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. (Start Price = £27.20)
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Lot #3894 - Cuba 1850s-1990s
ACCUMULATION removed from many different collections, and presented on stockcards and album pages and loose. Starts with much early period issues from imperfs. Onwards.Inc. Airmails, US Admin., Spanish period, etc. Then masses of later material inc.better sets and values.Also 100's of loose stamps in packets. Colourful lot with many thematics on many topics. M.m.or f.u. Largely unchecked by us, but a lot of it (many 100's). HEAVY LOT -...
Lot #3895 - Cuba 1864
1r bright blue on salmon 'Isabella' issue a fine mint block of four. (SG 17a) (Start Price = £15.20)
Lot #3896 - 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 #3897 - Cuba 1874
1p carmine 'Liberty' issue, an unused example. Small faults. (SG 59, Cat £190) (Start Price = £51.20)
Lot #3898 - 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) (Start Price = £80.00)
Lot #3899 - Cuba 1898
3c deep brown 'Curly Head' issue, a mint block of twenty five with sheet margins at left, right and base. (SG 190) (Start Price = £4.00)
Lot #3900 - Cuba 1898
8c grey brown 'Curly Head' issue, a mint corner marginal block of twenty five. (SG 194) (Start Price = £13.60)
Lot #3901 - Cuba 1898
10c vermilion 'Curly Head' issue, a mint block of fifteen with sheet margins at left & right. (SG 195) (Start Price = £9.60)
Lot #3902 - Cuba 1899
US OCCUPATION: 10c on 10c indigo 'CUBA' opt on USA 'Special Delivery' issue, a fine mint copy. (SG E252, Cat £225) (Start Price = £60.80)
Lot #3903 - 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. (Start Price = £34.40)
Lot #3904 - 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) [US3] (Start Price = £53.60)
Lot #3905 - Cuba 1933
Cover franked with 1925 1c green and 2c rose carmine 'Portrait' issue both IMPERF blocks of four (SG 345a & 346a) tied by undated HABANA CERTIFICADOS cancels with blue boxed registration mark alongside. Addressed to USA with transit and arrival marks on reverse. (Start Price = £11.20)
Lot #3906 - 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. (Start Price = £49.60)
Lot #3907 - 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. (Start Price = £15.20)
Lot #3908 - 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. (Start Price = £15.20)
Lot #3909 - 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. (Start Price = £19.20)
Lot #3910 - 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 with variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE. A fine mint COMPLETE BOOKLET PANE OF TEN with marginal inscription. (Start Price = £34.40)
Lot #3911 - Cuba 1956
'Birds' definitive issue, the first 1956 printing (without watermark), the set of eleven fine unmounted mint. (SG 772/782) (Start Price = £34.40)
Lot #3912 - Cuba 1960
2c 'First Death Anniversary of Revolutionary Leader Cienfuegos' a fine mint complete sheet of twenty five. (SG 959, Cat £45) (Start Price = £12.80)
Lot #3913 - 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+) (Start Price = £76.80)
Lot #3914 - 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 (Start Price = £192.00)
Lot #3915 - Cuba 1961
'Christmas 1961-62' issue the set of three complete sheets of twenty comprising 'Birds', 'Butterflies' and 'Snails' all fine unmounted mint. (SG 999a/1001a) (Start Price = £12.80)
Lot #3916 - 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. (Start Price = £57.60)
Lot #3917 - 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) (Start Price = £5.60)
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