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LA GUAYRA - G.B. 4d VERMILION COVER TO U.S.A. WITH "C60" NUMERAL CANCEL; Fine 7 June 1873 from "Caracas" to New York with G.B. 4d Vermilion (pl.13) tied by a very fine rare British P.O. in La Guayra "C60" Numeral with a very fine matching small "LA-GUAYRA" c.d.s. (part overstruck by NY c.d.s.) alongside with a mainly very fine "N.Y. STEAMSHIP/10" arrival charge-mark c.d.s. Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 42. £300
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LA GUAYRA - RARE USE OF BRITISH P.O. C.D.S. TO CANCEL G.B. 4d ON COVER TO MEXICO; 13/14 Dec. 1876 E from "La Guayra" to "Senores Calleja Hermanos y Cia, Vera Cruz" with G.B. 4d Vermilion (pl.14) exceptionally tied by a single superb "LA-GUAYRA" British P.O. c.d.s.; there is also a very fine small "ST-THOMAS" transit c.d.s. (18 Dec.) on the top flap. Very few G.B. 'Used Abroad' covers are found with c.d.s. cancels. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 42. £300
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CIUDAD BOLIVAR - RED "PAID" C.D.S. ON 1s-11/2d-RATE COVER TO FRANCE; 1 Jan. 1877 env. (slight toning) to Corsica with very fine red British P.O. "CIUDAD BOLIVAR/PAID" c.d.s. nicely placed on the front beside a red crayon "1/11/2" with London & Calais transit c.d.s.'s nearby. Seldom seen. PHOTO - see page 42. £200
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CIUDAD BOLIVAR/LA GUARA: 1877 G.B. 4d sage-green plate 16 PL with part "(CUI)DAD BOLIVAR/A/DE 13/79/(PAID)" (type 17) c.d.s. in red. 1873 1/- green plate 7 RK with part "C30" cancellation & "CORREUS/LA GUARA" UDC alongside. 1873 1/- plate 8 KB with central "C30" cancellation. SG Z6, Z32 & Z33 from £595 (3). PHOTO - see page 40. £160
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CIUDAD BOLIVAR - 1877 G.B. 4d SAGE-GREEN WITH CENTRAL RED CIUDAD BOLIVAR C.D.S:1877 Great Britain 4d sage-green plate 16 GO cancelled by a readable red "CIUDAD BOL(IVAR)/PAID" (type 17) c.d.s. of 29 Nov 1879. Scarce. SG Z6 from £425 PHOTO - see page 40. £120
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SPECTACULAR UNDERPAID INDIA USED IN ZANZIBAR COVER TO SWITZERLAND WITH SWISS POSTAGE DUES; Colourful 9 Jan. 1880 env. (minor wrinkling) to Davos "via Brindisi" with India 4as Green + 1a Brown (latter with red ink mark) tied by a single mainly very fine Indian P.O. "P.O./ZANZIBAR" Duplex but over-weight and so also having a superb Zanzibar Indian P.O. "T" in circle mark on the front and then charged "120" in blue crayon on arrival at Davos where Swiss Postage Dues - 100h Blue + 20h Blue (latter with faults) - were applied and tied by very fine "DAVOS-PLAZ" c.d.s.'s.; the backstamps include ADEN & MILAN. Unique (?) Exhibition Item for India, Switzerland, Postage Dues or Zanzibar collectors! PHOTO - see page 11. £300
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RARE PROVISIONAL OVERPRINT USED ON LOCAL COVER; 1 Aug. 1891 env. to Port Elizabeth franked 'ZULULAND' opt on G.B. QV 2d Jubilee tied by Eshowe c.d.s. Moderate toning though a rare franking. SG cat from (on cover) £1000 PHOTO - see page 42. £240
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SCARCE REPLY LETTER-CARDS; 1893 G.B. QV 1d + 1d Reply Postcard optd 'ZULULAND' plus a reply-half of the G.B. version used to Ireland cancelled with the double-ring 'MELMOTH/ZULULAND' c.d.s. Unusual use. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 42. £100
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