Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - Day 1

1858/59: 1 peseta rose-red in a clear pale dry shade, the magnificent used block of eighteen (9 x 2), showing the connection between the two Transfer blocks (Types 7-8-9-10-7-8-9-10 / 2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5-) with huge margins all round this famous multiple, cancelled by individual (18) strikes of the oval dotted CHACHAPOYAS handstamps in black. Vertical crease between four and fifth rows, tiny nick in margin beneath seventeenth stamp and slight...

1868: Peru Lecoq 1 d. green tied to 1870 cover by Lima cds (Jan 27) in black, in combination with Great Britain 1865/67 4 d. vermilion pl. 11 in a horizontal pair originally applied over edge of envelope endorsed "via Panama y Southampton" with 1867/70 6 d. violet pl. 8 (Gi Z37, Z42) tied by "C38" obliterators of Callao in black. Callao cds (Jan 28) of British P.O. and 'London / Paid' transit (Feb 28) in red and thence via Calais to Riez,...

1866/67: Llama 5 c. green (2) used in combination with single 1868 Lecoq 1 d. green on May 1874 double rate cover to Valparaiso tied by oval mute cancellations of Iquique in black (Lamy & Rinck fig. 144). A fine and scarce combination cover. Cert. Moorhouse (2009). Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.
Provenance: Collection Klaus Eitner, Corinphila sale 158, 11 June 2009, lot 4212.

1866: Peru Llama 10 c. vermilion used in combination with 1873/80 Great Britain 6 d. grey pl. 14 and 1 s. green pl. 11 (Gi Z46+Z54) on 1876 cover to South Wales sll tied by "C38" obliterators of the British Post Office in Callao. Reverse with CALLAO cds (March 13), PANAMA cds and PWLLHELI arrival cds (April 14). A generally fine and scarce combination cover.

Lots & Collections 1810/1940c.: Collection on leaves and loose with 1847 entire with GB 1 d. red from Edinburgh to Aberdeen with letter discussing £412 guano purchase, 1857 entire ex Chincha Islands forwarded in Callao by "Crosby & Co" with oval cachet and prepaid to Panama and thence to USA, 1860 cover ex Chincha Islands to New Bedford, USA via Panama rated with "Steamship / 10" in black, 1862 Lecoq 1 d. pink on covers (2, one...

1867: Volcano San Miguel, Plate Proof set of four values, imperforate, ½ r. blue bottom marginal block of four, 1 r. red bottom marginal (with imprint) horizontal strip of four, 2 r. green side marginal block of four, 4 r. brown side marginal vertical strip of four, printed on white wove ungummed paper, extremely fresh and vibrant colour, good to very large margins all round, some minor thins to two and 1 r. has two tiny pin holes, beautiful...

1921: Definitives, full set of eight values in small numbered Die Proofs, printed in black, mounted on card, including the 5 c. triangular and the 1 col. Columbus, with imprint ABN Co. at base, most attractive and probably unique. Ex the Brian Moorhouse Estate.

1873/74: Volcano, handstamped, group of singles and multiples, with range of type I and type II overprint, including set of four values in unused blocks of four, all top marginals with imprint (plus additional block of four 1 r. red); also bottom marginal strip of five ½ r. blue, unused type II; ½ r. and 1 r. unused singles with type I and a ½ r. and 2 r. used singles with type II all with double overprint error; set of four values in unused...

1890: Liberty, group of Proofs including progressive die proofs without the duty plate, two in blocks of four, one in black and the other in blue, also a composite block of four with the 3 c., 5 c., 10 c., and 20 c. values in black, plus four singles in brown (2), blue and orange, two further proofs of the frame only in orange and brown, together with eighteen die proofs with value, printed in a variety of colours at least one example for...

1892; Landing of Columbus, selection of proofs, including composite die proof of 2 c., 3 c. and 5 c. in a horizontal strip, printed on white paper inset on card with '543' in margin below, also two blocks of four composite proofs without duty plate but with progressive hand penciled values, printed in black on thick card, together with a die proof in a block of eight, printed in black on thin white paper with 1 c., 10 c., 11 c., 20 c., 25 c...

1893/1899: Collection of Die Proofs, comprising a selection of composite, master and sunken dies, also frames without values and vignettes, includes 1893 composite of Peace 5 c. with Nicaragua 2 c. and Honduras 1 c. printing in black alongside in horizontal pane; Liberty 1894 master proof in strip of five in yellow-green no value, two vignettes one in orange and one in sepia, composite with Liberty and Ceres vignette in yellow-brown; sunken...