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Lot# 5361 - 191-195 Auction

  • Lot# : 5361 Cuba

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    1829/66: The four volume collection with pre-stamp covers (9) from British P.O. in Havana and St. Jago De Cuba, 1855 ½ r. mint pairs, used examples and covers (5), 1 r. green mint (10) and a block of four, used on cover in Manila, Philippines and two fronts from Puerto Rico; 2 r. carmine mint (7) and used blocks of four and six; 1855/56 'Y¼' on 2 r. carmine used (4), with narrow 'Y' used (10) and a cover, 'Y¼' on 2 r. brick red mintmint (4), used (5); 1856 wmk. lines ½ r. mint study (35 incl. blocks), covers (2); 1 r. green mint (4, Scott = $ 4'000) and used with blocks of four (2), six (2) and eight (2); 2 r. red mint (2) and nine examples on cover front used in Puerto Rico; 1857 ½ r. blue with Proofs (2), double print mint pair, mint blocks of four (4), eight (3), 12 (4), 15 (2), 18 (6), 20 (3), 24, 30, 35 and 36 showing the different printings, covers (11, incl. used in Puerto Rico), 1 r. green mint study with blocks of six (2), nine, twelve (3), twenty five (5) and 45; used on covers (12); 2 r. Proofs (2) and mint (15), used blocks of six and ten; 1860 'Y¼' on 2 r. rose mint (7) and used (9) and a cover with 'Correo interior'; 1862 issue ¼r. mint blocks of four (2), used including a cover; ¼ r. on buff with mint block, ½ r. green with mint blocks of four, 20 and 40, used including covers (3); ½ r. on rose covers (2), 1 r. blue mint (16 inc. multiples), covers (2); 2 r. red mint (14) and a used block of nine; 1866 overprinted '66' issue mint (7) and used (4, including a cover); 1866 5 c. violet mint (8) and used (3), 10 c. blue mint (15) and covers (3), 20 c. green mint, used and covers (2); 40 c. mint (8); also some 1858 'Ounce' Official usages on cover. A splendid lot with condition generally very fine.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 17,000 CHF