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Latin American Philatelics POSTAL AUCTION 112 Latin american PhiLateLics POSTAL AUCTION 112 CLOSING DATE - Saturday 20th April 2019 Welcome to Postal Auction No. 112. In this auction there are over 400 new lots from the Latin American stock purchased last year which includes stamps, covers, collections and accumulations. In particular there are excellent sections of Bermuda, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, a huge array of Cuba, Guatemala, a large section of Mexico, Panama Canal Zone, Paraguay, USA and Zanzibar. There is also the usual good showing of Revenue and Cinderella material throughout. BIDDING Bidding in the auction is very simple. Lots will be sold at one bid step above the second highest bid. For example: A lot is estimated at £18, Person A bids £20 and Person B bids £26. Person B will be the successful bidder and will have the lot sold to them at £21. The bidding steps are as follows. £0 - £50 in £1 steps £51 - £100 in £2 steps £100 and over in £5 steps Bids can be sent by email to [email protected] Bids below 80% of estimate will not be accepted and lots sold below estimate are at our discretion and will depend on the individual item. POSTAGE & PACKING Postage and Packing is charged on all successful purchases based on weight and the service used. THERE ARE NO OTHER CHARGES. All shipments with value of £100 and over are sent by registered post (inland & overseas) and depending on weight the charge will be £8+. For inland shipments under £100 the charge will be £2+ and for overseas £4+. PHOTOCOPIES / SCANS Photocopies of lots will be sent FREE on request, however we will be unable to photocopy most large lots. We can also send scans of lots from the auction (size prohibiting) via email as '.jpg' attachments. PAYMENT Payment can be made by credit or debit card by completing the credit card authorisation form on the reverse of the bid form or by emailing us the details over two separate emails. Please ensure that ALL information is completed as shown. Payment can also be made by cash, cheque (£Sterling & US$) or Paypal. Invoices will be sent by post with the lots after the sale or by email if preferred. If you have any specific collecting interests, please let us know and we will add your name to our country mailing list to receive single country lists/auction as they arise. IF THERE IS NOTHING TO INTEREST YOU IN THIS CATALOGUE PLEASE GIVE IT TO A COLLECTOR FRIEND OR TAKE IT TO YOUR LOCAL SOCIETY MEETING. Miscellaneous Lots & Collections Lot 1 - 1880-1980 - ALL WORLD: Large world accumulation in box, includes stamps & covers, early to modern with better noted. A good sorter. (Many 100's) - Est £45 Lot 2 - 1880-1980 - AUCTION LOTS: Box with varied range of old auction lots all described & priced (Estimate values range from £5 - £20) includes many different countries with stamps, covers, some Proofs & varieties etc. (Total Estimate value over £300) - Est £125 Lot 3 - 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 - 1870-1980 - COMMONWEALTH: Small box with useful range of better items, sets & singles, plus a few covers & some loose includes old auction lots etc. Original Estimate £200+. (few 100) - Est £95 Lot 5 - 1868 - FRANCE / GREAT BRITAIN: Pair of folded letters franked with 20c blue napoleon issue pair or single tied by large numeral '4078' with VALENCIENNES cds alongside and boxed 'AFFRANCHISSEMENT INSUFFISANT' cachet in red. Addressed to LONDON with '6d' or '1/-' rate markings and both with circular 'MORE TO PAY' marking in black. Various other transit & arrival marks on reverse. (2 items) - Est £30 Lot 6 - 1936-1939 - SHIPPING: Two illustrated 'Ocean Liner' PPCs the first 1936 sepia PPC showing RMS Asturias franked with uncancelled Great Britain 1½d brown GV issue (SG 441) with good strike of oval 'R.M.S.P. ASTURIA POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' cachet in black. Addressed to ARGENTINA and the second 1939 printed 'Blue Star Line' colour PPC of the 'T.S.S. AVILA STAR' franked with uncancelled 1937 1½d brown GVI issue with fine oval 'POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS T.S.S. AVILA STAR' cachet, addressed to BRAZIL. A lovely pair of cards. - Est £30 Philatelic Literature Lot 7 - 1985 - BRAZIL - REVENUES: 'Brazil Revenues - Federal, State and Municipal' by Paulo Barata. The definitive listing of all Brazilian revenues. A very scarce publication long out of print.(136pp) - Est £60 Lot 8 - 1999 - BRAZIL: A Concise History of Brazil by Boris Fausto. 1500's - 1980's Non philatelic. (362 pp) - Est £10 Lot 9 - 2007 - CENTRAL AMERICA: Stanley Gibbons Part 15 Specialised catalogue of Central America, the current edition. The spine has split leaving three parts separate, however the catalogue is complete & otherwise in good condition. Cost as new £40. (410pp) - Est £15 Lot 10 - 2015 - CHINA: Stanley Gibbons specialised catalogue of China & related areas, Foreign P.O.s plus Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan in full colour with new issues to 2015, 11th edition. Cost £48.95 new. (502pp). - Est £16 Lot 11 - 2005 - COSTA RICA: Costa Rica Postal Catalogue. 3rd edition produced by SOCORICO. In English with colour illustrations. (on a CDR, not printed) - Est £10 Lot 12 - 2015 - HONG KONG: Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth Stamp Catalogue of Hong Kong. Fifth Edition. The best specialised listing from classics to 2015 new issues. (84pp) - Est £8 Lot 13 - 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 14 - 1947 - WORLD: Philips Record Atlas by George Goodall with excellent range of maps & gazetteer. Non philatelic. (203 pp) - Est £12 Aden Lot 15 - 1909 - INDIA USED IN ADEN: B&W PPC 'Connought Road, Sheikh Othman, Aden' franked on picture side with India 1906 ½a green EVII issue (SG 149) tied by ADEN cds. Addressed to FRANCE. - Est £20 Lot 16 - 1939 - 'GVI' definitive issue the set of thirteen fine mint. (SG 16/27, Cat £120) - Est £60 Lot 17 - 1949 - 10r mauve GVI 'Silver Wedding' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 31, Cat £40) - Est £20 Lot 18 - 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 marginal mint. - Est £30 Lot 19 - 1964 - Stampless cover with fine LITTLE ADEN cds dated 2 AUG 1964. Addressed locally to TELEGRAPH BAY, ADEN. Not taxed or intercepted by PO. Unusual. - Est £15 Lot 20 - 1942 - KATHIRI: 'GVI' definitive issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 1/11, Cat £60) - Est £24 Lot 21 - 1942 - KATHIRI: 5rs brown & green GVI issue 'Top Value', a fine cds used copy. (SG 11, Cat £35) - Est £18 Lot 22 - 1954 - KATHIRI: 1954 definitive issue set of ten plus later 1964 set of three all fine mint. (SG 29/41, Cat £34) - Est £14 Lot 23 - 1942 - QUAITI: 'GVI' definitive issue, the set of eleven fine mint. (SG 1/11, Cat £70) - Est £30 Lot 24 - 1963 - QUAITI: Definitive issue, the set of twelve fine unmounted mint. (SG 41/52, Cat £45) - Est £22 Antigua Lot 25 - 1863 - 1d dull rose QV issue, wmk 'Small Star', perf 14-16, a fine mint copy. (SG 6, Cat £120) - Est £60 Lot 26 - 1863 - 1d vermilion QV issue, wmk 'Small Star', perf 14-16, a fine mint copy. Expertised 'A ROIG' on reverse. (SG 7, Cat £250) - Est £100 Lot 27 - 1903 - 6d purple & drab wmk 'Crown CC' a fine mint copy. (SG 36, Cat £32) - Est £16 Lot 28 - 1903 - 1/- blue & dull purple on chalk surfaced paper wmk 'Crown CC' a fine mint copy. (SG 37a, Cat £75) - Est £30 Lot 29 - 1903 - 2/- grey green & pale violet wmk 'Crown CC' a fine mint copy. (SG 38, Cat £90) - Est £45 Lot 30 - 1908 - 6d purple & drab 'Arms' issue a good mint top marginal block of four, some light toning on gum. (SG 48, Cat £30) - Est £12 Lot 31 - 1921 - 3/- green & violet GV issue, a fine mint copy. (SG 79, Cat £50) - Est £25 Lot 32 - 1922 - BARBUDA: ½d deep green, 1d bright scarlet, 2d slate grey, 2½d bright blue, 6d dull & bright purple, 1/- black on emerald and 3/- bright green & violet GV 'BARBUDA' opt issue all fine mint. (SG 1/5, 7 & 10, Cat £44+) - Est £18 Lot 33 - 1938 - 2/6 brown purple & 2/6 maroon GVI issue both shades fine mint. (SG 106 & 106a, Cat £93) - Est £45 Lot 34 - 1954 - Circa 1954 cover franked with 1953 3c black & orange yellow QE2 issue (SG 123) tied by light ST JOHNS cds. Addressed to ST. HELENA, South Atlantic Ocean. An unusual destination for a commercial cover. - Est £15 Argentina Lot 35 - 1858 - Small range of 'Confederation' issues with 5c (3), 10c (2) and 15c (2) all mint or unused plus 5c with forged VILLA NUEVA FRANCA cancel, 15c with forged ROSARIO cancel, 5c with part oval 'FRANCA' cancel possibly genuine and 1860 Large 5c genuine stamp tied on large piece by fake oval FRANCA cancel. Mixed condition. (SG 1/4) - Est £35 Lot 36 - 1865 - BRITISH POST OFFICES IN ARGENTINA: 1/- green QV issue of Great Britain (plate 4) used with good complete strike of 'B32' barred numeral cancel of the British P.O. at Buenos Aires. Stamp has slightly rounded corner.
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