

Lot 96 - 1857 - VICTORIA: 4d dull rose imperf and 4d rose two used copies on vertically laid paper rouletted plus 1858 6d bright blue, rouletted, four used copies in varied shades. (SG 43, 71b, 71c & 73/a, Cat £117+ as cheapest) - Est £25

Lot 97 - 1873 - VICTORIA: ½d on 1d green QV issue, perf 13, a fine unused copy without gum. (SG 174, Cat £95) - Est £20

Lot 98 - 1882 - VICTORIA: 4d rose red QV issue, wmk 33, perf 12½, a fine mint copy. (SG 213, Cat £140) - Est £40

Lot 99 - 1886 - VICTORIA: 9d apple green QV issue, perf 12½, a good mint copy. (SG 319, Cat £35) - Est £10

Lot 100 - 1890 - VICTORIA: 1d dull blue & brown lake, 2d dull blue & brown lake, 2d dull blue & brownish red, 4d dull blue & brown lake and 4d dull blue & pale claret 'Postage Due' issue all fine used. (SG D2, D3, D3a, D4 & D4a, Cat £25+) - Est £10

Lot 101 - 1895 - VICTORIA: Small range of red & green 'Postage Due' issue with various shades and unchecked for wmks inc ½d (2), 1d, 2d, 4d (3), 5d & 6d (2) all used and 1d mint and 2d unused. (SG Cat £62+ as cheapest) - Est £20

Lot 102 - 1897 - VICTORIA: 1d blue 'Diamond Jubilee & Hospital Charity Fund' issue, a fine cds used copy. Tiny pin hole at bottom right corner. (SG 353, Cat £32) - Est £10

Lot 103 - 1901 - VICTORIA: 2d reddish violet and 4d bistre yellow QV issue without 'Postage' or 'Stamp Duty', both fine mint. (SG 377 & 379, Cat £48) - Est £12

Barbados

Lot 104 - 1861 - 1d blue 'Britannia' issue, no wmk, rough perf 14-16, a fine mint copy with full O.G. (SG 23, Cat £80) - Est £25

Lot 105 - 1861 - 1/- black 'Britannia' issue tied on large piece by '1' BOOTHEEL cancel in black. (SG 35) - Est £10

Lot 106 - 1880 - Small range of oddments inc postmarks with Bootheel '3', 1882 ½d dull green QV issue with CH: CH: cds , couple of ST PETER and ST LUCY cds's. Also 1906 ½d black & pale green on blued paper cds used, GV 6d with 'Revenue' opt and 1897 2½d with 'L & Co.' PERFIN. (11 stamps) - Est £25

Lot 107 - 1892 - GV 'Seal of the Colony' issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 105/15, Cat £275) - Est £90

Lot 108 - 1892 - 2/6 blue black & orange, a good looking mint copy. Some tone spots on gum. (SG 114, Cat £55) - Est £15

Lot 109 - 1912 - 1/- black on green GV issue, a good mint copy. (SG 178) - Est £10

Lot 110 - 1916 - 2/- purple on blue, a good mint copy, gum slightly tropicalised. (SG 190) - Est £10

Lot 111 - 1919 - Registered cover franked with 1916 pair ¼d sepia brown and 2½d deep ultramarine and 1917 1d pale red 'WAR TAX' opt issue (SG 181b, 185 & 198) all tied by BARBADOS R.L.O. cds's dated 1 MAR 1919 with printed blue on white BARBADOS formular REG label alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. A nice correct use of the War Tax issue on registered cover. - Est £65

Lot 112 - 1920 - 'Victory' issue, the complete set of twelve good to fine mint. (SG 201/212, Cat £160) - Est £50

Lot 113 - 1921 - 3/- deep violet 'Arms' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 228, Cat £30) - Est £10

Lot 114 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 241/4, Cat £35) - Est £10

Lot 115 - 1935 - MARITIME: Cover franked with single 1921 2½d ultramarine (SG 222) tied by fine strike of boxed 'K.N.S.M. S.S. COSTA RICA' ship cancel in purple dated 14 SEP 1935. Addressed to USA. - Est £25

Lot 116 - 1938 - GVI Definitive issue, the set of sixteen fine mint. (SG 248/256a, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 117 - 1938 - BRITISH NAVY: Illustrated 'H.M.S. Dundee' cover with explanatory text franked with 1938 ½d green and 1½d orange GVI issue (SG 248 & 250) tied by feint GPO BARBADOS cds with fine strike of oval 'MASTER AT ARMS OFFICE H.M.S. DUNDEE' cachet in red dated FEB 1938. Addressed to USA. - Est £20

Bechuanaland

Lot 118 - 1885 - 3d pale claret 'COGH' issue, wmk 'Crown CA' with 'Bechuanaland Protectorate' opt in black, a fine mint copy. (SG 2, Cat £60) - Est £20

Lot 119 - 1885 - 3d pale claret 'COGH' issue, wmk 'Crown CA' with 'Bechuanaland Protectorate' opt in black, a fine cds used copy. (SG 2, Cat £80) - Est £25

Lot 120 - 1888 - 2/6 green & black QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 17, Cat £85) - Est £25

Lot 121 - 1891 - QV issue with 'BRITISH BECHUANALAND' opt, the set of five fine mint. (SG 33/37, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 122 - 1897 - 6d purple on rose red QV issue with 'BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE' opt, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in black, with gum. (SG 65S) - Est £15

Lot 123 - 1904 - 1/- deep green & carmine EVII issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 71, Cat £70) - Est £22

Lot 124 - 1913 - 1/- bistre GV issue, wmk 'Simple Cypher', a fine cds used copy. (SG 82, Cat £45) - Est £15

Lot 125 - 1913 - 5/- rose carmine GV 'Seahorse' issue, first Waterlow printing with 'BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE' opt, a fine mint copy. (SG 84, Cat £160) - Est £50

Lot 126 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 111/4) - Est £10

Lot 127 - 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 128 - 1948 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, the pair fine cds used. (SG 136/7, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 129 - 1955 - QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 143/53, Cat £100) - Est £32

Bermuda

Lot 130 - 1865 - 2d dull blue QV issue, wmk 'Crown CC', perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 3, Cat £550) - Est £120

Lot 131 - 1896 - Registered cover with printed 'On Her Majesty's Service' crossed out at top franked with pair 1883 2½d pale ultramarine QV issue (SG 27b) tied by HAMILTON cds dated AP 17 1896 with 'R' in oval registration marking alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with UK transit cds on front and German arrival cds on reverse. - Est £60

Lot 132 - 1906 - Internal cover franked with 1906 1c brown & carmine 'Dry Dock' issue (SG 37) tied by BAILEY'S BAY cds dated AU 27 1906. Addressed to HAMILTON with arrival cds on reverse. A nice 1d internal rate from a smaller post office. - Est £50

Lot 133 - 1920 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Circa 1920. Printed black on white Post Office official form 'P.O. No. 4a' inscribed 'PAID LETTERS from Bermuda for Great Britain North' and 'Printed by the Government Printer: Bermuda' used with partial date in blue crayon at top. Unusual. - Est £25

Lot 134 - 1925 - Registered cover franked with 1922 2½d pale sage green and 3d ultramarine 'Ship' issue (SG 81 & 83) tied by HAMILTON cds dated 4 MAY 1925 with printed blue on white 'HAMILTON BERMUDA' registration label. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £24

Lot 135 - 1938 - GVI 'Pictorial' issue the set of ten plus ALL listed shades fine mint. (SG 110/115, 111a, 111b, 113b, 113c, 114c & 115a, Cat £218) - Est £60

Lot 136 - 1938 - 'GVI' issue, the set of ten plus various shades all good to fine used. (SG 110/5, 111a, 113c, 114c, 115a, Cat £66+) - Est £20

Lot 137 - 1938 - 5/- pale green & red on yellow GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, perf 14. A fine mint copy. Scarce. (SG 118a, Cat £350) - Est £100

Lot 138 - 1938 - 5/- green & red on pale yellow GVI 'Key Type' issue on ordinary paper, perf 14. A fine mint copy. (SG 118e, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 139 - 1938 - 10/- bluish green & deep red on green GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, perf 14. A fine mint copy. (SG 119a, Cat £200) - Est £65

Lot 140 - 1938 - 12/6 grey & brownish orange GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 120a, Cat £225) - Est £75

Lot 141 - 1938 - £1 purple & black on red GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 121, Cat £300) - Est £95

Lot 142 - 1938 - £1 pale purple & black on red GVI 'Key Type' issue on chalk surfaced paper, perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 121b, Cat £80) - Est £25

Lot 143 - 1946 - GVI 'Victory' issue, the pair perforated 'SPECIMEN'. (SG 123s/124s, Cat £160) - Est £50

Lot 144 - 1953 - 10/- ultramarine QE2 issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 149a, Cat £85) - Est £28

Bolivia

Lot 145 - 1864 - PRESTAMP: Folded letter from ORURO to COCHABAMBA with fine strike of fancy straight line framed ORURO marking in black. Very Fine. Ex Ortiz-Patino. - Est £45

Lot 146 - 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 £150

Lot 147 - 1870 - 50c blue 'Eleven Stars' ARMS issue, a fine mint block of four. Scarce multiple. (SG 39, Cat £156) - Est £75

Lot 148 - 1893 - 'Litho' ARMS issue, the set of five fine lightly used, no faults or thins. (SG 57/61, Cat £62+) - Est £24

Lot 149 - 1895 - 10c bistre brown on thick paper ARMS issue 'Etudes & Chassepot, Paris' printing a fine mint block of six. Scarce & underrated issue. (SG 73) - Est £40

Lot 150 - 1897 - 'Portrait' issue the set of eight fine mint. (SG 77/84, Cat £70) - Est £35

Lot 151 - 1901 - PERFINS: Nice group of ten 'CANCELADO' perfins on postage issues used for fiscal or telegraphic purposes inc the 1899 1b dull lilac 'Sucre' issue and 1913 2b black 'Arms' issue. Odd small fault. (10) - Est £20

Lot 152 - 1908 - Group of four 'portrait' issue covers with two different 1908 B&W PPC's of RIO BENI Rubber manufacture franked with 3 x 1c claret & 5c vermilion tied LA PAZ to France, 1915 pair 2c vermilion tied by oval LA PAZ SECCION ESTADISTICA cancel to USA and 1917 cover with 2 x 2c vermilion & 20c black & purple tied LA PAZ to France. (4 items) - Est £25

Lot 153 - 1909 - 'Centenary of the Revolution' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 110/113, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 154 - 1911 - 5c on 20c black & lilac 'Provisional' overprint issue a fine mint copy. (SG 128) - Est £12

Lot 155 - 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 £75

Lot 156 - 1912 - Cover franked with 1912 2c green and strip of four 5c orange REVENUE issue with 'CORREOS 1912' opts (SG 130/131, two stamps of the strip damaged prior to mailing) tied by LA PAZ duplex cds's dated 24 OCT 1912. Addressed to GERMANY. A scarcer provisional issue used on cover. - Est £45

Lot 157 - 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 158 - 1916 - STAMP SHORTAGE: Stampless cover with manuscript 'F.C. Goetz G, La Paz, Bolivia, Casilla 46, Sudamerika' return address on reverse with fine strike of 'YACO' between lines marking in black with 'T' in circle TAX marking in red and manuscript '10' alongside plus unusual circular 'P.7.' marking in violet. Addressed to GERMANY with large manuscript '40' (pfennig) postage due mark in blue crayon applied on arrival. Very scarce. - Est £70

Lot 159 - 1919 - 2b brown 'Arms' issue, ABNco. Printing, a fine mint copy. (SG 158) - Est £10

Lot 160 - 1924 - 'Establishment of National Aviation School' AIRPLANE issue, the set of seven good to fine mint. (SG 170/6) - Est £15

Lot 161 - 1925 - 'Independence Centenary' issue, the set of eight plus the unissued 1c green & 2c carmine all fine mint. (SG 184/191) - Est £25

Lot 162 - 1928 - 'LAB' airmail issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 217/9) - Est £10

Lot 163 - 1930 - 5c on 10c black & orange, 10c black & orange red, 15c black & lake, 25c black & blue and 50c black & orange 'National Aviation School' issue with 'CORREO AEREO R.S. 6-V-1930' airmail opts, all fine mint. (SG 228/233, Cat £57+) - Est £45

Lot 164 - 1930 - 'Airmail' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 244/251, Cat £21) - Est £12

Lot 165 - 1932 - 'Airmail' issue set of seven fine mint. (SG 265/271, Cat £17) - Est £10

Lot 166 - 1933 - CHACO WAR: Real photographic black & white PPC of Group of Soldiers on patrol in brushland inscribed 'GUERRA DEL CHACO Patrulla' 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 167 - 1935 - CHACO WAR: Window envelope with typed 'Via Mollendo Vapor Santa Rita' ship endorsement at top  franked with 1935 15c ultramarine (SG 289) tied by LA PAZ cds dated 12 ABR 1935. The cover has a good strike of the boxed 'El Chaco Boreal Is and will always by Bolivia's' propaganda cachet on reverse in purple in Spanish, French, English and German. Uncommon. - Est £45

Lot 168 - 1937 - 'Correo Aereo D.S. 25-2-37' OPT (third) issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 321/27) - Est £12

Lot 169 - 1938 - 'Kraft' LITHO issue the complete set of eighteen both postage and airmail sets all fine mint. (SG 328/345, Cat £28+) - Est £15

Lot 170 - 1941 - 'Andean Condor' AIRMAIL issue the set of four fine cds used. (SG 380/383) - Est £10

Lot 171 - 1941 - Cover franked with single 1939 90c blue (SG 369) tied by ORURO cds dated 2 APR 1941. Addressed to ARGENTINA with fine strike of framed 'REG MIL No.3 CENSURA MILITAR ORURO 2. - 4 41' cachet in black on reverse with date in manuscript and small boxed arrival mark alongside. - Est £30

Lot 172 - 1942 - 'First Student's Philatelic Exhibition' issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 384/90) - Est £15

Lot 173 - 1947 - 20c green, 50c magenta, 3b 70c orange, 4b violet and 10b bistre 'First Anniversary of the Popular Revolution of 21 July 1946' issue all in fine mint IMPERF PAIRS. (SG 456/7 & 459/61 variety) - Est £60

Lot 174 - 1954 - 10bs orange UNISSUED 'Train' type (later opt as SG 701), a fine UNMOUNTED MINT block of four.  - Est £16

Lot 175 - 1960 - 'Sun & Gate' SURCHARGE issue, the complete set of eighteen fine mint. (SG 702/19, Cat £100) - Est £50

Lot 176 - 1966 - 10c on 27b bright magenta with 'XII Aniversario Reforma Agraria' overprint, a fine mint block of four with variety 'AGRARIA AGRARIA' for 'REFORMA AGRARIA' on lower right stamp. (SG 800 & 800a) - Est £24

Brazil

Lot 177 - 1827 - PRESTAMP: Folded letter from SAO PAULO to RIO DE JANEIRO with fine strike of small boxed 'S.PAULO' marking in black. Rated 100rs in manuscript. Cover has the usual overall toning. (RHM #P-SP-48) - Est £75

Lot 178 - 1844 - 60r grey on thick yellowish paper 'Inclinado' issue printed on the 'Bullseye' paper, a four margin copy used with light pen cancel. Some thinning on reverse but a very difficult & underrated stamp. (SG 8, Cat £150) - Est £75

Lot 179 - 1850 - 10rs black on greyish paper 'Small Numeral' issue, a fine used four margin copy. (SG 17B, Cat £38) - Est £16

Lot 180 - 1850 - 180rs black on greyish paper and 300rs black on greyish paper 'Small Numeral' issue, both fine used four margin copies. (SG 22B & 23B, Cat £125) - Est £40

Lot 181 - 1850 - 600rs black on greyish paper 'Small Numeral' issue, a fine unused copy without gum. Four good margins. An attractive copy. (SG 24B, Cat £425) - Est £95

Lot 182 - 1854 - 280rs scarlet vermilion and 430r yellow 'Small Numeral' issue, both fine used examples with four margins. (SG 27a & 28, Cat £260) - Est £75

Lot 183 - 1854 - 430r yellow 'Small Numeral' issue, imperf, a very fine cds used copy. Four margins, tight at left. (SG 28, Cat £150) - Est £60

Lot 184 - 1878 - 300rs dark green and orange 'Dom Pedro' issue a fine used copy. (SG 67, Cat £23) - Est £10

Lot 185 - 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 186 - 1890 - 100rs pale mauve 'Southern Cross' REDRAWN issue, perf 12½-14, a fine mint copy. (SG 110a, Cat £50) - Est £20

Lot 187 - 1891 - 80rs red on pale lilac postal stationery lettercard (H&G A19 with outer perforations intact) used with added 1890 20rs turquoise green and pair 50rs turquoise blue 'Southern Cross' issue (SG 88 & 89a) tied by CAMPINAS cds dated 4 DEZ 1891. Addressed to GERMANY with transit & arrival marks on reverse. No message inside but very attractive. - Est £50

Lot 188 - 1899 - Greenish black PPC 'Santa Cruz' with triple view on reverse and the message side is the identical printing to the 1883 50rs blue 'Dom Pedro' postal stationery card (H&G 10) without the Dom Pedro 50r stamp imprint franked with 1894 300rs black & green 'Liberty Head' issue (SG 120) tied by S. CRUZ (RIO GRANDE DO SUL) cds dated 30 ABR 1899. Addressed to GERMANY with transit and arrival marks on front. A rare card. - Est £75

Lot 189 - 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 190 - 1906 - 'Third Pan American Congress' issue the pair fine mint. (SG 259a/b, Cat £134) - Est £50

Lot 191 - 1906 - 'Third Pan American Congress' issue the pair fine cds used. (SG 259a/b, Cat £33+) - Est £12

Lot 192 - 1918 - 1000rs blue, 2000rs chestnut brown and 5000rs violet 'Industry' issue inscribed BRAZIL, wmk large 'CASA DA MOEDA' plus 10,000rs claret on thick laid paper wmk 'Arms of Brazil'. The set of four good to fine mint. (SG 297/300, Cat £59) - Est £30

Lot 193 - 1922 - Cover franked with 1920 10rs purple, pair 20rs olive grey, pair 25rs purple, 100rs rose red and 200rs rose red 'Industry' issue (SG 302/4, 309 & 313) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO cds's. Addressed to RABAT, MOROCCO with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Cover trimmed at base. - Est £18

Lot 194 - 1927 - 5,000rs on 100,000rs black & vermilion 'Servicio Aereo' overprint issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 454, cat £31) - Est £15

Lot 195 - 1927 - MARITIME: Cover with manuscript 'Alo. Fyrboder A E Hansen a S/S Svendborgsund. D/S Cadan, Forbindelsevej. Kjobenhavn, Danmark, Europa' on flap franked with 1920 single 400rs blue 'Industry' issue (SG 315) tied by fine strike of AALBORG arrival cds. Addressed to AALBORG, DENMARK. Very unusual. - Est £30

Lot 196 - 1929 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES - ETA: 300rs violet & red 'ETA' airmail issue, a fine mint copy from the first printing showing partial rouletting at right, imperf at bottom and left as issued. Scarce. (Sanabria #E2, RHM #E5) - Est £75

Lot 197 - 1929 - Printed bank cover from BAHIA with 'Per S.S. Phidias' ship endorsement on front franked with 1920 500rs ultramarine 'Industry' issue tied by NEW YORK PAQUEBOT cds dated AUG 27 1929. Addressed to USA. - Est £15

Lot 198 - 1930 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES - CONDOR: 2000rs blue 'Dr Victor Kondor' commemorative issue, a fine cds used copy. Some light perf toning but a scarce stamp. (RHM #K-11) - Est £60

Lot 199 - 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 £75

Lot 200 - 1930 - ZEPPELIN: Cover franked with 1920 300rs rose red 'Industry' issue and 1930 10,000rs carmine CONDOR issue with 'Graf Zeppelin - USA' overprint (SG 333 & Sanabria #Z7) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO 'Condor' cds dated 24 MAI 1930. Flown on the first 'Sudamerikafahrt' with yellow & green 'By Condor Airmail in Brazil' airmail label and large RECIFE 'Condor' transit cds dated 28 MAI 1930 on front. Addressed to USA with green LAKEHURST 'Zeppelin' cachet and cds on reverse. - Est £75

Lot 201 - 1930 - ZEPPELIN: Plain cover franked with 1920 400rs blue and 100rs turquoise green 'Industry' issue and 1930 10,000rs carmine CONDOR 'Zeppelin' issue (SG 327, 334 & Sanabria #Z2) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO 'Condor' cds dated 24 MAI 1930. Flown on the first 'Sudamerikafahrt' with large diamond 'EUROPE PAN AMERICA ROUND FLIGHT' cachet in purple on front with large RECIFE 'Condor GRAF ZEPPELIN' transit cds dated 28 MAY 1930 alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with FRIEDRICHSHAFEN arrival cds on reverse. - Est £75

Lot 202 - 1930 - ZEPPELIN: Cover franked with 1920 300rs rose red 'Industry' issue and 1930 20,000rs ultramarine CONDOR issue with 'Graf Zeppelin - USA' overprint (SG 333 & Sanabria #Z8) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO 'Condor' cds dated 24 MAI 1930. Flown on the first 'Sudamerikafahrt' with yellow & green 'By Condor Airmail in Brazil' airmail label and large RECIFE 'Condor' transit cds dated 28 MAI 1930 on front. Addressed to USA with green LAKEHURST 'Zeppelin' cachet and cds on reverse. The 20,000rs is scarce on cover. - Est £95

Lot 203 - 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 £15

Lot 204 - 1930 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES - CONDOR: Commercial cover franked with 1930 300rs rose red 'Industry' issue and pair 1927 1000rs carmine CONDOR private airmail company issue (SG 369 & Sanabria #C3) tied by fine SYNDICATO CONDOR SAO PAULO cds's dated 17 ABR 1930. Addressed to PORTO ALEGRE with arrival mark on reverse. Cover has a couple of light tones. - Est £25

Lot 205 - 1931 - 'Revolution of 3rd October' issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 490/503, Cat £120) - Est £50

Lot 206 - 1931 - 2,500r on 3,000r bright violet 'Air' overprint issue a fine mint copy. (SG 510, Cat £24) - Est £12

Lot 207 - 1931 - ZEPPELINS: Small group of Zeppelin flight covers to UK, USA, GERMANY and ARGENTINA all with Zeppelin cachets or varying types dated 1931, 1932, 1933 and four dated in 1934 and five have FRIEDRICHSHAVEN arrival markings on reverse. Condition is mixed but a useful lot for further study. (7 covers) - Est £95

Lot 208 - 1932 - 3,500r on 5,000r violet blue & 7,000rs on 10,000rs claret 'Zeppelin' overprint issue, the pair fine cds used. (SG 511/12, Cat £54) - Est £25

Lot 209 - 1932 - 3,500r on 5,000r violet blue & 7,000rs on 10,000rs claret 'Zeppelin' overprint issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 511/12, Cat £56) - Est £25

Lot 210 - 1932 - 2000rs red brown 'Sao Paulo Provisional Government' issue a superb used copy with central S. PAULO CONFERENCIA cds dated 27 X. 1932. (SG 526, Cat £28) - Est £15

Lot 211 - 1932 - FIRST FLIGHT: Printed 'VARIG Primiero Voo Porto Alegre - Cruz Alta e Vice - Versa' airplane envelope franked with 1929 200r reddish violet national issue & Varig 1931 350r red (SG 515 & Sanabria #V17) tied by PORTO ALEGRE cds dated 20 OCT 1932. Addressed to CRUZ ALTA with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #185) - Est £40

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 - 1933 - ZEPPELIN: Cover franked with 1931 700rs reddish violet 'Industry' issue and 1932 7000rs on 10000rs claret 'ZEPPELIN' opt issue (SG 398 & 512) tied by fine CURITIBA cds dated 22 VIII 1933. Flown on the 1933 'Fifth Sudamerikafahrt' with illustrated 'BRASIL-EUROPA CONDOR ZEPPELIN 2o VOO AGOSTO 1933' cachet in green on front. Addressed to GERMANY with green FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 'Zeppelin' arrival mark on reverse. Very fine. (Sieger 227A) - Est £35

Lot 214 - 1934 - '400th Anniversary of Founding of Sao Paulo by Anchieta' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 561/4) - Est £10

Lot 215 - 1934 - AIRMAIL EXPRESS: Registered Express cover franked with 1927 1000rs on 10,000rs black 'SERVICIO AEREO' overprint issue, 1929 2 x 300rs light blue, pair 500rs purple and 2000rs green 'Santos Dumont' AIR issue and 1931 $1+500rs green, scarlet & yellow 'Revolution of 3 October 1930' issue (SG 451, 471, 472, 479 & 500) all tied by three strikes of large oval D.R. DOS CORREIOS E TELEGRAFOS SERVICIO AEREO NATAL RIO GRANDE DO NORTE cancel in purple dated 5 JUN 1934 with boxed 'EXPRESSA' marking alongside with manuscript express number. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 216 - 1936 - REVOLUTION: 300rs olive postal stationery envelope (H&G B35) used with PORTO ALEGRE machine cancel dated 31.3.1936. Addressed to PELOTAS with fine strike of straight line serifed 'CENSURADA' marking in purple on front. Part of backflap missing. - Est £35

Lot 217 - 1937 - 10,000rs deep blue & lake 'Tourist' issue a fine cds used copy. (SG 607, Cat £65) - Est £25

Lot 218 - 1937 - FIRST FLIGHT: Long cover with printed 'First Flight Rio de Janeiro - Buenos Aires - Via Asuncion Via Pan American Airways System' franked with 1920 600rs orange brown and 1000rs turquoise blue 'Industry' issue (SG 408 & 410) tied by RIO DE JANEIRO cds dated 27. XII. 1937. Flown on the RIO DE JANEIRO - ASUNCION leg of the flight with first flight cachet in red on front. Addressed to PARAGUAY with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 219 - 1939 - VASP: Nice group of VASP airmail covers with 1939 cover to SAO PAULO with stamps tied by FEIRA DE AMOSTRAS D. FEDERAL (Rio de Janeiro) cds with 'Feira' cachet in blue alongside and VASP express label on reverse, 1941 commercial airmail cover from RIO DE JANEIRO to SAO PAULO with VASP label on reverse and pair 1943 covers from RIO DE JANEIRO to SAO PAULO & vice versa both with VASP labels on reverse. Three of the covers have VASP MANHA or VASP TARDE boxed markings. (4 items) - Est £95

Lot 220 - 1940 - New York's World Fair' issue the set of three fine cds used. (SG 633/5) - Est £10

Lot 221 - 1940 - Pair of airmail covers dated 1940 or 1941 both with 5400rs frankings sent from SAO PAULO to GERMANY or HUNGARY both with fine strikes of boxed 'POR AVIAO VIA LATI' handstamps in violet and one with fine blue & white 'POR VIA AEREA POR AVION VIA LATI' airmail label. One with German censor strip on reverse. (2 items) - Est £35

Lot 222 - 1943 - 'Centenary of First Brazilian Postage Stamps' BULLSEYE issue miniature sheet fine mint. (SG MS682a, Cat £29) - Est £12

Lot 223 - 1944 - 'Airmail' SURCHARGE issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 693/7, Cat £19) - Est £10

Lot 224 - 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 225 - 1951 - ESSAY: Brazilian 'Flag' type ESSAY 'Sample Stamp', two different types, one in green, yellow & purple and the other green & blue. Both fine unmounted mint. - Est £10

Lot 226 - 1844-1960 - Extensive collection on printed pages from a good range of early issues inc numerals and Dom Pedros. The mid period section has many sets & singles plus postage dues and some better airmails plus the 1932 Lex set mint etc.. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's) - Est £200

Lot 227 - 1967-2004 - OFFICIAL SEALS: Interesting lot of mainly modern covers including incoming from Ecuador, Hungary, Denmark & France plus various Brazilian internal covers all with 'Official Seals' or official sealing tape, mostly applied due to damage. Many different types. An interesting lot. (9 items) - Est £30

British Guiana

Lot 228 - 1863 - 12c grey lilac 'Ship' issue, perf 10, two good used copies. (SG 98, Cat £52) - Est £16

Lot 229 - 1881 - 2c on 96c olive bistre 'Ship' issue with bar through original value and 2c on 96c olive bistre with '2' with straight foot, both fine mint copies. (SG 150/1, Cat £110) - Est £35

Lot 230 - 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 £60

Lot 231 - 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 £60

Lot 232 - 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 233 - 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 234 - 1893 - Cover franked with pair 1890 1c on $3 black & green 'INLAND REVENUE' opt issue (SG 209) tied by two light strikes of T.P.O. ESSEQUIBO STEAMER cds dated 21 NOV 1893. Addressed to DEMERARA. Some light creases and part of backflap missing but a scarce issue used on cover. - Est £60

Lot 235 - 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 236 - 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 237 - 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 238 - 1934 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover FRONT franked with pair 1921 2c bright violet GV issue (SG 274) tied by two fine strikes of T.P.O. BARTICA STEAMER cds dated 16 JY 1934. Addressed to ST. LUCIA. A nice inter-island TPO. - Est £25

Lot 239 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of twelve plus the 1c yellow green shade all good to fine mint. (SG 308/19 & 308a, Cat £143) - Est £45

Lot 240 - 1941 - US ARMY: Cover franked with USA 1940 3c violet (SG 898) tied by AMERICAN BASE FORCES A.P.O. 807 dated SEP 6 1941 located at Atkinson Field Airbase about 25 miles north of Georgetown, British Guiana. Addressed to USA with boxed censor marking at lower left. - Est £25

Lot 241 - 1948 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 322/3, Cat £25+) - Est £15

British Honduras

Lot 242 - 1888 - 3c on 3d chestnut QV issue wmk 'Crown CC', a fine unused copy without gum. (SG 26, Cat £110) - Est £30

Lot 243 - 1888 - 2c on 1d rose and 20c on 6d yellow QV issue mint plus 10c on 4d mauve good used. (SG 27/9, Cat £74) - Est £25

Lot 244 - 1891 - 6c on 10c on 4d mauve with opts in black & red, 5c on 3c on 3d red brown and 15c on 6c on 3d ultramarine QV 'Surcharge' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 43/4 & 49/50, Cat £41) - Est £12

Lot 245 - 1891 - 3c brown, 5c ultramarine, 5c grey black & ultramarine on blue, 10c mauve & green, 12c reddish lilac & green and 24c yellow & blue QV issue all good to fine used. (SG 53/5, 57, 59 & 60, Cat £69+) - Est £20

Lot 246 - 1891 - $1 green & carmine, $2 green & ultramarine & $5 green & black QV issue, all with 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. (SG 63S/65S, Cat £665 as mint) - Est £100

Lot 247 - 1891 - $1 green & carmine QV issue, a good mint copy. (SG 63, Cat £110) - Est £35

Lot 248 - 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 249 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 150/61, Cat £225) - Est £75

Lot 250 - 1939 - Printed 'The British Honduras Citrus Association Limited Stann Creek' airmail envelope franked with 1938 5 x 4c black & green GVI issue (SG 153) tied by STANN CREEK cds's dated 14 FEB 1939. Addressed to UK. - Est £12

Lot 251 - 1959 - Cover franked with single 1953 10c slate & bright blue QE2 issue (SG 184) tied by fine strike of MONKEY RIVER cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to UK. - Est £16

Lot 252 - 1965 - 2c black 'Postage Due' issue, a fine unmounted mint block of six. (SG D4, Cat £60) - Est £20

Burma

Lot 253 - 1893 - INDIA USED IN BURMA: 2a 6p on 4a 6p yellow QV postal stationery envelope (H&G B5) used with fine MYINGYAN cds dated 18 OCT 1892. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has a small repair on the top left corner. - Est £45

Lot 254 - 1912 - Stampless 'Money Order' receipt slip for 256 rupees with fine RANGOON M.O. cds dated 22 MAY 1912. A nice item. - Est £15

Lot 255 - 1912 - INDIA USED IN BURMA: Cover franked with India 1906 ½a green EVII issue (SG 149) tied by fine GYOBINGAUK cds dated 23 MAY 1912. Addressed to INDIA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £40

Lot 256 - 1937 - 5r ultramarine & purple 'BURMA' opt issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 15, Cat £85) - Est £25

Lot 257 - 1937 - Cover franked with 1937 ½a green and 3a carmine GV 'BURMA' opt issue (SG 2 & 7) tied by fine KHODAUNG-MAGWE cds dated MAY 1937 to USA and cover franked on reverse with 1937 pair 3p slate and pair 1a chocolate GV 'BURMA' opt issue (SG 1 & 4) tied by MONYO cds's dated 20 APR 1937 to UK. Two fine early covers from scarer originations. (2 items) - Est £65

Lot 258 - 1938 - MARITIME: Incoming cover with manuscript 'Per R.M.S. Queen Mary' at top franked with Great Britain 1937 1½d red brown GVI issue (SG 464) tied by NEW YORK PAQUEBOT roller cancel. Addressed to THITTABWE, NYAUNGHLA, UPPER BURMA with NYAUNGHLA arrival cds on front & reverse dated 5 SEP 1938. - Est £40

Lot 259 - 1942 - JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1a scarlet 'Farmer' issue on laid batonne paper, a fine unused copy. (SG J46, Cat £26) - Est £10

Lot 260 - 1943 - JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 5c scarlet 'State Crest' square issue, a fine unused IMPERF copy. (SG J72a, Cat £40) - Est £15

Lot 261 - 1947 - 3a blue violet GVI issue with variety 'Interim Burmese Government' OPT DOUBLE. A fine mint copy. Believed to have been a clandestine production. (SG 75 var) - Est £25

Lot 262 - 1947 - 9p green GVI issue with variety 'Interim Burmese Government' OPT DOUBLE. A fine mint copy. Believed to have been a clandestine production.  (SG 75 var) - Est £25

Lot 263 - 1947 - 3a 6p black & ultramarine GVI issue with variety 'Interim Burmese Government' OPT INVERTED. A fine mint copy. Believed to have been a clandestine production. (SG 76 var) - Est £25

Lot 264 - 1990 - MYANMAR: Definitive issue inscribed 'UNION OF MYANMAR', the set of four good to fine mint. (SG 313/6, Cat £74+) - Est £20

Canada

Lot 265 - 1860 - PROVINCES: New Brunswick 1860 1c purple unused and 2 x 5c yellow green used with manuscript cancels plus Prince Edward Island 1870 3d blue perf 12 unused. (SG 8, 14 & 30, Cat £117) - Est £25

Lot 266 - 1868 - BRITISH COLUMBIA: 'TWO CENTS' on 3d brown 'New Currency' opt issue, perf 14, a very fine unused example without gum. (SG 28, Cat £170) - Est £45

Lot 267 - 1897 - $2 deep violet QV 'Jubilee' issue, a good used copy with heavyish roller cancel. (SG 137, Cat £450) - Est £95

Lot 268 - 1940 - WRECK MAIL: Long cover damaged by sea water with stamps floated off carried on the 'S.S. Eros' from Canada to France with MONTREAL cds dated MAY 29 1940. The Eros was torpedoed by the German Submarine U-48 off the west coast of Ireland with 'SALVED FROM THE SEA' handstamps on front & reverse, boxed 'NO SERVICE RETURN TO SENDER' on front and two line 'Stamp Off Timbre Detache' marking where stamps would have been. Small part of a British official seal on flap on reverse. - Est £75

Lot 269 - 1937 - NEWFOUNDLAND: GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of eleven fine cds used. (SG 257/67, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 270 - 1939 - NEWFOUNDLAND: 'Postage Due' issue, the set of six perf 10 plus an extra 4d and 2 x 3c perf 11x9 and 10c violet perf 11x9 all good to fine mint, odd small tone here & there. (SG D1/6, D3a & D6a, Cat £103+) - Est £30

Lot 271 - 1939 - NEWFOUNDLAND - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1941 2 x 5c blue and 1c grey (SG 275/6) tied by GANDER cds's dated MAY 1 1942. Flown on the Gander - Sydney N.S. flight with circular first flight cachet in black on front and arrival cds on reverse. Addressed to OTTAWA. (Muller #341) - Est £15

Chile

Lot 272 - 1810 - PRESTAMP & SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD: Circa 1810. Undated cover from SANTIAGO to COQUIMBO with fine strike of straight line CHILE in red. Rated '3' in manuscript. - Est £75

Lot 273 - 1853 - 10c deep bright blue on yellowish paper 'Perkins Bacon' first printing. A good used copy, margins tight to touching. (SG 2, Cat £100) - Est £40

Lot 274 - 1854 - 5c chestnut brown, 5c pale reddish brown and 5c deep reddish brown 'Desmadryl' printing, all three shades fine lightly used 3-4 margin copies. (SG 3/5, Cat £192) - Est £60

Lot 275 - 1854 - 5c chocolate 'Gillet' recess printing, a lightly used copy, three margins just touching along left hand side. A good looking example of a rare stamp. (SG 11, Cat £750) - Est £250

Lot 276 - 1855 - 5c red brown on blued paper PERKINS BACON 'New Plate' printing, a fine used four margin copy. (SG 17) - Est £10

Lot 277 - 1856 - 5c dull reddish brown 'Estancos' printing, a fine lightly used just four margin copy, tight at right. (SG 18) - Est £12

Lot 278 - 1856 - 20c orange red, 'Hahn' REPRINT, produced in 1910, a fine unused copy. - Est £15

Lot 279 - 1861 - 1c lemon yellow 'Last London' printing, a fine unused copy with four margins. (SG 30, Cat £47) - Est £20

Lot 280 - 1871 - Cover front only franked with single 1867 10c deep blue 'Perforated' issue (SG 47) tied by dumb 'Cork' cancel with SANTIAGO cds in purple alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with manuscript 'Por Vapor Via Magallanes' at top. French arrival cds and '19' decimes rate marking are also on front. A scarce issue sent overseas. - Est £65

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 - 1878 - 15c greenish slate 'Roulette' issue, a fine mint block of six. (SG 61) - Est £16

Lot 283 - 1878 - 50c mauve 'Roulette' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 65, Cat £37) - Est £18

Lot 284 - 1881 - 3c red postal stationery card on thin stock (H&G 4) datelined 'Maipu junio 5 de 1881' on reverse used with fine strike of BUIN cds dated 6 JUN 1881. Addressed to GERMANY. A scarce card used from smaller post offices. - Est £60

Lot 285 - 1882 - PACIFIC WAR: 5c dull rose 'Roulette' issue used with superb strike of IQUIQUE 'Star' cancel dated 9 OCT 1882 and 1877 10c blue used with fair strike of LIMA PRINCIPAL cds dated 24 FEB 1883. (SG 58 & 52) - Est £25

Lot 286 - 1886 - 3c red on grey blue postal stationery card (H&G 11) datelined 'Tamaya Nov 15 / 86' with company handstamp on front inscribed 'TAMAYA, SAUCE' used with fine strike of OVALLE thimble cds dated 23 NOV 1886. Addressed to GERMANY with LONDON transit cds in red on front. Tamaya was a small village west of Ovalle without a post office at this time. - Est £25

Lot 287 - 1900 - 5c on 30c rose carmine 'Roulette' issue with variety OPT DOUBLE, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 86b, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 288 - 1900 - 15c lilac postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C1a) demonetised with 'SIN VALOR' overprint in black on front and reverse. These envelopes were used for official Post Office business between 1912-1918. A fine unused example. Uncommon. - Est £45

Lot 289 - 1901 - TELEGRAPHS: 'Valdivia' Telegraph issue, perf 14-15, the set of three fine lightly used. (Barefoot #12/14, Cat £14) - Est £10

Lot 290 - 1904 - 2c pale brown 'Telegraph' issue (Huemul with mane & tail) with 'CORREOS' provisional opt, a fine mint copy. (SG 97) - Est £10

Lot 291 - 1905 - 1p grey & bronze green 'Columbus' issue, top value fine mint. (SG 114, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 292 - 1911 - 12c black & rose 'Presidente' issue a fine mint block of ten. (SG 140, Cat £19) - Est £10

Lot 293 - 1912 - Second 'Presidente' issue, the set of seven fine mint. (SG 150/6, Cat £15) - Est £10

Lot 294 - 1913 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 5c greenish grey postal stationery envelope (H&G B19a) used with added 1911 5c blue 'Presidente' issue (SG 138) tied by LINARES cds's. Addressed to VALPARAISO with fine strike of AMBULANCIA 55 travelling P.O. cds (Santiago - Talca - Talcahuano line). Arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 295 - 1918 - 2c carmine on buff postal stationery wrapper (H&G E1) used with SANTIAGO 1 cds, addressed to TALCA. Late use. - Est £15

Lot 296 - 1925 - Brown & blue 'PRO RAZA' essay stamp with no value indicated (similar to the issue later used for overprinting the TESTART airmails).  A fine unmounted mint block of four. - Est £35

Lot 297 - 1928 - 20c black & orange, 40c black & violet, 1p black & green, 2p black & dull scarlet, 5p black & olive green and 10p black & orange 'Presidente' AIR issue (no wmk) all fine mint. (SG 191/195, 198, Cat £28+) - Est £15

Lot 298 - 1928 - 6p on 10c black & blue AIR surcharge on 'Presidente' issue, a fine mint copy. Expertised 'Soc Fil de Chile' on reverse. (SG 196) - Est £60

Lot 299 - 1928 - 6p on 10c black & blue AIR surcharge on 'Presidente' issue, a fine mint copy. Expertised 'ELLIOT N.Y.' on reverse. Tiny thin on reverse. (SG 196) - Est £40

Lot 300 - 1928 - 20c black & orange red with shades background, 25c black & blue, 30c black & bistre and 50c black & green 'Presidente' issue with 'CORREO AEREO' opt, the set of four in mint blocks of four. One 30c stamp has a small thin. (SG 213/6) - Est £10

Lot 301 - 1930 - PARCEL POST: Circa 1930 5c black on rose 'Parcel Post' label inscribed 'CONDUCCION a DOMICILIO' for use as a receipt for the charge when delivering parcels to a specified address, used with undated SANTIAGO ENCOMIENDAS cds in black. Uncommon. (Sociedad Filatelica de Chile Catalogue #EE1) - Est £18

Lot 302 - 1932 - Cover with 'KGL. DANSK GENERALKONSULAT I VALPARAISO' handstamp in purple on front franked with 1928 25c black & blue 'Presidente' issue and 1928 2 x 30c black & bistre, 3 x 2p black & scarlet and 5p black & green 'Presidente' AIR overprint issue (SG 167, 215, 194 & 195) all tied by CORREO AEREO VALPARAISO cds's dated 30 NOV 1932. Addressed to MEXICO with various transit & arrival marks including unusual TRANSBORDOS AEREOS TEJERIA. VER cds on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 303 - 1934 - POSTAL FORGERY: 50p brown purple 'International Airmail' issue POSTAL FORGERY. A fine lightly used copy with part cds with genuine for comparison. Small thin on reverse. Scarce. (As SG 255) - Est £75

Lot 304 - 1934 - REVENUE: Small 'Timbre de la Oficina' MUNICIPALIDAD DE VALPARAISO DIRECCION DEL TRANSITO drivers license card with 2 x 1p brown and 1p green 'Impuesto' REVENUES tied by large 'Arms' cachet. - Est £12

Lot 305 - 1937 - AIRMAIL CHRISTMAS GREETINGS CARD: Illustrated 'AIR FRANCE' Christmas & New Year greetings postcard with dull blue image of an airplane franked on picture side with 1928 pair 5c green and 1p black & yellow green 'Presidente' issue, 1928 20c black & orange red AIR surcharge issue and 1934 2p light blue AIR issue (SG 188a, 206, 213 & 245) tied by light strikes of CUBA cds dated 20 DEC 1937. Addressed to FRANCE. Card has a couple of light stains but a very scarce card in used condition. - Est £75

Lot 306 - 1942 - 'Centenary of the University of Chile' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 339/44, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 307 - 1944 - 'International' AIR issue without watermark, the set of twenty plus the 20c shade all fine mint. (SG 351a/366e, Cat £56+) - Est £25

Lot 308 - 1944 - 40p violet & 50p purple 'International' AIR issue without watermark, both fine mint copies. (SG 366c/d, Cat £48) - Est £24

Lot 309 - 1944 - 50p purple & slate purple 'International' AIR issue without watermark, both shades fine mint. (SG 366d/e, Cat £61) - Est £30

Lot 310 - 1948 - 'Claude Gay' issue, the complete set of seventy five in the three sheets of twenty five. Fine mint. (SG 381/3a/y) - Est £60

Lot 311 - 1948 - CLAUDE GAY: Lovely USED collection of 'Claude Gay' issues with the 60c ultramarine and 3p carmine values complete sets of twenty five and the 2.60p green twenty three of the set, missing only two values. Most are cds used and in good to fine condition with the odd small fault but very difficult sets to assemble in used condition. (SG 381/383a/y) - Est £75

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 - 1955 - 100p deep myrtle green, 200p deep ultramarine and 500p scarlet AIR issue, recess printed with watermark, the set of three fine mint. (SG 439/441, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 314 - 1958 - EXPEDITION MAIL: Printed 'Cambridge Atacama Desert Expedition 1958' cover franked 1958 pair 20p blue and 50p red AIR issue (SG 456a & 456b) tied by SANTIAGO PPAL cds dated 13 SEP 1958 with good strike of boxed 'Cambridge Atacama Desert Expedition 1958' cachet in blue. Addressed to UK. - Est £12

Lot 315 - 1962 - 'Football Championships, Chile' issue miniature sheet of four fine mint produced in a very limited quantity. (See note below SG 542) - Est £10

Lot 316 - 1965 - REVENUES: Circa 1965 'Carnet de Bolsillo - Jabon Desodorante' booklet (pocket book of deodorant soap - with some of the soap still stapled inside) with small 50c blue green 'Especificos Suplementario' revenue cancelled and attached to the reverse. Unusual. - Est £10

Lot 317 - 1975 - '30th Anniversary of the Shipwreck of the Lautaro' SHIP issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 749/60) - Est £10

Lot 318 - 1856-1980 - Mixed accumulation with collection on pages plus accumulation on stocksheets, early to modern mostly used. (Many 100's) - Est £35

Lot 319 - 1872-1915 - Large mounted collection of mainly mint POSTAL STATIONERY cards from the first 1872 Perkins Bacon issue, 1881 set of three inc thin stock types through to 1915 'Presidente' issues including reply cards and a few lettercards. Includes duplication. Mixed condition. Good lot for study. (73 items) - Est £100

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

Colombia

Lot 322 - 1821 - PRESTAMP: Circa 1821. Undated cover from CARTAGENA to POPAYAN with good strike of large boxed CARTAGENA DE INDIA DEBE marking in red and rated '3' in manuscript. A rare marking. - Est £125

Lot 323 - 1859 - 1p rose on blued paper UNISSUED type, a four margin copy unused. Thinned on reverse but very scarce. (Scott #8, cat $350) - Est £75

Lot 324 - 1860 - 10c yellow 'Grenadine Federation' second issue, a superb looking mint copy with full O.G. Four large margins. Small thin on reverse. (SG 9, Cat £80) - Est £40

Lot 325 - 1862 - 10c blue on white paper, a fine used four margin copy with red '0' rate marking cancel. Small faults. (SG 22, Cat £22) - Est £10

Lot 326 - 1863 - 5c yellow, 10c blue and 1p mauve all four margin used copies. Small faults and the 1p has a repaired lower left corner. (SG 26a, 27 & 30, Cat £239+) - Est £50

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

Lot 328 - 1865 - 1c rose and 1c rose on bluish pelure paper, both fine mint four margin copies with full O.G. (SG 31 & 31a, Cat £35+) - Est £16

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

Lot 330 - 1865 - 1p rose and 1p vermilion, both shades good to fine lightly used with blue cancels, margins tight to touching. (SG 38 & 38a) - Est £20

Lot 331 - 1865 - 50c black on yellow SOBREPORTE issue, a fine used copy with light manuscript cancel. Four margins. A scarce stamp. (SG 40, Cat £75) - Est £35

Lot 332 - 1866 - 5c orange yellow, a good used copy with PASTO manuscript cancel. Four margins, tight to touching in places. (SG 44) - Est £12

Lot 333 - 1866 - 5c orange used with fine ESPINAL manuscript cancel. Four large margins. Light horizontal crease on reverse. (SG 44) - Est £30

Lot 334 - 1866 - 10p black on vermilion 'Top Value', a good used copy with 'M' (Medellin) manuscript cancel. Margins have been cut on a slightly diagonal angle so are touching at top and bottom. Better than a spacefiller. (SG 50, Cat £190) - Est £35

Lot 335 - 1870 - 25c black on blue, a fine used four margin copy with oval BARRANQUILLA cancel in black. (SG 67) - Est £10

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

Lot 337 - 1890 - LOCAL ISSUE: 10c black on blue 'Almaguer' BOGUS issue, perforated. A fine lightly used example. Light crease. - Est £25

Lot 338 - 1892 - 10p blue on white 'Top Value' perf 13½, a fine mint corner block of four. (SG 164. Cat £84) - Est £45

Lot 339 - 1899 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 5c maroon on green and 10c red on rose 'Cartagena' issue pin-perf, both mint. (SG 179/80, Cat £48) - Est £24

Lot 340 - 1899 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 1c brown on buff 'Cartagena' issue, pin perf 8-9, a fine mint copy. (SG 181, Cat £29) - Est £15

Lot 341 - 1899 - 1000 DAYS WAR: 2c black on buff 'Cartagena' issue, imperf, a fine unused copy. (SG 182, Cat £29) - Est £15

Lot 342 - 1899 - 2c black on yellow buff postal stationery card (H&G 13) used with fine strike of CORREOS NACIONALES VICTORIA duplex cds. Addressed to USA with BARRANQUILLA transit cds on reverse and NEW YORK arrival cds on front. - Est £50

Lot 343 - 1900 - 1000 DAYS WAR - CUCUTA ISSUE: 20c black on yellow second 'Cucuta' PROVISIONAL issue inscribed 'Gobierno Provisional' with 'Andres B. Fernandez' handstamp in green at right, a fine cds used copy. (SG 191o) - Est £15

Lot 344 - 1900 - 1000 DAYS WAR: Printed 'F. B. Fearon & Co. Cartagena. Rep. de Colombia.' cover franked with pair 1900 5c vermilion 'Cartagena' issue, imperf (SG 183A) tied by CARTAGENA cds dated MAR 6 1900. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £50

Lot 345 - 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 346 - 1909 - 2c red 'Numeral' issue, perf 10 with boxed 'CORREOS DEPMENTALES' Ornamental official opt in black, a fine mint copy with variety row of DOUBLE PERFORATIONS AT BASE. (SG D337) - Est £10

Lot 347 - 1909 - DEPARTMENTAL ISSUE: 5c blue 'AR' issue with ornamental boxed 'CORREOS DEPMENTALES' official opt in black, a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue. (SG D344) - Est £30

Lot 348 - 1909 - 1c green and 2c red 'Numeral' issue with boxed 'CORREOS DEPARTA-MENTALES' official opt, the 1c with opt in violet used and two copies of the 2c with opt in blue unused & used. Mixed condition with small faults. (3 stamps) - Est £20

Lot 349 - 1917 - 1c 'Torres' and 2c 'Narino' PORTRAIT issue, both fine IMPERF PROOFS in black on thick paper by Perkins Bacon. Very fine & attractive. (As SG 358/9) - Est £50

Lot 350 - 1917 - 10p deep brown 'Top Value', a superb unmounted mint example. (SG 368, Cat £60) - Est £40

Lot 351 - 1923 - REVENUES: 2/6 bistre & brown GVI 'FOREIGN SERVICE' revenue and pair 10/- green & red GVI 'CONSULAR SERVICE' revenues tied on piece by BRITISH CONSULATE MEDELLIN cds's dated 23 MAY 1923. Also a loose 10/- with a similar cancel. (4) - Est £15

Lot 352 - 1929 - MARITIME: 'Royal Bank of Canada' cover franked with single 1917 1c green (SG 358) tied by NEW YORK PAQUEBOT duplex cds dated JUN 12 1929 with good strike of straight line 'SANTA INEZ' ship marking in purple alongside. Addressed to USA with boxed 'ROYAL BANK OF CANADA CALI COLOMBIA' despatch marking on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 353 - 1930 - REGISTERED POSTCARD: Black & white real photographic PPC 'Panorama de Bogota. Costado Oriental' datelined 'Pichelmayo, Bogota, Hotel Europa, 18 October 1930' franked on message side with 1917 2c carmine and 10c grey (SG 359 & 362) tied by large BOGOTA cds with boxed registration marking alongside. Addressed to AUSTRIA with NEW YORK REGY transit marks on front. - Est £40

Lot 354 - 1932 - 60c pale reddish brown 'CORREO AEREO' opt issue (on Scadta stamp), a fine unmounted mint COMPLETE SHEET OF FIFTY with sheet margins all round and '6042-31' imprint in bottom margin. (SG 420, Cat £275) - Est £95

Lot 355 - 1932 - 'Airmail' issue the set of fifteen plus the 20c with 'R' registration opt all good to fine cds used. (SG 435/49 & R450, Cat £44+) - Est £22

Lot 356 - 1934 - '400th Anniversary of Cartagena' OPT issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 454/7, Cat £30) - Est £15

Lot 357 - 1937 - 'Barranquilla Industrial Exhibition' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 493/5, Cat £32) - Est £16

Lot 358 - 1940 - 25c grey black 'P.O. Rebuilding Fund' issue top value (not issued for postal use), a fine cds used copy. (As SG 546) - Est £25

Lot 359 - 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 360 - 1945 - '25th Anniversary of First Airmail Service in America' issue the set of three fine mint. (SG 633/635) - Est £10

Lot 361 - 1956 - 3p black & carmine red, 5p blue & brown and 10p bluish green & yellow brown, the top three values fine mint. (SG 892/4, Cat £33+) - Est £16

Lot 362 - 1958 - ISLAND MAIL: Illustrated 'Globe' HAM Radio QSL card inscribed 'DXPEDITION ARCHIPELAGO OF SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA' unaddressed used from San Andres and Providencia Islands. - Est £12

Lot 363 - 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 364 - 1960 - 'Colombian Flowers' issue inscribed 'Extra-Rapido', the set of eight fine mint. (SG 1022/9, Cat £21+) - Est £10

Lot 365 - 1860-1955 - Useful collection on printed pages with a good showing of early issues through to mid period. Some better airmails noted plus mid to modern issues and miniature sheets. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's) - Est £275

Lot 366 - 1910-1978 - CINDERELLA: Small group of labels inc blue Telegraph Seal, Ibague Centenary label and Hospital de San Jose charity label plus various others. (11) - Est £12

Lot 367 - 1933-1944 - REVENUES: Large lot of Revenue Proofs & Specimens inc 1933 1c green, 25c blue & 1p light brown 'Perkins Bacon' IMPERF PROOFS, 1933 various 'Timbre Nacional' and 'Timbre Nacional Servicio Exterior' SPECIMENS, 1942 3b green with 'TRABAJO' opt numbered '00000' & tiny ½c olive brown 'Impuesto Sobre Fosforos' issue both opt SPECIMEN, 1942 20c violet 'Capitolo Nacional' issue two SPECIMEN blocks of ten one dated '1942' on plain paper and the other undated on security paper and 1944 10c to 5p brown 'Arms' REVENUE issue inscribed 'Timbre Nacional Servicio Exterior' set of seven opt SPECIMEN. (43 stamps) - 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 - SCADTA: 30c black on rose 'Valiente' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 1/2) - Est £35

Lot 370 - 1923 - SCADTA: 2p orange brown Scadta 'Consular' issue with 'EU' machine overprint in black for use in the USA, a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 34F) - Est £30

Lot 371 - 1923 - SCADTA: 60c yellow brown with watermark, a fine mint complete sheet of twenty five. (SG 44, Cat £87+) - Est £40

Lot 372 - 1923 - SCADTA: 30c dull blue with 'P.' handstamp in purple for use in PANAMA & CANAL ZONE. A fine used copy with red cds. Underrated. (SG 48O, Cat £32) - Est £20

Lot 373 - 1923 - SCADTA: 3p deep claret, a fine cds used copy. (SG 48, Cat £28) - Est £12

Lot 374 - 1925 - SCADTA: Cover franked with 1923 pair 3c blue national issue and 1923 50c dull green SCADTA issue (SG 394 & 43) tied by BOGOTA SCADTA cds's in black dated 6. VIII. 1925 with green airmail label alongside. Addressed to USA with fine strike of unframed 'Use the Colombian Air Mail ! It saves you 10 Days Information, Stamps through American Trading Co. 25 Broad Street, New York' American consular agents cachet in magenta on reverse. - Est £24

Lot 375 - 1929 - SCADTA: 'Definitive' issue, the set of thirteen good to fine used. (SG 56/68, Cat £70) - Est £35

Lot 376 - 1929 - SCADTA: 2p dull red used with superb complete strike of GAMARRA SCADTA cds dated 15 III. 1931. A scarce cancel. (SG 66) - Est £30

Lot 377 - 1950 - AVIANCA: 'Airmail' issue with large 'A' opt in black, the set of thirteen fine used. (SG 1/13, Cat £65) - Est £30

Lot 378 - 1950 - AVIANCA: 'Airmail' issue with large 'A' opt in black, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 1/13, Cat £85) - Est £40

Lot 379 - 1950 - AVIANCA: 10c vermilion and 15c blue AIR issue both with variety large 'A' OVERPRINT DOUBLE. A fine mint copy. (SG 2 & 3 variety) - Est £45

Lot 380 - 1950 - AVIANCA: 10c vermilion AIR issue with variety large 'A' OVERPRINT DOUBLE. A fine mint copy. (SG 2 variety) - Est £40

Lot 381 - 1950 - AVIANCA: 1p slate purple & sage green AIR issue with large 'A' overprint, a COMPLETE SHEET OF 25 with sheet margins all round used on part of a parcel wrapper with BOGOTA cds's and USA registered arrival mark in purple. A small piece of margin is missing at top but otherwise a stunning and rare used multiple. (SG 10) - Est £40

Lot 382 - 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 383 - 1951 - AVIANCA: 80c carmine, 1p brown red & orange, 2p blue & carmine, 3p emerald & chocolate and 5p grey and orange yellow AIR issue with small 'A' overprint fine mint. (SG 17/8 & 20/22, Cat £53+) - Est £25

Lot 384 - 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

Colombia - Private Express Companies

Lot 385 - 1889 - CORREO URBANO DE BOGOTA: ½c black on pelure paper 'Correo Urbano de Bogota' local issue, perf 13½ a fine mint pair with variety IMPERF BETWEEN VERTICAL PAIR. Scarce. - Est £35

Lot 386 - 1910 - MEDELLIN: 50c brown, yellow, blue & red 'Correos Urbano SMP Medellin' centenary 'Flag' issue (produced to commemorate the Centenary of Independence). A good mint IMPERF PAIR. Some light thinning on reverse but scarce. (Hurt & Williams #15 variety) - Est £45

Lot 387 - 1910 - MEDELLIN: 50c brown and 1p green 'Correos Urbano SMP Medellin' centenary of Independence FLAG issue. The pair fine mint. (Hurt & Williams #15/16) - Est £10

Lot 388 - 1926 - CORREO RAPIDO DE NORTE SANTANDER: 4c blue on yellow pelure paper 'Correo Rapido de Norte Santander' EXPRESS issue a very fine bottom marginal unused copy. (Hurt & Williams #S1) - Est £40

Lot 389 - 1926 - CORREO RAPIDO DE SANTANDER: 2c green 'Correo Rapido de Santander' EXPRESS issue a superb unused corner marginal block of nine. (Hurt & Williams #S9) - Est £100

Lot 390 - 1926 - CORREO RAPIDO DE NORTE SANTANDER: 4c blue on yellow pelure paper 'Correo Rapido de Norte Santander' EXPRESS issue a very fine unused copy. (Hurt & Williams #S1) - Est £35

Lot 391 - 1927 - TOBON: 6c red and 6c rose red EL EXPRESO TOBON 'Train' issue, both different printings good to fine used. Scarce. (Hurt & Williams #S24) - Est £85

Lot 392 - 1928 - COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES: 6c red 'Compania de Transportes Terrestres' EXPRESS issue, a superb used block of four with COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES AGENCIA DE PARTICULAR BOGOTA cds in green dated 4 FEB 1931. A scarce issue in used multiples. (Hurt & Williams #S15) - Est £45

Lot 393 - 1930 - RIBON: 30c red brown 'Ribon' EXPRESS issue a fine used copy on small piece tied by complete strike of CONDUCTO RIBON CORREOS CALI cds dated 24 DEC 1930. (Hurt & Williams #8) - Est £30

Lot 394 - 1931 - COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES TERRESTRES: 5c brownish red 'Compania de Transportes Terrestres' EXPRESS issue, small type showing bus & monument. A fine unmounted mint copy. (Hurt & Williams # S21) - Est £24

Lot 395 - 1934 - RIBON: 5c on 12c violet blue 'Ribon' EXPRESS issue a fine mint copy with full gum and variety DOUBLE PERFORATIONS AT LEFT. (Hurt & Williams #9) - Est £18

Lot 396 - 1934 - RIBON: 5c on 18c blue green 'Ribon' EXPRESS issue a fine used copy with NEIVA cds in blue dated MAR 1933. Light crease. (Hurt & Williams #10) - Est £18

Lot 397 - 1952 - TRANSOCAMPO: 5c light blue 'Trans-Ocampo' EXPRESS issue showing picture of a Bus, established to run a service from Cali to Manizales, a fine used copy with part MANIZALES 'Wing' cancel in purple. Scarce. - Est £30

Colombian States

Lot 398 - 1882 - ANTIOQUIA: 5c green 'Liberty' issue on laid paper, a very fine used four margin copy with REMEDIOS 1 ABR manuscript cancel. A scarce stamp. (SG 34) - Est £120

Lot 399 - 1896 - ANTIOQUIA: 2p black & orange 'Bi-coloured' ARMS issue, a fine mint copy. Difficult stamp. (SG 104) - Est £75

Lot 400 - 1902 - ANTIOQUIA: 1c rose 'Numeral' issue, an unused block of fifteen some gum staining. (SG 138) - Est £10

Lot 401 - 1903 - ANTIOQUIA: 2p mauve used with fine SALGAR manuscript cancel. Couple of short perfs at top but very rare. (SG 167) - Est £35

Lot 402 - 1863 - BOLIVAR: 1p red 'First' issue, a good mint copy with part O.G. Four margins. (SG 3) - Est £10

Lot 403 - 1879 - BOLIVAR: 40c green 'Registration' issue dated '1879' a fine IMPERF PROOF in UNISSUED COLOUR on white wove paper. Large margins all round. (As SG R17) - Est £45

Lot 404 - 1891 - BOLIVAR: 5c orange used with superb fancy CARBONELL AGDO 28 1893 manuscript cancel. Some perf faults but very scarce. (SG 57) - Est £30

Lot 405 - 1903 - BOLIVAR: 1p vermilion on pale red and 1p orange on yellow, imperf, both fine used. The 1p orange on yellow unlisted by SG. (SG 67A & 67A variety) - Est £24

Lot 406 - 1904 - BOYACA: 10c yellow orange, perf 12, a fine mint block of twenty five. Scarce multiple. (SG 12) - Est £40

Lot 407 - 1870 - CUNDINAMARCA: 5c pale blue 'First Issue' REPRINT on thin paper, an unused corner block of fifteen. Fine condition. (As SG 1) - Est £25

Lot 408 - 1884 - SANTANDER: 5c vermilion 'Estados Unidos de Colombia' issue, a fine mint bottom marginal block of twenty five. An attractive multiple. (SG 2) - Est £35

Lot 409 - 1888 - SANTANDER - CUBIERTA: Violet on dark buff paper 'Official Cubierta' inscribed 'Republica de Colombia SERVICIO DE CORREOS CERTIFICADO OFICIAL' and 'Sale de Bucaramanga'. A fine unused example. Very scarce. (H&G MCC6) - Est £75

Lot 410 - 1889 - SANTANDER: 1c grey blue, a fine unused imperf copy with variety STAMP PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES. Scarce & unrecorded. (SG 13 variety) - Est £110

Lot 411 - 1879 - TOLIMA: 10c blue used with FRESNO FRESNO manuscript cancel, written twice on the stamp. Uncommon. (SG 19) - Est £20

Lot 412 - 1886 - TOLIMA: 1p vermilion on white wove paper, a fine mint block of eight. (SG 40) - Est £35

Lot 413 - 1903 - TOLIMA: 5p pale scarlet, a fine mint TETE-BECHE PAIR. Underrated. (SG 91a) - Est £30

Costa Rica

Lot 414 - 1845 - PRESTAMP: Stampless cover FRONT only dated 'Obre 1845' sent from CARTAGO to HEREDIA with good strike of oval 'CORREOS DE CARTAGO' prestamp marking in black. Attractive. - Est £75

Lot 415 - 1863 - ½r deep blue 'First Issue' a fine looking IMPERF PROOF on white paper. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 1) - Est £75

Lot 416 - 1863 - 'First Issue' set of five fine lightly used. (SG 1/5, Cat £56+) - Est £25

Lot 417 - 1863 - 1p orange 'First Issue' a fine used copy. (SG 5) - Est £20

Lot 418 - 1883 - 10c orange 'Fernandez' issue, a superb used copy with light cds dated 1884. (SG 16) - Est £10

Lot 419 - 1885 - GUANACASTE: Useful range of genuine issues with red & black opts on Fernandez issue and later opt types on Soto issue. Mixed mint & used. (17 different) - Est £30

Lot 420 - 1890 - 2c green on buff and 3c red on buff PSCs (H&G 3/4) both cancelled to order with fine strikes of undated oval CORREOS DE SAN ISIDRO COSTA RICA cancels in purple. Very unusual to get these cards cancelled in the smaller village P.O.s. (2 items) - Est £30

Lot 421 - 1892 - 5c violet 'Arms' issue, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 34, Cat £55) - Est £25

Lot 422 - 1892 - 2c orange & 5c violet (three copies) 'Arms' issue all used with good strikes of the 'Pumpkin Head' cancel of the German Colony of LA ESPERANZA said to be the image of the leader of the colony. (SG 33/34) - Est £40

Lot 423 - 1892 - 1c greenish blue 'Arms' issue with very fine complete strike of the STAR OF DAVID cancellation in purple. (SG 32) - Est £10

Lot 424 - 1892 - Cover franked on reverse with 1892 10c green 'Arms' issue (SG 35) tied by fair strike of undated CORREOS NARANJO COSTA RICA cancel in black. Addressed to USA and 1893 10c brown PSE (H&G 4a) used with added pair 1892 5c violet 'Arms' issue (SG 34) tied by SAN JOSE cds's to GERMANY. (2 items) - Est £60

Lot 425 - 1901 - 5col black & brown 'Waterlow' definitive issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 50) - Est £60

Lot 426 - 1904 - Cover franked with pair 1901 5c black & pale blue (SG 44) tied by 'Target' cancels with SAN JOSE cds alongside. Addressed to FRANCE and cover franked with single 1901 10c black & yellow brown (SG 45) tied by fine PUNTARENAS cds to USA. (2 items) - Est £45

Lot 427 - 1909 - Nice group of covers with 1909 5c blue PSE (H&G B5a) sent registered to GERMANY with  REG marking & DEPART DE CERTIFICADOS SAN JOSE cds, 1922 2c blue PSC used with added strip of four 1910 1c brown (SG 77) tied by SAN JOSE cds's to USA, 1931 REG cover franked with 5c, 10c & 30c tied from SAN JOSE to GREECE with various transit & arrival marks on reverse and 1934 REG cover with pair 1932 20c blue 'Triangular' issue (SG 197) tied from LIMON to SPAIN. (4 items) - Est £55

Lot 428 - 1910 - EARTHQUAKE POSTCARD: Black & white PPC 'Terremoto de Cartago C.R. 4 Mayo 7pm 1910 Palacio de Paz - Centro-Americano' showing the destroyed building. Fine unused. - Est £24

Lot 429 - 1910 - TELEGRAPH ISSUE: 'Steamer Ship' TELEGRAPH issue, the set of seven each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN' and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (Barefoot #13/19) - Est £45

Lot 430 - 1914 - Cover franked with pair 1910 5c orange (SG 80) tied by boxed SAN RAMON cancel in violet dated 4 JUL 1914. Addressed to USA with straight line 'TRANSITO' marking and SAN JOSE transit cds on front. Some edge wear. - Est £18

Lot 431 - 1921 - 'Independence Centenary of Central America' issue, the set of five mint TETE-BECHE PAIRS. Odd small fault but otherwise scarce. (SG 118a/122a, Cat £250) - Est £80

Lot 432 - 1926 - 'Buildings' issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL set of five, perforated comprising the 3c in carmine, 6c in lake, 30c in green and 45c two different examples in sepia and olive green all with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen' overprint in black & small hole punch. (SG 165/168, Mena #S143/S146b) - Est £90

Lot 433 - 1931 - 2col on 2col grey green 'Revenue' issue on white paper with AIRMAIL surcharge in scarlet. A fine mint copy. (SG 190) - Est £25

Lot 434 - 1935 - MARITIME: Cover franked with Great Britain 1924 ½d green GV issue (SG 418) tied by LIMON cds dated JAN 4 1935 with fine strike of large 'OCEAN MAILS S.S. "CAVINA" ' marking in purple. Addressed to USA. - Est £25

Lot 435 - 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 436 - 1945 - Airmail 'OFICIAL' issue with additional boxed '1945' opt, the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 389/401) - Est £30

Lot 437 - 1947 - 15c on 25c green, 15c on 30c orange and 15c on 55c blue SURCHARGE on 'Football' issue, the set of three with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED, good mint. A few light tone spots on gum but scarce. Only 200 of each were printed. (SG 432a/434a) - Est £75

Lot 438 - 1863-1960 - Useful collection on printed pages first issues inc genuine 5c UPU opt, good ranges of pre 1900 issues with high values, later with mid period issues and officials. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's) - Est £120

Cuba

Lot 439 - 1829 - PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter from VILLA CLARA to HAVANA with fine strike of straight line 'VILLACLARA' marking in black. Rated '½r' in manuscript. - Est £24

Lot 440 - 1866 - 10c blue 'Isabella' NEW CURRENCY issue a fine mint top marginal block of four with full gum and part '..CIA PUBLICA PA...' marginal inscription. Scarce. (SG 20) - Est £24

Lot 441 - 1867 - Cover datelined 'Habna 21 Dicre 1867 on flap franked with 1867 10c blue perforated 'Isabella' issue inscribed '1867' (SG 25) tied by oval blue 'Lines' cancel. Addressed to CARDENAS. Fine. - Est £25

Lot 442 - 1882 - MARITIME POSTMARKS: Nice group of Spanish period issues all with barred numeral New York maritime cancels in black with numbers '2', '4', '6' & eight strikes of the numeral '12'. Condition generally good to fine. (11 stamps) - Est £20

Lot 443 - 1883 - 5c on 5c dull lavender 'La Propaganda Literaria' surcharge issue, a mint copy with variety 'Type 3' OVERPRINT DOUBLE. Top right corner slightly rounded. (SG 109 var) - Est £25

Lot 444 - 1894 - 20c brown 'Babyhead' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 162, Cat £31) - Est £15

Lot 445 - 1898 - SPANISH AMERICAN WAR: Printed 'US Flag' patriotic envelope franked with USA 1898 2c rose pink (SG 284c) tied by good strike of two line 'UNITED STATES POST OFFICE, MILITARY STATION No.1, CUBA' cancel in black. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival marks dated JULY 1898 on reverse. The cover has a few dirt marks on front but otherwise a scarce early cover from the Spanish American War. Ex Kouri. - Est £100

Lot 446 - 1898 - INSURRECTION & FORGERY: 10c orange 'Revolutionary Government' issue a genuine example tied on piece by FORGED oval 'REPUBLICA DE CUBA CORREOS ESTADO DEL CAMAGUEY' cancel in black. Unusual. (Jones-Roy #195) - Est £20

Lot 447 - 1899 - US OCCUPATION: 5c on 5c deep blue USA issue with 'CUBA' opt a fine unused copy with variety 'CUPA' for 'CUBA'. Straight edge from side of sheet at right. A scarce variety. (SG 250a) - Est £50

Lot 448 - 1899 - US OCCUPATION: 10c on 10c indigo 'CUBA' opt on USA 'Special Delivery' issue, a fine mint copy from the right hand edge of the sheet with straight line margin. (SG E252, Cat £225) - Est £80

Lot 449 - 1903 - REVENUES: 10c brown MATANZAS 'Consejo Provincial' Revenue issue, a fine unused TETE-BECHE PAIR. - Est £10

Lot 450 - 1907 - US NAVY: Pair of real photographic sepia PPCs showing US Navy sailors in their whites on deck both individually annotated in manuscript 'Taken in the cutter returning to the Ship, all happy Jack, Guantanamo Cuba Feb 20 1907' and 'Can you find me ! Jack, Guantanamo Cuba Feb 20 1907'. Both are franked with 1905 1c green (SG 307) tied by CAIMANERA cds's. Addressed to USA. A superb and rare pair of cards that will make a wonderful page for display. - Est £50

Lot 451 - 1910 - INVERTED CENTRE: 1c violet & green 'Portrait' issue, a fine unused top marginal copy (without gum) with variety CENTRE INVERTED. A superb stamp. (SG 312a) - Est £125

Lot 452 - 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 453 - 1914 - 2c carmine 'Map' issue IMPERF PLATE PROOF block of nine on card in issued colour. The block is toned and has some wear around the edges. (As SG 326) - Est £30

Lot 454 - 1914 - 1c, 2c and 5c lake 'Postage Due' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG D335, D337 & D339, Cat £32+) - Est £15

Lot 455 - 1914 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover franked with single 1911 2c carmine rose (SG 321) tied by fine CARDENAS Y YACUARAMAS AMBULANTE duplex cds. Addressed to BOLONDRON with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £40

Lot 456 - 1917 - 50c brown carmine and 1p black 'Portrait' issue, both fine mint copies. (SG 343/4, Cat £29) - Est £15

Lot 457 - 1917 - INSURRECTION ISSUE: 1c green & 2c carmine 'Map' issue with '1917 GOB CONSTITUCIONAL CAMAGUEY' overprint of the 'La Chambelona' revolution where Liberal forces attempted to take over the government but were only successful in Camaguey for the period 11th Feb - 26th Feb 1917 before being defeated. Unused without gum and a little toned but very scarce. (A Page of information on the issue from an international exhibit accompanies). - Est £95

Lot 458 - 1927 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1925 block of four & single 1v green IMPERF 'Portrait' issue (SG 345a) tied by HABANA 1ER VIAJE HABANA - K.W. SERVICIO POSTAL AEREO machine cancel dated 28 OCT 1927. Flown on the HAVANA - KEY WEST, USA first flight with first flight cachet in purple on front. (Muller #3, 526 covers flown) - Est £16

Lot 459 - 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 460 - 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 461 - 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 462 - 1935 - CINDERELLA: Stampless official 'Penalty' cover for the launch of the 'Free Port of Matanzas' issue (inscribed as such) with MATANZAS 'Zona Franca/Matanzas is a Free Zone' roller cancel dated MAY 2 1935 and multicoloured 'Zona Franca Matanzas' cinderella label attached and 'Junta Ejecutiva' official cachet. Addressed to USA with original letter enclosed. - Est £15

Lot 463 - 1937 - 'Writers and Artists' issue, the set of twenty three fine cds used. (SG 424a/424w, Cat £100) - Est £65

Lot 464 - 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 465 - 1939 - MARITIME MAIL: Cover franked with single 1931 10c blue International AIR issue (SG 338) tied by ESTACION CENTRAL HABANA duplex cds with blue airmail label. Addressed to USA with fine strike of two line 'MAILED ON BOARD M.V. BRITANNIC' marking in magenta. - Est £24

Lot 466 - 1940 - Registered cover franked with pair 1925 3c purple 'portrait' issue and 2 x 1939 2c scarlet (SG 347 & 431) tied by unusual double ring EST. AVELLANEDA (CAMAG) RECIBDO cds with only 'FEB' showing in centre with boxed ESTACION AVELLANEDA REG marking alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 467 - 1951 - '50th Anniversary of Discovery of the cause of Yellow Fever by Dr Carlos Finlay' miniature sheets, the pair with opt in black and in green fine mint. (SG MS560/1) - Est £10

Lot 468 - 1955 - 'Centenary of the First Cuban Postage Stamp' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 726/33) - Est £10

Lot 469 - 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 470 - 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 471 - 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 472 - 1964 - '25th Anniversary of Cuban Postal Rocket Experiment' issue, the set of twenty six fine mint. (SG 1141/1151, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 473 - 1966 - Christmas' ORCHIDS flower issue, the set of fifteen in fine mint blocks of six including the additional label. One block with some perf separation. (SG 1440/1445d) - Est £15

Lot 474 - 1991 - BIRDS 'Express Mail Service' issue, inscribed 'EMS', the set of seven fine unmounted mint. A very scarce modern issue. (SG E3638/44, Cat £120) - Est £60

Lot 475 - 1855-1960 - Collection on printed pages from a good range of Spanish issues plus mid period inc various sets & singles with 1936 Matanzas set & 1953 Marti air set mint etc. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's) - Est £120

Lot 476 - 1857-1990 - Huge mixed accumulation in bag mostly loose early to modern mint & used inc better stamps noted. (1000's) - Est £45

Lot 477 - 1907-1947 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Nice group of covers & cards all with TPO cancels inc  ISABEL & CIENFUEGOS R.P.O. dated 1907, HABANA Y CAMAGUEY AMBULANTE dated 1914, 1934 two cards both with CIENFUEGOS Y SANTA CLARA R.P.O. cds's dated 1935 and HABANA Y SANTIAGO AMBU '7' duplex cds dated 1947. A super lot. (5 items) - Est £95

Lot 478 - 1911-1919 - SWEDISH COLONY: Nice lot of covers & postcards all from BAYATE, the Swedish American colony in Cuba which was established in 1904 with pair of 1908 covers both franked with 1905 5c deep blue (SG 309) tied by BAYATE cds's to SWEDEN, 1911 PPC with 1911 1c green (SG 320) tied by BAYATE to a Swede in the USA, the message is in Swedish, 1919 registered cover to USA with manuscript 'J. B. Thom, Bayate, Oriente, Cuba' return address with 1917 1c green, 2c rose carmine & 10c bistre brown (SG 336/7 & 341) tied by BAYATE cds with large boxed BAYATE CORIENTE reg marking on reverse and incoming PS wrapper from Jamaica to 'The Miranda Sugar Co. Bayate' addressed to 'L Marton Townend'. A fantastic 15 page article on the Colony is also included. A rare group. - Est £150

Lot 479 - 1956-1961 - Useful lot of mid period issues in unmounted mint blocks of four. A good array of sets and singles with a few better themes etc. Includes SG 759/60, 789/90, 793, 802, 823/8, 834/7, 842/8, 856/7, 860/3, 893/8, 901/2, 907/8, 911/12, 974 & 985/7, Cat £270+) - Est £75

Danish West Indies

Lot 480 - 1855 - 3c deep carmine 'First Issue', St Thomas printing. A fine unused four margin copy without gum (SG 2, Cat £325) - Est £60

Lot 481 - 1855 - 3c deep brownish crimson 'First Issue', St Croix printing with deep brown gum. A fine mint four margin copy with full O.G. (SG 3, Cat £300) - Est £75

Lot 482 - 1865 - Small M&U collection inc GB 1/- green QV issue used with part ST. THOMAS cds, Numeral issues, later surcharges and King Christian issues plus a couple of Postage Dues. Mixed condition but mostly good to fine. (27 stamps, SG Cat £328+) - Est £75

Lot 483 - 1866 - 3c carmine rose on white paper, a four margin mint copy with full gum. (SG 4, Cat £65) - Est £20

Lot 484 - 1873 - 1c light reddish purple & green 'Numeral' issue, perf 14 x 13½, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 9, Cat £31) - Est £10

Lot 485 - 1873 - 1c claret & yellowish green 'Numeral' issue, perf 14 x 13½, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 10, Cat £38) - Est £12

Lot 486 - 1873 - 1c claret & yellowish green 'Numeral' issue, perf 14 x 13½, a fine used copy with part ST. THOMAS cds dated 1885. (SG 10, Cat £50) - Est £15

Lot 487 - 1873 - 3c carmine & blue 'Numeral' issue, perf 14 x 13½ a good mint copy, couple of short perfs. (SG 14, Cat £65) - Est £18

Lot 488 - 1873 - 4c pale blue and pale yellow brown 'Numeral' issue, perf 14 x 13½, a fine mint copy with full gum. (SG 18, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 489 - 1873 - 5c drab and yellow green 'Numeral' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 19, Cat £36) - Est £12

Lot 490 - 1873 - 7c yellow ochre and slate lilac 'Numeral' issue, a very fine cds used copy. (SG 20, Cat £180) - Est £55

Lot 491 - 1873 - 12c yellow green and reddish purple 'Numeral' issue, a fine used copy with light cds. (SG 27, Cat £200) - Est £65

Lot 492 - 1896 - 1c claret & green, 3c carmine & deep blue and 5c light drab and light yellowish green all with frame inverted and 4c pale blue & yellow brown with frame normal, perf 12½, all fine mint with gum. (SG 31/32, 33a & 34, Cat £96) - Est £30

Dominican Republic

Lot 493 - 1865 - 'Medio real' black on rose 'First Issue' a superb unused side marginal copy from position 7 in the sheet of 12. Margins clear at top and both sides, touching at base. No thins or faults, a very rare stamp in this quality. (SG 1) - Est £650

Lot 494 - 1866 - Medio real' black on rose 'Tall' type, a superb looking four margin copy unused without gum. Very small thin on reverse but a lovely example.(SG 7, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 495 - 1866 - CINDERELLA: 2r rose red bogus BOSTON GANG issue by 'S. Allen Taylor', a fine four margin copy 'used' with part green oval cancel. Small thin on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 496 - 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 497 - 1883 - 25c on 5c blue 'Surcharge' issue with network with variety 'ACCENT OVER I OF CENTIMOS'. A fine used copy with small thin on reverse. (SG 56a) - Est £15

Lot 498 - 1883 - 5f on 1p gold 'Arms' issue with Network, a fine used copy with oval 'FRANCA' and part PUERTO PLATA cds. The overprint shows doubling on the '5' and 'f' and 's' of 'franco'. (SG 64) - Est £240

Lot 499 - 1883 - 25c on 5c blue and 50c on 10c pink 'Surcharge' issue, thin figures, with network, both fine used copies. (SG 74/5) - Est £20

Lot 500 - 1887 - 3c red on pink 'Interior' postal stationery card (H&G 2) used with two strikes of CORREOS SANTO DOMINGO cds dated 4 JUN 1887. Addressed to SAMANA with full commercial message on reverse which seems to relate to purchasing a periodical of some sort. The card has a couple of creases and some staining on reverse but fine looking and a very rare card in used condition. - Est £80

Lot 501 - 1891 - 2c on 20c yellow brown without Network 'Parisot' UPU surcharge issue, a fine unused copy. Tiny pin hole. (SG 30) - Est £10

Lot 502 - 1895 - 5c ARMS issue 'Paris' printing IMPERF PLATE PROOF in red on thick card, a fine side marginal pair. (As SG 87) - Est £60

Lot 503 - 1899 - Cover franked with a 1890 5c blue postal stationery CUT OUT (from the 5c envelope H&G B15) tied by feint SANTO DOMINGO cancel. Addressed to USA with 'Pr Carib' ship endorsement at top. Arrival cds on reverse. Cover is trimmed at left and has horizontal crease. - Est £25

Lot 504 - 1906 - 1p black & violet 'Arms' issue, the top value fine mint. (SG 167) - Est £15

Lot 505 - 1915 - 5c black & purple 'Arms' issue with '1915' overprint in red, a fine IMPERF PROOF on white paper. (As SG 213) - Est £45

Lot 506 - 1930 - 1c green & carmine and 5c ultramarine & carmine RED CROSS 'Hurricane Relief' issue both with MIS PRFORATION varieties, the 1c with additional perforations down centre of stamp and the 5c misperfed giving two halves of the stamp as one. (SG 284A & 286A) - Est £15

Lot 507 - 1930 - 10c + 10c red & yellow 'Hurricane Relief' Airmail OPT issue, with opt in gold. A fine mint perforated copy. (Sanabria 14, only 6,500 were printed) - Est £15

Lot 508 - 1930 - 5c + 5c ultramarine & rose 'Hurricane Relief' Airmail OPT issue, with opt in red, A good lightly used perforated copy from the top row of the sheet (imperf at top) showing variety 'HABILITADA PARA CORREO AEREO' OMITTED. Light horizontal crease. (Sanabria 13c) - Est £30

Lot 509 - 1931 - CINDERELLA: Illustrated 'Airplane' cover franked with 1930 10c yellow AIR issue and 1931 3c purple (SG 271 & 296) tied by SANTIAGO cds's with lovely large illustrated 'Map' CINDERELLA label on reverse showing Haiti and the Dominican Republic tied by SANTO DOMINGO transit cds. Addressed to USA with arrival cds also on reverse. Cover has small repaired tear at lower right. - Est £25

Lot 510 - 1933 - 1p sepia 'Birth Centenary of F. A. de Merino' the top value fine mint. (SG 326, Cat £26) - Est £15

Lot 511 - 1934 - Cover from SANTIAGO franked with 1933 10c deep blue AIR issue and 1934 3c violet (SG 331 & 334) tied by good strike of large DIA DEL SERVICIO POSTAL Y TELEGRAFO REPUBLICA DOMINICANA PRIMERA CIRCULACION NOVIEMBRE 30 1934 illustrated 'Postman' cancel. Addressed locally. Nice postman thematic. - Est £25

Lot 512 - 1935 - 13c brown postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C1) with purple lining. A fine unused example. - Est £35

Lot 513 - 1936 - Cover franked with single 1936 7c greenish blue 'National Archives & Library Fund' issue (SG 368) tied by PIMENTEL cds dated MAY 4 1936. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse. An unusual rate from a small village. - Est £30

Lot 514 - 1942 - 'Eighth Anniversary of the Day of Posts and Telegraphs' TRAIN issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 477/8) - Est £10

Lot 515 - 1946 - 'National Anthem' MUSIC issue the set of five fine lightly used. (SG 540/4) - Est £10

Lot 516 - 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 517 - 1830 - PRESTAMP: Group of three long 'Civiles' Official fronts and one cover with fine strikes of oval 'BOLIVAR FRANCA' in red, two line 'AMBATO FRANCA' in red, two line italic 'BOLIVAR DEBE' in red and oval 'BOLIVAR DEBE' in blue. All addressed internally. (4 items) - Est £75

Lot 518 - 1842 - PRESTAMP: Small folded letter from OTAVALO to QUITO with fine strike of OTAVALO FRANCA marking in red, rated '1' in manuscript. - Est £60

Lot 519 - 1865 - 1r orange buff on white wove paper, fine impression, a very fine four margin copy unused without gum. (SG 2) - Est £15

Lot 520 - 1865 - 1r orange yellow on white wove paper, worn impression, a fine used pair with dotted diamond and part cds cancel dated 1872. Margins on three sides, touching along top frame line. (SG 2d) - Est £25

Lot 521 - 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 £75

Lot 522 - 1865 - 1r green on white wove paper, a fine unused copy without gum showing damaged frame at right. Four large margins. (SG 3) - Est £95

Lot 523 - 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 £35

Lot 524 - 1892 - Cover franked with single 1892 10c green 'Seebeck' issue (SG 37) tied by GUAYAQUIL cds dated OCT 1892. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival cds's on reverse. Attractive. - Est £40

Lot 525 - 1896 - 5c on 20c orange 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 125, Cat £27) - Est £20

Lot 526 - 1897 - 'CORREOS PROVISIONALES' opt on 'Liberal Party' issue, the set of four fine mint, odd tiny fault. (SG 167/70) - Est £10

Lot 527 - 1904 - 50c black & yellow 'Birth Centenary of Captain Calderon' issue, the top value very fine cds used. (SG 315, Cat £120) - Est £60

Lot 528 - 1904 - Cover franked with 1901 10c black & indigo (SG 208) tied by QUITO cds to France and 1905 B&W PPC 'El Tungurahua' franked with 1901 2c black & green (SG 206) tied by AMBATO cds and addressed locally. (2 items) - Est £18

Lot 529 - 1907 - SCHOOL MARKS: 10c black & blue with circular 'C E DE LA PROVINCIA' mark of CHIMBORAZO and two other values with the 'C E' Diamond mark of GUAYAS. (3) - Est £16

Lot 530 - 1908 - 'Opening of Guayaquil to Quito Railway' issue, the set of seven fine cds used. (SG 331/7, cat £25) - Est £16

Lot 531 - 1908 - SCHOOL MARKS: Colour 'Stamp' PPC 'Guayaquil, Banco del Ecuador' franked on message side with 1907 3c black & orange with 'Diamond' SCHOOL MARK in black of Guayas (SG 325) tied by GUAYAQUIL cds dated 24 FEB 1908. Addressed to GERMANY. School marks are very rare on cover. - Est £75

Lot 532 - 1911 - 'Portrait' definitive issue, the set of six each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' overprint in red or blue and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 354/359) - Est £30

Lot 533 - 1918 - PERFIN: Cover with 'Banco del Ecuador Guayaquil' imprint on flap franked with pair 1915 5c violet (SG 370) with 'B D E' PERFINS tied by GUAYAQUIL cds dated 1918. Addressed to USA and censored on arrival. Cover has large opening tear at left well away from stamps & markings. - Est £20

Lot 534 - 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 535 - 1923 - 'Quito - Ibarra' SEMI OFFICIAL airmail issue with 'ECUADOR' AIRPLANE overprint in carmine or black. The set of ten unused without gum. Odd small faults but scarce. (Sanabria #529/538, Bertossa #XXVII.a/XXVII.j) - Est £60

Lot 536 - 1923 - 'Quito - Ibarra' SEMI OFFICIAL airmail issue with 'ECUADOR' AIRPLANE overprint in carmine. The set of ten fine unused without gum. Scarce. (Sanabria #529/538, Bertossa #XXVII.a/XXVII.j) - Est £75

Lot 537 - 1928 - 'Opening of Railway at Otavalo' opt issue on 'Consular' REVENUES, the set of seven fine used. (SG 450/6, Cat £17) - Est £15

Lot 538 - 1929 - SCADTA: 15s brownish purple 'Airmail' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 20, Cat £110) - Est £60

Lot 539 - 1929 - 'Airmail' issue with 'OFICIAL' opt, the set of eight good to fine mint. Odd small fault but a scarce set. (SG O466/73, Cat £130+) - Est £75

Lot 540 - 1930 - 'MENDEZ' opt airmail issue, the set of three good to fine used. (SG 470/2, Cat £75) - Est £35

Lot 541 - 1930 - 6c brown & green 'Independence Centenary' issue WATERLOW COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colours, perforated on ungummed paper with hole punch & 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd SPECIMEN' overprint in black. (As SG 476) - Est £24

Lot 542 - 1930 - 10s black AIR issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in black, a fine cds used copy. (SG O477) - Est £10

Lot 543 - 1930 - SCADTA: Airmail cover franked with 2 x 1929 10c brown AIR issue (SG 460) and 1929 1s rose red SCADTA issue (SG 14) tied by two strikes of SERVICIO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS GUAYAQUIL cds dated 26 VII.1930. Addressed to COLOMBIA. Scarce. - Est £45

Lot 544 - 1935 - 10c brown 'Telegraph' issue with 'POSTAL' opt in red with variety 'POSTAI'. (SG 517 var) - Est £12

Lot 545 - 1936 - 'First International Philatelic Exhibition' issue the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 541a/547f) - Est £20

Lot 546 - 1936 - UNISSUED: 5c blue & red '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 547 - 1937 - 5c carmine 'Atahualpa, last emperor of the Incas' issue a fine strip of five with 'OFICIAL' opt in black and red 'SPECIMEN' opt and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG O563) - Est £10

Lot 548 - 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 549 - 1943 - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS - US ARMY POST OFFICES: Stampless cover with manuscript 'Free' at top and 'Pfc.C.W.Ripnyeles, 33366686, 687 Sigs. A.P.O. 662, c/o Postmaster New Orleans, La.' return address at top left with fine strike of U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE A.P.O. 662 cds dated DEC 3 1943 of the American base on SEYMOUR ISLAND, Galapagos. Sent airmail to USA with boxed Censor mark at left. - Est £30

Lot 550 - 1947 - 15c orange 'Propaganda' postal stationery viewcard (H&G Unlisted) with view in black of 'Guayaquil by Night' with Tourism overprint in blue from the Office of Propaganda of the President of the Republic. A good unused example. Uncommon. - Est £30

Lot 551 - 1947 - OFFICIAL issue with 'Primero la Patria! Servicio Interno AEREO' AIRPLANE overprint, the set of three fine unused. (Sanabria #206/208, only 10,000 of each printed) - Est £12

Lot 552 - 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 553 - 1954 - UNISSUED: Airmail cover franked with 1948 50c carmine & green and 1935 40c brown red & red UNISSUED 'Columbus' commemoration issue with 'MUESTRA' opt in black (Bertossa #377) both tied by GUAYAQUIL cds. Addressed to USA. Unusual. - Est £15

Lot 554 - 1957 - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: 'Pictorial' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 1/6) - Est £15

Lot 555 - 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 556 - 1963 - 2s carmine & yellow orange and 4.20s blue & purple 'Centenary of Paris Postal Conference' MAIL COACH & AIRCRAFT issue in fine mint IMPERF PAIRS. (SG 1230/1) - Est £20

Lot 557 - 1963 - Pair of printed international parcel post forms sent from QUITO to UK and USA franked with various issues along with a variety of markings and notations. Interesting. (2 items) - Est £18

Lot 558 - 1964 - 1.80s deep blue with 'FARO DE COLON AEREO' opt in gold a fine unmounted mint block of four and also a single stamps with variety OPT IN BRONZE unmounted mint. (SG 1268, Bertossa #1184 & 1184a) - Est £15

Lot 559 - 1972 - Registered airmail cover franked with a variety of issues sent from MARCHALA with manuscript return address on front and stamps cancelled with undated CERTIFICADA PROV. EL ORO cancels. Addressed to RABAUL - NEW BRITAIN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA with arrival cds on reverse. A very unusual destination. - Est £12

Lot 560 - 1978 - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: Cover with 'M.S. LINDBLAD EXPLORER' Galapagos imprint with letter datelined 'Galapagos 26 Maart '78' inside and return address in the Netherlands Antilles franked with USA 13c brown tied by ROYAL OAK cds. Addressed to USA. - Est £12

Lot 561 - 1980 - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: Plain postcard franked with 1977-1979 1s, 1.10s and 3.40s tied by two strikes of undated FLOREANA PROVINCE DE GALAPAGOS cancel with '23 MAR 1980' date handstamps alongside. Addressed to USA. - Est £10

Falkland Islands

Lot 562 - 1891 - 2½d ultramarine QV issue, a good mint copy. (SG 30, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 563 - 1893 - 1d carmine on buff QV PSC (H&G 3) datelined 'Port Stanley 15/8 93' with dumb 'Cork' cancel in black and FALKLAND ISLANDS cds dated AUG 15 1893 addressed to GERMANY and 1895 1d red on buff QV PS reply card datelined 'Port Stanley' on reverse (H&G 4, message half only) used with barred numeral 'F1' cancel with FALKLAND ISLANDS cds to GERMANY. Small faults but both cards are commercial use with full messages on reverse. (2 items) - Est £95

Lot 564 - 1912 - 2½d deep bright blue GV issue, perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 63, Cat £28) - Est £10

Lot 565 - 1921 - 2½d deep blue & 1/- deep ochre GV issue, both fine mint. (SG 76 & 79, Cat £48) - Est £16

Lot 566 - 1933 - ½d to 6d 'Centenary of British Administration' issue, seven values all fine mint. (SG 127/133, Cat £183+) - Est £60

Lot 567 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue the set of four fine mint. (SG 139/42, Cat £55) - Est £18

Lot 568 - 1938 - 1/- light dull blue and 1/- dull blue GVI issue, both shades fine mint. (SG 158 & 158b, Cat £113) - Est £35

Lot 569 - 1938 - £1 black & violet GVI issue, top value, a fine mint copy. (SG 163, Cat £140) - Est £45

Lot 570 - 1948 - DEPENDENCIES: 6d black & orange and 6d black & ochre GVI issue both shades fine mint. (SG G6 & G6e, Cat £59) - Est £20

Lot 571 - 1952 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 172/85, Cat £190) - Est £60

Lot 572 - 1952 - Circa 1952. Cover franked with single 1952 2½d black & light ultramarine GVI issue (SG 175) tied by FOX-BAY cds. Addressed to UK. - Est £35

Lot 573 - 1958 - DEPENDENCIES: Cover franked with 1954 2½d black & yellow ochre QE2 issue (SG G30) tied by fine strike of HOPE BAY GRAHAMLAND cds dated 20 DEC 1958 with second strike alongside. Addressed to ITALY with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £18

Lot 574 - 1963 - SOUTH GEORGIA: 'QE2' definitive issue, the complete set of sixteen with both £1 values all fine mint. (SG 1/16, Cat £200) - Est £65

Lot 575 - 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

Gambia

Lot 576 - 1902 - 1/6 green & carmine on yellow EVII issue with variety DENTED FRAME, a fine mint copy. (SG 53a, Cat £400) - Est £125

Lot 577 - 1904 - 5d grey & black, 7½d green & carmine and 10d olive & carmine EVII issue all fine mint. (SG 63 & 65/6, Cat £88) - Est £28

Lot 578 - 1909 - 3/- yellow & green EVII Issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 85, Cat £55) - Est £18

Lot 579 - 1922 - 4d red on yellow GV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 129, Cat £30) - Est £10

Lot 580 - 1922 - 1/- purple on yellow, 1/6 blue & black, 2/- purple on blue, 2/6 deep green & black and 4/- brown & black GV issue all good to fine mint. (SG 134/7 & 140, Cat £185) - Est £60

Lot 581 - 1922 - 3/- slate purple & black GV issue, a fine cds used copy. A couple of short perfs at lower right but a rare stamp. (SG 139, Cat £550) - Est £150

Gold Coast

Lot 582 - 1876 - ½d olive yellow QV issue, wmk 'Crown CC', perf 14, a good mint copy with full gum. (SG 4, Cat £110) - Est £30

Lot 583 - 1876 - 1d blue QV issue, wmk 'Crown CC', perf 14, a good mint copy with full gum, couple of light tones. (SG 5, Cat £55) - Est £15

Lot 584 - 1876 - 2d green QV issue, wmk 'Crown CC', perf 14, a good mint copy with full gum. (SG 6, Cat £160) - Est £50

Lot 585 - 1876 - 4d magenta QV issue, wmk 'Crown CC', perf 14, a good mint copy with full gum. (SG 7, Cat £325) - Est £95

Lot 586 - 1876 - 6d orange QV issue, wmk 'Crown CC', perf 14, a good mint copy with full gum. (SG 8, Cat £375) - Est £110

Lot 587 - 1882 - ½d olive yellow QV issue, wmk 'Crown CA', perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 9, Cat £300) - Est £95

Lot 588 - 1882 - 1d blue QV issue, wmk 'Crown CA', perf 14, an unused copy with sweated gum & other faults inc slightly trimmed perfs at top but a rare stamp. Better than a spacefiller. (SG 10, Cat £1200) - Est £150

Lot 589 - 1884 - 3d olive yellow and 3d olive QV issue both shades fine mint. (SG 15 & 15a, Cat £60) - Est £20

Lot 590 - 1889 - 1d on 6d orange QV 'Surcharge' issue, an unused used copy without gum. (SG 20, Cat £160) - Est £40

Lot 591 - 1902 - Cover with manuscript 'Per S.S. Fanti or the German Steamer' at top franked with 1898 1d dull mauve & rose QV issue (SG 27) tied by CAPE COAST cds dated AP 9 1902. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 592 - 1928 - 'GV' definitive issue the set of ten fine mint. (SG 103/12, Cat £120) - Est £40

Lot 593 - 1948 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 135/46, Cat £85) - Est £28

Lot 594 - 1951 - Cover with manuscript 'Forces Mail' at top and 'From 10542983 S/Sgt Logg F Reine, No. 1 Station w/shops, Giffard Camp, Accra, Gold Coast, BWA' return address on reverse franked with 1948 2½d yellow brown & scarlet GVI issue (SG 139) tied by fine strike of large double ring GIFFARD CAMP cds dated 9 JUN 1951. Addressed to UK. - Est £20

Lot 595 - 1952 - 'QE2' definitive issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 153/64, Cat £85) - Est £28

Lot 596 - 1956 - Airmail cover franked with 1952 6d black & orange and 2/- brown olive & carmine QE2 issue (SG 160 & 162) tied by three fine strikes of SALAGA cds dated 24 SEP 1956. Addressed to SWITZERLAND. - Est £16

Guatemala

Lot 597 - 1820 - PRESTAMP: Circa 1820. Colonial period cover from GUATEMALA CITY to SUCHITEPEQUEZ with fair strike of straight line GUATEMALA marking in black and rated '6' in manuscript on front. Small fault at top but scarce as a complete cover. - Est £45

Lot 598 - 1871 - 1c ochre buff a fine IMPERF block of six mint with full gum. (SG 1a) - Est £24

Lot 599 - 1873 - 4r mauve 'Litho' issue, a fine looking cds used copy. Small thin on reverse but otherwise a great copy. (SG 5, Cat £120) - Est £60

Lot 600 - 1873 - 4r mauve 'Litho' issue, a good looking unused copy. Thinned on reverse but very presentable. (SG 5, Cat £475) - Est £150

Lot 601 - 1873 - 1p yellow 'Litho' issue, a good looking cds used copy. Two tiny corner thins show on reverse but otherwise a superb example. (SG 6, Cat £150) - Est £65

Lot 602 - 1877 - ¼r black 'Liberty Head' postal stationery card (H&G 1) datelined 'Guatla 6/9 77' on reverse with feint oval red company marking alongside. Addressed to QUEZALTENANGO without any postal markings but undoubtably a genuine early commercial use with full message on reverse. Rare. - Est £75

Lot 603 - 1881 - 1c on ¼r green & brown 'Quetzal' SURCHARGE issue a fine unused copy. (SG 17) - Est £10

Lot 604 - 1881 - INVERTED CENTRE: 2c green & yellow brown 'Quetzal' issue with variety CENTRE INVERTED. A fine mint copy. (SG 22a, Cat £500) - Est £250

Lot 605 - 1881 - 'Quetzal' issue set of five fine mint O.G. (SG 21/25, Cat £23) - Est £12

Lot 606 - 1886 - 100c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety 110c AT UPPER LEFT & a00c AT LOWER LEFT a fine mint copy, couple of short perfs at right but a scarce and underrated variety. (SG 29a) - Est £20

Lot 607 - 1886 - 150c on 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' issue with variety 'INVERTED G IN GUATEMALA', a fine mint copy. (SG 30c) - Est £10

Lot 608 - 1886 - 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' REVENUE issue, a good used copy with part 'PAGADO' cancel in purple. - Est £30

Lot 609 - 1886 - REVENUE: 1p vermilion 'Railway Bond' REVENUE issue (without opt), a fine mint copy. A very scarce revenue in mint condition. - Est £20

Lot 610 - 1894 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 3c blue on cream PSC (H&G 3) used with fine strike of AGENCIA POSTAL AMBULANTE No. 3 ESCUINTLA Y SAN JOSE cds on front dated 12 JAN 1894. Addressed to GUATEMALA CITY with second strike of the different ambulante cds AGENCIA POSTAL AMBULANTE No. 1 ESCUINTLA Y SAN JOSE on reverse along with GUATEMALA CITY arrival cds both also dated 12 JAN 1894. Card is creased down centre but a nice double Ambulante item. - Est £75

Lot 611 - 1897 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 6c on 5c blue 'Quetzal' OPT postal stationery envelope (H&G B8) sent from ESCUINTLA with company handstamp on reverse used with AGENCIA POSTAL AMBULANTE No. 1 GUATEMALA Y ESCUINTLA cds dated JAN 4 1879. Addressed to GUATEMALA CITY with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 612 - 1898 - 'Revenue' SURCHARGE issue the complete set of nine good to fine mint. (SG 90/98, Cat £70) - Est £35

Lot 613 - 1898 - TELEGRAPHS: Nice range of 'Telegrafos' OPTS on the 1897 Exposition issue with various values & surcharges plus opt in red or vermilion etc. Mostly unused with a couple of used. (19 stamps) - Est £25

Lot 614 - 1900 - 5c deep blue 'Quetzal' issue, a fine mint block of fifteen. An attractive multiple. (SG 103) - Est £60

Lot 615 - 1901 - Registered cover franked with a single 1900 25c yellow 'Quetzal' issue (SG 108) tied by 'Lines' cancel in purple with large 'OFICINA DE CERTIFICADOS GUATEMALA' hybrid cds & boxed registration marking dated FEB 2 1901. Addressed to HOLLAND with British transit marks on front & Dutch arrival cds on reverse. Cover has a couple of light tones but otherwise an attractive & less common single 25c registered franking. - Est £65

Lot 616 - 1901 - Cover franked with 1886 10c scarlet 'Quetzal' issue (SG 48) cancelled by dumb 'Circle of Bars' marking in b lack with fine octagonal OFICINA POSTAL DE IZABAL cds alongside in blue. Addressed to USA with PUERTO BARRIOS transit cds's and USA arrival cds's all on reverse. - Est £75

Lot 617 - 1911 - 2c on 5c black & blue, a fine cds used copy with variety OPT INVERTED. (SG 144a) - Est £10

Lot 618 - 1922 - SURCHARGES: 25c on 30c black & vermilion 'Surcharge' issue, a fine plating study on large printed sheet with 78 stamps in total mint & used with a few multiples and a couple of the harder to find types. (SG 185A/D) - Est £50

Lot 619 - 1922 - SURCHARGES: 25c on 60c black & olive green 'Surcharge' issue, a fine plating study on large printed sheet with 100+ stamps in total mint & used with a few multiples and all five types represented. (SG 186A/E) - Est £60

Lot 620 - 1922 - SURCHARGES: 25c on 75c black & lilac 'Surcharge' issue, a fine plating study on large printed sheet with 100+ stamps in total mint & used with a few multiples and all five types represented. (SG 187A/E) - Est £60

Lot 621 - 1922 - SURCHARGES: 25c on 90c black & red brown 'Surcharge' issue, a fine plating study on large printed sheet with 100+ stamps in total mint & used with a few multiples and all five types represented. (SG 188A/E) - Est £75

Lot 622 - 1922 - SURCHARGES: 25c on 1p 50c orange & blue 'Surcharge' issue, a fine plating study on large printed sheet with approx 100 stamps in total mint & used with a few multiples and all five types represented. (SG 190A/E) - Est £75

Lot 623 - 1922 - 25c on 1p 50c orange & blue, the set of five different overprint types A to E, good to fine used. (SG 190A/190E) - Est £12

Lot 624 - 1922 - SURCHARGES: 25c on 2p black & red orange 'Surcharge' issue, a fine plating study on large printed sheet with 100+ stamps in total mint & used with a few multiples and all five types represented. (SG 191A/E) - Est £75

Lot 625 - 1922 - 25c on 2p black & red orange, a fine mint copy with overprint type E. Uncommon, only two stamps in the sheet of 100 have this overprint. (SG 191E) - Est £20

Lot 626 - 1922 - SURCHARGES: 25c on 5p yellow green & sepia 'Surcharge' issue, a fine plating study on large printed sheet with 100+ stamps in total mint & used with a few multiples and all five types represented. (SG 193A/E) - Est £85

Lot 627 - 1928 - ½c on 2p orange, a fine mint copy with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Only 400 were printed. (SG 224a) - Est £18

Lot 628 - 1930 - OFFICIAL MAIL: 2.50p grey brown postal stationery envelope (H&G B15) with printed 'Sub-Direccion General Y Administracion Central de Correos Republica de Guatemala C.A.' OFFICIAL imprint at top left used with 1929 3c yellow green 'Triangular' OFFICIAL issue (SG O241) applied over the stamp imprint at top right and tied by oval CORREOS INTERNACIONALES OFICIAL GUATEMALA C.A. cancel in black dated MAR 18 1930 with purple official 'Arms' cachet alongside. Addressed to USA. A scarce & unusual usage. - Est £65

Lot 629 - 1934 - Cover franked with single 4c orange yellow with 'AEREO INTERIOR 1933' opt and 1c olive green TAX issue (SG 273 & 223) tied by GUATEMALA CITY roller cancel dated JAN 8 1934. Sent by the internal airmail service with two strikes of VIA AEREA AIR MAIL marking in red. Addressed to COBAN with arrival cds on reverse. Nice proper use of the interior airmail issue. - Est £15

Lot 630 - 1935 - 2.50q sage green & carmine and 5q blue & orange AIR issue, the two top values fine mint. (SG 319/320) - Est £15

Lot 631 - 1935 - 50c violet 'Las Vacas railway Bridge' postal stationery card (H&G 14) with multicoloured picture on reverse celebrating the 'Jubilee of General Barrios'. A used example with CARTERO 1 GUATEMALA marking on reverse. Addressed to PAMPLONA. Card has some light toning but otherwise very scarce. - Est £45

Lot 632 - 1939 - Trio of covers with uses of the 1939 'OFICIAL' opt issue inc superb 1950 long airmail cover from the 'Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social franked with 15 stamps tied from GUATEMALA CITY to Switzerland and 2 x 1949 REG airmails to USA. Not often seen on cover. (3 items) - Est £30

Lot 633 - 1941 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Three covers to USA, two dated 1941 & 1944 both with superb strikes of CORREOS NACIONALES AMBULANTE / AMBULANTE LINEA RIO BRAVO TIQUISATE cds's and 1942 cover with CORREOS NACIONALES AMBULANTE / CATORCE LINEA TIQUISATE CHAMPERICO marking on reverse. Mixed condition. (3 items) - Est £55

Lot 634 - 1942 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Long printed 'Secretaria de la Presidencia' REG airmail cover franked with 1929 5c lake & 10c orange brown 'Triangular' OFFICIAL issue (SG O243/4) tied by 'Lines' cancel with GUATEMALA CITY cds dated 25 JUN 1942 and boxed REG marking alongside. Addressed to USA with 'PASSED BY CENSOR' marking in black on front & transit & arrival marks on reverse. Also 1961 internal stampless official cover. (2 items) - Est £30

Lot 635 - 1943 - 15c ultramarine '4th Centenary of Founding of Antigua' issue, DIE 1, a fine mint copy. (SG 424, Cat £24) - Est £15

Lot 636 - 1949 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Pair of 'Agencia' covers to Guatemala City with boxed 'FRANQUICIA' marking or circular 'AGENCIA MARITIMA NACIONAL FRANCO SEGUA ARTICULO IV DEL CONTRATO' (franking privilege) marking both with added 1945 1c orange TAX issue (SG 430) with AMBULANTE No.OCHO LINEA GUATEMALA PTO SAN JOSE and AMBULANTE NUMERO 19 LINEA TIQUISATE CHAMPERICO cancels. (2 items) - Est £35

Lot 637 - 1951 - Four 'Routhier' covers three franked 1c & ½c (SG 488 & 490) & one with BISECTED 8c (SG 498) all from small villages in ALTA VERAPAZ state, all show manuscript return addresses at left, addressed to Routhier in Guatemala City, some have transit markings. Cancels include CAHABON, LANQUIN, CHAHAL (cover creased) & TACTIC. Great lot of really remote Post offices. (4 items) - Est £20

Lot 638 - 1951 - Correspondence of twenty 'Routhier' covers most franked 1c & ½c (SG 488 & 490) all from small villages in SAN MARCOS state, all show manuscript return addresses at left, addressed to Routhier in Guatemala City. Cancels include SAN CRISTOBAL CUCHO, SAN PABLO, NUEVO PROGRESO, SIPACAPA, SIVINAL, SERCHIL, TUMBADOR, TAJUMULCO, SAN ANTONIO SAC, AYUTLA (2 covers), SAN JOSE OJOTENAN, OCOS, PAJAPITA, ZANJON SAN LORENZO, CATARINA, SAN RAFAEL PIE DE LA CUESTA, SAN MIGUEL IXTAHUACAN, LA REFORMA, EL QUETZAL & SAN LORENZO. Nice group of difficult to find postmarks. (21) - Est £65

Lot 639 - 1951 - BISECTS: Nice group of commercial mid period BISECT items all from 1951 inc piece with RECEPTORIA DE CARTAS cds, REG cover with SAN JUAN SAC. cancels, cover with PALIN cds, cover with EL RODEO cds, two postcards to GERMANY from GUATEMALA CITY, airmail cover from HUEHUETENANGO to EL SALVADOR and cover with double bisect from GUATEMALA CIRT to MAZATENANGO. (8 items) - Est £45

Lot 640 - 1953 - Nice group of 1953-1955 commercial covers all with frankings of the 1953 'National Fair' issue inc 30c on airmail cover to Switzerland, pair 4c & 1c on cover to USA with green BUZON 32 GUATEMALA marking, 1c & 65c on cover to Germany, 1c & 15c on REG cover to Switzerland and 5c on airmail cover to USA. This issue is uncommon used on cover. (5 covers) - Est £35

Lot 641 - 1974 - Cover sent from SANTA ROSA CHUJUYUB DEPTO DE EL QUICHE with lovely undated cds with added manuscript date (1st JUL 1974) franked 1971 2c blue & red on front & 1972 1c blue on reverse (SG 897 & 929) both tied by DESPACHO QUICHE cds's in blue (dated 2 JUL). Addressed to GUATAMALA CITY. - Est £10

Lot 642 - 1934-1955 - Nice group of REGISTERED covers franked with a variety of issues including airmails and commemoratives and a good array of cancel and boxed registration markings. (11 items) - Est £40

Lot 643 - 1947-1958 - Group of 'Triangular' OFFICIAL issues used on cover, all appear to be commercial uses rather than official inc REG, Nice Hotel Victoria cover, 1949 single 4c tied by LA REFORMA cds to Guatemala City, 1947 airmail cover to USA with 1c block of six, 1949 4c on cover with AMBULANTE No.CUATRO LINEA GUATEMALA AYUTLA cancel and late use of the 25c on 1958 airmail cover to Switzerland and 10c on cover to USA. (6 items) - Est £35

Lot 644 - 1947-1965 - Group of modern PICTURE POSTCARDS with a range of frankings to the UK or USA inc some smaller originations inc PANAJACHEL (2), SAN SEBASTIAN and CHICHICASTENANGO plus three from Guatemala City. (7) - Est £20

Lot 645 - 1947-1999 - FIRST DAY COVERS: Large lot of FDC's with a variety of sets & singles inc better with 1948 Maps, 1949 Universities Congress, 1950 6th Central American & Caribbean Games, 1950 Tourist Propaganda Air set, 1950 Social Assistance Fund AIRMAIL miniature sheet, 1951 75th Anniversary of UPU miniature sheet, 1953 Democracy, 1956 1c, 3c & 4c Red Cross issue, 1956 Rotary, 1958 Red Cross, 1959 President Armas, 1959 Train, 1959 UN opt, 1960 UNESCO, 1963 Presidents Reunion opt, 1964 Palaces, 1967 Abraham Lincoln, 1968 Exchange Visits, 1968 Nobel Literature Prize, 1971 50c on 3q opt, 1971 Stamp Centenary miniature sheet, 1971 Homage to Philately, 1972 Olympic Games opt miniature sheet and 1984 1c to 25c Coffee issue. Condition generally fine. (46 covers) - Est £75

Lot 646 - 1948-1960 - BUZON MARKINGS: Group of mostly commercial airmail covers all with 'BUZON' markings, mostly Guatemala City with numbers 1, 4, 13 (3), 25, 27, 33 and three covers with both 13 and 50 struck on the reverse plus 1950 cover with BUZON 1 SAN MARCOS and 1951 cover with BUZON 1 CHIQUIMULA. (14 items) - Est £45

Lot 647 - 1980-1988 - Three illustrated 8c or 10c modern 'Quetzal' postal stationery envelopes with 'San Carlos University', 'Semana Santa' and 'Café de Guatemala' illustrations all used to USA and two with added stamps. (3 items) - Est £18

Haiti

Lot 648 - 1787 - PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter datelined 'Middletown March 26th 1787' with manuscript 'Forwarded by your Captain, Cape 29 April 1787' with fine strike of large 'CAP' marking in black (Jamet #10) and rated '2' in manuscript. Addressed to 'Capt Noah Scovell on board Brig Dolphin at Cape Francois or Port au Prince' with the 'Cape Francois' section neatly crossed out with manuscript pen strokes. The cover also has a manuscript notation 'Hand by Cpt Mings' in lower left corner. The letter is a request for Spanish hides and references Captain Ming handling the letter. A rare item, very unusual to get mail transiting Haiti and receiving St Dominique markings. - Est £350

Lot 649 - 1867 - INCOMING MAIL: Complete folded letter from UK with manuscript 'Pr Pkt' on front and fine strike of LOMBARD STREET PAID cds in red dated JUL 16 1867 alongside. Addressed to PORT AU PRINCE, rated 2/- in red manuscript. - Est £60

Lot 650 - 1874 - Incoming cover from Great Britain franked with 1873 1/- green QV issue, Plate 8 (SG 150) tied by LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE '466' duplex cds dated 1 JAN 1874. Addressed to 'Jacmel, Hayti' and endorsed 'Pr West India Mail via Southampton' at top left. - Est £75

Lot 651 - 1877 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: 4d sage green QV issue, plate 16 used with good strike of barred numeral 'C59' of the British Post Office at JACMEL. (SG Z11, Cat £200) - Est £100

Lot 652 - 1882 - 3c grey bistre on buff PERFORATED 'Liberty Head' issue, a mint block of four with full O.G. Small tear long perfs at base but otherwise very attractive. (SG 12, Cat £42) - Est £15

Lot 653 - 1883 - PERFIN: 1c blue 'Drooping Palms' issue with 'Monogram' PERFIN used with PORT-AU-PRINCE cds (SG 41, stamp is thinned) plus 1883 2c blue 'Quittances' REVENUE used with a similar but different 'Monogram' PERFIN, the latter not seen by us before. - Est £30

Lot 654 - 1886 - Red on white formular postal stationery card (H&G 7) with added 1882 3c grey bistre on buff PERFORATED 'Liberty Head' (SG 12) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 25 MAI 1886. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival mark on front. Part of the address has been erased but added back in pencil. A fine looking & very scarce item. - Est £95

Lot 655 - 1892 - Cover franked with 2 x 1891 5c orange 'Upright Palms' issue (SG 32, stamps slightly oxidised) tied by two strikes of PETIT-GOAVE cds with additional strikes alongside. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 656 - 1893 - 3c drab lilac 'Drooping Palms' issue, a fine mint IMPERF block of four. (SG 37a) - Est £45

Lot 657 - 1896 - Small lot of 'Palms' issue varieties with 1c pale blue and 7c slate IMPERF BETWEEN PAIRS, 7c slate pair with DOUBLE PERFORATIONS variety and 2c Indian red, 3c chocolate, 5c grey green 7c slate (2) and 20c orange all IMPERF singles. Mixed condition with small faults. - Est £25

Lot 658 - 1897 - INCOMING MAIL & BICYCLE THEMATIC: Lovely fold out 'Monarch Cycling M'F'G Co.' with superb illustration of a man on an early racing bike sent from the USA franked with 1895 1c deep blue 'Franklin' issue (SG 267) tied by oval NEW YORK cancel dated 22 APR 1897. Addressed to 'Hugo O Zoeni, Port au Prince, Hayti on San Domingo'. - Est £78

Lot 659 - 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 660 - 1902 - 1c blue on white, 2c orange on pink, 3c green on cream, 1c+1c blue on grey, 2c+2c orange on pale lilac and 3c+3c green on lilac 'Simon Sam' postal stationery cards all with boxed 'MAI Gt Pre 1902' provisional overprint (H&G 7/12). The complete set of six fine unused. - Est £90

Lot 661 - 1902 - Cover franked with pair 1898 10c orange 'Arms' issue (SG 58) tied by fine PORT-DE-PAIX cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to USA with small boxed 'R' & manuscript '484' registration markings with transit cds on reverse. - Est £90

Lot 662 - 1902 - 3c green on cream postal stationery card with boxed 'MAI Gt Pre 1902' provisional overprint (H&G 9) fine unused. - Est £15

Lot 663 - 1905 - Nice group of NORD ALEXIS issue with B&W PPC 'Haiti. Foret' franked with 1904 1c green and 2c red (SG 109/110) tied by LE HAVRE French arrival cds's to FRANCE, 1906 cover franked with 1904 10c cinnamon (SG 112) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds to HUNGARY and 1906 B&W PPC of 'Aquim' franked 1904 5c deep blue (SG 111) tied by GONAIVES cds to USA. (3 items) - Est £75

Lot 664 - 1907 - Range of octagonal OPT INVERTED varieties with 1906 2c on 50c plum opt in black used, 1907 1c on 5c deep blue mint, 1c on 10c cinnamon opt in brown mint, 1c on 20c orange mint, 2c on 10c cinnamon mint & unused, 2c on 20c orange (looks to be a forgery) and 2c on 50c plum opt in red mint. (8 stamps, SG 116, 154/9 var) - Est £40

Lot 665 - 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 666 - 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 667 - 1920 - 'Agriculture & Commerce' issue, the set of five each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with small hole punch. Very fine. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 294/298) - Est £24

Lot 668 - 1921 - PROVISIONAL ISSUES: Cover franked with 1914 pair 10c cinnamon 'Nord Alexis' issue with 'GL O.Z. 7 FEV 1914' overprints and 1920 5c green (SG 178 & 295) tied by three light strikes of PORT DE PAIX cds with addition two strikes on reverse. Addressed to USA with PORT AU PRINCE transit cds on reverse. Late use for this issue. - Est £75

Lot 669 - 1925 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 50c black & orange (SG 302) tied by PORT-AU-PRINCE cds dated 4 DEC 1925 with second strike alongside and small 'AVION' cachet in black. Addressed to CAP HAITIEN with arrival cds on reverse. Some perf toning around stamp. This cover was flown by the US Marine Corps on the resumption of the regular airmail service. (See Haiti's First Flights Page 7) - Est £45

Lot 670 - 1927 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with single 1924 10c carmine (SG 300) tied by fine CROIX DES BOUQUETS cds with second strike alongside and also by '1927 BERTHELOT 1927' cachet in blue. Addressed to the 'Comite Marcelin Berthelot, Port-au-Prince' flown on the Jeremie - Port-au-Prince return flight to raise funds for the Berthelot centenary fund with PORT-AU-PRINCE arrival cds dated the same day on reverse. A rare flight only 75 covers were carried. (Muller #8a) - Est £180

Lot 671 - 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 672 - 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 673 - 1928 - Printed 'Roessler' cover franked with 1924 10c carmine & 50c black & orange (SG 300 & 302) tied by PORT AU PRINCE cds's in blue dated 10 APR 1928 and also by circular 'AVION' airplane cachet in blue. Addressed to USA with two line 'WEST INDIAN AERIAL EXPRESS REP. DOMINICAINE.. CUBA.. PTO RICO.. HAITI' first flight cachet in blue on front (this cachet omits the word 'INAUGURATION') flown via CUBA with HAVANA transit cds on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 674 - 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 675 - 1931 - '50th Anniversary of Membership of the UPU' issue the pair overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with small hole punch. Very fine. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 310/311) - Est £10

Lot 676 - 1933 - 60c on 20c blue 'Boyd-Lyon' airmail overprint issue a fine mint copy. (SG 311a, Cat £60) - Est £40

Lot 677 - 1933 - 'Airmail' issue the set of six overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with small hole punch. Very fine. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 325/330) - Est £35

Lot 678 - 1939 - 'Port-au-Prince Athletic Stadium Fund' issue the set of three fine mint. (SG 336/338) - Est £30

Lot 679 - 1939 - 'Port-au-Prince Athletic Stadium Fund' issue the set of three good to fine used. (SG 336/338) - Est £25

Lot 680 - 1949 - 'Anti-Tuberculosis & Malaria Relief Fund' issue the set of six fine mint. (SG 427/32) - Est £35

Lot 681 - 1949 - 20c + 20c sepia 'Anti-tuberculosis and Malaria Relief Fund' issue, a superb large format DIE PROOF of the completed design in issued colours. Struck on thin paper mounted on a large piece of archive card with '91155' Die number at top. Fine & scarce. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (As SG 427) - Est £75

Lot 682 - 1951 - 'National Products' issue the set of four fine mint. (SG 456/459) - Est £10

Lot 683 - 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

Honduras

Lot 684 - 1866 - 2r black on green, a fine mint bottom marginal block of eight showing variety 'LOS' FOR 'DOS' on top left-hand stamp. Some creasing. (SG 1) - Est £24

Lot 685 - 1894 - 5c black on white 'Seebeck' postal stationery envelope (H&G B17) used with 'Lines' cancel and oval CORREOS DE HONDURAS YUSCARAN cancel in violet on reverse. Addressed to TEGUCIGALPA. Nice correct internal use of this envelope. - Est £30

Lot 686 - 1896 - Cover franked with single 1896 10c orange red 'Arias' issue (SG 103) tied by 'Lines' cancel with oval CORREOS HONDURAS YUSCARAN cancel in purple dated JUN 18 1896 alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Cover has neatly repaired tear at left but otherwise a scarce issue used on cover. - Est £40

Lot 687 - 1898 - FORGERIES - TRAINS: 'Locomotive' issue 1c brown, 5c grey blue, 5c dull purple ERROR OF COLOUR, 6c dull purple, 10c deep blue, 20c brown orange, 50c orange red and 1p blue green IMPERF FORGERIES in unused corner marginal blocks of eight. (64 stamps, As SG 108/115) - Est £25

Lot 688 - 1900 - 2c + 2c orange TRAIN 'Provisional' postal stationery reply card (H&G 35, the message half only) issued for AMAPALA with two strikes of circular 'REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS ADUANA DE AMAPALA' control mark in blue and fine strike of the straight line 'PERMITASE' control mark in violet, precancelled with 'HONDURAS' lines cancel and light AMPALA cds dated JUL 1 1900 both in purple. Uncommon. - Est £25

Lot 689 - 1903 - 'Guardiola' issue the set of eight all with 'SPECIMEN' overprint and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. archive. (SG 118/125) - Est £45

Lot 690 - 1903 - 3c + 3c olive green on green TRAIN 'Provisional' postal stationery reply card (H&G 36, the reply half only) issued for AMAPALA with two strikes of circular 'REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS ADUANA DE AMAPALA' control mark in blue, cancelled to order with 'HONDURAS' lines cancel in purple. Uncommon. - Est £20

Lot 691 - 1906 - Cover franked with 3 x 1903 5c deep blue 'Guardiola' issue (SG 120) tied by 'Lines' cancel and by SAN PEDRO SULA duplex cds dated MAY 15 1906. Addressed to FRANCE with transit marks on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 692 - 1907 - 5c black 'Medina' issue IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thin paper, a fine example. (As SG 129) - Est £24

Lot 693 - 1907 - Unsealed cover franked with strip of three 1907 1c green 'Medina' issue (SG 127) tied by 'Lines' cancel and also by SAN PEDRO SULA cds. Addressed to USA with PUERTO CORTEZ transit cds on front. Interesting 3c rate. - Est £45

Lot 694 - 1909 - 1c green 'Medina' LITHO issue, two used copies both with variety STAMP PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES. Some thinning from being hinged but an underrated variety. (SG 135c) - Est £16

Lot 695 - 1913 - '2 CENTAVOS' on 1c violet 'Hass' issue, a fine mint corner marginal block of ten. Lovely multiple. (SG 159)  - Est £20

Lot 696 - 1913 - 10c on 1c violet with 'OFICIAL' overprint in red. A fine unused block of six. (SG O188) - Est £30

Lot 697 - 1913 - Cover franked with 1913 5c on 1c violet and 2 x 6c on 1c violet 'Hass' SURCHARGE issue (SG 164 & 166) tied by LA CEIBA cds's dated MAY 26 1913. Addressed to PORTUGAL with arrival cds on reverse. Cover is a little trimmed on two sides but a very scarce issue used on cover. - Est £25

Lot 698 - 1914 - 10c on 20c on 1c violet with 'OFICIAL' overprint in red and later 'OFICIAL 10 cts' overprint in black. A fine unused example. A very scarce stamp. (SG O191) - Est £30

Lot 699 - 1914 - Registered cover franked with 1913 5c on 2c carmine, 10c on 6c slate violet and 10c on 50c carmine rose (SG 179 & 184/185) tied by 'Lines' cancels with SAN PEDRO SULA CERTIFICADOS cds alongside and boxed 'SAN PEDRO SULA' registration marking. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival marks on reverse. A scarce franking of this issue. - Est £90

Lot 700 - 1920 - 2c silver 'Assumption of Power by General Gutierrez'  issue (Large type) a fine mint copy. An underrated stamp. (SG 208) - Est £24

Lot 701 - 1923 - 1p on 5c magenta, a fine mint copy with variety 'PSEO' for 'PESO'. (SG 214a) - Est £20

Lot 702 - 1926 - Cover franked with single 1926 6d mauve with '1926' overprint in black (SG 241) tied by 'Lines' cancel with large TELA ATLANTIDA cds alongside. Addressed to USA. Uncommon issue on cover. - Est £36

Lot 703 - 1927 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES: Headed 'Central American Lines EXPRESO AEREO' Baggage label addressed internally to SIQUETEPEC with CENTRAL AMERICAN AIRLINES 50c grey blue on blue SEMI OFFICIAL Airmail issue (Sanabria # 1) tied on reverse by boxed CENTRAL AMERICAN AIRLINES AVION COMMERCIAL CORREO AEREO TEGUCIGALPA HONDURAS cancel dated MAR 11 1927.  The label has a repaired corner & some other peripheral faults but and EXCEPTIONAL RARITY. Less than 10 of these baggage labels are thought to exist. - Est £195

Lot 704 - 1927 - PRIVATE AIRMAIL COMPANIES: 50c carmine on blue 'Central American Airways' SEMI-OFFICIAL airmail issue with variety IMPERFORATE fine mint. (Sanabria #502a) - Est £30

Lot 705 - 1929 - 'Official' issue the set of seven in fine mint pairs. (SG O259/O265) - Est £10

Lot 706 - 1929 - Cover with manuscript 'Via Aerea' franked with 1927 6c blue (SG 252) and 1929 25c on 50c vermilion 'Tela - Miami' Flight issue (SG 261, Sanabria #21, issued for the First Flight of the 21st September) tied by TELA USE EL CORREO AEREO 'Airplane' cancel dated OCT 8 1929. Sent airmail to USA. A very scarce issue genuinely used on commercial cover. - Est £90

Lot 707 - 1931 - 'Servicio Aereo Exterior Habilitado X. 1931' opt issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 350c/k) - Est £10

Lot 708 - 1934 - SIGNATURE CONTROLS: Registered cover franked with 1931 5 x 2c carmine and 6c green (SG 320 & 322) all with 'Signature Control' OPTS in purple tied by 'Lines' cancels with boxed registration marking alongside and CERTIFICADOS TEGUCIGALPA cds dated FEB 23 1934. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival marks on reversed. A nice franking. - Est £35

Lot 709 - 1935 - Official issue opt with 'HABILITADO 1935-1938' between bars, the set of eight fine mint. (SG O390/97) - Est £10

Lot 710 - 1936 - Cover with printed 'Great White Fleet, United Fruit Company' on flap franked with 1935 1c green & 5c deep blue (SG 365 & 367) tied by two fine strikes of UNITED FRUIT COMPANY STEAMSHIP SERVICE POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS PURSER S/S SANTA MARTA cds in black dated MAY 12 1936. Addressed to USA. - Est £30

Lot 711 - 1939 - 'Columbian Banknote Co.' AIRMAIL issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 390/99) - Est £15

Lot 712 - 1940 - Circa 1940. 10c olive 'Servicio Consular' REVENUE issue 'Waterlow' COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour with 'WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN' overprint in black. - Est £30

Lot 713 - 1942 - 'Death Centenary of Morazan' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 421/8) - Est £12

Lot 714 - 1950 - ISLAND MAIL: Airmail cover franked with 1949 21c black plus 1945 1c TAX issue (SG 477 & 456) tied by 'Bars' roller cancel with fine strike of GUANAJA cds alongside and manuscript 'Bonacca, Bay Is' at top left. Addressed to USA with TEGUCIGALPA transit cds on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 715 - 1951 - '75th Anniversary of UPU' OPT issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 483/8, Cat £45) - Est £25

Lot 716 - 1951 - 'Founding of Central Bank' overprint issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 489/98) - Est £10

Lot 717 - 1952 - Fifth Birth Centenary of Isabella the Catholic' airmail issue set of eight plus the OFICIAL opt issue set of eight fine mint. (SG 499/506 & O507/14, Cat £36) - Est £20

Lot 718 - 1953 - SURCHARGES on 'Isabella the Catholic' OFFICIAL issue, the set of fourteen fine mint (the 12c on 1c is used). (SG 510/E523) - Est £25

Lot 719 - 1962 - ISLAND MAIL: Registered airmail cover franked 1959 pair 1c red & blue & 1958 30c rose carmine (SG 602 & 585) tied by 'Flag' roller cancel with ADMON CORREOS GUANAJA cds alongside with small registration marking. Addressed to CANAL ZONE with transit and arrival marks on reverse. - Est £20

Hong Kong

Lot 720 - 1880 - 3c brown on thick cream card QV PSC and 1895 4c blue grey QV PSC the latter with 'VIA BRINDISI & LONDON' obliterated by heavy pen stroke, both fine unused examples. (H&G 5 & 14) - Est £20

Lot 721 - 1900 - 2c dull green QV issue with 'D P' Daily Press private overprint in black. (SG 56) - Est £10

Lot 722 - 1900 - 12c blue QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 60, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 723 - 1904 - $5 purple & blue green EVII issue wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine looking used copy with manuscript 'Chinese Character' and part HONG KONG cds, possibly fiscal use. (SG 89, Cat £475) - Est £45

Lot 724 - 1937 - GVI 'Coronation' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 137/9) - Est £10

Lot 725 - 1938 - 30c yellow olive GVI issue, perf 14, a good mint copy, heavy hinge on reverse. (SG 151, Cat £150) - Est £45

Lot 726 - 1938 - $10 pale bright lilac & blue GVI issue, a very fine cds used copy. (SG 162, Cat £65) - Est £20

Lot 727 - 1941 - 2c orange & chocolate GVI 'Centenary of British Occupation' issue, a fine mint block of four and 4c bright purple & carmine a fine cds used block of eight. (SG 163/4, Cat £72) - Est £24

Lot 728 - 1949 - Commercial cover with manuscript 'Ben Thickland, American Consulate General, Hong Kong' return address at top left franked with strip of three 1949 10c violet GVI 'UPU' issue (SG 173) tied by HONG KONG 10 cds's dated 6 DEC 1949. Addressed to USA. - Est £18

Lot 729 - 1954 - 'QE2' definitive issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 178/91, Cat £250) - Est £80

Lot 730 - 1954 - $10 reddish violet & bright blue QE2 issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 191, Cat £85) - Est £28

India

Lot 731 - 1854 - 1a red QV issue 'Die 1', a fine used copy with four good margins. (SG 11, Cat £150) - Est £50

Lot 732 - 1895 - CHITRAL RELIEF FORCE: 2a 6p yellow green QV issue two copies tied on small pieces by F.P.O. 1 No. 1A cds dated 4 SEP 1895 and FIELD P.O. No. 13 squared circle cds dated 5 JUN 1895 of the CHITRAL RELIEF FORCE located on the North Western Front. A scarce pair. (SG 103) - Est £45

Lot 733 - 1895 - 3r brown & green QV issue, a good mint copy. (SG 108, Cat £95) - Est £30

Lot 734 - 1903 - ¼a pale ultramarine on white 'Official' postal stationery card (H&G D7) with printed Canal discharge form on reverse used with KHANKI cds. Addressed to the 'Chief Engineer' at SIMLA with DHOTA-SIMLA arrival cds on front. - Est £18

Lot 735 - 1911 - 3p grey, 3p pale grey, 1½a chocolate (Type A), 1½a chocolate (Type B), 2a purple, 2a 6p ultramarine & 2a 6p ultramarine all in mint blocks of four. Odd small fault. (SG 151, 152, 163, 165, 166, 170 & 171, Cat £205+) - Est £55

Lot 736 - 1911 - Small mint range of GV issues all wmk 'Star' with ½a emerald, 2a purple pair, 4a deep olive, 8a purple and 1r red brown & deep blue green. (SG 156, 166, 174, 182 & 185, Cat £103) - Est £30

Lot 737 - 1915 - MILITARY: Stampless black & white PPC 'Black maned Lion, 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 738 - 1926 - Range of mint GV issue with 3p slate, 1a chocolate, 2a bright purple, 2a 6p orange, 3a blue, 4a sage green and 12a claret. (SG 201, 203, 205, 207, 209/10 & 213, Cat £68+) - Est £22

Lot 739 - 1931 - Small group of GV issue MINT multiples with 1931 ½a violet & green 'Inauguration of Delhi' issue block of four and 1935 Silver Jubilee ½a black & yellow green block of ten, 9p black & grey green corner block of eight and 1¼a black & bright violet block of ten. (SG 227, 240a, 241 & 243a, Cat £84) - Est £25

Lot 740 - 1932 - 1a 3p mauve and 6a bistre GV issue and 1937 1a carmine GVI issue TETE BECHE Pair all mint. (SG 235, 239 & 250a, Cat £23+) - Est £10

Lot 741 - 1937 - 1r grey & red brown, 2r purple & brown, 5r green & blue and 10r purple & claret GVI issue with 'SERVICE' opt, all good to fine cds used. (SG O135/8, Cat £31+) - Est £10

Lot 742 - 1937 - 25r slate violet & purple GVI issue, the top value good used. (SG 264, Cat £45) - Est £15

Lot 743 - 1940 - CINDERELLA: ½a black & grey 'Spitfire' label inscribed 'Buy this and help the R.A.F. - Bombay War Gifts Fund'. Rouletted and unused. - Est £10

Lot 744 - 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 745 - 1950 - 'Definitive' issue, TYPO printing, the set of three fine mint. (SG 333/333c, Cat £25) - Est £10

Lot 746 - Circa 1860 - ½a blue on white laid paper QV postal stationery lettersheet (H&G G1) datelined 'Deyra Dhoon inside used with diamond numeral '174' in blue with DEYRAH cds in red on reverse. Addressed to SAUGOR. Some faults but this numeral is stated to have been recorded erroneously and is unattributed in 'Numbers in Early Indian Cancellations 1855-1884' by D. R. Martin. - Est £60

Indian States

Lot 747 - 1928 - GWALIOR: 5r ultramarine & purple GV issue with large 'GWALIOR' opt, wmk 'Multiple Stars', a fine mint copy. (SG 98, Cat £40) - Est £12

Lot 748 - 1932 - JAIPUR: 4a black & grey green inscribed POSTAGE & REVENUE and ¼a black & brown lake, ¾a black & brown red, 1a black & blue, 3a black & green and 6a black & deep blue inscribed POSTAGE all fine unmounted mint. (SG 54, 58/60, 63 & 65, Cat £57) - Est £18

Lot 749 - 1941 - JIND: 1a carmine GVI issue with 'JIND' opt, a fine cds used block of four. (SG 130, Cat £32) - Est £10

Lot 750 - 1885 - NABHA: 2a dull blue QV 'First' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 3, Cat £48) - Est £16

Lot 751 - 1885 - NABHA: 6a olive bistre, 6a bistre brown, 1r slate and 1r green & carmine QV issue with 'NABHA STATE' opt in black, all fine mint. (SG 25/6 & 29/30, Cat £80+) - Est £25

Lot 752 - 1885 - NABHA: 1r green & carmine QV issue with black opt, a fine cds used copy. (SG 30, Cat £24) - Est £10

Lot 753 - 1938 - NABHA: 3p slate, ½a red brown, 9p green and 1a carmine GVI issue, all fine mint. (SG 77/80, Cat £44+) - Est £15

Lot 754 - 1940 - NABHA: 3p to 1r GVI 'Official' issue, the ten stamps fine mint. (SG O55/66, Cat £53+) - Est £18

Lot 755 - 1940 - NABHA: 1r grey & red brown GVI 'Official' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG O66, Cat £55) - Est £18

Lot 756 - 1939-1942 - NABHA: Nice group of GVI issue covers with 1938 3p slate, ½a red brown, 9p green & 1a carmine (SG 77/80) used on three covers & a fine 1942 use of the 9p green postal stationery card (H&G 22A) to BANDIKUL. (4 items) - Est £45

Lot 757 - 1885 - PATIALA: ½a blue green and 2a dull blue used and 4a green & 1r slate mint QV issue with 'PUTTIALLA' opt in red. (SG 7/10, Cat £88+) - Est £28

Lot 758 - 1903 - PATIALA: EVII issue, the set of ten mixed mint & used. (SG 35/45, Cat £48) - Est £16

Lot 759 - 1912 - PATIALA: Range of GV issue with 'PATIALA' opt with low values used plus 12a, 1r & 2r all mint. (SG 48/59 & 16/62, Cat £85++) - Est £25

Lot 760 - 1913 - PATIALA: Range of GV issues with 'SERVICE' opts inc 3p, ½a, 1a, 2a, 6a, 8a & 1r all used 1a chocolate, 4a olive 2r carmine & yellow brown and 5r ultramarine & violet all mint. (SG O35/O45, Cat £67+) - Est £20

Lot 761 - 1923 - SORUTH: Cover franked on reverse with 1923 3p mauve 'Nawab Mahabat Khan III' issue, Blurred Impression (SG 44) tied by unclear native cancel in black. Addressed locally. Scarce on cover. - Est £30

Ireland

Lot 762 - 1907 - FORERUNNERS: Pale blue & black SINN FEIN 'Celtic Cross' Propaganda issue, the first printing mint with gum with light crease plus the later deep blue & black printing mint for comparison, both perf 11¼. (Hibernian #L13 & L15) - Est £50

Lot 763 - 1917 - MILITARY: Colour PPC 'Salmon Fishing' franked on message side with Great Britain 1912 ½d green GV issue (SG 351) tied by fine strike of large SHANES PARK CAMP BELFAST skeleton cds dated AUG 17 1917. Addressed locally within BELFAST. - Est £35

Lot 764 - 1922 - Small mint range with OPTS inc 1922 first Dollard 4d grey green 2 with red opt and one with black opt, 9d agate with black opt, 1922 first Thom 2d orange and 6d reddish purple and Second Thom 2d orange plus 1922 5d deep violet wmk 'SE' and 1940 2d grey green, 3d blue, 8d scarlet, 10d brown & 11d rose wmk 'E' all fine mint. (SG 6, 6b, 8, 13/14, 34, 78, 114, 116, 119c, 121 & 121b, Cat £125+) - Est £40

Lot 765 - 1922 - COIL ISSUE: 2d orange GV issue, Die 1, with Harrison opt for use in coils, a fine mint copy. (SG 29) - Est £10

Lot 766 - 1922 - 4d grey green, 9d agate and 10d turquoise blue GV issue with 'Provisional Government of Ireland 1922' second THOM overprint, all good to fine mint. (SG 37, 40 & 42, Cat £55) - Est £18

Lot 767 - 1922 - 1/- olive bistre GV issue with Thom opt, wide setting, a fine mint copy. (SG 51, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 768 - 1922 - 5/- rose carmine GV 'Seahorse' issue with 'Irish Free State 1922' opt 'Thom' printing in blue black (wide date), a fine mint copy. (SG 65, Cat £100) - Est £35

Lot 769 - 1922 - Nice lot of covers all franked with 1922 opts inc 1922 cover with 1d scarlet (SG 2) tied by DUBLIN 54 cds dated 1 MAR (early date) to RATHMINES, 1922 cover with pair 1d scarlet (SG 2) tied SCIOBAIRIN cds dated 20 JUN to DUBLIN, local cover with 1922 2d orange (SG 12) tied by DUBLIN cancel dated APR 12, cover with 1922 2d orange (SG 12) tied by large BUNDORAN skeleton cds dated OCT to DUBLIN and 1923 cover with pair 1922 1d scarlet (SG 53) tied by DUN LAOGHAIRE cds dated 29 JAN to UK. (5 covers) - Est £45

Lot 770 - 1923 - Stampless cover with typed 'SAORSTAT EIREANN' at top to denote official business with good strike of CAISLEAN AN BHARRAIGH cds dated 23 OCT 1923. Addressed to 'Solicitor, Irish Land Commission, Dublin'. - Est £20

Lot 771 - 1925 - 2/6 chocolate brown GV 'Seahorse' issue with 'Irish Free State 1922' opt in black (Narrow Date), a fine mint copy. (SG 83, Cat £45) - Est £15

Lot 772 - 1925 - 2/6 chocolate brown GV 'Seahorse' issue with 'Irish Free State 1922' opt in black (wide date), a fine lightly used copy. (SG 86, Cat £55) - Est £18

Lot 773 - 1925 - 5d dark violet postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C4) used with added 1922 1d carmine (SG 72) tied by CORK cds's dated 24 JAN 1925 with printed blue on white 'CORK 33' REG label alongside. Addressed to AUSTRIA. - Est £15

Lot 774 - 1932 - FIRST FLIGHT: Plain postcard franked with 1922 2½d red brown and 4d slate blue (SG 75 & 77) tied by BAILE ATHA CLIATH Dublin cds's dated 21 OCT 1932. Flown on the Galway - Berlin, Germany first flight with oval first flight cachet in turquoise on front. Addressed to GERMANY with arrival marks on front. (Muller #13) - Est £25

Lot 775 - 1939 - FIRST FLIGHT: Plain postcard franked with 1922 5d deep violet and 1939 2d scarlet (SG 78 & 109) tied by BAILE ATHA CLIATH Dublin cds dated 5 VIII 1939. Flown on the North Atlantic Airmail Service first flight from Foynes to Montreal with large first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to CANADA with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #32) - Est £16

Lot 776 - 1939 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1922 3d ultramarine & 1/- light blue (SG 76 & 82) tied by BAILE ATHA CLIATH Dublin cds dated 30 VI 1939. Flown on the North Atlantic Airmail Service first flight from Ireland to USA with large illustrated first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to USA with arrival cds on reverse. (Muller #29) - Est £16

Lot 777 - 1967 - POLITICAL CINDERELLA: 'Centenary of the Fenian Men 1867 - 1967' miniature sheet with reproductions of the three different stamps in green and lilac. A fine mint example. (FAI 32# 2bR/4bR) - Est £10

Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika

Lot 778 - 1896 - UGANDA: 4a black 'Typeset' issue, a good used copy on small piece cancelled by blue crayon 'X'. Small faults. (SG 58) - Est £20

Lot 779 - 1896 - 2a chocolate, 2½a deep blue, 5a yellow bistre, 7½a mauve and 8a grey olive QV issue all fine mint. (SG 67/8 & 72/4, Cat £80) - Est £25

Lot 780 - 1896 - 5r sepia QV issue, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 79, Cat £60) - Est £20

Lot 781 - 1897 - 1r grey blue & 2r orange QV issue, both good to fine mint copies, the 1r is thinned on reverse. (SG 92/3, Cat £300) - Est £80

Lot 782 - 1916 - TANGANYIKA - NYASALAND - RHODESIA FORCE: 4d black & red on yellow GV issue with 'N.F.' opt in black, a fine mint copy. (SG N4, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 783 - 1921 - TANGANYIKA - BRITISH OCCUPATION OF GERMAN EAST AFRICA: Large part of a page from a legal ledger with 23 copies of the 1917 1r black on green GV issue with 'G.E.A.' opt in red (SG 55, Cat £276 as stamps) all cancelled with circular markings and multiple strikes of straight line 'Assistant Political Officer Kissaki' marking all in purple. The reverse has details of the court verdicts and sentences handed out inc 'Guilty 6 Months H.L. (Hard Labour) 12 lashes' and 'Not Guilty Case dismissed'. A super and highly unusual item. - Est £95

Lot 784 - 1922 - TANGANYIKA: 1/- green & black 'Giraffe' issue with wmk upright mint and 1927 1/- green & black and 2/- deep purple & black GV issue both cds used. (SG 83a & 102/3, Cat £23+) - Est £10

Lot 785 - 1922 - TANGANYIKA: 3/- black 'Giraffe' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 85, Cat £65) - Est £22

Lot 786 - 1935 - 10/- purple & blue GV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 122, Cat £120) - Est £40

Lot 787 - 1937 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Cover franked with 1935 20c black & orange and 50c bright purple & black GV issue (SG 114 & 116) tied byfine SINGIDA cds dated 9 FE 1937. Sent airmail to USA with small boxed 'By Air to London' marking on front plus DODOMA transit cds and DARESSALAAM - TABORA T.P.O. DOWN travelling P.O. cds on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 788 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of twenty fine mint. (SG 131/150b, Cat £300) - Est £100

Lot 789 - 1954 - 'QE2' definitive issue, the set of fourteen fine mint. (SG 167/80, Cat £150) - Est £50

Lot 790 - 1954 - £1 brown red & black QE2 issue, the top value fine mint. (SG 180) - Est £10

Lot 791 - 1957 - Formular registration envelope franked with 1954 pair 20c black & orange and 50c claret QE2 issue (SG 170 & 173a) tied by multiple strikes of ATIAK GULU UGANDA skeleton cds dated 20 NO 1957 with REG label with manuscript 'Atiak' alongside. Sent airmail to KAMPALA with feint arrival mark on reverse. One hole punch at top left. - Est £20

Mauritius

Lot 792 - 1876 - 'HALF PENNY' on 9d dull purple QV issue, a good mint copy with part O.G. (SG 76, Cat £28) - Est £10

Lot 793 - 1878 - 8c on 2c blue QV issue, wmk Crown CC, a fine mint copy. (SG 85, Cat £85) - Est £28

Lot 794 - 1878 - 38c on 9d pale violet QV 'Surcharge' issue, a good mint copy with gum. Heavily hinged. (SG 89, Cat £60) - Est £20

Lot 795 - 1878 - 50c on 1/- green QV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 90, Cat £90) - Est £30

Lot 796 - 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 797 - 1921 - 20c prussian blue GV issue, Die 2, a fine mint copy. (SG 235a, Cat £29) - Est £10

Lot 798 - 1938 - 1r grey brown, 2r 50c pale violet and 5r sage green GVI issue on chalk surfaced paper all mint with tropicalised gum. (SG 260/2, Cat £170) - Est £50

Lot 799 - 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 £119+) - Est £36

Lot 800 - 1938 - 5r sage green GVI issue on ordinary paper, a cds used copy. (SG 262a, Cat £48) - Est £15

Lot 801 - 1938 - 10r reddish purple GVI issue on ordinary paper, a fine mint copy. (SG 263a) - Est £10

Lot 802 - 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 803 - 1953 - QE2 Definitive issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 293/306, Cat £70) - Est £20

Mexico

Lot 804 - 1829 - PRESTAMP & CONSULAR MAIL: Stampless cover from MEXICO CITY with fine strike of 'CONSULAT GENERAL DE FRANCE A MEXICO' Arms cachet in black on reverse. Addressed to PARIS with 'JUILLET 18 1830' arrival cds and small circular 'T 1-H' marking both in black all on reverse. Rated '15' decimes in red on front. Very scarce. - Est £120

Lot 805 - 1856 - 8r violet 'Hidalgo' issue with Mexico district opt. A good cds used copy, margins tight to touching. (SG 5a, Cat £130) - Est £40

Lot 806 - 1864 - 'American Banknote Co.' HIDALGO issue, the set of four fine IMPERF PROOFS on thin white paper. Ex ABNCo. Archive. Very scarce. (SG 15/18) - Est £150

Lot 807 - 1864 - ½r reddish purple, 1r blue, 2r orange and 8r vermilion 'Eagle' issue without overprint, all four mint or unused. (SG 31a, 32bc, 33a & 35a) - Est £10

Lot 808 - 1869 - SELLO NEGRO: Stampless cover from MATAMOROS dated 'Aug 1869' with firms cachet and oval 'FRANCO' in black and undated boxed 'MATAMOROS' marking. Addressed to SALTILLO. A very late Sello Negro. - Est £30

Lot 809 - 1871 - Cover franked with 1868 25c blue on pale pink and 12c black on green with QUERETARO district overprints (SG 68 & 69, mixed margins) tied by fine strike of large boxed FRANCO EN SAN JUAN DEL RIO cancel in black. Addressed to MEXICO CITY. A nice combination. - Est £90

Lot 810 - 1874 - 100c rose carmine on very thin wove paper with '3683' numerals of 'Guanajuato' district but without district opt, a fine unused copy with PRE-PRINTING PAPER FOLD variety showing as a large vertical white line through stamp. (SG 114, Follansbee #113yyy) - Est £20

Lot 811 - 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 812 - 1877 - Trio of 'Hidalgo' postal stationery envelopes all used with 1877 10c green (H&G B2b) with '177' date and 'MEXICO' district opt used with MEXICO cds to TOLUCA, 1882 10c green (H&G B7a) with '1882' date only used with oval CIUDAD BRAVOS E.U.M. cancel to MEXICO CITY and 1883 5c brown + 10c green + 10c green (H&G B13a) with '283' date and 'ZACATECAS' district opt used with oval ZACATECAS E.U.M. cancel to MEXICO CITY. Small faults but a scarce used group. (3 items) - Est £95

Lot 813 - 1879 - 85c bright violet 'Juarez' issue on thick paper with '1282' district opt of TEPIC. A fine lightly used copy likely with a remainder cancel. Straight edge at left. (SG 121, Cat £170) - Est £45

Lot 814 - 1884 - 10p blue 'Hidalgo Medallion' issue a fine used copy. Stamp has a few ragged perfs at lower right but a scarce stamp. (SG 155) - Est £95

Lot 815 - 1884 - 1p blue and 2p blue 'Hidalgo Medallion' issue both value fine cds used. (SG 152/3) - Est £12

Lot 816 - 1885 - 3c chestnut 'Hidalgo' MEDALLION issue, a fine mint IMPERF BETWEEN PAIR. Tiny scuff on face at top of left hand stamp but a scarce variety. (SG 158b, Follansbee #155HUB, Cat $200) - Est £75

Lot 817 - 1889 - 5c blue 'Numeral' PSC (H&G 33) used with good strike of small undated oval FRANCO PEROTE cancel in black. Addressed to MEICO CITY with transit and arrival cds's on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 818 - 1891 - 4c vermilion 'Numeral' postal stationery envelope (H&G B33, side opening) used with added 1890 1c green and 5c ultramarine 'Numeral' issue (SG 187 & 191) tied by MEXICO CITY cds's dated 24 JAN 1891. Addressed to GUANAJUATO. A fine three colour franking on postal stationery. - Est £75

Lot 819 - 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 820 - 1894 - 10c red 'Wells Fargo' postal stationery envelope (UPSS #WF48, H&G B32) used as postage attached in full to the reverse of a cover with 'Consolidated Kansas City Smelting & Refining Co. Apartado del Correo 604, City of Mexico, Mexico' imprint on front (known as a paste-up) with stamp tied by oval EXPRESS WELLS FARGO Y CIA MEXICO cancel in blue dated 20 FEBR 1894. Addressed to 'The International Mining Co., c/o Agent CATALINA. F.C.I.M. via Torreon' with three line '*H, WHITTLE.,H* RUTA F.C.I.M. C.P. DIAZ Y DURANGO' arrival mark in blue also on the postal stationery envelope. The addressed envelope is a little toned but otherwise a rare item complete with envelope. - Est £150

Lot 821 - 1895 - CLIPPERTON ISLAND: 2c emerald green 'Clipperton Island' LOCAL issue, a good used copy with light strike of 'W. FRESE & CO. AGENTS FOR O. P. Co. SAN FRANCISCO' circular cancel in violet. Stamp has some toning but very scarce. - Est £75

Lot 822 - 1895 - CLIPPERTON ISLAND: 50c lilac 'Clipperton Island' LOCAL issue, a good used copy with light strike of 'W. FRESE & CO. AGENTS FOR O. P. Co. SAN FRANCISCO' circular cancel in violet. Stamp has overall light toning but a rare value of the set. - Est £90

Lot 823 - 1899 - 5c brown EAGLE 'Arms' issue, an IMPERF ESSAY on thin card by 'Bradbury Wilkinson' with a design that is different from the issued stamp, particularly the central Eagle. The essay has a couple of small tone spots and a slight scuff but otherwise a rare item. With the issued stamp for comparison. Ingham illustrates three similar hand painted essays which are different from this one. (As SG 269, See Ingham #43/46) - Est £150

Lot 824 - 1899 - 1p black & deep blue, a fine mint copy. (SG 274, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 825 - 1903 - 'Eagle' colour change issue, the set of six good to fine mint. (SG 276/81, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 826 - 1911 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: Trio of covers with 1911 pair 5c from Saltillo to Germany with O.P.A. No.265 F.C.N DE M. cds, 1911 10c on cover from Saltillo to Germany with O.P.A. No. 261 cds and 1912 cover from Cananea, Sonora to USA with light strike of O.P.A. 28 cds. (3 items) - Est £45

Lot 827 - 1913 - CIVIL WAR: 10c black & red 'White Seal of Sonora' issue and 10c black, red & green 'Sonora Seal' rouletted without colour, both unused copies. Small thin on the 10c black & red. (SG S5 & S12, Cat £27+) - Est £10

Lot 828 - 1913 - CIVIL WAR: 5c red brown, 10c dull mauve and 20c green 'Postal Fiscal' issue WITH COUPON attached and each with 'HERMOSILLO' district opt in purple, all mint but with small thins on reverse. Uncommon. (SG S28B/S30B) - Est £15

Lot 829 - 1913 - CIVIL WAR REVENUE: 100p grey 'Transitorio' REVENUE issue with coupon, the top value fine mint. Scarce. (Roberts #RV29) - Est £60

Lot 830 - 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 831 - 1914 - CIVIL WAR: 1c to 1p 1910 definitive issue with large 'GCM' monogram handstamp in violet, all fine mint except the 5c which is unused. (SG CT220/31, Cat £83+) - Est £40

Lot 832 - 1914 - CIVIL WAR: Plain cover franked with 1914 5c grey green 'Transitorio' issue with 'VICTORIA DE TORREON ABRIL 2 - 1914' overprint in black (SG CT13) tied by CIUDAD JUAREZ cds dated 4 APR 1914. Addressed to USA. A very scarce issue used on cover on the final authorised day. - Est £120

Lot 833 - 1914 - CIVIL WAR - OFFICIAL SEALS: Trio of covers all undelivered showing use of the printed black on white 'Eagle' OFFICIAL SEAL with varied frankings inc one use of the 1914 5c dull red 'Postal Fiscal' issue (SG CT36) tied by O.P.A. 85 TPO cds. All three covers have various 'NO RECLAMADO' & 'LISTA' markings. Mixed condition with faults. (3 items) - Est £60

Lot 834 - 1915 - CIVIL WAR: 1c blue, 2c blue & 4c blue 'Postage Due' issue with small CARRANZA MONOGRAM opts in black fine mint. (SG CT82/4) - Est £30

Lot 835 - 1916 - 'Silver Currency' OPT issue on 1910 set the 1c to 20c all fine mint. (SG 310/317, Cat £20+) - Est £10

Lot 836 - 1916 - 5c on 1c purple 'Gold Currency' OPT issue with TRIAL OVERPRINT IN BLACK. Fine mint. (As SG 370) - Est £25

Lot 837 - 1917 - 30c grey purple 'Portrait' issue, rouletted, a fine mint copy. Light crease at base. (SG 400, Cat £80) - Est £20

Lot 838 - 1919 - 5c + 3c ultramarine and 10c + 5c blue 'Red Cross Fund' OPT issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 413/4, Cat £34) - Est £16

Lot 839 - 1919 - 10c + 5c blue 'Red Cross Fund' OPT issue, a fine used copy. (SG 414) - Est £10

Lot 840 - 1921 - 1p grey & blue with 'OFICIAL' opt in red, a fine lightly used copy. (SG O456, Cat £17) - Est £10

Lot 841 - 1924 - YUCATAN INSURRECTION: 5c violet & 10c carmine 'Yucatan Insurrection' REVOLUTIONARY issue, both fine four margin imperf copies. Uncommon. (SG Y445/6A, Cat £68+) - Est £40

Lot 842 - 1924 - YUCATAN INSURRECTION ISSUE: 10c rose carmine 'Yucatan Insurrection' LOCAL issue, perf 12. A fine mint block of four with gum. Scarce in a multiple. (SG Y446B) - Est £200

Lot 843 - 1926 - 30c deep green with variety 'OFICIAL' OPT INVERTED, a fine used copy. (SG O464a) - Est £20

Lot 844 - 1929 - 20c sepia 'Airmail' issue, perf 12, a fine mint copy of the key value. (SG 471, Cat £28) - Est £15

Lot 845 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1923 10c rose carmine and 1927 25c sepia & green AIR issue (SG 442 & 455) tied by SERVICIO AEREO MEXICO D.F. cds dated 9 MAR 1929. Flown on the Mexico City - Matamoros flight with first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to USA with arrival mark on reverse. (Muller #18) - Est £15

Lot 846 - 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 847 - 1930 - Airmail cover franked with 1929 30c black and 1930 5c sepia and sage green and 15c green & bright violet 'Emilio Carranza' AIR issue with 'HABILITADO 1930' opt (SG 472 & 496/7) tied by MEXICO CITY cds's. Addressed to UK. - Est £12

Lot 848 - 1932 - 30c on 20c sepia AIR 'Surcharge' issue, perforated, a fine mint copy. (SG 518, Cat £31) - Est £15

Lot 849 - 1932 - AIR issue with 'Habilitado Aereo - 1932' opt, the set of five fine mint. (SG 523/27, Cat £55) - Est £30

Lot 850 - 1934 - Definitive issue POSTAGE set of fourteen good to fine mint. (SG 561/72, Cat £29) - Est £15

Lot 851 - 1938 - '16th International Town Planning & Housing Congress, Mexico City' issue, the complete set of twelve fine mint. (SG 610/621, Cat £100) - Est £45

Lot 852 - 1940 - 'Centenary of the First Postage Stamps' issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 643/52, Cat £119) - Est £55

Lot 853 - 1942 - 'Second Inter-American Agricultural Conference' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 688/93) - Est £10

Lot 854 - 1945 - 'National Education Campaign' issue the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 754/64, Cat £70) - Est £35

Lot 855 - 1946 - 'United Nations' issue, the complete set of eleven fine mint. (SG 766/76, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 856 - 1950 - 35c violet 'Redrawn' type, a fine mint copy. (SG 852a, Cat £22) - Est £10

Lot 857 - 1950 - 20p grey blue & scarlet 'Type 2' REDRAWN with 'LQ' engravers initials added, a good mint copy. Small thin on reverse. Rare. (SG 859a, Cat £700) - Est £125

Lot 858 - 1953 - COIL ISSUE: 20c deep ultramarine and 40c orange red 'Postage' issue and 20c rose, 80c claret and 1p deep turquoise green 'Air' issue, the set of five COIL stamps Imperf x Perf 11 in fine unmounted mint strips of three. (SG 877c, 880c & 1020/1022, Cat £72+) - Est £25

Lot 859 - 1953 - 80c claret AIR definitive issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 892, Cat £110) - Est £50

Lot 860 - 1962 - 5p yellow orange & brown, 10p turquoise green & black and 20p blue grey & carmine plus the 50p deep ultramarine & venetian red on white paper AIR issue all fine mint. (SG 1017/1019b, Cat £41+) - Est £12

Lot 861 - 1963 - 5p light grey blue & myrtle green, a fine mint copy. (SG 1050, Cat £120) - Est £60

Lot 862 - 1975 - 5p red brown & orange yellow, 10p black & dull green and 20p rosine & dull blue green AIR 'Definitive' issue on white paper without watermark all fine mint. (SG 1346m/o, Cat £25+) - Est £10

Morocco Agencies

Lot 863 - 1889 - GIBRALTAR USED IN MOROCCO: 5c green QV issue of Gibraltar used with good part strike of LAIRACHE cds. The stamp has some short perfs and is heavily thinned on reverse but a scarce cancel. (SG Z50, Cat £75) - Est £25

Lot 864 - 1903 - 2p grey black & blue EVII Issue, wmk 'Crown CA'. A fine mint copy. (SG 23, Cat £55) - Est £18

Lot 865 - 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 £56+) - Est £18

Lot 866 - 1923 - SPANISH CURRENCY: GV issue wmk 'Block Cypher', the set of six fine mint. (SG 143/148, Cat £70) - Est £22

Lot 867 - 1934 - Registered cover franked with 1925 pair 10c on 1d scarlet, 2 x 90c on 9d olive and 1f 50c on 1/- bistre brown GV issue overprinted in French Currency (SG 203, 209 & 210) tied by oval REGISTERED CASABLANCA cancels with printed blue & white 'CASABLANCA' registration label alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Nice franking. - Est £90

Lot 868 - 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 869 - 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 870 - 1948 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue opt in Spanish currency and opt 'TANGIER' the two pairs fine mint. (SG 176/7 & 255/6, Cat £38+) - Est £15

Lot 871 - 1949 - GVI issue of Great Britain with 'MOROCCO AGENCIES' overprint, the set of seventeen fine mint. (SG 77/93, Cat £85) - Est £28

Nicaragua

Lot 872 - 1820 - PRESTAMP: Circa 1820. 'Tobacco' FRONT from RIVAS with fine strike of straight line 'NICARAGUA' in black (Nicaragua was the original Spanish colonial name for Rivas). Addressed to 'Manuel Vela: Factor General en la Rl Renta de Tabacos de Leon'. Very fine. - Est £45

Lot 873 - 1862 - 2c deep blue and 5c black on yellowish paper 'First Issue' both good unused copies. The 2c has a small thin on reverse. (SG 1/2, Cat £240) - Est £80

Lot 874 - 1862 - 2c deep blue on yellowish paper 'First Issue' a good unused block of four. The block has some light creasing and a small stain at right but a rare first issue multiple. (SG 1, Cat £320) - Est £95

Lot 875 - 1867 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: 5/- rose QV issue, Plate 2, used with good strike of GREY-TOWN cds dated JU 16 1876. The stamp is faded and has faults but a good strike of the cancel. (SG Z21, Cat £550) - Est £95

Lot 876 - 1890 - 10c grey postal stationery envelope (H&G B5) with serifed 'SPECIMEN' handstamp in blue green. Unused. - Est £12

Lot 877 - 1893 - TELEGRAPH: 1c blue 'Seebeck' telegraph issue with variety 'TELEGRAFOS' OPT INVERTED, a fine copy. (Barefoot #26b, Cat £20) - Est £12

Lot 878 - 1894 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Long cover with impressed 'MINISTERIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES' official imprint on flap franked with 1894 10c orange 'Seebeck' OFFICIAL issue (SG O81) tied by two strikes of MANAGUA cds dated SEP 23 1894. Addressed to BELGIUM with CORINTO Transit and ANNVERS arrival cds's on reverse. The cover has some folds not affecting the stamp or markings. A rare issue on cover. - Est £50

Lot 879 - 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 880 - 1896 - Nice group of 'Numeral' PSE's with 1896 10c orange used from GRANADA to UK, 10c orange used with added 1896 5c aniline rose 'Seebeck' issue tied from MANAGUA to LEON and 1897 5c red three examples used from LEON, CORINTO & GRANADA to MANAGUA, 10c orange two copies used from LEON & MANAGUA to UK and 5c red used with added 1897 5c aniline rose 'Seebeck' issue tied from LEON to MANAGUA. All in fine condition. (8 items) - Est £65

Lot 881 - 1897 - 2c dark blue on pink 'Seebeck' postal stationery card (H&G 32) datedlined 'Corinto 15.1.97' used with light CORINTO cds. Addressed to MANAGUA with duplex arrival cds with bottom part of cds cancel and circular duplex section completely blank dated JAN 16 1896 in error struck clearly on front. The card has some slight water staining on right hand side but otherwise a rare and unrecorded marking. Note that this card and postmark featured in an article in Nicaro Vol 26 No.4, October 2017 a copy of which accompanies. - Est £90

Lot 882 - 1898 - 5c blue on salmon 'Seebeck' postal stationery envelope (H&G B19) used with RIVAS cds dated 9 MAR. Addressed to LIBERIA, COSTA RICA with LIBERIA arrival cds dated 11 MAR on front. Unclaimed with manuscript 'No ce connu' and returned with second LIBERIA cds in purple dated 14 AUG and RIVAS arrival cds on reverse dated 16 AUG. Very unusual. - Est £110

Lot 883 - 1902 - ZELAYA: 2c red 'Momotombo' PSC (H&G 48) used with added 1900 1c claret and 2c orange red 'Momotombo' issue (SG 137/138) tied by two fine strikes of BLUEFIELDS oval cancel to USA and 6c ultramarine on cream 'Momotombo' PSC (H&G 49) datelined 'Cape Gracias. 20 Oct 1902' on reverse used with oval BLUEFIELDS cancel dated OCT 27 1902. Addressed to GERMANY. (2 items) - Est £60

Lot 884 - 1903 - UNISSUED: 1c black & yellow, 2c black & blue, 5c black & lake and 10c black & green 'President Zelaya' UNISSUED set of four in changed colours mint or unused. Uncommon. Only 500 sets were printed. (As SG 189/192) - Est £50

Lot 885 - 1905 - CABO GRACIAS A DIOS: 20c brown 'Postage Due' issue with 'Correos 1901' opt and 20c brown, 30c deep green and 50c dull red 'Postage Due' issue with '1901 Correos' opt all with small 'CABO' handstamps in violet, fine lightly used. (SG C21/24) - Est £16

Lot 886 - 1906 - 10c on 2p deep green 'Provisional' OPT issue, a fine unused copy. (SG 234, Cat £21) - Est £10

Lot 887 - 1906 - 10c on 2p deep green 'Arms' issue with overprint reading up, a fine used copy. Difficult stamp. (SG 234) - Est £10

Lot 888 - 1906 - 10c on 5p violet 'Provisional' OPT issue, a good unused copy. A scarce stamp. (SG 235, Cat £100) - Est £40

Lot 889 - 1907 - 10c violet 'Momotombo' TRAIN postal stationery envelope with large '1907' handstamp in violet (H&G B69a) used with added 1906 15c on 1c green and 1907 10c on 2c rose carmine PROVISIONAL 'Surcharge' issues (SG 226B & 246A) tied by two fine strikes of oval LEON cancels dated SEP 17 1907 with straight line 'BUZON URBANO' marking in purple alongside. Addressed to USA with CORINTO transit mark on reverse. Fine & scarce. - Est £90

Lot 890 - 1907 - TELEGRAPHS: 10c on 50c lake 'Momotombo' TELEGRAPH opt issue, a fine used copy with variety 'TELEGRAFSO' for 'TELEGRAFOS'. Light crease. (Barefoot #115c) - Est £10

Lot 891 - 1908 - Nice group of varieties with 1908 10c turquoise blue with OPT INVERTED, 1c on 5c orange yellow with '8908' for '1908' variety, 2c on 5c orange yellow with '1008' for '1908' variety, 1910 10c on 15c black with OPT DOUBLE ONE INVERTED and 1935 1c orange TAX issue with 'Resello 1935' OPT DOUBLE. All used. (SG 257a, 260b, 261b, 302d & 837a) - Est £15

Lot 892 - 1909 - ZELAYA: 1c bright green 'Arms' issue a fine mint copy with variety SIDEWAYS 'O' IN 'DPTO'. (SG B75 variety, Maxwell #LB133b) - Est £18

Lot 893 - 1911 - RAILWAY COUPON ISSUE: 5c on 5c on 2c blue 'Railway Coupon' issue with 'Vale 05c CORREO DE 1911' opt on reverse. A fine unused copy with variety 'DE 1911' OMITTED due to a large shift of the opt. Unusual. (SG 320) - Est £10

Lot 894 - 1911 - 2c on 2c on 5c on 2c blue 'Railway Coupon' issue with overprint in yellow, a fine unused block of four. (SG 322c) - Est £25

Lot 895 - 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 896 - 1911 - 5c on 10c on 1c vermilion and 10c on 10c on 1c vermilion RAILWAY COUPON issue with 'Vale 5 cts. CORREO DE 1911' opt (unissued). The pair in fine unused blocks of four. Uncommon. (SG 331/2, Cat £208+) - Est £75

Lot 897 - 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 898 - 1913 - 'Blue' Waterlow issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in black, the set of fifteen WATERLOW FILE COPY PROOFS with circular hole punches. Some values a little grubby from the archive flooding during WW2. (SG O356/70) - Est £30

Lot 899 - 1915 - 'VALE C$ 0.02' on 35c green 'Provisional' postal stationery envelope (H&G B81) used with added 1914 1c green & 2c vermilion (SG 394 & 396, the 1c has a small fault) tied by large oval GRANADA cancel dated OCT 15 1915. Addressed to USA with CORINTO transit cds on reverse. A very early use of this envelope. - Est £90

Lot 900 - 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 901 - 1927 - REVENUES: 50c to 10cor 'Consular' REVENUE issue, the set of six all with red SPECIMEN overprint and small hole punch plus an undenominated PROOF in green for the base design of the issue without value on thick card with light crease along base. Attractive. (7) - Est £45

Lot 902 - 1928 - 2c red on yellow postal stationery envelope (H&G B82) used with added 1928 pair ½c deep green 3c blackish green and 4c vermilion all with 'RESELLO 1928' overprints (SG 559 & 562/563) all tied by LEON cds's. Addressed to GERMANY with transit and arrival marks on reverse. - Est £50

Lot 903 - 1929 - 25c orange 'OFICIAL' AIR issue with 'Correo Aereo' typewriter overprint, a superb lightly used copy. A rare and underrated stamp. (SG O617) - Est £45

Lot 904 - 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 905 - 1930 - 'Opening of GPO Managua' issue set of eleven fine mint except the 4c which has a small thin on reverse. (SG 636/646) - Est £40

Lot 906 - 1931 - 15c on 25c orange 'P.A.A.' surcharge issue with 'Vale C 0.15 1931' Earthquake PROVISIONAL opt in green, an unused copy without gum with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Stamp has small tear and some nibbled perfs but a rare & underrated issue. (SG 652c, Sanabria 12a cat $350 in 1966) - Est £95

Lot 907 - 1931 - EARTHQUAKE & POSTCARD: Black & white real photographic PPC 'Salon Prio, donde fue deleite del Publico Capitalino. Managua. 31/3/31' showing a scene of destruction. Fine unused with 'Melendez Granada Nic. C.A.' handstamp on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 908 - 1931 - EARTHQUAKE ISSUES: Printed 'Presidencia de la Republica Managua' envelope with gold 'Liberty Cap' imprint at top with oval ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS MANAGUA marking in purple dated NOV 12 1931 sent via CORINTO with added 1931 5c sepia with '1931' earthquake opt and 'OFICIAL 'opt in red (SG O672) tied by CORINTO cds dated 13 NOV. Addressed to FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. Cover has horizontal crease not affecting the stamp or markings and a few tiny tone spots but otherwise very scarce correct use of the earthquake officials. - Est £65

Lot 909 - 1932 - 15c violet with 'International Airmail Week' OPT, a fine lightly used copy with violet cds cancel. (SG 692, Cat £70) - Est £35

Lot 910 - 1932 - 8c on 1cor scarlet vermilion 'Inauguration of the Inland Airmail Service' OPT issue, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 693, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 911 - 1932 - 'Opening of Rivas Railway' AIR issue, the set of five on medium - thick soft porous paper fine unused without gum as issued. (SG 731/5) - Est £75

Lot 912 - 1932 - Opening of Leon - Sauce Railway' AIRMAIL issue the set of five REPRINTS on thin hard paper. Seven page article by Brian Moorhouse on how to plate the reprints accompanies. Good reference. (As SG 744/748) - Est £10

Lot 913 - 1933 - 1c on 5c sepia with 'Resello 1933 Vale Dos Centavos' opt and also '1931' opt in black. A mint copy. Small thin on reverse but a scarce stamp. Only 800 were printed. (SG 752) - Est £10

Lot 914 - 1933 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Official cover with ornate 'Presidencia de la Republica Managua Nicaragua' imprint at top left franked with 1933 25c olive green with 'Correo Aereo OFICIAL' opt and 'Signature' opt in blue (SG O828 tied by boxed CORREO AEREO MANAGUA cancel dated 7 NOV 1933 with boxed 'CORREO AEREO DE NICARAGUA OFICIAL' cachet in violet alongside. Addressed to USA. - Est £25

Lot 915 - 1936 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Circa 1936. Official cover with ornate 'Presidencia de la Republica Managua' imprint at top left franked with 1935 20c green with 'Correo Aereo OFICIAL' and 'RESELLO 1935' overprints (SG O878B) tied by boxed CORREO AEREO MANAGUA cancel with boxed 'CORREO AEREO DE NICARAGUA OFICIAL cachet alongside. Addressed to USA. Backflap missing. - Est £50

Lot 916 - 1941 - 'Centenary of the First Postage Stamps' ROWLAND HILL issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 1047/9, Cat £37) - Est £16

Lot 917 - 1949 - 'Tenth World Amateur Baseball Championships' SPORT issue the postage set of thirteen and air set of thirteen (missing the 40c) all fine min. (SG 1120/1145, Cat £34) - Est £15

Lot 918 - 1950 - '75th Anniversary of UPU' issue the postage, air and official air MINIATURE SHEETS all fine mint. (18 miniature sheets in total, SG MS1151a, MS1158a & MSO1165, Cat £118) - Est £55

Lot 919 - 1955 - 'Rotary' issue, the pair of miniature sheets fine mint. (SG MS1227a & MS 1237a) - Est £10

Lot 920 - 1974 - Cover from CHILE to NIGERIA missent to NICARAGUA with boxed 'MAL ENCAMINADA A NICARAGUA' marking in purple on front. Unusual. - Est £10

Panama

Lot 921 - 1866 - BRITISH POST OFFICE & VIA PANAMA MAIL: Cover franked with pair Great Britain 1865 1/- green QV issue, Plate 4 (SG 101) tied by HALIFAX '330' duplex cancels dated MAR 16 1866. Addressed to LIMA, PERU sent via the British P.O. in Panama with fine strike of the PANAMA arc British Post Office cds dated APR 8 1866 on front and LIMA arrival cds on reverse. - Est £120

Lot 922 - 1878 - 50c yellow ochre 'First Issue' on medium thick paper, a fine unused four margin copy. Small thin on reverse. (SG 4B) - Est £12

Lot 923 - 1896 - 2c black on yellow buff postal stationery card of Colombia (H&G 13) used with PANAMA duplex cds dated 9 OCT 1896 with fine strike of small boxed 'BUZON PANAMA' marking alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with LONDON transit cds in red and German arrival cds all on front. The reverse just has a large manuscript number as the message. - Est £35

Lot 924 - 1902 - TELEGRAPHS: 5c green on greenish, 10c red on salmon and 20c blue on pink 'Department of Colombia' issue, the set of three fine mint. (Barefoot #1/3) - Est £25

Lot 925 - 1903 - 20c slate violet and 50c brown on cream on thick paper MAP issue with 'Second Colon' opt of a large straight line 'PANAMA' in violet both fine used copies tied on small pieces by COLON cds dated 29 DIC 1903. A scarce & underrated issue. (SG 86/87) - Est £30

Lot 926 - 1904 - 'Third Panama' overprint issue the set of five fine mint. (SG 62/66, Heydon #95/99) - Est £35

Lot 927 - 1904 - 10c on 20c blue on bluish paper 'Registration' issue of Colombia, issued at Panama, a mint copy with handstruck '7341' registration number in blue. Some light thinning on reverse but scarce stamp. (SG R68) - Est £45

Lot 928 - 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 929 - 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 930 - 1907 - Colour PPC 'The Head Offices of the Istmian Canal at Cristobal, Canal Zone' franked on picture side with 1906 ½c carmine, blue, green & orange (SG 142) tied by COLON cds dated JAN 23 1907. Addressed to FRANCE. An attractive card. - Est £20

Lot 931 - 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 932 - 1915 - POSTAGE DUE: 4c brown 'Postage Due' issue, a fine block of four each stamp opt 'SPECIMEN' in red and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG D171) - Est £20

Lot 933 - 1918 - 50c black & orange and 1b black & indigo violet 'Panama Canal' issue, both mint copies but with some paper adherence on reverse. (SG 181/2, Cat £76) - Est £25

Lot 934 - 1919 - TELEGRAPH ISSUE: 1c green 'Allegory' TELEGRAPH issue a fine block of six each stamp with 'SPECIMEN' overprint in red and small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (Barefoot #19) - Est £24

Lot 935 - 1921 - 10c violet, 15c light blue, 20c brown, 24c sepia and 50c black 'Centenary of Independence' issue, all good to fine mint. (SG 191/5, Cat £73) - Est £35

Lot 936 - 1924 - 'Arms' definitive issue, the set of ten fine mint. (SG 198/207) - Est £15

Lot 937 - 1926 - 'Bolivar Congress' issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 208/19) - Est £25

Lot 938 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Cover franked with 1924 2c carmine 'Arms' issue and 1929 25c on 20c brown AIR issue (SG 200 & 230) tied by COLON cds's dated MAY 22 1929. Flown on the Colon - Havana, Cuba first flight with boxed AGENCIA POSTAL DE COLON PRIMER SERVICIO DE CORREO AEREO PANAMA - CUBA first flight cachet in purple on front. Addressed to USA. A Rare flight. (Muller #14, only 125 covers flown) - Est £75

Lot 939 - 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 940 - 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 941 - 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 942 - 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 943 - 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 944 - 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 945 - 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 946 - 1934 - '25th Anniversary of National Institute' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 262/7) - Est £15

Lot 947 - 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 948 - 1937 - Cover franked with pair 1937 1c green with 'UPU' overprint (SG 290) tied by ADMON SUB DE CORREOS BOQUETE cds. Addressed internally to PUERTO ARMUELLES with DAVID transit cds and light PTO ARMUELLES arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 949 - 1938 - 'Central American & Caribbean Games' issue, the set of five and the miniature sheet good to fine mint. (SG 334/8 & MS339, Cat £36) - Est £18

Lot 950 - 1938 - 'Central American & Caribbean Games' issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 334/8) - Est £10

Lot 951 - 1941 - Registered airmail cover franked with 1924 10c violet 'Arms' issue, 1930 8c black AIR issue and 1940 1c green TAX issue (SG 202, 234 & 394) tied by PANAMA cancel dated DEC 27 1941 with boxed registration marking alongside and large blue 'Official Seal' on reverse tied by PANAMA RECOMENDADOS cds's. Addressed to USA, censored in transit with arrival marks on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 952 - 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 953 - 1948 - 'Honouring Members of the Revolutionary Junta of 1903' issue, the set of eight fine mint. (SG 465/72) - Est £12

Lot 954 - 1950 - 2c black & scarlet 'Oxen Drawing a Sugar Cart' issue, two fine IMPERF PLATE PROOFS on thick card of the frame only and central vignette only. Ex ABNCo. archive. (As SG 409) - Est £18

Lot 955 - 1950 - 2c carmine & black 'Oxen drawing a Sugar cart' issue DIE PROOF printed on thin paper mounted on card with '93035' archive number at top. Small faults. (As SG 409) - Est £40

Lot 956 - 1956 - 'Pan Am Congress, Panama City and 30th Anniversary of First Congress' issue the set of twenty four fine mint. (SG 576/99) - Est £12

Lot 957 - 1956 - UNISSUED 'Popes' set of twelve fine unmounted mint, printed by the 'Jeffries Banknote Co.'. Uncommon. (See note in SG) - Est £40

Lot 958 - 1963 - INVERTED CENTRE: 10c gold, blue, black & red '50th Anniversary of Postal Union of Americas & Spain' issue, a fine unused example with variety CENTRE INVERTED. (SG 774var, Sellinger ##16) - Est £75

Lot 959 - 1920-1950 - OFFICIAL SEALS: Red & blue on white rectangular 'Official Seal' unused with some toning, large blue registration seal lightly used and red sawtooth registration seal used with '1933' dated cancel. (3) - Est £10

Panama - Canal Zone

Lot 960 - 1904 - 5c blue MAP issue of Panama with 'CANAL ZONE' overprint in black, a fine mint copy with variety BOTH PANAMAs OVERPRINT AT RIGHT. (SG 12 variety) - Est £24

Lot 961 - 1906 - 'Hamilton' issue of Panama with large CANAL ZONE overprint, the set of six (2c reading up & down) plus additional shade of the 5c all fine mint. (SG 25/30 & 28b) - Est £90

Lot 962 - 1906 - 'Hamilton' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt reading down, the basic set of five plus the 2c black & carmine all fine mint with full gum. The 8c has a small thin on reverse but otherwise a great looking set. (SG 26/30 & 27a, Cat £67+) - Est £30

Lot 963 - 1914 - POSTAGE DUE: 10c lake 'Postage Due' issue of the USA with straight line 'CANAL ZONE' op diagonally. A fine lightly used copy. (SG D57, Cat £48) - Est £20

Lot 964 - 1915 - 'Panama Exposition' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt, the set of four fine mint. (SG 55/8, Cat £62) - Est £30

Lot 965 - 1916 - BOOKLET ISSUE: Cover franked with single 1909 2c black & vermilion with 'CANAL ZONE' opt Type 2 a booklet pane single from the left hand side of the booklet pane (SG 41a) tied by EMPIRE cds dated DEC 25 1916. Addressed to USA. Cover has a few light tones. - Est £20

Lot 966 - 1920 - 1c black & green 'Balboa' postal stationery card with 'CANAL ZONE' overprint in black (H&G 3) used with added 1909 1c black & green 'Balboa' issue of Panama with 'CANAL ZONE' overprint TYPE 5 (SG 50) tied by BALBOA duplex cds's dated AUG 13 1920. Addressed to SALAVERRY, PERU with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £60

Lot 967 - 1921 - 1c green, 2c carmine, 5c blue with opt reading down, 10c violet and 15c pale blue 'Independence Centenary' issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt in black or red, all fine mint. (SG 64/5, 66a & 67/8, Cat £160) - Est £50

Lot 968 - 1924 - 50c lilac USA issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt (Flat tops to A's), a fine mint copy. (SG 84, Cat £90) - Est £45

Lot 969 - 1925 - $1 purple brown USA issue with 'CANAL ZONE' opt (Pointed tops to A's) a good used vertical pair from the bottom of the sheet with bottom stamp imperf at base from sheet edge. (SG 97, Cat £130) - Est £45

Lot 970 - 1929 - FIRST FLIGHT: Printed 'First Flight Cristobal - Curacao' airmail cover franked with 1929 15c on 1c green AIR surcharge issue (SG 117) tied by CRISTOBAL cancel dated JUN 21 1929. Flown on the FAM 5 Cristobal - Curacao first flight with illustrated first flight cachet on front and arrival cds on reverse. (AAMC #CZ37b, Muller #21) - Est £30

Lot 971 - 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 972 - 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 973 - 1934 - BOOKLET PANE: 3c violet BOOKLET PANE of six complete with selvedge, fine mint. (SG 142a) - Est £30

Papua New Guinea

Lot 974 - 1906 - 2/6 black & brown 'Lakatoi' issue on thin paper, line perf with small 'Papua' overprint. A fine used copy with central SAMARAI E.D. cds dated NOV 1907. (SG 45a, Cat £95) - Est £32

Lot 975 - 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 £30

Lot 976 - 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 £60

Lot 977 - 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 £18

Lot 978 - 1916 - 1/- sepia & olive 'Lakatoi' issue, a fine mint top marginal pair with variety RIFT IN CLOUDS on top stamp. (SG 102) - Est £25

Lot 979 - 1937 - NEW GUINEA: 5d green GVI 'Coronation' issue, a superb unmounted mint corner marginal block of four showing the RE-ENTRY with the DESIGN COMPLETELY DUPLICATED (row 5, stamp no. 2). A lovely positional piece. (SG 210 & 210a, Cat £76+) - Est £25

Lot 980 - 1937 - Stampless headed 'O.H.M.S.' cover from RABAUL to VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA with fine strike of POSTAGE PAID RABAUL cds. - Est £35

Lot 981 - 1939 - GVI 'Airmail' issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 163/8, Cat £75) - Est £25

Lot 982 - 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 £25

Lot 983 - 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 £30

Lot 984 - 1958 - Cover franked with single 1957 4d on 2½d orange (SG 16) tied by SOHANO cds. Addressed internally to RABAUL. - Est £12

Paraguay

Lot 985 - 1853 - 'Francisco Solano Lopez' Lion ESSAY in greyish brown on thin white paper, very finely engraved imperf with large margins all round. A very fine example. Scarce. - Est £150

Lot 986 - 1870 - 2r dull blue 'Lion' FIRST issue, a fine looking copy used with blue 'Dotted' cancel, margins tight to touching. Thinned on reverse. (SG 3, Cat £100) - Est £50

Lot 987 - 1870 - 2r dull blue 'Lion' FIRST issue, a fine looking mint copy with part gum. Thinned on reverse. (SG 3, Cat £90) - Est £45

Lot 988 - 1878 - 5c on 1r rose pink with handstamp in back, a fine mint copy with gum. Four large margins. (SG 8) - Est £75

Lot 989 - 1878 - 5c on 1r rose pink with handstamp in black, a fine used copy with small part cds cancel. Four good to large margins. Very fine. (SG 8) - Est £120

Lot 990 - 1881 - 2c on 10c bluish green 'Lion' SURCHARGE issue with opt in dull pale black. A fine mint side marginal block of six with variety OPT DOUBLE on top left hand stamp. The block has a little light toning but is rare. (SG 19A & 19A variety) - Est £125

Lot 991 - 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 992 - 1893 - 3c blue postal stationery lettercard (H&G A2) datelined inside 'Villeta 12 Janvier 1893' used with added 3 x 1892 1c grey (SG 42) forwarded through Argentina with stamps tied by BUENOS AIRES cds's dated JAN 19 1893. Addressed to CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY with transit and arrival cds's on reverse. Small faults but scarce. - Est £60

Lot 993 - 1893 - Registered cover franked with 1887 10c mauve and pair 20c pale rose (SG 36 & 38) tied by OFICINA DE CERTIFICACION ASUNCION cds's with light boxed ASUNCION registration marking alongside in pink. Addressed to BOGOTA, COLOMBIA with New York Exchange transit registration label on front with light BOGOTA arrival cds. Reverse has small CERTIFICADOS E No.1 cds plus USA and Brazilian transit marks. Rare cover. - Est £250

Lot 994 - 1894 - 2c red postal stationery lettercard (H&G A1) datelined 'Caacupe Enero 21 1893' inside with fine strike of CAACUPE cds dated 22 JAN 1894 on front. Addressed to ASUNCION with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £90

Lot 995 - 1896 - 4c brownish red postal stationery card (H&G 10) used with ALTOS cds dated 1896. Addressed internally to SAN BERNARDINO with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 996 - 1898 - 10c on 40c slate blue 'Arms' SURCHARGE issue, a fine mint COMPLETE SHEET of fifty mint with gum and sheet margins all round. Some light tones but scarce in a complete sheet. (SG 62) - Est £20

Lot 997 - 1899 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 5c dull violet postal stationery card (H&G B3) used with fair strike of boxed ESTAFETERO No.7 cancel in black. Addressed to ASUNCION with arrival cds dated 20 JAN 1899 on reverse. - Est £65

Lot 998 - 1901 - Registered cover franked with 1900 3c chestnut a block of twelve, block of four, strip of three and single plus 2 x 10c carmine (SG 68 & 71) tied by CORREOS SAN BERNARDINO cds's with black & white SAN BERNARDINO registration label alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with ASUNCION transit and German arrival marks on reverse. Fantastic franking. - Est £75

Lot 999 - 1903 - Registered AR cover franked with 1887 2 x 20c rose and 1892 1p olive green 'Arms' issue (SG 38 & 53) tied by ASUNCION cds's dated 10 MAR 1903 with printed REG label and small 'A.R.' handstamp alongside. Addressed to USA with arrival mark on reverse. The 1p is scarce used on cover. - Est £75

Lot 1000 - 1905 - 1c vermilion 'Lion' issue a fine mint IMPERF PAIR. (SG 109 variety) - Est £20

Lot 1001 - 1907 - UNISSUED: 2p greenish blue & black 'National Palace' issue IMPERF PROOF on thick card of the UNADOPTED DESIGN without the 'ANO 1904' inscription in value tablet. (See Kneitschel Page 156) - Est £24

Lot 1002 - 1908 - 5c on 30c greenish blue LION 'Surcharge' issue, a fine mint copy with variety OPT DOUBLE. Uncommon. (SG 154 unlisted) - Est £20

Lot 1003 - 1908 - 5c on 15c orange, 5c on 50c grey and 20c on 5c blue 'Provisional' SURCHARGE on Official issue, the three values good to fine mint. (SG 181 &183/4) - Est £20

Lot 1004 - 1920 - INVERTED CENTRE: 50c black & red 'Anniversary of Constitution' issue a mint copy with variety CENTRE INVERTED. Gum is toned but scarce. (SG 247 variety) - Est £45

Lot 1005 - 1921 - ESSAY: 1p 25c purple brown UNISSUED ESSAY for the 'Presidents' issue, imperf on three sides, perforated at 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 1006 - 1922 - INVERTED CENTRE: 50c blue & red 'Parliament House' issue a fine unused copy with variety CENTRE INVERTED and also showing the often seen double row of vertical blind perforations. (SG 254Aa) - Est £25

Lot 1007 - 1922 - 1p brown & blue with large 'C' opt in red for use in the rural post offices, a fine cds used pair with variety IMPERF BETWEEN VERTICAL PAIR. (SG 255B var) - Est £45

Lot 1008 - 1922 - INVERTED CENTRE & BOGUS ISSUE: 1p blue & black 'National Palace' BOGUS revolutionary issue, a fine unused copy with variety CENTRE INVERTED. These were produced and marketed by the Argentine dealer Hiordan who was later jailed for fraud. - Est £12

Lot 1009 - 1926 - Cover franked with 1922 50c blue & red and 2 x 1925 1p pale blue all with 'C' overprints (SG 254B & 274B) tied by QUYINDY cds's with black & white formular registration label alongside with manuscript 'Quyindy'. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival marks on reverse. Scarce. - Est £120

Lot 1010 - 1927 - 2c deep green and 7c deep green, both values in fine IMPERF PROOF PAIRS on glazed paper in UNISSUED colours. (As SG 284 & 286) - Est £30

Lot 1011 - 1929 - 1p 50c dull violet postal stationery envelope with 'C' imprint above stamp (H&G B5, Paraguay Postal Stationery Catalogue #EN8, stamp set high) used with added pair 1927 50c scarlet 'C' overprint issue (SG 322) tied by two fine strikes of CORREOS TUCANGUA ALTOS cds dated 28 AUG 1929. Addressed to ASUNCION with arrival marks on reverse. Very fine. - Est £90

Lot 1012 - 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 1013 - 1930 - 'CORREO AEREO' surcharge issue, the set of eleven good to fine mint. (SG 363/373) - Est £12

Lot 1014 - 1930 - FIRST FLIGHT: Printed 'CGA Aeropostal Argentina' envelope franked with single 1930 3p 40c green (SG 381) tied by large 'PRIMER CRUCE DEL ATLANTICO SUDAMERICA - AFRICA POR EL AVIADOR MERMOZ 8 JUNIO 1930 CORREOS REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY' first flight cachet in purple. Addressed to ASUNCION. A rare flight. (Muller #9, rated 2000pts) - Est £85

Lot 1015 - 1931 - 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, the pair in fine mint blocks of four. Uncommon in multiples. (SG 429/30, Cat £136) - Est £75

Lot 1016 - 1931 - 'Zeppelin' OPT issue, the pair fine mint. (SG 429/30) - Est £20

Lot 1017 - 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 1018 - 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 1019 - 1934 - ZEPPELIN: Reg cover franked with various issues inc 'Zeppelin' issues with '1934' overprint tied illustrated 'Zeppelin' cachets and by SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY cds dated 15. 9.1934 with printed red white & blue 'POR GRAF ZEPPELIN ASUNCION (Paraguay) via Rio de Janeiro a Friedrichshafen' airmail label alongside. Flown on the eighth Sudamerikafahrt by LZ 127. Addressed to GERMANY with various transit and arrival marks including FRIEDRICHSHAFEN cds on reverse. Some light toning. Scarce. (Sieger #276, Cat 140 euros) - Est £75

Lot 1020 - 1934 - ZEPPELIN: Reg cover franked with various issues inc 'Zeppelin' issues with '1934' overprint tied circular and triangular illustrated 'Zeppelin' cachets with SCIO AEREO POSTAL PARAGUAY cds dated 26. 5.1934 on reverse with printed red white & blue 'POR GRAF ZEPPELIN ASUNCION (Paraguay) via Rio de Janeiro a Friedrichshafen' airmail label alongside. Flown on the first Sudamerikafahrt by LZ 127. Addressed to GERMANY with various transit and arrival marks including FRIEDRICHSHAFEN cds on reverse. Some light toning. Scarce. (Sieger #249, Cat 200 euros) - Est £95

Lot 1021 - 1935 - OFFICIAL ISSUE: 10c pale blue, 50c mauve and 1p orange 'OFICIAL' opt issue all IMPERF BETWEEN PAIRS and 1p orange IMPERF PAIR all fine mint. (SG O474/76 var) - Est £25

Lot 1022 - 1936 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Official 'Banco de la Republica del Paraguay' window envelope franked with 1935 1p orange and 2p 50c bright violet 'OFICIAL' opt issue (SG O476 & O478) tied by ASUNCION machine cancel dated 28 OCT 1936 with 'Official' ARMS cachet in purple on front & reverse..  - Est £12

Lot 1023 - 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 1024 - 1942 - 1p orange 'Arms' issue a fine mint top marginal IMPERF copy. (SG 569 variety) - Est £12

Lot 1025 - 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 1026 - 1946 - Airmail cover franked with the 1946 '5 Centimos 5' Surcharge issue set of four including the TRAIN issue (SG 636/9) tied by AEROPOSTAL PARAGUAY (Asuncion) cds's dated 1 JUL 1946 likely the first day of issue. Addressed to USA. - Est £12

Lot 1027 - 1958 - Fourth Centenary of St. Ignacious of Loyola' issue, the set of five IMPERF, all marginal examples. (SG 822/6) - Est £10

Lot 1028 - 1965 - PROPAGANDA LABEL: Registered cover franked with 1963 50c sepia & drab tied by ASUNCION cds and 1964 4g brown & claret tied by commemorative cancel (SG 1050 & 1059) with registration label alongside and large green & white propaganda label inscribed 'CIUDADANO APOYE EL ASCENSO DEL GRAL DE EJERCITO ALFREDO STROESSNER' (supporting the re-election of President Stroessner). Addressed to BRAZIL with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £40

Lot 1029 - 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 1030 - 1870-1960 - Useful collection on printed pages from a few early issues through to mid period with good ranges of Lion issues and surcharges, officials. Also a good run of mid period airmails and overprints. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's) - Est £100

Lot 1031 - 1896-1935 - Nice lot of Postal History inc 1896 5c purple PSE used from VILLARICA to ASUNCION and 4c red PSC used from ALTOS to SAN BERNARDINO1898 cover with pair 1898 10c on 40c slate blue used from ASUNCION to Germany, 1909 cover with 5c yellow & 10c purple LION issue with '1908' opts tied VILLA RICA to UK, 1920 OPT issues on REG front from CUIDAD ENCARNACION to Argentina, 1929 cover with 20c on 50c 75c and 80c tied ASUNCION to Italy and 1935 cover with 'c' opts used from VILLARRICA to Germany. Nice lot. Mixed condition. (7 items) - Est £45

Lot 1032 - 1931-1987 - Interesting range of mid to modern mostly commercial mail inc some better frankings with some 1945 5c surcharges on cover, Hotel covers, registered, airmails, Circa 1970 cover with HOTEL GUARANI cancel, 1987 cover with SUCURSAL MANANA SAN LORENZO cds, two covers with PRIMAVERA cds's, 1957 'Foreign Service of the USA' cover & 1959 cover to Czechoslovakia with UN commemoration cachet. (32 items) - Est £45

Lot 1033 - 1954-1999 - Range of mint miniature sheets, various issues perf & IMPERF inc 1960 Olympics, 1960 Human Rights, 1960 United Nations plus 1961 Europa issue unissued miniature sheets with the 50g airmail stamp & 1962 Scouts unissued miniature sheet. Also some later 'Appendix' issues and large qty of Vatican & Pope issue in perf & imperf blocks with MUESTRA opts and also three presentation booklets. Also strange set of five stamps from the 1990's with silver 'Reunification of Germany' opt inverted. (110 stamps, 19 sheets & 3 booklets) - Est £35

Peru

Lot 1034 - 1829 - PRESTAMP: Circa 1829. Undated cover from TRUJILLO to SANTA with fine strike of straight line 'TRUGILLO' in red. Rated '3' in manuscript. Scarce. (Colareta #5) - Est £90

Lot 1035 - 1833 - FORWARDING AGENT: Complete folded letter datelined 'Tacna Peru 28th April 1833' and rated '1/4' in red manuscript on front. Addressed to Schiedam, HOLLAND forwarded via London with oval 'H. SILLEN LONDON' forwarding agents marking in black on flap with manuscript '3/9/33' date added along with LONDON transit cds in black and SCHIEDAM arrival cds in red also both on flap. Very scarce, the only recorded cover for this forwarding agent. Ex Rowe. - Est £150

Lot 1036 - 1839 - PRESTAMP: Circa 1839. Cover from AYACUCHO to ANDAHUAYLAS with good strike of straight line 'AYACUCHO' marking in reddish brown. Rated '6' in manuscript. (Colareta #1) - Est £65

Lot 1037 - 1849 - TRANSATLANTIC MAIL: Complete folded incoming letter from LE HAVRE, FRANCE with manuscript 'Pr West India Steamer via Panama' at top and BUREAU MARITIME HAVRE cds in red dated 15 MAI 1849 on front. Addressed to LIMA, PERU with LONDON PAID cds in red and Arched 'FOREIGN PAID' marking both in red on front plus SOUTHAMPTON transit cds in red on reverse. - Est £60

Lot 1038 - 1850 - PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter datelined 'Yungay Dbre 18 de 1850' with fine strike of straight line 'HUARAZ' in black. Addressed to TRUJILLO rated '3½' in manuscript. Scarce. (Colareta #4) - Est £90

Lot 1039 - 1855 - PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter from LIMA to TARMA with good strike of small oval 'LIMA 1.½' marking in blue. (Colareta #22p) - Est £75

Lot 1040 - 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 1041 - 1858 - 1d pale blue 'First Issue' with wavy lines, a fine lightly used copy with four good to large margins. (SG 3, Cat £48) - Est £25

Lot 1042 - 1858 - 1d pale blue 'Arms' issue with wavy lines, a superb lightly used copy with 'CALLAO' dotted cancel, four huge margins. (SG 3) - Est £35

Lot 1043 - 1858 - 1p vermilion 'Arms' issue with large lettering, a superb used copy with 'JAUJA' dotted cancel, four large margins. (SG 7) - Est £45

Lot 1044 - 1859 - Cover franked with 1858 1p vermilion large lettering issue (SG 7) a fine four margin copy tied by light TACNA cds. Addressed to LIMA. - Est £150

Lot 1045 - 1859 - Small envelope franked with fine four margin 1858 1d pale blue 'Arms' issue with wavy lines (SG 3, part of the stamp folded over on the back of the cover) tied by CALLAO cds dated OCT 13 1859. Addressed to CHILE with red '15' in circle postage due mark applied on arrival. Very attractive. - Est £150

Lot 1046 - 1860 - 1p brick red 'Zigzag' background issue, a fine used copy with four good to tight margins as usual for this printing. (SG 9, Cat £43) - Est £20

Lot 1047 - 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 unused copy, four good margins. (SG 12, Cat £225) - Est £75

Lot 1048 - 1860 - Folded letter franked with a fine four margin 1858 1p brick red 'Zigzag' background issue (SG 9, fine impression) tied by good strike of dotted 'LIMA' cancel in black. Addressed to AREQUIPA. A fine cover. - Est £150

Lot 1049 - 1861 - Complete folded letter franked with 1860 1p brick red zigzag lines issue (SG 9) a fine four margin copy tied by fine strike of CALLAO cds in black dated 16 ABR 1861. Addressed to TRUJILLO. Very fine. - Est £180

Lot 1050 - 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 1051 - 1862 - 1d pale vermilion 'LeCoq' issue on thin paper (Early impression) fine used with complete strike of dotted 'ISLAS' cancel in black (The P.O. of the Chincha Islands). Four margins. Very scarce. (SG 14b) - Est £70

Lot 1052 - 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 1053 - 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 1054 - 1868 - 1d green 'LeCoq' issue, a used copy with fine central strike of oval 'PAIJAN' cancel in black, four margins. Scarce. (SG 20a) - Est £75

Lot 1055 - 1868 - POSTMARKS: 1d green in various shades a lovely group with 1d blue green and 1d yellow green both with fine PAPER JOIN varieties, two with dotted PISCO cancels, dotted 'CARAZ' cancel in blue, dotted 'YCA' cancel, two LIMA cds's in blue dated 13 JUL 1870 and black dated 26 ABR, one on piece with PUNO cds, a fine PIURA cds dated 15 OCT 1872 and two with oval PIURA and JAUJA lozenge cancels. Condition generally fine but with the odd small fault. (12 stamps, SG 20, 20a & 20b) - Est £95

Lot 1056 - 1868 - 1d green 'LeCoq' issue, two fine used copies withy matched 'LIMA' cds's in blue and black dated 6 DIC 1870 and 5 MZO 1870. Both four margin copies. (SG 20a) - Est £15

Lot 1057 - 1869 - Cover franked with 1868 1d green 'LeCoq' issue (SG 20a) tied by superb strike of dotted 'PUNO' cancel in black. Addressed to AREQUIPA. - Est £110

Lot 1058 - 1869 - Complete folded letter franked with a fine four margin 1868 1d green 'LeCoq' issue (SG 20a) tied by good strike of dotted 'YCA' cancel in black. Addressed to LIMA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £75

Lot 1059 - 1870 - Cover franked with fine four margin 1868 1d yellow green 'LeCoq' issue (SG 20) tied by TRUJILLO cds dated 26 JUL 1870. Addressed to LIMA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £60

Lot 1060 - 1872 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: 6d chestnut QV issue of Great Britain, Plate 11 used with good strike of barred numeral 'C38' of the British Post Office at CALLAO. (SG Z44) - Est £45

Lot 1061 - 1873 - 2c blue EMBOSSED 'Llama' issue showing PAPER JOIN variety at top of stamp, a fine mint four margin copy with full gum. (SG 23) - Est £50

Lot 1062 - 1873 - 2c blue 'Llama' issue a fine unused copy without gum from the original printing. (SG 23, Cat £50) - Est £25

Lot 1063 - 1874 - 5c blue 'Arms' issue a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thin white paper. Ex ABNCo archive. (SG 26) - Est £35

Lot 1064 - 1880 - UNISSUED: 1c green and 2c carmine 'Arms' issue PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED, both good to fine mint copies. (See note below SG 30) - Est £60

Lot 1065 - 1881 - CIVIL WAR - AREQUIPA: 25c carmine 'Postal Fiscal' issue, a fine mint corner marginal pair. (SG 82) - Est £10

Lot 1066 - 1881 - CIVIL WAR - PUNO: 25c carmine 'Postal Fiscal' issue of AREQUIPA with additional circular PUNO M overprint in mauve, a fine lightly used copy. Scarce & underrated. (SG 182) - Est £55

Lot 1067 - 1881 - 10c red on pale yellow postal stationery envelope (H&G B3b) used with fine CASMA PRAL cds. Addressed to LIMA with LIMA PRINCIPAL arrival cds on reverse. - Est £70

Lot 1068 - 1883 - CIVIL WAR - CUZCO: 10c vermilion and 1885 10c slate both with oval 'CUZCO' handstamp, both unused without gum. (SG 117b & 125) - Est £20

Lot 1069 - 1883 - 5c blue with 'Horseshoe' overprint in black, a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thin white paper. Ex ABNCo. archive. Very scarce. (SG 202) - Est £55

Lot 1070 - 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 1071 - 1883 - CIVIL WAR: 1c bistre brown & 5c red 'Postage Due' issue and 1c green 'Arms' issue all with circular LIMA CORREOS overprint in red additionally overprinted with TRIANGLE (Type 3 or 4) PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED mint or unused. (SG Unlisted) - Est £45

Lot 1072 - 1884 - CIVIL WAR - PIURA: 10c orange 'Postage Due' issue with 'PIURA VAPOR' handstamp in black. A mint copy with gum. Rare. 1984 RPSL certificate accompanies. (SG 180) - Est £100

Lot 1073 - 1892 - 20c bright violet 'Provisional' postal stationery envelope (H&G B9) with oval 'EMISION HABILITADA' envelope opt in blue used with added 1886 1c slate violet and 5c orange 'Arms' issue (SG 278 & 280) tied by LIMA cds's dated DIC 12 1891 with boxed CERTIFICADO handstamp alongside. Addressed to ARGENTINA with arrival cds on reverse. Very fine. - Est £95

Lot 1074 - 1894 - BERMUDEZ HEAD OVERPRINTS: 1c orange with 'Bermudez Head' overprint, a mint block of eighteen with variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Some gum saturation. (SG 294a) - Est £50

Lot 1075 - 1895 - 'Installation of President Pierola' issue the set of seven fine cds used. (SG 328/334) - Est £25

Lot 1076 - 1895 - Cover franked on reverse with single 1894 10c green 'Bermudez Head' OPT issue (SG 299) tied by undated circular CORREOS LAMBAYEQUE cancel in black with additional strike on front. Addressed to CHILE with CALLAO and VALPARAISO transit cds's and CONCEPCION arrival cds. - Est £75

Lot 1077 - 1896 - 5c prussian blue 'Pizarro' issue, a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF on thick card. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (SG 339) - Est £12

Lot 1078 - 1899 - 4c brown postal stationery viewcard (H&G 40a, large date) with view of 'Monumento "2 de Mayo" - Lima' in brown used from the German Consulate in Lima with orange 'KAISERLICH DEUTSCHES CONSULAT IN LIMA' seal on reverse and LIMA cds dated 13 ENE 1899 on front. Addressed to FRANCE with unclear transit cds on reverse. A rare card. (Moll scarcity rating 5) - Est £150

Lot 1079 - 1899 - 2c red postal stationery viewcard (H&G 38a, large date, second black plate with line ending over A of Lima) with view of 'Exposicion de Lima' fine unused. Card has a few light tone spots. - Est £40

Lot 1080 - 1899 - 3c bluish black postal stationery viewcard (H&G 39, small date) with view of 'El Rio Chanchamayo' fine unused. - Est £30

Lot 1081 - 1900 - 2c red violet & black on white 'President Romana' New Year greetings card (H&G 48, Moll #48) unused. Some light tones but an uncommon card. - Est £25

Lot 1082 - 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 1083 - 1903 - 4c bluish black & brown postal stationery viewcard (H&G 52) with view in brown on reverse of 'Islas de Lobos, Peru' (with sailboat) used with LIMA cds dated 13 FEB 1903. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £60

Lot 1084 - 1905 - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: B&W PPC 'Panorama de Lima' franked on picture side with 1896 1c green (SG 336) tied by CORREOS DEL PERU FERRO-CARRILES cds dated 8 JUN 1905. Addressed to ARGENTINA. Scarce. - Est £75

Lot 1085 - 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 1086 - 1908 - 10c black with 'EXPRESO' opt in black, a good mint copy. (SG E373) - Est £20

Lot 1087 - 1908 - Colour PPC 'LIMA (Peru) Pabellon Gotico en la Exposicion' franked on picture side with pair 1907 2c purple & red (SG 365) tied by fine strike of undated circular CORREO PERU CHEPEN cancel in black. Addressed to LA PAZ, BOLIVIA with PAITA transit cds on reverse. A scarce origination. - Est £75

Lot 1088 - 1910 - REVENUE: 20s deep lilac 'Servicio Consular' REVENUE issue 'Waterlow' COLOUR TRIAL in unissued colour with WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN opt and small hole punch. - Est £35

Lot 1089 - 1911 - 10c prussian blue with large 'EXPRESO' overprint in purple, a mint copy. Thin on reverse. (SG E382) - Est £12

Lot 1090 - 1915 - 10c black & brown with large 'EXPRESO' overprint in purple, a fine cds used copy. Thin on reverse. (SG E383) - Est £12

Lot 1091 - 1916 - 1c on 12c greenish blue 'Provisional' issue with UNISSUED overprint in green. A fine cds used copy. (SG 393 variety, Bustmante #241d) - Est £24

Lot 1092 - 1916 - 2c on 1c brown 'Postage Due' issue with variety 'FRANQUEO VALE 2 CTS 1916' OPT INVERTED. A good mint copy. (SG 401a) - Est £10

Lot 1093 - 1928 - FIRST FLIGHT: 'Doolittle' First Flight cover franked with 1924 10c vermilion (SG 434) tied by LIMA cds dated 25 FEB 1928 with boxed 'CORREO AEREO' in blue and 'First Experimental Flight Lima - La Paz' SHIELD cachet in blue green. Addressed to BOLIVIA, flown on the 1st leg of the South American Curtis Wright Feasibility Flight by Lt James Doolittle with arrival cds on reverse. 800 covers were flown. (Muller #8, rated 1000pts) - Est £35

Lot 1094 - 1930 - 50c light brown 'Sixth Pan American Child Congress' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 475) - Est £20

Lot 1095 - 1932 - 50c scarlet 'Piura Quadricentenary' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 511, Cat £26) - Est £15

Lot 1096 - 1932 - POSTAGE DUE: 2c purple brown and 10c purple brown 'Harrison' POSTAGE DUE issue, the 'Photogravure' printing. The pair in fine marginal blocks of nine, each stamp with 'CANCELLED' overprint in black, applied to demonetise the stamps. (SG D512/D513) - Est £35

Lot 1097 - 1934 - 10c scarlet 'Waterlow' issue, a fine IMPERF PLATE PROOF block of four, gummed. (SG 539) - Est £12

Lot 1098 - 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 1099 - 1935 - 10s deep blue '400th Anniversary of Lima' issue, the top value fine mint. (SG 565, Cat £44) - Est £20

Lot 1100 - 1935 - REVENUE: 10c scarlet, 50c grey and 1s carmine 'LEY 7622' REVENUE issue (Tax on Bills of Exchange & Banking transactions) 'Waterlow' COLOUR TRIALS in unissued colours with WATERLOW & SONS LTD SPECIMEN overprint and small hole punch. This is the complete set. (Akerman & Moll #19S, 22Sa & 23Sa) - Est £45

Lot 1101 - 1936 - 5s carmine 'Centenary of Callao' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 576) - Est £15

Lot 1102 - 1936 - 10s brown & carmine 'Santa Rosa' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 608, Cat £110) - Est £65

Lot 1103 - 1936 - REVENUES: 5s red Series A and 1s black Series C General REVENUES plus 40c magenta 'Pro Desocupados' REVENUE all three 'Waterlow' IMPERF PLATE PROOFS, gummed. (3) - Est £10

Lot 1104 - 1937 - AIRMAIL 'Surcharge' issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 611/5, Cat £16) - Est £10

Lot 1105 - 1938 - REVENUES: 50s carmine ABNCo. 'Consular' REVENUE issue, the top value in a fine side marginal block of four each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. (Akerman & Moll #102D) - Est £24

Lot 1106 - 1938 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Stampless registered official cover with 'Ministerio de Fomento Obras Publicas' heading sent by airmail from LIMA with 'Ministerio de Fomento Secretaria' official cachet and registration label on front. Addressed to USA with LIMA cds on reverse with various other transit and arrival marks. - Est £25

Lot 1107 - 1941 - 'FRANQUEO POSTAL' opt issue on Radio Station REVENUE issue, the set of five fine used. (SG 670/4) - Est £10

Lot 1108 - 1966 - 'Gold Objects & Chimu Culture' issue the set of five fine mint. (SG 916/920) - Est £10

Lot 1109 - 1967 - 10c black & carmine red 'Journalist's Fund' TAX issue cds used plus the unauthorised 50c bluish violet, yellow orange & black mint and the 1s greenish blue, yellow orange & black cds used. (SG 943 & see note below issue) - Est £25

Lot 1110 - 1858-1960 - Useful collection on printed pages from a few early issues through to mid period. Some better mid period airmails noted inc Santa Rosa 10s used. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's) - Est £250

Lot 1111 - 1940-1945 - Collection of Postal History on Hagner sheets mostly airmails inc censored with some multiple censors, many registered, instructional marks, some better 'sol' values used on cover, a couple of meter covers and a few better originations inc TRUJILLO, GUASAPATA, CHICLAYO & TALARA. An interesting lot for further study. Mixed condition. (28 items) - Est £75

Lot 1112 - 1966-1994 - Nice mint collection of issues, many sets & singles inc Birds, Wildlife, Art & Antiquities etc. Mixed condition but mostly good to fine. A difficult period to find. (180 different stamps) - Est £60

Saint Kitts & Nevis

Lot 1113 - 1870 - SAINT CHRISTOPHER: 1d magenta QV issue, wmk 'Crown CC', perf 12½, a fine unused example. (SG 2, Cat £80) - Est £25

Lot 1114 - 1879 - REVENUES: 1d red with 'Revenue' opt used with manuscript cancel, a second copy 'used' with a forged 'A09' barred numeral cancel and 1883 6d green QV issue with 'REVENUE' opt mint. (Barefoot #12 & 21) - Est £12

Lot 1115 - 1882 - NEVIS: ½d dull green, 1d dull rose, 1d carmine and 2½d ultramarine QV issue, all fine mint copies. (SG 25, 27, 27a & 29 Cat £103) - Est £30

Lot 1116 - 1903 - Small range with ½d dull purple & deep green, 1d grey black & carmine, 3d deep green & orange and 6d grey black & bright purple all wmk 'Crown CA' and 1905 ½d grey green, 1d scarlet, 2d dull purple & brown, 2½d bright blue and 3d deep green & orange all wmk 'Multi Crown CA' good to fine mint. (SG 1/2, 5/6, 12, 14a, 15, 17 & 18a, Cat £63+) - Est £20

Lot 1117 - 1915 - Registered cover franked with 1905 ½d grey green, 1d carmine, 2d dull purple & brown, 2½d bright blue and 3d deep green & orange (SG 12, 14/15 & 17/18) tied by ST. KITTS 'A12' duplex cancels with printed grey on white 'ST. KITTS' registration label alongside. Addressed to UK with transit & arrival marks on reverse. Very attractive. - Est £36

Lot 1118 - 1916 - Cover franked with 1912 ½d yellow green and 1d red GV issue (SG 47/8) tied by NEVIS 'A09' duplex cds. Addressed to UK with arrival cds dated 9 OC 1916 on front. - Est £12

Lot 1119 - 1938 - 1½d orange, 2d scarlet & grey perf 13 x 12, 2½d ultramarine, 3d dull reddish purple & scarlet on chalk surfaced paper, perf 13x12, 6d green & bright purple perf 13 x 12, 1/- black & green perf 13 x 12, 2/6 black & scarlet on chalk surfaced paper, perf 14 and 5/- bluish green & scarlet perf 14 GVI issue all fine mint. (SG 70/2, 73a, 74/5 76a & 77b, Cat £160+) - Est £50

Lot 1120 - 1938 - 3d dull reddish purple & scarlet GVI issue perf 13 x 12, both types on ordinary and chalk surfaced paper fine mint. (SG 73 & 73a, Cat £70) - Est £22

Lot 1121 - 1938 - 5/- bluish green & scarlet GVI issue, perf 14, a fine mint copy. (SG 77b, Cat £30) - Est £10

Lot 1122 - 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 1123 - 1948 - Cover with manuscript 'Air Mail' at top franked with 1938 1/- black & green and Leeward Islands 1938 3d orange (SG 75b & 107a) tied by ST. KITTS cds dated 29 JUN 1948. Addressed to UK. - Est £12

Lot 1124 - 1960 - MARITIME: Cover franked with 1954 5c bright blue & grey (SG 111) tied by G.P.O. PLYMOUTH MONTSERRAT cds with two strikes of straight line 'M/V KIRKDALE' ship marking in purple alongside. Addressed to USA. - Est £15

Lot 1125 - 1890-1961 - POSTMARKS: Nice lot with couple of barred 'A09' cancels inc one on Leewards QV ½d, ST KITTS SANDY POINT cds's on GVI issues (1945 & 1947 dates), ST KITTS OLD ROAD cds's on GV and GVI issues (1937 & 1938 dates), CHARLESTOWN NEVIS cds on GVI and QE2 issues (1956 & 1961 dates) and 1956 DIEPPE BAY on QE2 4c. All good to fine strikes. (9 stamps) - Est £35

Lot 1126 - 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 Vincent

Lot 1127 - 1880 - 1d olive green  QV issue used with fine central strike of CA cds of CALLIAQUA dated DEC 19 1881. Stamp has small stain spot on front but a very fine strike of the cancellation. (SG 29) - Est £15

Lot 1128 - 1899 - ½d dull mauve & green QV issue, 1902 ½d dull purple & green EVII issue and 1907 1d carmine wmk Multi Crown CA all fine mint blocks of four. (SG 67, 76 & 95, Cat £44) - Est £14

Lot 1129 - 1907 - EVII definitive issue, the set of five fine mint. (SG 94/8, Cat £55) - Est £18

Lot 1130 - 1907 - 1d carmine used with good strike of BEQ cds dated 1907 of BEQUIA. (SG 95) - Est £10

Lot 1131 - 1909 - Redrawn' definitive issue, the set of six fine mint. (SG 102/7, Cat £45) - Est £15

Lot 1132 - 1909 - Trio of covers all sent from KINGSTOWN to PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD with 1909 cover with 1907 1d red single franking, 1911 cover with 1907 2d orange and 1914 cover with 4 x 1909 ½d green. Coup-le of the covers are trimmed with the odd small fault but a nice group that will display well. (3 items) - Est £40

Lot 1133 - 1913 - 2d ultramarine on cream and 1915 2d ultramarine on cream GV postal stationery registered envelopes (H&G C3/4) both with large 'SPECIMEN' opts in black. (2) - Est £20

Lot 1134 - 1913 - Long registered cover franked with single 1909 1/- black on green (SG 101) tied by KINGSTOWN cds dated NOV 24 1911 with printed 'Saint Vincent' REG label alongside. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. Small tear at bottom right. - Est £30

Lot 1135 - 1913 - Registered cover franked with single 1909 6d dull purple (SG 107) tied by KINGSTOWN cds dated JAN 6 1913 with printed 'Saint Vincent' REG label alongside. Addressed to GERMANY with London transit cds on reverse. - Est £40

Lot 1136 - 1915 - ½d green on yellowish GV postal stationery wrapper (H&G E5) with large 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. - Est £10

Lot 1137 - 1938 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 149/59, Cat £60) - Est £20

Lot 1138 - 1946 - GVI 'Victory' issue, the pair perforated 'SPECIMEN' unused with part gum and a little toned, likely removed from a P.O. archival sheet. (SG 160/1s) - Est £20

Lot 1139 - 1948 - £1 bright purple GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 163, Cat £30) - Est £15

Lot 1140 - 1951 - GVI 'New Constitution' OPT issue, the set of four in fine unmounted mint half sheets of thirty with 'Bradbury Wilkinson' IMPRINTS in bottom margin on each block. (SG 184/7, Cat £75) - Est £25

Lot 1141 - 1955 - AIRLETTERS: 12c black on light blue QE2 issue airletter two copies wmk letters H & P both fine unused plus a later 15c black on blue airletter of the same design but poorer quality unlisted in H&G. (H&G FG1 & FG1c and unlisted) - Est £30

Salvador

Lot 1142 - 1879 - 1c deep green 'Volcano' issue later impression fine used on small piece tied by superb TRANSITO PANAMA cds dated 15 MAY 1887. (SG 14) - Est £24

Lot 1143 - 1884 - 3c ultramarine 'First Issue' postal stationery card (H&G 2) datelined 'San Salvador Julio 13 1884' on reverse used with red SAN SALVADOR cds dated 18 AGOS 1884 on front. Addressed to COSTA RICA. Card has a vertical crease down centre but a scarce and early use within Central America. - Est £45

Lot 1144 - 1900 - Circa 1900. Small unsealed business card envelope franked with single 1899 1c pale brown 'Ceres' issue with 'Wheel' overprint in black (SG 318) tied by undated circular 'S. Salvador' cancel in black. Addressed locally. Unusual. - Est £35

Lot 1145 - 1902 - Cover franked with 1900 5c slate blue and 13c dull orange 'Ceres' issue with 'Shield' opt type 1 (SG 434 & 436) tied by SANTA ANA cds dated OCT 29 1902. Addressed to GERMANY with transit and arrival marks on reverse. Difficult issue on cover. - Est £45

Lot 1146 - 1904 - 5c blue postal stationery envelope (H&G B76) used with oval SAN SALVADOR cancel and small boxed 'Trop Tard Ocurrio Tarde Too Late' marking and 1904 1c black 'Timbre de Instruccion Primaria' SCHOOL TAX stamp applied on reverse also tied by SAN SALVADOR 'Monogram' cancel. Addressed to ACAJUTLA with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 1147 - 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 1148 - 1907 - 1c black & green 'Presidents Palace' issue with background of coloured dots and with variety SHIELD OPT OMITTED, a fine lightly used copy. (SG 599 var) - Est £10

Lot 1149 - 1908 - Cover franked with 1907 5c black & deep blue and 13c black & sepia 'President's Palace' issue with 'Shield' opt (SG 602 & 606) tied by circular 'S' cancel with SAN SALVADOR cds dated 9 DIC 1908 alongside. Addressed to SWITZERLAND. - Est £20

Lot 1150 - 1914 - 1c blue on cream postal stationery card (H&G 77a) used with dumb 'S' cancel and fine strike of ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS DE QUEZALTEPEQUE cds in purple. Addressed to SAN SALVADOR. - Est £50

Lot 1151 - 1917 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Long registered cover with 'Direccion General de Telegrafos Y Telefonicos El Salvador C.A.' official imprint in red on front franked with 1916 1c green, 2c vermilion and pair 12c purple 'OFICIAL' opt issue (SG O694/5 & O699) tied by 'S' cancels with CERTIFICADOS SAN SALVADOR 'Clock' cancel alongside with boxed REG marking. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 1152 - 1920 - 1c on 1c olive and 1c on 10c blue SURCHARGE issue on 'Municipal Tax' stamps dated '1919', both with variety OPT DOUBLE, unused without gum. (SG 722 & 724 var) - Est £20

Lot 1153 - 1924 - 10c orange 'Map' issue with variety 'I OF ATLANTICO MISSING', a fine looking mint copy, couple of tones on gum. (SG 755a) - Est £10

Lot 1154 - 1924 - Printed 'Banco Occidental San Salvador' cover franked with single 1924 20c on 1col sepia 'Provisional' issue (SG 744) tied by SAN SALVADOR cds dated 16 AGO 1924. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 1155 - 1925 - 5c grey black with variety 'OFICIAL' OPT INVERTED, a fine mint copy. (SG O764a) - Est £18

Lot 1156 - 1925 - Cover franked with single 1924 20c on 25c olive 'Provisional' SURCHARGE issue (SG 743) tied by SAN SALVADOR cds dated 17 JAN 1925. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 1157 - 1933 - Cover with typed 'VIA AEREO' at top franked with 1933 15c red orange and 25c mauve '441st Anniversary of Columbus departure from Palos' issue (SG 810 & 812) tied by SAN SALVADOR cds dated 12 OCT 1933, the first day of issue. Addressed to USA. - Est £24

Lot 1158 - 1940 - 'Centenary of the First Postage Stamp' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 907/9, Cat £30) - Est £15

Lot 1159 - 1940 - 'Coffee' issue, the set of five good to fine mint. (SG 912/6, Cat £16) - Est £10

Lot 1160 - 1947 - 2c yellow orange 'Famous Salvadoreans' issue with 'OFICIAL' opt in black, a fine lightly used copy. (SG O960, Cat £40) - Est £20

Lot 1161 - 1949 - '75th Anniversary of UPU' airmail issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 981/4, Cat £22) - Est £10

Lot 1162 - 1867-1960 - Nice collection on printed pages with a good array of early issues and Seebecks with mint, used, CTO plus some reprints. Also nice ranges of mid period overprints and surcharges and officials etc. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's) - Est £100

Seychelles

Lot 1163 - 1890 - 2c to 48c QV issue Die 1 all good to fine mint. (SG 1/7, Cat £150+) - Est £50

Lot 1164 - 1890 - QV issue Die 2, the set of six fine mint. (SG 9/14, Cat £85) - Est £28

Lot 1165 - 1897 - QV issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 28/36, Cat £325) - Est £100

Lot 1166 - 1903 - 'EVII' issue wmk 'Crown CA', the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 46/56, Cat £160) - Est £50

Lot 1167 - 1903 - 75c yellow & violet EVII issue, wmk 'Crown CA' a fine cds used copy. (SG 54, Cat £40) - Est £12

Lot 1168 - 1903 - 3c on 18c sage green & carmine EVII 'Surcharge' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 58, Cat £60) - Est £20

Lot 1169 - 1906 - 1r 50c black & carmine EVII issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 69, Cat £60) - Est £20

Lot 1170 - 1938 - 9c dull blue, 15c brown carmine, 18c carmine lake, 30c blue, 75c deep slate lilac, 1r grey black and 1r 50c ultramarine GVI issue all on ordinary paper good to fine mint. (SG 138ac, 139ab, 139ca, 142ab, 145ab, 146ab, & 147a, Cat £56+) - Est £20

Lot 1171 - 1938 - 12c reddish violet GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 139, Cat £50) - Est £16

Lot 1172 - 1938 - 20c blue GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 140, Cat £45) - Est £15

Lot 1173 - 1938 - 45c chocolate on chalk surfaced paper GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 143, Cat £48) - Est £16

Lot 1174 - 1938 - 2r 25c olive on ordinary paper GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 148a, Cat £35) - Est £10

Lot 1175 - 1948 - GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue the pair fine mint. (SG 152/3, Cat £20+) - Est £10

Lot 1176 - 1952 - GVI 'Definitive' issue, the set of fifteen fine mint. (SG 158/72, Cat £90) - Est £30

Lot 1177 - 1954 - QE2 'Definitive' issue, the set of nineteen fine mint. (SG 174/88, Cat £100) - Est £32

Lot 1178 - 1962 - 2.25r, 3.50r, 5r and 10r QE2 issue, the top four values fine unmounted mint. (SG 209/12, Cat £34+) - Est £12

Sierra Leone

Lot 1179 - 1903 - 2d blue EVII postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C2a) used with added 2 x 1896 1d dull mauve & carmine QV issue (SG 42) tied by oval REGISTERED SIERRA LEONE cancels dated 1 AP 1903. Addressed to UK with transit & arrival marks on front. - Est £20

Lot 1180 - 1909 - Small cover with printed 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE SIERRA LEONE' on reverse franked with single 1907 1d carmine EVII issue (SG 100) paying the 1d Universal rate to UK tied by FREETOWN cds to BEDALE, YORKSHIRE plus nice 1909 REG cover franked with marginal pair 1907 2d greyish slate EVII issue (SG 102) tied by oval G.P.O. REGISTERED cancel with printed REG label to UK. (2 items) - Est £20

Lot 1181 - 1915 - Pair of covers both franked with 1912 ½d yellow green and 2 x 1d carmine red GV issue (SG 112 & 113, one cover has a 1d uncancelled on reverse) tied by FREETOWN cds's dated JUL or NOV 1915, both addressed to SWEDEN and both re-directed with various transit & arrival marks. An unusual destination. (2 items) - Est £15

Lot 1182 - 1916 - 1d carmine on cream GV PSE (H&G B5a) used with added pair 1912 1d scarlet (SG 113a) tied by oval REGISTERED G.P.O. SIERRA LEONE cancels dated 27 AP 1916 with boxed FREETOWN REG handstamp alongside. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 1183 - 1925 - REG cover franked with 1921 strip of three 1d bright violet and pair 1½d scarlet GV issue (SG 132 & 133) tied by oval REGISTERED G.P.O. SIERRA LEONE cancels dated 11 AU 1925 with boxed 'FREETOWN' REG marking alongside. Addressed to USA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £20

Lot 1184 - 1931 - MARITIME: Cover franked with 1921 2d grey GV issue (SG 134) tied by FREETOWN cds with boxed 'POSTED ON STEAMER' marking alongside, addressed to ILORIN, NIGERIA with arrival cds and 1939 printed 'Elder Dempster Lines' cover with 1938 2d mauve GVI issue (SG 191) tied by boxed 'POSTED ON STEAMER' marking with FREETOWN cds alongside to UK. (2 items) - Est £25

Lot 1185 - 1934 - Neat REG cover franked with 1933 1d black & brown and 5d green & chestnut GV 'Wilberforce' issue (SG 169 & 174) tied from FREETOWN to SWITZERLAND and 3d brown GV REG PSE (H&G C4) used with added 1933 1½d chestnut and 2d purple GV 'Wilberforce' issue (SG 170 & 171) tied from FREETOWN to UK. An uncommon issue used on cover. (2 items) - Est £35

Lot 1186 - 1950 - Cover franked with 1938 3d black & ultramarine GVI issue (SG 192) tied by PUJEHUN cds to UK and 1951 cover with 1938 pair 1½ mauve (SG 190a) tied by BO cds to UK. (2 items) - Est £15

Lot 1187 - 1896-1902 - Nice group of QV period covers with 1896 cover with 2½d ultramarine to UK, 1899 cover with 2½d dull mauve & ultramarine to UK, 1902 1d red QV PSC to Germany, 1901 1d red QV PSE to UK and 1899 2d blue QV REG PSE used with added 2½d to UK. Odd small fault but a nice lot. (5 items) - Est £45

Lot 1188 - 1902-1911 - Group of EVII period postal stationery with 1d red replycard with 'SPECIMEN' opt, 1911 1d red small PSE used internally from FREETOWN to SUMBUYA with arrival cds on front (scarce use), 1d red small PSE unused, 1912 1d red larger PSE used FREETOWN to UK and 1908 & 1910 2 x 2d blue REG PSEs used with added 1d to UK. (6 items) - Est £45

Lot 1189 - 1912-1925 - Group of GV REG PSEs dated 1912, 1913, 1921 & 1925 all uprated with various stamps used from G.P.O. FREETOWN with various REG markings to UK or USA.(4 items) - Est £25

Lot 1190 - 1951-1954 - Nice group of GVI registered covers with a variety of frankings and including on REG PSE all with printed blue on white formular REG labels inc KABALA, FREETOWN 1, FREETOWN 2 (2 covers) and WATERLOO. All addressed to UK. (5 items) - Est £25

Lot 1191 - 1955-1959 - Small lot of QE2 postal stationery with 1955 1d green on brown PSC and 4d brown on cream REG PSE both unused plus 1959 6d violet & black on blue airletter (wmk 'M') commercially used to SWITZERLAND and 1959 6d brown REG PSE used with added 1/3 tied from BO to UK. H&G 20, C6, F6d & C7. (4 items) - Est £16

South African States

Lot 1192 - 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 1193 - 1900 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - BOER WAR: Cover with manuscript 'English Mail' at top sent from DE AAR with fine DE AAR C.G.H. cds dated FEB 26 1900 on front franked with Great Britain 1881 1d lilac QV issue (SG 172) tied by fine strike of FIELD POST OFFICE B.O. BRITISH ARMY S.AFRICA cds dated 27 FEB 1900 of the base office at CAPETOWN. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 1194 - 1902 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 'EVII' definitive issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 70/78, Cat £250) - Est £80

Lot 1195 - 1903 - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1d pink QV postal stationery envelope (H&G B2a) used with ORANGE RIVER C.G.H. cds dated 1 MY 1903. Addressed to CAPE TOWN with arrival cds on reverse. Crease along lower edge of cover. - Est £25

Lot 1196 - 1903 - NATAL: 1d carmine on blue EVII postal stationery lettercard (H&G A2) with large 'SPECIMEN' opt in black. - Est £10

Lot 1197 - 1904 - NATAL: 2/6 purple EVII issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy. (SG 157, Cat £70) - Est £22

Lot 1198 - 1902-1904 - NATAL: 1½d green & black and later 1d rose carmine EVII issue both fine mint blocks of four. (SG 129 & 147, Cat £64) - Est £20

Lot 1199 - 1877 - ORANGE FREE STATE: 4d on 6d rose with '4' opt type 'd'. A good used copy. (SG 13, Cat £60) - Est £20

Lot 1200 - 1882 - ORANGE FREE STATE: 3d on 4d ultramarine with '3d' opt type 'c'. A fine lightly used copy. (SG 40, Cat £27) - Est £10

Lot 1201 - 1900 - ORANGE FREE STATE: 2½d ultramarine with 'ORANGE RIVER COLONY' opt, a fine mint marginal block of six with '1' Plate number in margin. (SG 135, Cat £48) - Est £16

Lot 1202 - 1902 - ORANGE FREE STATE: 6d on 4d ultramarine with 'E.R.I.' opt, a fine cds used copy. (SG 137) - Est £10

Lot 1203 - 1903 - ORANGE RIVER COLONY: 1d scarlet, 2d brown, 2½d bright blue, 3d mauve, 4d scarlet & sage green and 1/- scarlet & bistre EVII issue all fine mint. (SG 140/4 & 146, Cat £128+) - Est £40

Lot 1204 - 1911 - ORANGE RIVER COLONY - MARITIME: Lovely B&W PPC 'Union Castle Line Royal Mail Steamer "Kildonan Castle" 9692 tons' franked on message side with 1905 1d scarlet EVII issue (SG 149) tied by fine CAPE COLONY OCEAN POST OFFICE cds dated 13 SEP 1911. Addressed to UK. - Est £20

Lot 1205 - 1894 - TRANSVAAL: 1d red postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with added 1885 1d carmine (SG 176) tied by PRETORIA cds's. Addressed to GERMANY with transit and arrival marks on front. - Est £15

Lot 1206 - 1901 - TRANSVAAL: 4d sage green & green with 'E.R.I.' opt in black, a fine used block of four with central PRETORIA cds dated 30 SEP 1902. (SG 241, Cat £48) - Est £16

Lot 1207 - 1902 - TRANSVAAL: 2d black & purple and 2½d black & blue and 6d black & orange brown EVII issue in fine mint blocks of four. (SG 246, 247 & 250, Cat £118) - Est £38

Lot 1208 - 1904 - TRANSVAAL: 1d black & carmine, 2d black & purple, 2½d black & blue, 4d black & brown, 6d black & orange, 1/- black & red brown, 2/- black & yellow and 2/6 magenta & black EVII issue, all good to fine mint (the 2½d and 4d are on chalk surfaced paper). (SG 261/2, 263b, 265 & 266/69, Cat £222+) - Est £60

Lot 1209 - 1904 - TRANSVAAL: 3d to 10/- EVII issue wmk 'Multi Crown CA', all fine cds used. (SG 265/71, Cat £40+) - Est £12

South West Africa

Lot 1210 - 1922 - SOUTH AFRICA USED IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA: 5½d deep blue GV postal stationery registered envelope of South Africa (H&G C4) used with added 1913 ½d green GV Head issue (SG 3) tied by KEETMANSHOOP cds with fine strike of boxed 'R KEETMANSHOOP registration marking alongside. Addressed to UK with arrival cds on front. - Est £60

Lot 1211 - 1923 - 1d rose red and 2d dull purple GV Head issue with 'Zuid-West Afrika' opt (Setting I), both good to fine cds used copies. Also ½d green a mint vertical pair with LITHO opt in shiny ink. (SG 1/3, Cat £31+) - Est £10

Lot 1212 - 1923 - 1d red on cream GV postal stationery envelope with 'SOUTH WEST AFRICA' opt in black (H&G B1) used with added 1923 pair ½d green and 1d rose red 'GV Head' issue with 'ZUID-WEST AFRICA' opt (SG 1/2, Setting 1) tied by heavy WINDHOEK cds's dated 24 SEP 1923. Addressed to GERMANY. - Est £35

Lot 1213 - 1926 - ½d black & green 'Springbok' issue with 'SOUTH WEST AFRICA' overprint, a fine mint block of eight. (SG 41) - Est £10

Lot 1214 - 1926 - 1d on ½d green GV postal stationery card of South Africa with ''South West Africa' & 'ONE PENNY' overprints in English (H&G 5) used with added 1926 ½d black & green (SG 41) tied by German type OUTJO cds dated 16 8 1926. Addressed to GERMANY. - Est £45

Lot 1215 - 1927 - 3d black & red with 'South West Africa' opt in blue, a fine cds used horizontal pair. (SG 50, Cat £32) - Est £10

Lot 1216 - 1927 - 1/- brown & blue and 2/6 green & brown with 'South West Africa' opt in blue, both fine mint horizontal pairs. (SG 51/2, Cat £58) - Est £18

Lot 1217 - 1927 - Nice group of covers with 1927 cover with single 1927 1d black & carmine (SG 59) tied by USAKOS cds to KLEETMANSHOOP, 1928 cover to FINLAND with strip of three 1927 1d black & carmine (SG 59) tied by TSUMEB cds's and 1928 ½d green GV PSC with 'Zuidwest Afrika' opt (H&G 6) used with added 1927 1d black & carmine (SG 59) tied by WINDHOEK cds to GERMANY. (3 items) - Est £45

Lot 1218 - 1928 - 1d red GV postal stationery envelope (H&G B4a) used with added 1927 4d brown with 'S.W.A.' opt (SG 62) tied by GIBEON cds dated 8 SEP 1928 with boxed REG marking alongside. Addressed to CAPETOWN with DE AAR STATION transit cds on reverse. - Est £25

Lot 1219 - 1937 - 1½d purple brown 'Mail Train' issue, a fine mint horizontal pair. (SG 96, Cat £30) - Est £10

Lot 1220 - 1937 - 1½d purple brown 'Mail Train' issue a fine cds used block of six. (SG 96, Cat £30) - Est £10

Lot 1221 - 1937 - 1½d purple brown 'Mail Train' issue horizontal pair plus two official pairs with 'OFFICIAL' opts Type O11/O12 and O13/O14 in red all fine mint. (SG 96, O17 & O20, Cat £108) - Est £35

Lot 1222 - 1938 - 'Voortrekker Centenary Memorial' issue opt 'S.W.A.', the set of four fine mint horizontal pairs. (SG 105/8, Cat £110) - Est £35

Lot 1223 - 1939 - '250th Anniversary of Landing of the Huguenots' issue opt 'S.W.A.', the set of three fine mint horizontal pairs. (SG 111/3, Cat £65) - Est £20

Lot 1224 - 1943 - 1/- brown 'War Effort' reduced size issue opt 'S.W.A.' with large opt, a fine unmounted mint unit (vertical pair). (SG 130, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 1225 - 1928-1930 - Nice group of 1d red GV postal stationery envelopes with 'South West Africa', 'Zuidwest Afrika' and 'S.W.A.' at both top & bottom of stamp design, used from GIBEON, STAMPRIETFONTEIN & ELIZABETHBUCHT (Elizabeth Bay, a small mining town postal agency operating between 1927-1931. Now a ghost town). Mixed condition. (7 items) - Est £35

Trinidad & Tobago

Lot 1226 - 1859 - 6d deep green 'Britannia' issue, a fine used copy with four margins. (SG 28, Cat £425) - Est £95

Lot 1227 - 1892 - TOBAGO: ½d green on buff and 1d carmine on buff QV postal stationery cards and ½d + ½d green on buff postal stationery reply card (H&G 5/7) all with large 'SPECIMEN' opts in black. (3 items) - Est £30

Lot 1228 - 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 1229 - 1905 - 1/- slate black 'Postage Due' issue, wmk 'Multi Crown CA', a fine mint copy with 'UPRIGHT STROKE' variety. (SG D17a, Cat £45) - Est £15

Lot 1230 - 1909 - 2½d blue 'Britannia' issue inscribed 'TRINIDAD' a fine unmounted mint copy. (SG 148, Cat £25) - Est £10

Lot 1231 - 1910 - ½d green with 'OFFICIAL' opt (Type O2), a fine unmounted mint side marginal block of six. (SG O10, Cat £108) - Est £35

Lot 1232 - 1917 - ½d blue green with 'OFFICIAL' opt (Type O6), a fine unmounted mint block of six. (SG O15b, Cat £30) - Est £10

Lot 1233 - 1917 - ½d green with 'OFFICIAL' opt (Type O6), a fine unmounted mint marginal block of four with '1' Plate number in top margin. (SG O15, Cat £32) - Est £10

Lot 1234 - 1921 - 1d brown and 1d scarlet 'Britannia' issue both values in fine mint marginal blocks of thirty and twenty four respectively. (SG 207/8, Cat £32+) - Est £10

Lot 1235 - 1922 - Registered cover franked with single 1921 6d dull & bright purple (SG 212) tied by PORT OF SPAIN cds dated NOV 7 1922 with printed red & black 'TRINIDAD' registration label alongside. Addressed to UK with arrival mark on reverse. - Est £35

Lot 1236 - 1935 - 1c to 48c GV 'Pictorial' issue perf 12, all fine mint. (SG 230/7, Cat £45) - Est £15

Lot 1237 - 1935 - GV 'Silver Jubilee' issue, the set of four fine mint. (SG 239/42) - Est £10

Lot 1238 - 1938 - 3c black & scarlet and 4c chocolate GVI issue, both key values fine mint. (SG 248 & 249, Cat £44) - Est £14

Lot 1239 - 1938 - 4c chocolate GVI issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 249, Cat £32) - Est £10

Lot 1240 - 1953 - QE2 definitive issue, the set of twelve fine mint. (SG 267/78a, Cat £48) - Est £16

Lot 1241 - 1957 - Cover franked with strip of three 1958 1c on 2c indigo & orange brown QE2 issue (SG 280) tied by light SAN JUAN cds's. Address locally to PETIT VALLEY. A nice commercial use of this issue. - Est £12

Lot 1242 - 1964 - Internal cover franked with single 1960 5c chalky blue QE2 issue (SG 286) tied by good strike of oval EAST DRY RIVER TRINIDAD cancel in black dated 1964. Addressed to PORT OF SPAIN. - Est £12

United States of America

Lot 1243 - 1913 - MARITIME: Sepia tone PPC of 'Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen 'Dampfer "George Washington'' franked on message side with 1908 2c carmine (SG 339) tied by U.S. GERMAN SEA P.O. '11' duplex cds dated JUL 19 1913. Addressed to USA. - Est £30

Lot 1244 - 1916 - $5 green 'Marshall' issue, flat plate printing, perf 10, without watermark, a fine used copy. Slightly thinned on reverse. (SG 486, Cat £46) - Est £12

Lot 1245 - 1918 - FIRST FLIGHT: Long printed 'Aerial League of America' cover franked with single 1918 24c blue & carmine 'Jenny' AIRMAIL issue (SG A548) tied by AIR MAIL SERVICE NEW YORK FIRST TRIP cds dated JUN 3 1918 (with NEW YORK -PHILA removed) and fancy 'Via Aeroplane Mail' WINGS cachet in purple on front. Flown on the New York - Boston experimental flight by 'Lt Gustave Vanelle' of the French army. Addressed to CAMBRIDGE. MASS with arrival marks on front & reverse. Cover has a repaired tear at top and is a little worn but a scarce early flight. (Muller #109, AAMC #104b) - Est £75

Lot 1246 - 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 1247 - 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 1248 - 1928 - FIRST FLIGHT: Airmail cover franked with 1927 10c blue (SG A646) tied by SCHENECTADY cds dated JUN 1 1928. Flown on the SHENECTADY - ALBANY, BUFFALO first flight with special cachet on front. Addressed to CUMMINGTON, MASS with ALBANY arrival cds on reverse. - Est £15

Lot 1249 - 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 1250 - 1938 - 1½c light brown 'Martha Washington' issue, a fine 'used' side marginal pair with variety IMPERF BETWEEN HORIZONTAL PAIR with 'SAINT LOUIS MO.' precancels. Note that this precancel is the only way this variety exists used. (SG 801b) - Est £25

Lot 1251 - 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

Lot 1252 - 1983 - EXPRESS MAIL ISSUES: $9.35 'Eagle' issue booklet stamp for Express Mail, 1988 $8.75 'Eagle' issue for Express Mail and 2001 $3.50 'Capitol Hill' and $12.25 'Washington Monument' issue for priority mail and Express mail respectively all fine unmounted mint. (SG 2044, 2378 & 3900/1, Cat £128) - Est £35

Lot 1253 - 1926-1929 - FIRST FLIGHTS: Small lot of six different First Flights with 1926 Contract Air Mail Oct 10th Philadelphia - Norfolk Route from WASHINGTON to NORFOLK and PHILADELPHIA to NORFOLK, April 15th Chicago - St. Louis route the two flights in either direction, 1929 SEPT 15 CAMDEN N.J. - NEW YORK flight and 1929 May 1st SPRINGFIELD, OHIO - LOUISVILLE, KY flight. All have FF cachets and are in fine condition. (6 items) - Est £45

Lot 1254 - 1926-1929 - FIRST FLIGHTS: Interesting lot of mid to modern First Flights, many on illustrated envelopes or with first flight cachets with various originations inc Hawaii and destinations inc Puerto Rico, Tahiti, Norway, US Virgin Islands, Haiti, Nigeria & Colombia plus some internal. All different. (16 items) - Est £45

Uruguay

Lot 1255 - 1851 - BRITISH POST OFFICES: Stampless folded letter from MONTEVIDEO endorsed 'Pr steamer' with boxed 'Edmd Barthold & Co MONTEVIDEO' firms cachet on front and MONTEVIDEO British Post Office cds dated MY 31 1851 on reverse. Addressed to FRANCE with boxed 'COLONIES ART 13' marking and handstruck '90' decimes rate marking on front plus various other British and French transit & arrival marks on front & reverse. - Est £45

Lot 1256 - 1859 - 80c orange yellow 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, an unused four margin copy. Slight thin on reverse. Ex E.J.Lee with 'E.J.L. handstamp on reverse. A scarce stamp. (SG 9, Cat £325) - Est £180

Lot 1257 - 1859 - 180c green 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a good unused copy with four large margins. (SG 12, cat £23) - Est £15

Lot 1258 - 1859 - 240c vermilion 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thin figures of value, a fine used copy with small part manuscript cancel at top right, four large margins. (SG 13, Cat £95) - Est £75

Lot 1259 - 1860 - 60c grey lilac 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value, coarse impression, a fine used copy with four large margins. Small thin on reverse. (SG 15) - Est £12

Lot 1260 - 1860 - Circa 1860 folded letter franked with uncancelled 1860 60c purple 'Montevideo' SUN issue, thick figures of value (SG 15c) uncancelled. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO. (2016 Carlos Hernandez Rocha certificate accompanies). - Est £75

Lot 1261 - 1866 - 5c on 12c blue, 10c on 8c green & 15c on 10c yellow bistre 'Surcharge' issue, all fine looking lightly used copies with three to four large margins. Small faults. (SG 24, 25a & 26, Cat £200) - Est £60

Lot 1262 - 1866 - 20c bright rose 'Numeral' issue, imperf mint with four margins and 20c dull rose 'Numeral' perf 12½-13 mint with part gum. (SG 32a & 36, Cat £48) - Est £20

Lot 1263 - 1866 - Cover front only franked with four margin 1866 10c green 'Numeral' issue (SG 30) tied by manuscript 'X' cancel in black with oval ADMON DE CORREOS MONTEVIDEO cancel dated 7 DEC 1866 alongside. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO and 1876 cover franked with four margin 1866 10c green (SG 30) tied by light strike of barred 'I' cancel of FLORIDA. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO. Small faults but a very presentable pair. (2 items) - Est £95

Lot 1264 - 1876 - 5c black on red glazed paper WELKER ESSAY stamp, a very fine imperf copy, ungummed with four margins. - Est £12

Lot 1265 - 1879 - 2c black & blue on white postal stationery card (H&G 1) used with fine CORREO VECNAL MONTEVIDEO cds dated 21 NOV 1879. Addressed locally to Calle Colon 187. A correct early local use of the card with full message on reverse. Very scarce. - Est £75

Lot 1266 - 1895 - 3p grey blue & carmine 'Montevideo Cathedral' issue, top value, a fine cds used copy. (SG 163, Cat £26) - Est £12

Lot 1267 - 1896 - ESSAYS: 1c brown 'Suarez' UNISSUED ESSAY stamp, imperf on thin white paper. A fine copy. Uncommon. - Est £50

Lot 1268 - 1897 - 1c slate blue with 'PAZ 1897' OPT INVERTED a fine unused pair without gum. (SG 197a) - Est £10

Lot 1269 - 1902 - 20c ultramarine on cream postal stationery registered envelope (H&G C1) used with added 1900 5c blue (SG 232) tied by MONTEVIDEO cds dated 12 JUL 1902 with printed red on white 'MONTEVIDEO' registration label alongside. Addressed to BELGIUM with arrival cds on reverse. - Est £30

Lot 1270 - 1902 - TELEGRAPH SEALS: Two blue rectangular 'Telegraph Seals' inscribed 'Correos y Telegrafos del Uruguay', one mint (light crease) and one used with SALTO cds. (Ciardi #COT1/2) - Est £15

Lot 1271 - 1911 - 5c on 7c orange brown 'Centenary of Battle of Las Piedras' issue, a mint pair with variety 'ARTIGAS 1811-1911' OPT INVERTED. Light crease across the pair. (SG 315a) - Est £12

Lot 1272 - 1921 - 'CORREO AEREO' airplane opt issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 375/7) - Est £25

Lot 1273 - 1921 - 25c brown with 'CORREO AEREO' airplane opt in red, a fine mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. Expertised Dr. Cesar Jones with signature on reverse. Scarce. (SG 376a, Cat £110) - Est £100

Lot 1274 - 1921 - Cover franked with 1921 1c pale green & 4c yellow (SG 380 & 385, some small faults) tied by fine strike of barred numeral 'O 20' in blue of SANTA ERNESTINA. Addressed to MONTEVIDEO with arrival mark on reverse. Scarce marking & origination. - Est £65

Lot 1275 - 1922 - 3c on 4c yellow 'PRENSA' opt issue, a mint copy with variety OPT INVERTED. Couple of light tone spots mainly on gum. (SG N403a) - Est £10

Lot 1276 - 1924 - 'Victory of Uruguay Football Team' issue, the set of three fine mint. (SG 464/6, Cat £60) - Est £30

Lot 1277 - 1925 - 14c black & blue 'Centenary of Assembly of Florida' AIR issue, both types inscribed 'MONTEVIDEO' and 'FLORIDA' fine mint & uncommon as such as most were used on flight covers. (SG 472/3, Cat £66) - Est £32

Lot 1278 - 1925 - 45c blue green 'Centenary of Battle of Rincon' issue a fine used copy. (SG 475) - Est £12

Lot 1279 - 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 1280 - 1928 - 'Opening of San Carlos - Rocha Railway' OPT issue, the set of four mint plus PROOF strikes of the 2c opts plus the 2c opt struck three times on paper. (SG 537/40) - Est £30

Lot 1281 - 1928 - 'Albatross' AIR issue, the set of twelve good mint with slightly brown gum. A scarce set. (SG 569/80, Cat £500) - Est £160

Lot 1282 - 1928 - Uruguayan Football Victories' set of three fine mint. (SG 581/583, Cat £46) - Est £20

Lot 1283 - 1929 - 2p green 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 596, Cat £24) - Est £20

Lot 1284 - 1929 - 2p scarlet 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine cds used copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 597, Cat £21) - Est £20

Lot 1285 - 1929 - 3p blue 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 598, Cat £35) - Est £30

Lot 1286 - 1929 - 3p black 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 599, Cat £33) - Est £25

Lot 1287 - 1929 - 4p violet 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 600, Cat £40) - Est £35

Lot 1288 - 1929 - 4p deep green 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. Only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 601, Cat £33) - Est £30

Lot 1289 - 1929 - 5p brown lake 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine mint copy. A scarce & underrated issue, only 5000 were issued of this value. (SG 602, Cat £46) - Est £35

Lot 1290 - 1929 - 5p vermilion 'Artigas' issue (Waterlow printing), a fine cds used copy. Only 5000 were issued of this value. Difficult to find in used condition. (SG 603, Cat £44) - Est £40

Lot 1291 - 1930 - 4p orange 'Centenary of Independence' issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 653) - Est £15

Lot 1292 - 1931 - 'Philatelic Exhibition - Montevideo' issue the set of four miniature sheets of four good to fine mint. (SG MS678, Cat £75) - Est £35

Lot 1293 - 1931 - ZEPPELIN: Printed 'Por Aeronave "Graf Zeppelin"' cover franked with 1928 3c olive bistre and 20c chocolate 'Artigas' issue and 1930 30c myrtle 'Pegasus' issue (SG 546, 558 & 667) tied by MONTEVIDEO cancel dated OCT 19 1931. Flown on Zeppelin LZ127 on the third 'Sudamerikafahrt' with 'CORREOS - URUGUAY Servicio Aereo Transatlantico CONDOR - ZEPPELIN 19 - X - 1931' cachet in purple on front. Addressed to GERMANY with FRIEDERICHASHAFEN arrival cds on reverse. (Sieger #137) - Est £75

Lot 1294 - 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 1295 - 1934 - 'First Anniversary of the Third Republic' issue, the set of eight mint, odd small fault. (SG 716/723, Cat £37) - Est £15

Lot 1296 - 1936 - 1p brown & 2p blue 'Artigas' issue (Imprenta Nacional printing), both fine mint copies. (SG 759/60, Cat £32) - Est £16

Lot 1297 - 1939 - 'Artigas' issue (Litho Nacional printing with white background), the set of eleven all good to fine cds used. (SG 806/16) - Est £12

Lot 1298 - 1939 - 'La Carreta' AIR issue, the set of thirteen (missing the 1p 38c yellow) good to fine cds used. (SG 817/29, Cat £85) - Est £60

Lot 1299 - 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 1300 - 1953 - 2p deep orange brown large type 'Artigas' issue (Litho Nacional printing), a fine mint copy. (SG 1024, Cat £20) - Est £10

Lot 1301 - 1966 - 100p black, red, grey & light blue BIRD issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 1292) - Est £10

Lot 1302 - 1974 - EXPRESS MAIL: Circa 1974. Cover with typed 'E. Casal Gari, C.Correo 1707, Montevideo. Uruguay' return address at top left and 'CORREO EXPRESO' below franked with 1972 100p light emerald and pair 150p chocolate (SG 1522 & 1523) tied by large boxed 'SERVICIO EXPRESO CORREO DEL URUGUAY CASA CENTRAL BUENOS AIRES Y MISIONES' cancel in red with two different printed 350p red on white 'DIRECCION NACIONAL DE CORREOS SERVICIO EXPRESO' EXPRESS labels on reverse each with 'VALOR $ 350.-' handstamp in blue (one is for the internal part of the journey and the other for the external part to Argentina). Addressed to BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA with 1974 stamp exhibition publicity label on reverse. A high rate for express mail. - Est £40

Venezuela

Lot 1303 - 1854 - BEJUMA LOCAL ISSUE: Black on yellow 'BEJUMA Debe' and 'BEJUMA Franca' LOCAL issues imperf unused with fine good to large margins, fine for this issue. These were actually the first stamps issued in Venezuela. Scarce. (Hurt & Williams # 1/2) - Est £150

Lot 1304 - 1859 - ½r yellow or orange 'First' issue, twelve copies from varied printings all with CARACAS cds's showing the day and month date in various colours inc blue, red & black. (SG 1, 1a or 6) - Est £65

Lot 1305 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: ½r rose 'Venezuela' issue, a good used copy with LA GUAIRA cds. (SG 13, Cat £28) - Est £15

Lot 1306 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 2r golden yellow 'St Thomas' issue, a good used copy with manuscript cancel. (SG 16, Cat £80) - Est £40

Lot 1307 - 1864 - LA GUAIRA: 2r dull green 'Ship' issue inscribed PAOUETE with zig zag roulettes. A good looking cds used copy. Small repaired thin on reverse. (SG 22a, Cat £32) - Est £15

Lot 1308 - 1868 - LA GUAIRA: 2r red 'Waterlow' issue perf 11½-12½, a good cds used copy. Couple of blunt perfs at top left but a scarce stamp in used condition. (SG 26, Cat £100) - Est £50

Lot 1309 - 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 1310 - 1873 - 2r yellow with 'Contrasena - Estampillas de Correo' overprint upright (second Rasco printing). A fine used example with neat '6' rate marking cancel. Margins tight to touching at top and bottom. A scarce stamp. (SG 78, Cat £225) - Est £95

Lot 1311 - 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 1312 - 1887 - 5c grey green fifth 'Escuelas' LITHO issue with smaller 'Escuelas' and cross hatched shading in vignette, a fine unused copy with a few rough perfs. An uncommon stamp. (SG 128a) - Est £35

Lot 1313 - 1891 - LOCAL POST: 5c pale blue 'Coro Y La Vela' local post issue with TRAIN design and inscribed 'EXPRESO'. A very lightly used copy with small part 'Bars' cancel at lower right. Lightly toned but a very rare local. - Est £75

Lot 1314 - 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 1315 - 1896 - Cover franked with single 1893 25c purple '400th Anniversary of Discovery of America by Columbus' issue (SG 168) tied by MERIDA cds dated 3 DIC 1896. Addressed to ITALY with MARACAIBO transit mark on front and various transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £15

Lot 1316 - 1900 - Nice group of ''RESELLADA RTM' opts with 5c, 10c, 50c, 1b & 2b mint, 1b yellow green cds used block of ten & 25c yellow brown 'Registration' issue cds used block of six. (SG 199/200, 202/204 & R205, Cat £42+) - Est £20

Lot 1317 - 1903 - BISECT: Cover franked on reverse with diagonally BISECTED 1899 10c vermilion (SG 180) tied by fine 'CORREO DE VENEZUELA X GUACARA X' cds in purple. Addressed to CARACAS. Cover trimmed at right. - Est £25

Lot 1318 - 1904 - Cover franked with pair 1904 25c deep ultramarine (SG 314) tied by fine strike of small circular undated CORREOS DE VENEZUELA TIMOTES cancel in purple. Addressed to USA with MARACAIBO transit cds on front dated 7 DEC 1904 and other transit cds's on reverse. Scarce origination. - Est £50

Lot 1319 - 1910 - 25c deep blue 'Centenary of Independence' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 333, Cat £19) - Est £10

Lot 1320 - 1912 - MARITIME: Cover with manuscript 'J. L. Titto E.E. Crucero Vapor Mariscal Sucre, Puerto Cabello, Ven' return address on reverse franked with 1911 50c deep violet & violet (SG 338) tied by PUERTO CABELLO cds with fine strike of 'E.E.U.U. DE VENEZUELA CRUCERO MARISCAL SUCRE' Arms 'Ship' marking in violet on front of the Venezuelan naval ship the 'Marshall Sucre'. Addressed to USA plus a second similar cover with the same ship marking but franked with 2 x 25c blue. Scarce. (2 covers) - Est £60

Lot 1321 - 1930 - 'Airmail' issue on plain paper, the set of sixteen fine mint. (SG 395/410) - Est £25

Lot 1322 - 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 1930 20b greyish green AIR issue (SG 410) tied by MARACAIBO cancel. Addressed to USA. A little light toning at left. (Muller #41) - Est £25

Lot 1323 - 1932 - CINDERELLA: Circa 1932. Newspaper wrapper franked with 1932 15c yellow 'Bolivar' issue on Security Banknote paper (SG 417) tied by unclear CARACAS cds with fine 1c red CHARITY TAX label inscribed 'A Vivir Cruzada Sanitaria' and showing a child with arms spread apart cancelled by straight line 'SANITARIO' marking. Addressed to UK. - Est £24

Lot 1324 - 1937 - 'RESELLADO 1937 - 1938' overprint issue, the complete set of seventeen good to fine used. A rare set in used condition. (SG 491/507, Cat £325) - Est £150

Lot 1325 - 1938 - 'Airmail' issue initial set of eighteen and the 1938 re-issued set of seventeen in changed colours all good to fine used. Odd small fault. (SG 518/35 & 550/66, Cat £132) - Est £65

Lot 1326 - 1938 - 1b 20c orange AIR issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 526, Cat £29) - Est £15

Lot 1327 - 1938 - 'Airmail' issue on white Paper in changed colours, the set of eight fine cds used. (SG 575/82) - Est £10

Lot 1328 - 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 1329 - 1941 - OFFICIAL MAIL: Printed 'Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Direccion de Politica' registered cover franked with 1932 2b 30c scarlet, 1938 10c carmine and 1940 37½c blue and 50c violet (SG 441, 519, 604 & 606) all with official 'G.N.' PERFINS tied by CARACAS cds's in violet with boxed 'CARACAS SERVICIO AEREO' registration marking in red alongside with large oval official cachet. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse. - Est £45

Lot 1330 - 1944 - 'Seventh World Amateur Baseball Championship' issue, the set of nine fine lightly used. (SG 688/96) - Est £15

Lot 1331 - 1946 - Circa 1946 small group of 'Seguro Social Obligatorio' REVENUE stamps all undenominated with 'Class de Salario' inscriptions and lettered C, D, E & F inscribed for various different taxes inc Proteccion a Trabajadores Y Familiares,  Accidentes Y Enfermedades Profesionales & 'Enfermedad Maternidad' most are in mint pairs with each stamp overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red and with small hole punch. Ex ABNCo. Archive. Unseen by us before. (11 stamps) - Est £25

Lot 1332 - 1947 - 'Airmail' COLOUR CHANGE issue, the set of twenty two fine lightly used. (SG 752/773, Cat £44) - Est £22

Lot 1333 - 1948 - 'Anniversary of Greater Colombia Merchant Marine' issue AIR set of sixteen good to fine lightly used. (SG 791/806, Cat £24) - Est £12

Lot 1334 - 1950 - 'Protection of Flora' issue, the set of nine fine mint. Scarce. (SG 848/56, Cat £200) - Est £95

Lot 1335 - 1950 - 'Protection of Flora' issue, the set of nine fine used. (SG 848/56) - Est £10

Lot 1336 - 1951 - ARMS ISSUE: A superb fine used collection mounted on album pages, complete with all Postage and Airmail sets. A large proportion of the stamps are cds used and the others are lightly used and all are in excellent condition. A stunning lot almost impossible to replicate in this quality. A unique opportunity. (Between SG 891 and 1353, SG Cat £662+) - Est £275

Lot 1337 - 1951 - 50c red orange 'Arms of Tachira' POSTAGE issue, a very fine mint copy. A key stamp of the Arms issue. (SG 942, Cat £375) - Est £150

Lot 1338 - 1951 - 'Arms of Zulia' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 961/9, Cat £80) - Est £50

Lot 1339 - 1951 - 'Third Bolivarian Games, Caracas' issue, the set of four and miniature sheet all fine mint. (SG 1007/MS1011, Cat £39+) - Est £20

Lot 1340 - 1952 - 'Arms of Aragua' AIR issue, the set of nine very fine mint. (SG 1025/33, Cat £120) - Est £75

Lot 1341 - 1952 - 45c purple Arms POSTAGE issue for the state of 'Bolivar' a fine mint copy. Key value. Small thin on reverse. (SG 1039, Cat £39) - Est £12

Lot 1342 - 1953 - 'Arms of Portuguesa' AIR issue, the set of nine fine mint. (SG 1176/84, Cat £90) - Est £55

Lot 1343 - 1953 - 5b slate purple & 10b violet 'Arms of Portuguesa' AIR issue both in used pairs with boxed cancels in purple. (SG 1183/4, Cat £24+) - Est £10

Lot 1344 - 1955 - MARITIME: Black & white PPC of 'George Washington' franked with USA pair 1938 ½c orange (SG 799) tied by undated REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA FUERZAS NAVALES DESTRUCTOR ARAGUA 'Arms' cancel in black and pair 1954 ½c vermilion (SG 1027) tied by undated REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA F.N.V. ZULIA 'Arms' cancel. Addressed to USA. - Est £25

Lot 1345 - 1966 - 'Bolivar Commemoration' issue, the set of twelve fine unmounted mint. (SG 1970/81) - Est £10

Lot 1346 - 1859-1960 - Nice collection on printed pages with a good array of early issues through to mid period with mostly used airmails. Also a nice showing of the 1951-54 Arms issue with many sets all used. Mixed condition mint & used. (100's) - Est £150

Lot 1347 - 1880-1900 - Small lot of postal stationery cards with 1880 Formula card unused, 1891 10c card with circular 'TESORERIA' opt unused, 1891 10c+10c dark green reply card used to Holland (no message), 10c green reply half addressed but unused, 1893 4 x 10c rose or carmine all used inc PUERTO CABELLO 'Star' cancel, CARACAS cds and LA GUAIRA cds, 1900 10c card with '1900' opt used with added 5c from CUIDAD BOLIVAR to Germany and 10c  red on lilac message half used from MARACAIBO to LA GUAIRA. Mixed condition. (10 items) - Est £35

Lot 1348 - 1890-2000 - Large lot of covers & postal history mostly mid to modern period airmails etc but also includes a few earlier. Mixed condition. (145 covers) - Est £35

End of Sale