Folded letter sent from HAVANA to SANTIAGO DE CUBA with fine strike of HABANA 'Baeza' cds postmark in blue with small handstruck '2' rate marking alongside also in blue. Light arrival cds on reverse. [US1] (Start Price = £24.00)
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Universal Philatelic Auctions Sale #77 worldwide Collections
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Lot #3922 - Cuba 1864
1r bright blue on salmon 'Isabella' issue a fine mint block of four. (SG 17a) [US1] (Start Price = £13.60)
Lot #3923 - Cuba 1868-2000
Large stockbook containing extensive dealers stock from Spanish period through to modern stopping around 1980. Mixed mint & used including many better sets & singles. We note a superb and fairly complete range of modern mint material including sets, singles and miniature sheets, a lot of this modern material is very difficult to find. (Many 1000's, originally priced to sell at £1250+++). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR...
Lot #3924 - Cuba 1873-1967
Collection attractively presented on large leaves ex Norwegian Postal Museum(100s) with Spanish issues mint or used, 1899 onwards looks to be all mint including 1899 ovpts on U.S.A. with Special Delivery 10c on 10c indigo, 1900 Special Delivery 10c orange, 1914-15 Map set ex 10c olive, 1917-18 set, 1928 Pan Am set, 1936 Matanzas set perf and imperf, some 1930s sets ovptd MUESTRA(39 stamps), 1951 Chess set, good range of later sets, mainly...
Lot #3925 - Cuba 1874
1p carmine 'Liberty' issue, an unused example. Small faults. (SG 59, Cat £190) [US1] (Start Price = £45.60)
Lot #3926 - Cuba 1883
20c brown 'La Propaganda Literaria' SURCHARGE issue (SG type 19). A fine unused copy. Underrated & difficult value. (SG 105, Cat £250) (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £71.20)
Lot #3927 - Cuba 1890-1986
Mint collection on Vario sheets in a ring binder(875) including 1939 Rocket Post 10c green, 1952 Augustin Parla mini sheets, 1955 Air Philatelic Exhibition set and mini sheet, mainly fine with much unmounted. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS Cat £2017 (Start Price = £336.00)
Lot #3928 - Cuba 1898
10c vermilion 'Curly Head' issue, a mint block of fifteen with sheet margins at left & right. (SG 195) [US1] (Start Price = £8.80)
Lot #3929 - Cuba 1899
US OCCUPATION: 10c on 10c indigo 'CUBA' opt on USA 'Special Delivery' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG E252, Cat £225) [US1] (Start Price = £54.40)
Lot #3930 - Cuba 1929
'Panama Pacific Line' envelope franked with Cuban 1927 5c blue AIR issue (SG 353) and USA 1928 5c blue & carmine AIR issue (SG A649) both tied by light HAVANA airmail cancel and also by MIAMI FL cds. Addressed to CANADA. Unusual. [US1] (Start Price = £30.40)
Lot #3931 - Cuba 1930-1986
Collection of approx 200 mainly mint and couple of used issues on 4 vario stock sheets. Ex dealers stock has some duplication. Good condition. (Approx 200) [US4] (Start Price = £46.40)
Lot #3932 - Cuba 1935
'Columbus Anniversary' set of nine including four triangular values PREPARED FOR USE BUT UNISSUED. The complete set fine unmounted mint. This issue was printed by the Columbian Society in Spain but were never delivered to Cuba due to the outbreak of the Spanish civil war. Very scarce. [US1] (Start Price = £44.00)
Lot #3933 - Cuba 1950
1c on 1c blue 'Mother & Child' ANTI-TB seal overprinted '1c FELIZ NAVIDAD 1949' in red and further overprinted '1c FELIZ NAVIDAD 1950' in black. A fine mint COMPLETE BOOKLET PANE OF TEN with marginal inscription. [US1] (Start Price = £13.60)
Lot #3934 - Cuba 1950
1c on 1c blue 'Mother & Child' ANTI-TB seal overprinted '1c FELIZ NAVIDAD 1948' in red and further overprinted '1c FELIZ NAVIDAD 1950' in black. A fine mint COMPLETE BOOKLET PANE OF TEN with marginal inscription. [US1] (Start Price = £13.60)
Lot #3935 - Cuba 1950
'1 CENTAVO' on 1c blue 'Mother & Child' ANTI-TB seal overprinted '1c FELIZ NAVIDAD 1950' in black and further overprinted '1 CENTAVO' in black. A fine mint COMPLETE BOOKLET PANE OF TEN with marginal inscription. [US1] (Start Price = £16.80)
Lot #3936 - Cuba 1960
'Christmas' music & flowers issue, the complete set in full sheets of twenty five, each comprising of four se-tenant blocks of four plus central panel. Superb mint. Will display wonderfully. (SG 961/966d, Cat £240+) [US1] (Start Price = £68.00)
Lot #3937 - Cuba 1960-2010
Huge lot of modern Cuba comprising sets, singles and many miniature sheets. Most of the stamps are mint but without gum. Many better themes noted with Flowers, Trains, Birds, Space, Animals, Sport, Aviation etc. A super lot of material that is very difficult to find. (1000-2000 different stamps). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS [US1] (Start Price = £171.20)
Lot #3938 - Cuba 1961
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 block of four. Scarce. [US1] (Start Price = £51.20)
Lot #3939 - Cuba 1961
'15th Anniversary of United Nations' issue the set of four plus both miniature sheets fine mint, the miniature sheets are unused without gum, as issued. (SG 979/983, MS981 & MS984) [US1] (Start Price = £4.80)
Lot #3940 - Cuba 1961
'Declaration of Havana' issue Miniature sheet fine unused without gum, as issued. (SG MS978) [US1] (Start Price = £4.80)
Lot #3941 - Cuba 1967
'Contemporary Art, Havana Exhibition' issue, the set of twenty five fine mint. (SG 1501/25, Cat £41) [US1] (Start Price = £14.40)
Lot #3942 - Cuba 1996
'Independence Fighters' definitive issue, the set of nine fine unused without gum. (SG 4032/42, Cat £22) [US1] (Start Price = £5.60)
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