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  • Lot# : 4319 Cuba

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    1833 (May 6): Entire letter to Marseille, struck on despatch with two line "PUERTO / PRINCIPE" in red, disinfected against Cholera with chisel slits at Port Mahon. Two line entry mark 'Espagne Par / St. Jean De Luz' in black and reverse with Marseille arrival cds in black.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 4320 Cuba

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    1865: Entire letter from Santiago de Cuba to Paris endorsed 'p L'Impératrice Eugénie' at top, struck with Consular CUBA octagonal datestamp (March 24) in black (Salles fig. 1364) and by octagonal HAVANE / IMP. EUGENIE datestamp (March 25) in black (Salles fig. 1337 = 'pièce d'amateur'). Reverse with Paris arrival cds (April 16) and charged '8' décimes due in manuscript. Extremely rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 4321 Cuba

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    British P.O.'s 1863 (Dec 2): Entire letter from Trinidad de Cuba to St. Thomas, prepaid '1/-' in red manuscript, struck on obverse with superb Crown "PAID AT HAVANA" handstamp in black. Reverse with oval blue 'Llopart, Verguety Ca. / Habana' Forwarding Agent's cachet in blue flanked by British P.O: double arc cds of Havana (Dec 7) and St. Thomas (Dec 15) each struck in black. A fine and scarce entire Scott = $ 1'150.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 4322 Cuba

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    1855: 2 r. grey-green, wmk. Loops, an unused block of four with ample to large margins all round, lower right stamp showing coloured flaw on Queen's ear, fresh and fine, unused without gum. A scarce stamp in a multiple Gi 2a = £ 200+/Scott = $ 500+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 4323 Cuba

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    1855: 2 p. carmine on blued paper, wmk. Loops, a postally used block of fifteen (5 x 3), margins ample to large on three sides and shaved at left, cancelled by six strikes of the oval network obliterator handstamp in black. A scarce and attractive large multiple Scott = $ 225+.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Simon, Corinphila sale 194, Nov 2014, lot 5325.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 4324 Cuba

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    1855 (April 24): 2 r. orange-red on blued paper, wmk. Loops, a very fine used block of four with good to large margins all round, cancelled by oval network obliterator handstamp in black.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Simon, Corinphila sale 194, Nov 2014, lot 5326.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4325 Cuba

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    1856: 1 r. green, wmk. Crossed Lines, a used block of four in a sage green shade, ample margins all round, cancelled by light strikes of oval network obliterators in black. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4326 Cuba

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    1856: 2 r. deep orange-red on rough yellowish paper, wmk. Crossed Lines, a fine used block of eight with ample to large margins all round and showinmg portion of adjoining stamp at left, thin in margin only above second stamp, cancelled by four strikes of the oval network obliterator handstamp in black. A scarce multiple Scott = $ 320+.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Simon, Corinphila sale 194, Nov 2014, lot 5340.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 4327 Cuba

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    1857: ½ r. blue, no wmk., an unused top block of twelve (4 x 3), marginal from top left corner of the sheet with large margins all round, last stamp (position 38, row 3, stamp 4) showing "Top left Corner Blank / Void Corner" variety, a few specks but generally fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Scarce and attractive multiple.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 4328 Cuba

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    1860: "Y¼" r. in black on 1857 2 r. rose-red, Type D with inverted '1' in '¼', a fine four margined unused example of good colour, without gum. Rare Edifil 10D = € 400/Scott = $ 350. rnrnProvenance: Collection John Simon, Corinphila sale 194, Nov 2014, lot 5354.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 4329 Cuba

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    1862 (Nov): ¼ r. black on pale buff, an unused block of fifteen (5 x 3), large even margins all round, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. A scarce and attractive multiple Gi 13 = £ 285+/Scott = $ 450+.rnrnProvenance: Collection John Simon, Corinphila sale 194, Nov 2014, lot 5358.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 4330 Cuba

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    1870: Isabella 40 c. rose, a used block of eight (4 x 2), cancelled by two complete strikes of the oval network obliterator handstamp in black. A scarce and attractive large multiple Gi 47 = £ 280/Scott = $ 800+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4331 Cuba

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    1888: Alfonso 10 c. blue and 20 c. brownish-grey, unused examples on small piece, each struck with "SPECIMEN." handstamps in violet (Samuel NA2) applied in Natal upon receipt from the UPU. Unique.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4332 Cuba

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    US Occupation 1898/99: 5 c. on ½ m. blue-green, a used horizontal pair, left hand stamp with variety "Surcharge Omitted", right hand stamp type (g), position 1, tied to small piece by Puerto Principe cds (Jan 1, 1899) in black. Some minor peripheral aging but unique as such: the sole recorded example from the left side of the setting. Signed Bloch Scott = $ 500++.rnrnProvenance: Collections Tows, Juhring; Collection Peter Robertson, Christies, New York, March 1998, lot 2081.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 4333 Cuba

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    1899 (Jan 2-10): 3 c. on Jackson 3 c. purple, Surcharge Type I (3 over P), an unused block of six (3 x 2) from base of sheet showing full imprint 'Bureau, Engraving & Printing' with Plate Number 449 alongside, fresh and fine, mounted in margin only, stamps unmounted og. A scarce and attractive multiple Gi 249/Scott = $ 675.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 4334 Cuba

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    1899 (Jan 2-10): 5 c. on Grant 5 c. deep blue, an unused block of six (3 x 2) from base of sheet showing full imprint 'Bureau, Engraving & printing' with Plate Number 410 alongside, fresh and fine, mounted in margin only, stamps unmounted og. A scarce and attractive multiple Gi 250/Scott = $ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 4335 Cuba

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    1905: Lighthouse 49 c. Booklet with purple covers, containing four panes of six of the 2 c. rose (Scott 234a) with each stamp overprinted italic SPECIMEN diagonally and the cover overprinted SPECIMEN in larger font in black. Slight rub on cover but very scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 4336 Cuba

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    1905: Lighthouse 25 c. Booklet with purple cover, an imperforate vertical strip of five of the front cover overprinted SPECIMEN on each in black, together with two un-cut panes of thirty (10 x 3) showing the 2 c. rose with twenty four imperforate vertically between pairs, each stamp with security punch-hole and each stamp overprinted italic SPECIMEN diagonally in black. Minor imperfections but an undoubtedly unique group.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 4337 Cuba

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    1910 (Feb 1): Batholome Maso 1 c. green & violet, an unused example, well centred and of good colour, variety "Centre Inverted", fresh and fine but for negligible diagonal bend, large part og. Scarce and attractive Gi 312a = £ 200/Scott = $ 260.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4338 Cuba

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    1914: Map issue, Die Proofs on toned paper printed by the 'La Moderna Poesia' in Havana, recess by J.L. Rodriguez; seven examples from 1 c. to $ 1 without the 8 c. value, with 1 c. in green, 2 c. in red, 3 c. in lake, 5 c. in lake, 10 c. in black, 50 c. in carmine and the $ 1 value in green; fresh and fine, a scarce assembly.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4339 Cuba

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    1917: José de la Luz 3 c. Proof printed in green (issued in violet) by the Security Bank Note Co. of Philadelphia, a sheet marginal imperforate block of eight with Plate Number S593 in margin, printed on medium wove paper without gum. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4340 Cuba

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    1950 (Sept 21): Postal Employees Retirement Fund, progressive Proof by Fernandez & Co. of Havana, printed in black showing the vignette (Locomotive accident) on glazed white paper and a finished, undenominated Proof on medium wove paper printed in blue (issued colour of the 5 c.). A scarce and attractive pair.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 4341 Cuba

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    1899 (April): Special Delivery 10 c. in red on 10 c. indigo, an unused horizontal strip of three, sheet marginal from top of sheet with full "Bureau, Engraving & Printing" and Plate Number "492" imprint, fresh and very fine but for some blunted perfs., mounted in margin only, stamps unmounted og. An attractive and very scarce strip Gi E252 = £ 480/Scott = $ 900.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 4342 Cuba

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    1910 (Feb 1): Special Delivery 10 c. orange & blue (Zayas and Cycle Messenger), an well centred unused example of good colour with variety "Centre Inverted", fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare Gi E320 = £ 1'000/Scott = $ 1'250.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 4343 Cuba

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    1910: Telegraphs issue, American Banknote Co. Proofs in issued colours for 1 c. to 50 c. values (7), either on thin India paper or with thick card adherence, six examples very fine, the 10 c. ultramarine with slightly close margin at left. A scarce and attractive group.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF
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