1859 Arms 1R blue, fine printing. F-VF fresh M, original gum, 3½+ margins. Yv 2 cat €200. Sc 2 cat US$450. SG 2 cat £475. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

1863-65 Eagle ½c pale red, 2 on piece. F-VF U, 3-3½ margins, oval 'Correos Caracas Venezuela' pmk. Yv 8 cat €350. Sc 10 cat US$800. SG 16 cat £240. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

1866-68 Arms ½c yellow-green. F-VF UN, 3½ margins. Yv 13 cat €350. Sc 16 cat US$275. SG 22 cat £200. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1866-68 Arms 1c blue-green. F-VF UN, tiny thin, 3½ margins. Yv 14 cat €450. Sc 17 cat US$275. SG 23 cat £200. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1866-68 Arms 2b yellow, diag BISECT (LL half) on piece. U, Caracas cds. Yv 18(var). Sc 21a cat US$3000 on cover. SG 27b cat £2000 on cover. Rare genuine. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

1882 Bolivar 50c red & 20B yellow, horiz Proof prs opt SPECIMEN in red across both stamps (original colours were blue & plum, respectively). VF fresh MNH. Yv 35 & 40 (p). Sc 81 & 86 (p). SG 114 & 118 (p). (2 prs) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1893 Arms black opt Bolivar 25c yellow-brown . VF UN. SG & Yv unlisted. Sc 110c cat US$500. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$220

1899-1902 Bolivar 5c-2B (ex 50c orange). VF U. Yv 59-64 cat €420. Sc ex 142-149 cat US$240. SG ex 179-184 cat £348. (6) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$180

1900 '1900' opt Bolivar 25c blue, 50c orange & 1B grey-black. VF fresh M. Yv 74-75A cat €635. Sc 158-160 cat US$624. SG 216-218 cat £885. (3) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1900 '1900' opt Bolivar 25c blue. VF U. Yv 74 cat €350. Sc 158 cat US$600. SG 216 cat £800. Rare. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1899-1901 Bolivar issue: '1900' opt Bolivar 1B grey-black, error opt totally OMITTED, being the famous 'Grey Bolivar'. VF fresh M, original gum & perfect perfs. Yv 76A cat €6500. Sc 160a cat US$7000. SG 218a cat £7500. Great rarity with only tiny number of genuine examples recorded. Exp, plus 2023 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000

1915 Bolivar 3b light violet Postal Fiscal, error of colour (plus normal to compare) & 1b dark blue error of colour (plus normal green issued). Errors VF U, blue has small thin, 3b normal MNH. Very rare but as unlisted in catalogues so sold 'as is'. (4) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1929 Official opt Arms 25c green & brown, inscribed EJERCITO REVOLUCIONARIO, unissued, error opt DOUBLE. This was printed for the Revolutionary Army of Urbina in a failed attempt to overthrow the government. VF UN. Sc, Yv & SG unlisted. RARE! (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1937 Airmail 1.95b bistre (light sepia) error of colour. VF U. Sc C57(var) unlisted, Yv ditto. SG 480a cat £450. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1937 La Guiara Harbour set 25c, 70c & 1.80B, inscribed 'Nacionalization' instead of Aquisicion, unissued. VF fresh MNH. Sc 320(var) & C64-C65(var) footnote cat US$120. SG footnote cat £132. Yv 184A, 64A & 65A cat €475. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Venezuela: 1859-1904 Classic collection in binder inc 1859 Arms set to 2R, fine printing, plus shades. 1859-62 Arms set, coarse printing, plus shades. 1859-62 Arms set, coarse printing, plus shades. 1862 Arm set ¼c-1c. 1863-65 Eagle ½c-2R, plus ½r blk of 15. 1863-68 Arms vals to 2R inc ½ M & U & 1c (24). 1873-77 opt Arms 1c, 2c & ½r. 1871-78 First Escuelas issue, set to 50R, plus shades with certs for the 4 top vals. 1879 Second Escuelas issue set to 5r, imperf & 1880 Third Escuelas issue, set to 25B, perf (the 25b with Meri photo cert). 1880 Bolivar set to 1B, plus 10c imperf Proof strip of 3. 1882-88 Fourth Escuelas set to 20B & 1887 Fifth set inc 25c rouletted strip of 4 imperf vert. 1892 Resolution opt to 50c. 1893 Arms opt Bolivar to 20b inc blks. 1896 Map set to 1b. 1899-1902 Bolivar vals to 1B. 1898 Official set blks of 4. 1900 Resellada opt vals to 20b inc blks, plus 5c & 10c blks of 4, error opt inverted. 1897 Telegraph set to 3B. Mostly G-VF M/U. SG cat £5800+ = A$11,000+. Valuable collection. (400) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

Venezuela: 1859-1975 collection in 2 binders inc 1859-62 Arms set to 2R inc fine & coarse printings. 1862 Arms ½c & 4c. 1863-65 Eagles vals to 2R. 1866 Arms 1c, ½R & 1R. 1866 La Guiara Steamship ½c & 2c. 1871 Bolivar 15/- Escuelas vals to 9R. 1880 Bolivar to 1B. 1880 3rd Escuelas vals to 5B. 1893 Map vals to 1B. 1898 Officials set to 1B. 1903 typeset Locals for Guyana & Maturin. 1912 Officials set to 1B in blks of 4. 1928 Airmails to 20B, plus 1932-38 Security Paper issue to 20B. 1936 Nat ionisation set 70c & 100B, unissued, plus the 70c opt Muestra (Specimen). 1937 Resellado opt Air 10c, error opt inverted. 1940-43 Independence to 3B opt Specimen. 1943 Resellado opt Air 10B, error opt inverted. 1944 AEROEO opt 120B, error opt inverted. 1946 Air vals to 1B inc imperf prs & imperf between prs. 1947 Aereo opt 22½c, 50c & 1B, error opt inverted. 1951-54 Town Arms set. Mostly F-VF M/MNH/U. Mi cat €8100 = A$13,500. Valuable collection. (2300) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

Venezuela: 1854-1903 Local Post collection La Guaira Steamship issues. 1864-69 imperf strip vals to 4c. 1864-67 Ship selection to 2R inc perf & roulettes. 1868-70 Waterlow printing ½r & 2r, plus shades. Civil War issues 1902-03 inc Carupano 0.50b & Instruction typeset 1b. 1903 Second Provisional set of typeset Labels. 1903 Guyana Arms 10c.1903 Maturin Ship typeset (with vert). 1854 Bejuma typeset Labels (for Rail Mail) inscribed both Franca & Debe. 1894 Zulia Arms 5c perf & 10c imperf proof. Mostly F-VF M/U, some doubtful items as expected. Yv cat €2850 = A$4700, plus the unlisted Bejuma & Zulia issues. Interesting lot. (57) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Venezuela: 1863-65 Eagle set ½c-2R in sheets of 25, all early 1890s Spiro forgeries with various dotted pmks. Stamps all 'VFU'. SG 16-20 cat £7450. (5 sheets) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Venezuela: 1873-77 Arms basic set 1c-2R in sheets of 25 w/o opt. All early 1890s Spiro forgeries with various dotted 'pmks'. Stamps 'VFU'. SG 74-78 cat £2200 as genuine. (5 sheets) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150