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  • Lot# : 4419 Great Britain

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    1867/80: 2 s. dull blue, a fine single example used on 1867 entire letter to Valparaiso, Chile endorsed "via Southampton" tied by "Dundee / 114" duplex in black (Nov 1). Reverse with London cds in red (Nov 2) and obverse with single ring PANAMA transit cds (Nov 26). A fine and attractive entire Gi = £ 700.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 4420 Great Britain

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    1878: 10 s. greenish-grey, plate 1, wmk. Maltese Cross, lettered AG, cancelled by Glasgow cds (June 13, 1882), minor staining. Cert. Cilio (2020) Gi = £ 3'200. 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4421 Great Britain

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    1878: £1 brown-lilac, wmk. Maltese Cross, lettered 'EC' used with indistinct cancellation, little soiled and with one short perf. at bottom right. Cert. Brandon (2020) Gi. = £ 4'500.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 4422 Great Britain

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    1882: 5 s. pale rose on blued paper with wmk Anchor, plate 4, EE, cancelled with "CENTRAL TELEGRAPH OFFICE 29 AP 84" cds, minor corner perf. repair at top right and two slight horizontal bends. Gi = £ 4'000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 4423 Great Britain

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    1882: 5 s. rose, plate 4, wmk Large Anchor, lettered AD on white paper, a well centred used example cancelled by hooded London cds (Nov 2, 1882) in black. Cert. Cilio (2020) Gi = £ 3'800.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4424 Great Britain

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    1882: £ 5 orange, wmk. Large Anchor, lettered CA, used example with central Edinburgh circular datestamp (Feb 12, 1896), re-perforated at lower right but attractive. Cert. Brandon (2020) not mentioning the fault Gi = £ 3'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 4425 Great Britain

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    1877: 4 d. sage-green, wmk Large Garter, plate 15, lettered "FH" very fine unused with large part og. Cert. Brandon (2020) Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 4426 Great Britain

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    1883/84: High Values on white paper, the album page with 2 s. 6 d. lilac (2), one cancelled by "Hull" cds and the other by neat "Doncaster" cds, 5 s. rose (5) with cds usages from "Manchester Telegraphs", "Bradford / Yorks", "Jersey", "Dock St. B.O. / Dundee" and "Maryport"; 10 s. ultramarine in a single (cancelled "Huddersfield P.B.") and a horizontal pair cancelled "Broad Sanctuary" cds's. Condition fine to very fine, a scarce group Gi = £ 3'100+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 4427 Great Britain

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    1884 (April): £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Imperial Crowns, lettered BA, a fine used example, of deep colour, cancelled by "Quayside / Newcastle-On-Tyne" circular datestamp (May 21, 1889) in black. A scarce stamp. Signed Georg Bühler Gi = £ 3'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 4428 Great Britain

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    1884: £1 brown-lilac, wmk. Imperial Crown lettered "PB", used with indistinct cancel and slight rub and minor bend Gi = £ 3'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4429 Great Britain

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    1888: £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk Orbs, lettered EB used example with heavy cancellations in black. Cert. Brandon (2020) Gi = £ 4'500.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 4430 Great Britain

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    1888 (Feb): £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Three Orbs, lettered AA, a used example of good colour, cancelled by "Eastbourne" circular datestamp (May 3, 1889) in black. Slight internal wrinkle and a blunted perf. at base not affecting the appearance of a very scarce stamp Gi = £ 4'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 4431 Great Britain

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    1883/1884: 'Lilac & Green' ½ d. to 1 s. dull green, the complete set of ten values unused with large part og. 6d slightly rough perfs. otherwise a fine set Gi = £ 5'000. 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 4432 Great Britain

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    1887: Jubilee issue, 9 d. dull purple & blue, a block of six (3 x 2) and 10 d. dull purple & carmine in an irregular block of seven and 1 s. dull green in a vertical pair, all fine unmounted og. A fine and fresh group Gi = £ 1'495+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 4433 Great Britain

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    1902: £ 1 green, wmk. Crowns, an unused example overprinted SPECIMEN, fine, part og. Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 4434 Great Britain

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    1913: Seahorses 2 s. 6 d. deep sepia to £ 1 green, the set of four values, all overprinted "SPECIMEN", fresh and fine, large part og. Rare Gi = £ 5'800.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4435 Great Britain

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    1912 (Sept): 2 s. Booklet with red covers, with two panes of Downey ½ d. green wmk crown and three panes of 1 d. red, wmk cypher with advertisements for Boots the Chemist, Tyres, Typewriters, Pears Soap etc., some wear at edges otherwise fine and very rare Gi = £ 1'650.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 4436 Great Britain

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    1892: I.R. OFFICIAL £ 1 green, wmk. Crowns, lettered FC, a used example cancelled by oval 'Accounts Branch Glasgow' datestamp, some aging otherwise sound. Cert. Brandon (2020) Gi = £ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 4437 Great Britain

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    1776/1976: Two volume collection of Newspaper Stamps with early Crown oval framed 1 d. types in red on pieces of Newspapers, 1780's ½ d. impressions struck in red with imprinted numbers below and a study of the re-cuts, early 1800's banners (4) from the Corwall Gazette, many 1 d. Dies in red with Newspapers indicated at left these displayed alphabetically, 1856 'Book Post' cover franked by 2 d. blue tied by Manchester sideways duplex, range of off cover Line Engraved and Surface Printed with Newspaper Branch cancellations and covers from 1870 bantam ½ d. onwards, Foreign Branch usages, study of the triangular lettered handstamps largely on Printed Matter, postal stationery and pieces abound; re-mounting this collection could prove beneficial and interesting.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 4438 Great Britain

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    1877: Telegraph 5 s. rose, wmk. Large Anchor sideways, plate 3, lettered AG, central 'Cheltenham' cds in blue (Jan 13, 1882). Cancellation dated  JA 13 82 in blue, slight wrinkle but most attractive. Signed E. Diena Gi = £ 1'100.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 4439 Great Britain

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    1877: Telegraphs £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Shamrocks, plate 1, lettered CO, lightly used example cancelled by Glasgow cds (July 11, 1891). Slight bend but a most attractive stamp Gi = £ 950.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 4440 Great Britain

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    British Post Office Abroad: Colombia 1857, entire written in Baranquilla 19 Dec.1857 forwarded by 'DRUCE, ECKHARD & Co.', on reverse British P.O. 'CARTHAGENA DE 25 1857' cds. for dispatch to Liverpool bearing rare 'dotted circle' LIVERPOOL JA 21 1858 datestamp for arrival on front.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4442 Great Britain

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    1840/1860c.: "LONDON", fantastic collection primarily made up of 1844 numeral marks on 1 d. red beginning with a four margin 1840 1 d. black, lettered 'EL' unplated on slightly incomplete cover. Wonderfully clean 1840 Mulready (stereo A189) with red MC and clear 'TP BLACKHEATH SQ ' also in red, cover slightly trimmed on the reverse. Also 1844 usage of Mulready (A81) cancelled with number 18, making for a rare combination letter to "GRAVESEND". An 1845 letter from Naples forwarded upon arrival in "LONDON" with 1841 1 d. red, struck with a clean "66" for cancellation. There are approximately one hundred-sixty entires, many with very fine to exceptional strikes and a large number of pieces and singles with London markings including some in blue. Condition varies between exceptional and poor, albeit the majority of items in fine condition.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4443 Great Britain

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    1840/2000: Dealer's stockbook beginning with an 1840 1d black. The stock is strong in surface printed, with many fine copies of the 1864 issue, 1867 5/- pale rose Plate 1, 1884 rose, Edward to 10/-,  1951 Jubilee unmounted, 1955 £1 Windsor Castle unmounted, Graphites and Wildings. In addition postage in excess of £400. 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 4444 Great Britain

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    1727/1834 : Collection of ninety-three entires of early British postal history, beginning with a 17?7 condolence letter sent by "PENNY POST" with a fine triangular strike lettered P/TV from East Barnet to London. Further letters with "W/TH" and"K/FR" are also included. In all there are many letters documenting the early stages of the mail in London, with many "BISHOP MARKS", "FREE MARKS", including a "FREE" letter from 1795, with the original signature of Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, after whom even today a lot of horse races are named "DERBY".  Also noteworthy is a 1780 letter to "MADEIRA".   
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 4445 Great Britain

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    1787/1943: Collection of twenty-nine stampless entires, mainly to foreign destinations including: "FRANCE", "THE NETHERLANDS", "CALIFORNIA" dated 1852, "ITALY", "HAMBURG", SWITZERLAND", "MAURITIUS", on the reverse very clean strike "PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS" from 1851, "FINLAND" with two letters to Jacobstad and "SPAIN". There are also some official letters included in this lot. Very fine and clean lot in an album. 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 4446 Great Britain

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    1799/1854c: Collection of about two hundred unfranked mainly prephilatelic letters with few exceptions all originating from "LONDON".  There is a great coverage of the 2 d. post in London with very little duplication, covering not only city and other central areas but "STOKE NEWINGTON" in 1836, "BRIXTON" in 1837, timed cachets such as Lombard St "7 o' Clock Night Two Penny PPaid" in red and other similar cachets. Further there are letters to foreign destinations including a letter from London to "COGNAC" missent via Prussia. Rewarding Lot.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4447 Great Britain

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    1840/45: Four covers incl. Sept. 1840 with a vivid Penny Black tied by red MC, two additional Penny black covers as well as Penny Blue in a horizontal pair on September 1845 cover from Milnthorpe to Lancaster.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 4448 Great Britain

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    1842/51, two stampless covers, unpaid and rated '1s.' from London to Montreal (1851) bearing "1s.4d." circular tax handstamp in black on arrival, and paid to Quebec (1852) rated '1s.2d'. nice pair of covers
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4449 Great Britain

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    1843/65: Small group (4) with 1843 entire from Buenos Ayres to Rio de Janeiro struck on obverse with fine RIO-JANEIRO British P.O. cds (Aug 5) in black; 1859 cover from Nassau, Bahamas with Great Britain 1856 6 d. lilac tied by bold "A05" obliterator and mailed to Scotland, the envelope with closed tear at left; Canada 1860 entire to USA from Montreal with CANADA / PAID 10 Cts.' in red and 1865 cover with Great Britain 4 d. vermilion pl. 7 tied by "C51" obliterator of St. Thomas paying the inter-island rate to Barbados. A scarce group.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4450 Great Britain

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    1848/67: Small group with April 1848 prepaid entire on Cunard Steamer "America" to New York (Maiden Voyage), 1861 entire to Chile bearing 1855/57 1 s. green pair tied by "Jersey / 409" duplexes with "Panama" transit cds, 1863 cover with 1862 4 d. red and 1855/57 1 s. green pair used to Vancouver Island via Panama and San Francisco, 1867 cover with 1865/67 6 d. pl. 6 used from Stirling to New Zealand "via Panama". faults but a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 4451 Great Britain

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    1850/1930: Lot of 70 covers/postcards of which many are directed to Austria, including a number of stationery items. There are also a handful  items from Morocco and Cyprus, as well as a pre-stamp letter from "MALTA" to "ALEXANDRIA" with British PO arrival. In addition there is a correspondence with numerous design sketches between De La Rue and Hubert Woyty-Wimmer an artist and designer, about a stamp planned for their 150th anniversary. Insightful lot. 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 4452 Great Britain

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    1852/1875: 'Transatlantic letters' collection of nineteen entires, documenting the postal rates between the "UNITED KINGDOM" and the "UNITED STATES", with eleven franked letters and eight unfranked items. The earliest letter included is a 1852 letter from "MANCHESTER" to "BOSTON" at double weight rate, with a rare '38 Cents' due to the UK marking and a US 48 Cents. Another letter going the other way is taxed 24 c and on arrival forwarded from "LIVERPOOL" to "LONDON".  Condition mainly very fresh and fine.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 4453 Great Britain

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    1855/1861: Batch of three 'transatlantic' letters to NEW YORK and New York State respectively, with a very beautiful 1858 registered letter franked 1/- pale green SG 72 and 6 d. lilac from "ARBROATH", an 1861 letter franked three copies 4 d. rose wmk "LARGE GARTER" from "LONDON" and a further letter bearing a cut into on one side 1/- pale green. Very fine assembly.
    Starting bid : 280 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4454 Great Britain

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    1859/1875: Collection of forty-seven 'insufficiently prepaid' letters from Great-Briatin to France originating from all parts of Britain written up on self made pages.. The collection contains both a correctly franked item erroneously treated as "INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID", as well as underfranked letters. This collection demonstrates the postal practices of cancelling erroneous markings, mainly with barred "50" in black or red ink, later with other cachets. Due to the French weight progressions being different than in the UK, errors happened quite frequently. In cases of doubt items were reweighed and the underpayment markings were already applied before mail left London for the continent. Letters in this collection bear frankings of up to 9 d. in total, the majority being 4 d., made up of line-engraved and surface printed stamps. The condition is mixed as could be expected. An instructive and varied lot with much interest. 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4806 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1840/1940c.: Collection in brown album with pages from an old printed album with Great Britain 1840 1 d. black used, 1887 Jubilee part set to 1 s. green and 1 s. green & carmine unused, Edward VII and George V definitive values from ½ d. to 1 s. unused, Canada with fine range incl. 1859 3 c. Beavers used (4), 10 c. red-lilac used, Large Queens with all values to 15 c. incl. duplication used, 1897 Jubilee 2, 5, 6, 8, and 50 c. values unused, $ 1 lake used, $ 2 purple used, $ 3 yellow-bistre used, 1897/98 6 c. brown (2), 7 c. olive-yellow, 8 c. orange and 10 c. brown-violet unused, 1903/08 values to 10 c. unused, 1912 definitive values to 50 c. unused (2), 1928 5 c. - $ 1 incl. Bluenose unused, 1935 set of 11 unused, Cape of Good Hope with triangulars used, Dominica with 1882 ½ on 1 d. pair unused, Nova Scotia 1860/63 set unused or used, useful range of classic Trinidad and USA with 1847 5 c. red-brown used, 1861/66 values to 30 c. used, 1869 set to scarce 90 c. used, 1893 Colombus with 8 c., 10 c., 30 c. and 50 c. unused etc. Condition varies but high catalogue value and some very fine stamps noted.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 4807 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1840/1980c.: British Commonwealth collection with 1840 GB 1 d. black used, Queen Victoria £ 1 brown-lilac wmk. Orbs used, GB 1901/12 10 s. ultramarine unused, Australia Navigators set to $ 4 unused, Antarctic Territory definitive sets to $ 1 (11) unused rnCyprus 1938 pictorial set to £ 1 unused, 1960 definitive set unused, useful Singapore with 1955 sets (2) to $ 5 unused, 1962/66 pictorial definitive sets (8) unused, range of 1948 Silver Wedding different sets (34) unused incl. Falklands, Pitcairn and Singapore; useful range of Ireland in blocks,  Mauritius with 2 d. Dardenne used, useful classic material incl. Cape triangulars noted throughout, viewing recommended, a highly catalogued selection.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 4808 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1808/1980: The remarkable collection of covers/cards (208) with stampless cover ex Melbourne with "GB/1F 62½c." accountancy mark in red, Labuan 1902 up-rated stationery card usages, 1874 cover with GB 4 d. vermilion pair tied BO1 of Alexandria, Cyprus with 1890 and 1900 up-rated registered postal stationery, fine range of Straits Settements and Malaya, British West Indies, India and States incl. Bundi cover, 1877 cover with GB 2½ d. mauve used in Beirut to USA, British P.O. in Porto Cabello and La Guayra on stampless covers, Malta with GB used in covers (2), 1808 cover with JERSEY straight line in black, Rhodesia with Double Head ½ d. values on cards (2) and 1 d. carmine on cover, condition varies but most fine, a very useful lot with viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4809 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1842/1970c.: British Commonwealth covers/cards (80), the fine selection with 1894 Bechuanaland up-rated registered stationerey envelope, range of British East Africa incl. 1902/11 1 r. dull green on registered cover, useful British Honduras, Gold Coast and Egypt with 1842 French P.O. in Alexandria entire, 1893 registered postcard and 1896 registered cover to Madeira and 1930 up-rated registered postal stationery usages, Palestine and Middle East etc. A useful lot.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 4810 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1850/1955c: Lot 80+ covers and postal stationery from Great Britain & Commonwealth, primarily to Switzerland, incl. 1927 South Africa from registered cover Brits, 1927 value letter from London, 1932 registered stationery enveloipe from Gold Coast to Gambia, 1946 M.E.F. Samara, and 1953 Lundy 'Coronation issue'.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4811 Great Britain

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    1874/1937: Great Britain and Commonwealth 23 covers mostly from The UK to Italy but also from Barbados and a GB to Ireland letter forwarded to "MADRID" with Irish onward franking. Interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 4812 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

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    1880/1910 ca.: Accumulation of 80 unused Postal Stationeries with many from British Africa and the Carribbean, including a few SPECIMEN items, further a few examples from Guatemala, San Salvador and Peru. All catalogued by Asher.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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