Honduras
The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part 2)
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Lot# : 4519 Honduras
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1858 (Jan 17): Cover and contents written from Aquanquetirique to Miss Godown in Easton, Pa., USA with the letter stating 'I am a leveller for one Party and have a very rough piece of country to level over. Our work extends from a point called 'Naranja' (about 4 miles from the Summit) to the town of Caridad..there has been considerable trouble in this expedition, much quarreling and ill feeling among the heads of the enterprise and English parties...my clothes are in the last stages of dilapidation and will have to adopt the custom of this country and not wear much of anything..'. Struck on arrival with 'Steamship / 10' (cents) charge mark in black. A fine and rare cover.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 4520 Honduras
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1878 (July): Morazán ½ r. black, National Bank Note Co. Die Proof, imperforate in black on thin white India paper. Rare and very fine.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 4521 Honduras
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1878: Morazán ½ r. black, a horizontal pair used on 1889 cover to London tied by circular target handstamps in violet with oval "Administracion de Correos / Distrito / San Pedro Sula" datestamp (March 22) in violet at left. Reverse with Puerto Cortez 'Bureau Postal D'Échange' oval datestamp in blue (March 26), New York transit (April 8) and London arrival (April 15) in red. Slight fault to right hand stamp not detracting from the appearance of a scarce cover.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 4522 Honduras
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1890 (Jan 6): Hamilton Banknote Co. Master Die Proof for the Arms issue, printed in black on thick white card paper, without Duty Plates at top and at base, fresh and very fine. Rare.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 4523 Honduras
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1890: Proof for 2 c. postal stationery card, H&G 5, printed by Hamilton Bank Note Co. on 'banknote' paper in tête-bêche format showing two examples in unissued colour of purple. Rare and most appealing Proof.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 4524 Honduras
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1891: Bográn 5 c. blue-green and pair of 10 c. vermilion used on 1891 registered cover to Manchester tied by target cancels and oval 'Comayagua' despatch datestamps (Dec 15) in violet. New York Exchange registration label on obverse and reverse with Puerto Cortez (Dec 29), New Orleans (Jan 5, 1892) and Manchester (Jan 20) datestamps. A scarce and attractive cover.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 340 CHFLot# : 4525 Honduras
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1891 (July 31): President Bográn 25 c., Hamilton bank Note Co. Die Proof on thin wove paper attached to card, printed in deep indigo-blue (issued in magenta). Fine and scarce.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 4526 Honduras
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1891 (July 31): President Bográn, Hamilton Bank Note Co. Die Proof of the vignette for the 2, 5 and 10 peso values, printed in black on thin white wove paper, numbered '529' in pencil. Scarce and fine.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 4527 Honduras
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1891 (July 31): President Bogran 2 pesos brown & black, 5 p. purple & black and 10 p. green & black, the unused 'set' of three all with variety "Head Inverted", fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce trio Gi 67a/69a = £ 350/Scott = $ 360.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 140 CHFLot# : 4528 Honduras
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1891 (July 31): President Bogran 5 pesos purple & black, an unused block of six (2 x 3), marginal from left of sheet, variety "Head Inverted", fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce and most attractive multiple Gi 68a = £ 450+/Scott = $ 360+.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 380 CHFLot# : 4529 Honduras
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1891 (July 31): President Bogran 10 p. green & black, an unused block of four, marginal from base of sheet, all with variety "Head Inverted", fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce and most attractive multiple Gi 69a = £ 300+/Scott = $ 300+.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 160 CHFLot# : 4530 Honduras
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1892: Columbus 5 c. yellow-green pair and single 25 c. orange-brown, used on registered/AR cover to Constantinople tied by negative 'star' handstamps in red with 'Tegucigalpa' despatch cds (Nov 4) and both registered and 'AR' handstamps in same ink. New York registration label on front. Reverse with complete 'Administracion de Correos / Tegucigalpa' red wax seal, New York transit (Feb 12) and faint blue arrival. Some aging but a rare and colourful cover to an unusual destination.Starting bid : 180 CHFHammer price : 440 CHFLot# : 4531 Honduras
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1893: Cabanas 1 c. green, 2 c. scarlet (2) and 5 c. dark blue used on 1894 cover to Paris tied by 'Honduras' barred obliterator with oval 'Administracion de Correos / Amapala' in red alongside (Jan 30). Reverse with New York transit (Feb 21) and obverse with Paris arrival in blue. A scarce cover.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 4532 Honduras
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1895 (Jan 25): Justice issue, Hamilton Bank Note Co. progressive Die Proof on thick white card, printed in black dated '1895', without Duty Plate at base. A fine and rare Proof.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 4533 Honduras
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1895: 'Justice' allegorical design, Composite Die Proof for Honduras 1895 1 c., Nicaragua 1894 2 c. and Salvador 1894 5 c., printed in deep green on thin white wove paper with file number '580' at base. A rare and most attractive Proof.Starting bid : 125 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 4534 Honduras
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1895 (Jan 25): Justice issue, Hamilton Bank Note Co. imperforate small Die Proofs (10) on thin white wove paper for the 1 c. value in different colours incl. vermilion (as issued), brown, grey-black, deep blue, bright violet, lake, dull purple, deep green, yellow-green and brown; all with '1894' date error. Colourful and scarce group.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 4535 Honduras
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1895: Justice 5 c. slate in a vertical pair, tied to 1895 cover to Belize by 'Honduras' barred obliterator with 'Puerto Cortez' datestamp (Sept 25) at left in violet. Struck on arrival in Belize with UNCLAIMED handstamp, Belize cds (Sept 27) and bilingual 'Non Reclamé / Not Called For' and 'Inconnu / Not Known' labels. Scarce and appealing cover.Starting bid : 175 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 4536 Honduras
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1898: Locomotive 5 c. dull ultramarine and 10 c. dark blue, each overprinted with part PERMITASE (Allowed) in red or red-violet, used on 1899 cover to USA tied by barred 'Honduras' obliteratir with 'Amapala' cds below (April 30). Reverse with Mansfield, Ohio arrival (May 23). A scarce usage.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 4537 Honduras
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1898: Stamp Shortage: cover to New Orleans franked by "Estadio de Honduras" Fiscal 5 c. black on buff and 10 c. black on grey tied by barred 'Honduras' obliterator with 'Puerto Cortez' cds in blue at left (Sept 7). Reverse with New Orleans arrival cds (Sept 12). File fold away from the adhesives, a scarce suage.rnStarting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 4538 Honduras
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1925: Ulua Bridge 10 c. dark blue, optd. AERO / CORREO in red, an unused example of good colour, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce stamp - just 500 stamps overprinted thus. Signed A. Diena Sanabria 6/Gi 229 = £ 225/Scott = $ 175.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 4539 Honduras
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1925: Ulua Bridge 10 c. dark blue, optd. AERO / CORREO in black, an unused example of good colour and centering, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce stamp - just 24 stamps overprinted thus. Signed Sanabria Sanabria 7 = $ 1'750/Gi 230 = £ 2'350/Scott = $ 1'100.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 650 CHFLot# : 4540 Honduras
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1925 (June 25): Ulua Bridge 20 c. brown, optd. AERO / CORREO in blue, an unused example of good colour, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce stamp - just 200 stamps overprinted thus. Signed A. Brun Sanabria 9/Gi 232 = £ 225/Scott = $ 175.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 120 CHFLot# : 4541 Honduras
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1925 (April 29): Bonilla Theatre 50 c. red, optd. AERO / CORREO in black, an unused example of good colour and centering, fresh and fine, unused without gum. A scarce stamp - just 200 stamps overprinted thus. Signed A. Brun Sanabria 10/Gi 232 = £ 550/Scott = $ 450.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 4542 Honduras
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1925 (June 25): Bonilla Theatre 25 c. on 5 c. pale blue, optd. AERO / CORREO / 25 in blue, an unused example of good colour and centering, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce stamp - just 300 stamps overprinted thus. Signed A. Brun Sanabria 13/Gi 236 = £ 275/Scott = $ 225.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 4543 Honduras
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1925 (June 25): Bonilla Theatre 25 c. on 5 c. pale blue, optd. AERO / CORREO / 25 in blue, an unused example of good colour and centering, variety "Surcharge Inverted", position 12 on the pane, fresh and fine, dried large part og. A very rare stamp - just 18 stamps overprinted thus. Signed H. Bloch Sanabria 13a/Gi 236a = £ 850/Scott = $ 700.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 4544 Honduras
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1929 (June 5): Airmail 50 c., American Banknote Co. Die Proof showing pilot Lisandro Garay, imperforate in black with file number 64539 above on brown file card. Scarce and fine.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 160 CHFLot# : 4545 Honduras
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1930 (Feb): 5 c. on 1924 10 c. blue, surcharged in four lines (reading up) in yellow for Airmail, fresh and very fine, part og. An extremely rare stamp with just 50 examples surcharged thus. Signed Sanabria Sanabria 28 = $ 750/Gi 283 = £ 550/Scott = $ 450.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 340 CHF -
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