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

Lots & Collections 1865/88: Selection of Essays and Proofs, comprising 1865 4 r. red-brown eagles head facing right essay in a sheetlet format with eight impressions all cancelled by "3154" lozenge, has gum which is browned; 1881 Coat of Arms vignette, four individual die proofs in black on white paper, showing various designs of the central vignette, imprinted American Bank Note Co., all mounted on biege card; the Emilia Rivadeneira...

1865/72: Group of fourteen items, comprising a used block of four ½ r. ultra; an unused irregular block of thirty-five of the 1 r. pale-orange including plate varieties 'line across lower right corner' and 'dash across REAL' (pos. 73 & 78); unused blocks of twelve and four of 1 r. buff and 1 r. orange-buff respectively; five used singles and a used horizontal pair 1 r. green; also two unused blocks of four, a block of six and a block of...

1865: Study of 1 r yellow all used, including a pair on bluish paper on piece with cancel GUARANDA cds, a single with clear PICHOTA cds. Three pairs bluish paper, of which one vertical and last a well margined single, all these tied by dotted lozenge. Ex the Brian Moorhouse Estate.

1894/1949: Revenue stamp from 1894-95  2 centavos with surcharge "CORREOS DOS CENTAVOS" unused, mounted, large part og, unpriced, Mi 38. Issue 1899 with control overprint from 1902; 1 c., 2 c., 5 c. 10 c. and 1 s. in blocks of 4 Scott 14-148, Scott 151 with circular red control cancel Canar 145-148, 152; full  set 1904 with signature overprint  of which the highest denomination 5 p. in pair, Scott 145-52 unused unmounted, two single examples...

1899/1929: Two unused varieties, comprising 1899 Torres 1 c. grey-blue & black, horizontal pair with 'Imperforate between vertically', fresh colour, large part original gum, rare unlisted example, comes with 1929 1 s. deep blue air mail with inverted 'OFICIAL' overprint in black, vibrant shade, large part original gum, minor gum wrinkle, scarce and an interesting pair. Ex the Brian Moorhouse Estate.

Galapagos Islands: Selection of material including two 1940/41 covers to USA, both legal size, one a US naval cover with scarce markings, the other a 'Fahnestock South Sea Expedition' cover with expediation cachet, both have some soiling and imperfection as might be expected, scarce; also 1957 Postage & Airmail, turtle, waran, seal, landscape and map, complete set of six values, all in unused blocks of four, variety 'Imperforate',...

1810/1860: Selection of pre-philatelic covers (3) and cover fronts (3), each bearing early handstamps, including; "GUARDANDA / FRANCA" oval with "CHIMBO" beaded oval both in red, "CERTIFICACION / DE / RIOBAMBA" with "RIOBAMBA / DE / OFICIO" in red, also "CUENCA / DEBE" oval (2) one in black and another in red, an 1810 c cover with "GUAYAQUIL" straight-line sent to Lima and an entire with a dotted "MEJILL" in green-blue, mixed assortment,...

1830/65: Group of pre-philatelic mail featuring a range of different markings, including 'RIOBAMBA DEBE,' noted as the earliest use of this postmark on a part letter. Other markings include 'ALAVASI FRANCA,' 'BOLIVAR DEBE,' 'BOLIVAR FRANCA' in blue, 'FRANCA,' 'GUAYAQUIL FRANCA,' 'GUAYAQUIL DEBE,' 'IBARRA FRANCA,' 'IBARRA' in blue, 'LATACUNGA FRANCA' also in black, 'OTAVALO FRANCA,' 'RIOBAMBA FRANCA,' 'QUITO DEBE,' 'QUITO DEBE' in blue, and '...

1896/1926: Group of four covers, including a c1896 2 c. postal stationery wrapper (H&G E2) sent registerd Quito to New York uprated with 1896 1 c. pair, 2 c. and 20 c., some faults; a 1902 10 c. deep blue & black (Scott 148 var) with a De Leon Fire overprint control mark in violet, sent from Guayaquil to Bolivia, interesting and scarce example and also a registered cover dated 1926 franked with 10 c. yellow-green horizontal pair with...

1871: 1 c. ochre, sheet of 150 (10x15), a remarkably well preserved pane with full selvage all around showing the oval blue 'Controle/T.P.' hand-stamp at top right, this being the right pane of the double pane sheet of 300 as printed, amazingly fresh with strong rich colour, wonderfully intact and unfolded. Full o.g., hinged in the selvedge only with all stamps unmounted except the bottom left vertical three stamps (pos 121, 131 and 141),...

1886: Large Quetzal, complete set 1 c. - 200 c. in horizontal strip of 4, each stamp with circular GUATEMALA handstamp.  These are said to be sent as specimen to UPU headquarters in Berne, 1c - 10c engraved, 20 to 200c lithographed. Attractive and unusual! Ex the Brian Moorhouse Estate.

1894-1913: Superb Souvenir card presenting the full set of the Waterlow definitives from 1902 bearing also 12½ stamp from 1907, with title 'Reucerdo del Correo A LA ESCUADRA AMERICANA en visita a Guatemala Marco  de 1909' wit presidents (?) portraits and each American and Guatemalans flags, rare card of which only few have survived. Four different stamps each per 3x on two pieces with cancel POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES MADAGASCAR COLLECTION DE ;...