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Catalogue 279: South & Central America – The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part IV)
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  • Lot# : 5304 Honduras

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    British Black River Colony 1766 (Oct 1): Entire letter to 'Mrs Elizabeth Hodgson, care of William Pitts, Black River, Mosquito Shore', written from an evidently lonely friend of Miss Betsy, "Everything here is perfect but I care not here, I want to be at home", however the writer, probably Mr. Hodgson, was to be called to the Privy Council in London to discuss the Black River Settlements and also discusses hopes for the colony and arguments with the commissioner for the settlement in London. No postal markings but a exceptionally rare, believed to be the sole recorded incoming entire letter.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 5305 Honduras

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    1836c.: Cover addressed to Auguste Mahelin, Consul General of France in San Salvador, struck with superb strike of oval framed OMOA despatch handstamp in brown (Harris #71, a late usage) with handstruck "2" (reales) due marking in red. Exceptional quality and very scarce thus.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 5306 Honduras

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    1850 (June 12): Entire letter from Comayagua to Nacaome struck on despatch with fine framed "Franqueado en / Comayagua" handstamp in black (Harris fig. 28). One or two worm holes but an exceptional strike of a scarce marking.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 5307 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 blue on thin white wove paper with file number '580' at base. A rare and most attractive Proof.
    Starting bid : 125 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 5308 Honduras

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    1896: Arias 3 c. brown on blue-grey postal stationery card (H&G 26), a used example to Vevey, Switzerland cancelled by barred 'Honduras' obliterator with scarce SAT. BARBARA circular datestamp at left (Dec 8, 1897). Vevey arrival cds adjacent with New York transit on reverse. Extremely rare.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 5309 Honduras

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    1898: Locomotive Issue, the selection of covers/cards (5) with 3 c. + 3 c. green on green reply stationery cards used to Constantinople, postcard with 1 c. brown and 2 c. rose used to France, 2 c. yellow-brown card up-rated with 1 c. brown used to Germany, 1901 cover with 5 c. ultramarine and 10 c. dark blue used from Santa Cruz de Yojoa to USA and scarce 1902 cover with 5 c. ultramarine on laid paper used on 1902 cover to Chicago. A generally fine and unusual group of this scarce issue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 5310 Honduras

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    1898: Locomotive Issue, the selection of covers/cards (5) with 3 c. green on green stationery card used from Yuscaran to Rio de Janeiro (Sept 1899), 3 c. green on green stationery card used from Amapala to Asuncion, Paraguay (Nov 1899); card with 1 c. brown and 2 c. rose used to France, 2 c. yellow-brown card up-rated with 1 c. brown used to Canada (April 1900) and 1901 cover with 5 c. ultramarine and 10 c. dark blue used from Santa Cruz de Yojoa to USA. A generally fine and unusual group of this scarce issue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 5366 Canalzone

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    Canal Zone 1912/16: Panama 2 c. vermilion & black, an unused example with CANAL / ZONE reading down, further variety "Centre Inverted", well centred and of fresh and very fine appearance, one slightly blunted perf. at base, part og. A very scarce stamp Scott = $ 650.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 5367 Canalzone

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    Canal Zone 1925: Overprinted 1 c. green, 2 c. carmine and 3 c. purple, used on Central America Survey Flight cover carried by Scadta / Condor Sindicato; tied by COLOMBIA CENTRAL AMERICA AIRMAIL / PIONEER TRIP cachets in violet (Aug 14). Reverse with San Jose, Costa Rica datestamps in red-violet (Aug 14 and Aug 15). Fresh and very fine a rare Flight, just 25 letters carried. Ex collection Dr. Hugo Goeggel Corinphila Sale 177-180, Lot #4480 (Feb. 2013) Muller #5 = 5'000 pts.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 5368 Canalzone

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    1920/30: Goup of four covers/cards including 1920 First air dispatch Oct. 6,1920 with special cachet "Aviator encountered impossible weather conditions...", 1921 Disaster mail incoming from New York (March 22) bearing special cachet: "This  piece of Mail damaged by fire and water aboard S.S. "Saint Ana" March 24, 1921" as well as "Damaged By Air Plane Wreck, December 22, 1930" cachet on legal size cover from Medellin to Los Angeles USA additionally franked in transit by pair of CZ 20c. tied by cristobal cds.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF
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