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Lot 792 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Chile - Valparaiso. 1872 Piece bearing 1867 Spray of Rose 9d straw block of four with central "VALPARAISO / PAID / C30" duplex, an exceptional piece. S.G. Z80, £800++. Photo on Page 127.
Suggested price: £ 300-300

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Lot 798 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 798 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Porto Rico - Naguabo. 1873 4d Vermilion plate 14 with clear "582" cancel, a few trimmed perfs at foot, otherwise fine, the scarcest of all the British P.Os in Porto Rico. S.G. Z56, £900. Photo on Page 124.
Suggested price: £ 250-300

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Lot 793 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 793 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Chile - Valparaiso. 1874 5/- Pale rose plate 2 with "C30" cancel, very fine and scarce. S.G. Z88, £400. Photo on Page 124.
Suggested price: £ 160-200

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Lot 788 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 788 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Brazil - Pernambuco. Piece bearing 1873 3d rose plate 10 pair tied by two strikes of oval "INSUFFICIENTLY / P / PREPAID". An exceptional use of this distinctive handstamp (which was sent to Pernambuco in 1866) as a cancellation on stamps. Photo included on Back Cover.
Suggested price: £ 200-250

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Lot 799 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 799 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Porto Rico - San Juan. 1865 Emblems 1/- plate 4 block of four with three "C61" cancels, a couple of short perfs, otherwise an exceptionally fine block. S.G. Z103, £560++. Photo on Page 127.
Suggested price: £ 300-350

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Lot 794 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 794 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Haiti - Port au Prince. 1874 5/- Pale rose plate 2 with "E53" cancel, fine and scarce. S.G. Z56, £500. Photo on Page 124.
Suggested price: £ 200-240

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Lot 789 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 789 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

British Guiana - Demerara. 1858 Cover to Scotland with 1856 6d lilac tied "A03", backstamped with Demerara double arc c.d.s, London and Scottish datestamps and "SOUTHEND" Scots local, a fine cover. Photo on Page 121.
Suggested price: £ 250-300

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Lot 800 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Porto Rico - San Juan/Arecibo. 1868 Entire letter from Arecibo to St. Thomas with senders cachet on the front, posted in San Juan with 4d vermilion plate 9 (a few perf faults) tied fine "C61" numeral, backstamped red Porto Rico Paid and St. Thomas Danish P.O datestamps. An unusual destination.
Suggested price: £ 180-220

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Lot 795 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 795 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Jamaica - Gayle. 1859 Entire to England franked 1856 6d with central "A41" numeral (not tied but clearly belongs) backstamped fine "GAYLE / JAMAICA" datestamp and at Kingston, London and Bath, an unusually fine G.B used in Jamaica entire. Photo on Page 121.
Suggested price: £ 400-500

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Lot 790 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean -  Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Lot 790 - british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

British Honduras/Guatemala. c.1856 Piece bearing a "GUATEMALA" datestamp and red boxed "Franco", a G.B 1855-57 6d added in transit at the British Post Office at Belize and tied by the numeral "A06". The 6d stamp with a straight edge at left and small defect at right, also crossed by a vertical filing fold, but still a very scarce piece from Guatemala, with a part London arrival datestamp. (The property of another vendor). Photo on Page 124.
Suggested price: £ 170-200

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british post offices abroad central and south america - and the caribbean