1829 PRESTAMP: Complete folded letter from HAVANA with manuscript 'The property of Sam Hooper to be sold for his a/c to pay debts by him on J Hopper from Havana' at top. Addressed to Marblehead Mass, USA. Privately carried without any postal markings. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £38.40)

1855-98 Used coln neatly presented on album pages, far from complete though with some useful vals, Cuba & Puerto Rico from Queen Isabella heads imperf/perf 1860 Official 1o (forgery?), Cuba issues with King Alfonso XII & Alfonso XIII though to 1898, also similar Puerto Rico incl 1893 Columbus 3c. (200) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £136.00)

1855-98 Mint coln of vals & full/part sets, from Queen Isabella imperf/perf (some unused), then more complete King Alfonso XII & XIII, with some better vals. (125) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £144.00)

1856-1961 A useful USED collection on 80 Minkus printed pages from a fair range of earlier issues but with strength in mid to modern period. The condition is mostly good to fine used. A great lot for filling gaps. (Few 100) (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £28.00)

1862 ¼r black 'Isabella' issue, a fine unused copy with four margins. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £12.00)

1864 Entire letter from Paris to Habana with Napoleon 80c rose tied by '20' in Star cancel, Habana backstamp, red London Paid and Paris c.d.s. on front, attractive and scarce {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £72.00) (Image)

1865 Cover with manuscript 'Vapor Correo' at top franked with fine four margin 1864 1r bright blue on salmon 'Isabella' issue (SG 17a) tied by 'Parrilla' cancel with TRINIDAD cds dated 12 JAN 1865 alongside. Addressed to CADIZ, SPAIN with arrival cds on reverse. Small wax stain on front but otherwise very attractive. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £43.20)

1874 REVOLUTION: 10c green 'Cuban Revolutionary Government in Exile' issue inscribed 'REP. DE CUBA'. A fine unused example. These stamps were produced by the Revolutionary Junta in the USA and printed by the Continental Banknote Co. of New York. Very scarce. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £60.00)

1877 10c emerald green 'Alphonso XII' issue dated '1877', a fine cds used copy. Difficult value. {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £20.00)

1879 25c 'King Alfonso XII' issue dated '1879', a very fine IMPERF PROOF in black on buff paper. (As SG 82) (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £57.60)

1886 RATE: An unsealed folded legal notice franked with single 1882 1c green 'Alfonso XII' issue (SG 97) tied by CARDENAS cds. Addressed locally within CARDENAS. A scarce local rate. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £28.00)

1898 15c olive slate 'Curly Head' issue, a fine mint block of ten with sheet margins at top & right with '100 sellos de 15 centavos de peso' IMPRINT and '0.000.050' sheet number in top margin. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £20.00)

1898 1p yellow green 'Curly Head' issue a fine mint copy. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £7.20)

1900 US OCCUPATION: 10c orange SPECIAL DELIVERY issue with 'Immediata' spelling, a fine mint copy. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £28.00)

1903 REVENUES: 10c brown MATANZAS 'Consejo Provincial' Revenue issue, a fine unused TETE-BECHE PAIR. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £8.00)

1905-1970 Small lot of covers with 1920 mourning cover with 2 x 2c rose carmine BOOKLET issue tied CARDENAS to USA, 1914 2c red PSE with fair strike of CARDENAS Y YAGUARAMAS AMBULANTE duplex cds, 1905 PPC to Germany with HAVANA T 5 CENTIMES double circle tax mark, 1946 FAM 31 first flight Havana - New Orleans, USA, 1949 5c blue airmail PSE with added 20c tied by PALMA SORIANO OTE cds's to SPAIN, 1955 multifranked REG cover with LIMONAR cds's and boxed LIMONAR (MATANZAS) REG cachet to USA & circa 1970 20c airmail PSE with added 60c to Germany with boxed 'Renato Guttart S.C.U.' private registration marking. (7 items) (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £52.00)

1910 TELEGRAPHS: 'Portrait' issue the first printing from 1910, set of seven, the second printing in new colours from 1911, the set of six and the later 1913 re-issued set of six all with 'SPECIMEN' overprint in red and small hole punch. The different types of Specimen overprint show the difference in the printings. Odd small fault but otherwise a superb set. Ex ABNCo. archive. Illustrated photocopy of the print order accompanies. (19 specimens, Barefoot #91/103) (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £52.00)

1914 5c orange 'Postage Due' issue IMPERF PROOF on card in unissued colour (the issued stamp comes in rosine or carmine). A fine pair. (As SG D339) (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £24.00)

1914 5c orange 'Postage Due' issue IMPERF PROOF on card in unissued colour (the issued stamp comes in rosine or carmine). A fine pair. (As SG D339) (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £24.00)

1917 50c brown carmine 'Portrait' issue, a fine mint block of twenty. A scarce multiple. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £116.00)

1925 1c black on buff postal stationery card (H&G 39) used with added 1917 1c green 'Portrait' issue (SG 336) tied by SANTIAGO DE CUBA roller cancel. Addressed to WINDHOEK, SOUTH WEST AFRICA with arrival cds on reverse. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £33.60)

1925 1c green 'Portrait' issue with 'Star' wmk, a super looking corner marginal block of seventy two with '1735773' sheet number handstamp in margin. The block has some creasing that is visible on reverse, but a nice multiple. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £48.00)

1931 'International Airmail' issue the set of eight (excluding the 8c issued in 1948) in unused pairs without gum, Cat £80+ (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £20.00)

1937 10c brown lake 'Haiti' and 10c brown lake 'Honduras' writers & artists issue a fine block of eight comprising a block of four each value arranged TETE-BECHE with gutter in-between. Fine cds used. Paper a little toned. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £12.00)

1937 20c myrtle green 'Writers & Artists' AIR issue, both types (Uruguay and Venezuela) in a fine mint TETE-BECHE PAIR with central gutter margin. (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £12.00)