MINT & USED COLLECTION OF MODERN ISSUES on Hagner sheets, c.1976-92 presented in sets. Cat. £430 (c.360 stamps) (Image)

17th CENTURY FOREIGN MAIL; Trio with Aug. 1636 EL to Madrid ex Lisbon without rate markings, Mar. 1683 EL to Lille ex Lisbon rated '3' reales and '14' patas on front and sent via Madrid, 1696 EL to Leghorn ex Lisbon rated '215' (2.15 Lira) on front with red wax seal on rear. (3 covers) Cross Reference: EARLY LETTERS (Image)

19th CENTURY MAIL GROUP: Range of 19th Century mail inc. 1858 EL ex Buenos Aires to Cadiz carried by hand to Lisbon where disinfected via single chisel slit with ms 'Portage 310' [Reis] top right & oval forwarding agent cachet "J PERES DOS SANTOS/LISBOA" in blue-green on reverse, 1873 EL ex Paris to St. Miguel franked 25r tied "44" barred cancel of Ponta Degada St. Miguel forwarded via Lisbon with oval "GERMANO SERRAO ARNAUD/LISBOA" forwarding agent cachet on rear, 1879 EL ex Porto to Lisbon franked 50r Green perf 13½ tied oval Porto d.s., etc. A nice group of cards, covers & wrappers (21 items)Cross Reference: ARGENTINA, FORWARDING AGENTS, DISINFECTED MAIL (Image)

IMPERF FRANKINGS TO FRANCE OR ITALY; Trio with 1863 env. to Genoa franked 25r tied by dotted '1' cancel with Lisbon cds and s/l "BELLEM" h.s. on front, redirected to Morestel, France and rear with Genoa, Lisbon, Turin, Paris and Morestel cds, 1869 E to Naples with v.scarce franking of imperf 100r + perf 50r tied by '1' dotted cancels with Lisbon d.s. on front and Naples cds on rear and 1869 E to Bordeaux franked 50r tied by '1' dotted cancels with Lisbon cds and framed "P.D." h.s. on front. (3 covers) Cross Reference: REDIRECTED MAIL, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

1940s/50s UNMOUNTED MINT SETS & MINI SHEETS: The valuable collection of better unmounted mint material on stock cards and Hagner pages. Includes 1940 Portuguese Legion mini sheet SG MS911a (£700), 1940 Rowland Hill set of 8 SG 920/927, 1944 Philatelic Exhib. mini sheet SG MS 964a, 1945 Navigators mini sheet SG MS 976a, 1946 Bank of Portugal mini sheet SG MS 997a (£250), 1946 Castles set of 8 SG 989/996 (£225) and mini sheet SG MS 996a (£275), 1949 UPU set in blocks of 4 SG 1031/1034 (£120) and 1953 Portuguese Stamp Centenary set of 8 SG 1102/1109 (£140). A superb assembly, total cat. value £2,000+ (40 plus 5 mini sheets) (Image)