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WORLDWIDE + ARGENTINA: Splendid October auction
Auction #2440 - 306 lots - Closing: 2024-10-24 22:00 Argentina Local Time (UTC-03:00)
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1 ARGENTINA - BOOKS / Cat.#: VF. JALIL Guillermo & GOTTIG José Luis: Specialized Catalogue of Postage Stamps and Postal History of Argentina (2018/2019 edition), 2 volumes, hardbound, 728 pages. Free downloadable updates will be available for later issues. It includes ALL the Argentina stamps issued up until late 2018, with errors, varieties in perforations, papers, watermarks, etc., with photographs of catalogued varieties, and explanations to help the readers identify the different papers, printings, shades, etc. It also includes complete chapters (with details and varieties) on: Official stamps, telegraph stamps, Ahorro Postal, variable value stamps etc. etc., POSTAL STATIONERIES (old and modern), PRE-STAMP MAIL (with details of each mark) and STAGECOACH MAIL (with good photos of all the existing marks). With fair prices in line with the current market. This is the most important work of its kind ever published on Argentina philately, an essential guide both for beginners and advanced collectors, and also for stamp dealers and investors. IMPORTANT: Heavy lot (3 kilos), shipping costs worldwide from Argentina will be approximately US$60, please bear this in mind before placing your bid. IMPORTANT: You can also purchase the catalogue DIRECTLY at our website www.JalilStamps.com, for a more immediate processing! Starting Price: US$ 50 Current Price: US$ 50 Bid US$ 50 or more   |  |
2 ARGENTINA - BOOKS / Cat.#: VF. "Joyas Filatélicas de la República Argentina 1862-1867", 337 pages, fantastic book recently published, author Pablo Reim, editor Guillermo Jalil. Excellent work with illustrations in full color of the great pieces and letters of the "Escuditos" and "Rivadavias" issues. It also includes other very interesting chapters: Pre-stamp mail postal marks, cancels applied on classic issues, and a short but attractive introduction to Argentine stagecoach mail. It is a very special work that will become essential in any good library for permanent reference Starting Price: US$ 25 Current Price: US$ 25 Bid US$ 25 or more |  |
3 ARGENTINA - BOOKS / Cat.#: VF. Fantastic book on PEN CANCELS ON STAMPS OF THE PROVINCE OF CORRIENTES: DICK, Enrique: "Las plumas de Corrientes", study of the pen cancels of this province, its historial background and much more information! Important study of the different and varied pen cancels on Corrientes stamps, with their particular features, and inks applied at each post office. Using his own classification, the author seeks to unpack the characteristic strokes of each town of the province, between the years 1856 and 1880. Very small printing! Heavy lot, shipping costs worldwide from Argentina will be approximately US$50, please take this into account before placing your bid. Starting Price: US$ 45 Current Price: US$ 45 Bid US$ 45 or more |  |
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5 GERMANY - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: F.VF Cover sent as express registered printed matter by ZEPPELIN to Argentina on 30/MAR/1936, franked Mi.498 + 512 + 589 and postmarked Friedrichshafen 30/MAR/1936, Buenos Aires arrival backstamp, it was carried on the 1st flight of 1936 by LZ 19, fine quality Starting Price: US$ 150 Current Price: US$ 150 Bid US$ 150 or more |  |
6 ANTARCTICA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 12/SE/1969 Cover commemorating the "Second Meeting on Communications", Antarctic Treaty, Buenos Aires, with signatures of all the attending delegates: Harry Francis, Nels Johnson, Cap. Claude Navarrette and Lte. Lonnie Muncy (USA), T.F. Lawrence, Thomas V. Holland, R.A.E. Holmes and Don Styles (Australia), Takeo Kawahara (Japan), Bjorn P. Syvertsen (Norway), Mario Izaguirre, Aldo Irrera and Hugo Ordoñez (Argentina), Dr. J.A.Heap (UK), Youri Khabarov (USSR), I.H.Lloyd and P.H. von Tonder (South Africa), Jean Alt (France), Hugo Oyasrzún Ramm and Mario Maquiavello (Chile), rare, excellent quality! Starting Price: US$ 200 Current Price: US$ 200 Bid US$ 200 or more |  |
7 ARGENTINE ANTARCTICA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 10/DE/1966 Cover commemorating the "OPERACIÓN 90" Expedition to the South Pole, with various marks and the signature of Colonel Leal, head of the expedition and Captain Gustavo Giro, excellent quality, rare! Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
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9 ARGENTINA - BARQUITOS Single / Unused (No Gum) Cat.#: GJ.6A VF. THE MOST HANDSOME "BARQUITO" of 3 Pesos: GJ.6A, TRES Ps. dark and a little olive green, position 19 on the Kneitschel reconstruction, impeccable impression absolutely clear and perfect, very ample margins, very fresh and attractive, very rare in this quality. With a certificate of Alberto Solari that does not indicate "dark green color", probably by mistake, because its color is distinctly dark! Starting Price: US$ 2500 Current Price: US$ 2500 Bid US$ 2500 or more |  |
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12 ARGENTINA - CABECITAS Piece / Used Cat.#: GJ.20+Escudito 12) VF. Fragment of cover with rare combination of Cabecita 2P. blue clear impression (GJ.20) + Escudito 5c. semi-worn plate, cancelled Buenos Aires 2/SE/1863, very nice and scarce! With Alberto Solari certificate. Starting Price: US$ 500 Current Price: US$ 500 Bid US$ 500 or more |  |
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15 ARGENTINA - CORRIENTES Pair / Used Cat.#: GJ.5b VF. GJ.5b, 1865 BLUE-GREEN, used GUTTER pair, extremely rare. It consists of types 4 and 1, with dotted cancel of Corrientes, very fine quality and possibly UNIQUE! With Alberto Solari certificate. Starting Price: US$ 700 Current Price: US$ 700 Bid US$ 700 or more |  |
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17 ARGENTINA - CONFEDERATION Set / Used Cat.#: GJ.1/3 Cat.Value: US$380 Fine GJ.1/3, small figures, the complete set of 3 used values, with genuine cancels of Concordia (5c. and 10c.) and San Juan, all with thins on back but the fronts are excellent, signed by Alberto Solari, catalog value US$380. Starting Price: US$ 180 Current Price: US$ 180 Bid US$ 180 or more |  |
18 ARGENTINA - ESCUDITOS Single / Unused (No Gum) Cat.#: GJ.8b var. VF. GJ.8b, 1862 10c. green with "8 cut angles" var. and notable plate wear producing large white spots, superb, very rare. With Solari certificate and signed by Victor Kneitschel, exceptional and unique example! Starting Price: US$ 500 Current Price: US$ 500 Bid US$ 500 or more |  |
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23 ARGENTINA - ESCUDITOS Single / Mint O.Gum (LH) Cat.#: GJ.11 Cat.Value: US$1.000+50% VF. GJ.11, 10c. without accent, mint original gum (+50%), very handsome and attractive, signed by Victor Kneitschel on back, catalog value US$1,000 + 50% Starting Price: US$ 900 Current Price: US$ 900 Bid US$ 900 or more |  |
24 ARGENTINA - ESCUDITOS Piece / Used Cat.#: GJ:12 var. VF. GJ.12, 5c. semi-worn plate, with interesting RETOUCH in the lined background (over TA of CENTAVOS), used on fragment with interesting blue datestamp, VF quality, very rare retouch! Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
26 ARGENTINA - RIVADAVIAS Cover / Used Cat.#: GJ.19l Cat.Value: US$2250.- Fine GJ.19l, 1864 5c. first printing IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY variety, on a folded cover (with defects) sent from PARANÁ to B.Aires on 6/JUN/1864, extremely rare variety!! With Alberto Solari certificate Starting Price: US$ 1000 Current Price: US$ 1000 Bid US$ 1000 or more |  |
27 ARGENTINA - RIVADAVIAS Cover / Cat.#: GJ.20 VF. GJ.20, typical example of 3rd printing (with variety: unfolded paper FOLDS), franking an entire letter sent from LA PAZ to Buenos Aires on 31/MAR/1866, with black mute cancel (+150%), excellent quality! Starting Price: US$ 200 Current Price: US$ 200 Bid US$ 200 or more |  |
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29 ARGENTINA - RIVADAVIAS Single / Used Cat.#: GJ.23c+j Cat.Value: US$750+ Ave-Fine VERY RARE COMBINATION OF VARIETIES: GJ.23c+j, 10c. worn impression with INVERTED WATERMARK and "Lower right angle empty" (position 48), with defect but good front, extremely rare, possibly unique with both varieties! Starting Price: US$ 250 Current Price: US$ 250 Bid US$ 250 or more |  |
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35 ARGENTINA - RIVADAVIAS Single / Mint O.Gum (LH) Cat.#: GJ.25B Cat.Value: US$120 + 300% VF. GJ.25B, splendid example in intense rose color, mint full original gum with light hinge mark (+300%), wide margins, fantastic, superb, catalog value US$120 + 300% (with gum) Starting Price: US$ 250 Current Price: US$ 250 Bid US$ 250 or more |  |
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41 ARGENTINA - GENERAL ISSUES Cover / Cat.#: GJ.62 VF. GJ.62, 1882 1c. Little Envelope, perforation 12½, franking ALONE a printed circular used in Buenos Aires on 25/AU/1882. The printed text is about the inauguration of a deposit for the "sale of poisons for leather and to cure sheep", very fine quality! Starting Price: US$ 75 Current Price: US$ 75 Bid US$ 75 or more |  |
42 ARGENTINA - GENERAL ISSUES Cover / Cat.#: GJ.73 VF. GJ.73, 1884 provisional of ½c. on 15c. San Martin, pair franking a printed circular, used in Buenos Aires in JUL/1884, excellent quality, very rare, with certificate of Alberto Solari Starting Price: US$ 450 Current Price: US$ 450 Bid US$ 450 or more |  |
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45 ARGENTINA - GENERAL ISSUES Pair / Mint O.Gum (LH) Cat.#: GJ.273P Cat.Value: US$650 VF. GJ.273P + 273PH + 273PV, 1902 Port of Rosario, LOT OF IMPERFORATE PAIRS (completely imperf, imperf vertically and strip of 3 imperf horizontally), excellent quality, rare group! Starting Price: US$ 500 Current Price: US$ 500 Bid US$ 500 or more |  |
46 ARGENTINA - GENERAL ISSUES Multiple / Cat.#: GJ.428 VF. GJ.428, 1917 5c. San Martín, color proof in lilac-chestnut, sheet of 8 consisting of 2 blocks of 4, the left block with very thin background lines, and the other block with thick lines, excellent quality, rare! Starting Price: US$ 150 Current Price: US$ 150 Bid US$ 150 or more |  |
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48 ARGENTINA - GENERAL ISSUES Single / Cat.#: VF. DESIGN OF AN UNADOPTED STAMP, circa 1967, 25th anniversary of the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences 20 Pesos, artist E. Miliavaca, prepared but not issued, large size (155 x 225 mm), excellent quality, rare! Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
49 ARGENTINA - GENERAL ISSUES Lot / Cat.#: GJ.1572 VF. GJ.1572, 1971 Cellulose industry, folder with 11 original designs of the artist E. Miliavaca, some are very similar to the adopted design, only ones known, excellent quality, extremely rare lot! Starting Price: US$ 500 Current Price: US$ 500 Bid US$ 500 or more |  |
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51 ARGENTINA - AIRMAIL Multiple / Mint NH (Virgin Gum) Cat.#: GJ.665a Cat.Value: US$290+ VF. GJ.665a, 1930 20c. Zeppelin with green overprint, block of 10 (top part of the sheet), one with variety "AEREO with accent", MNH (+40%), excellent quality! Starting Price: US$ 150 Current Price: US$ 150 Bid US$ 150 or more |  |
52 ARGENTINA - AIRMAIL Multiple / Mint NH (Virgin Gum) Cat.#: GJ.667 Cat.Value: US$980+ VF. GJ.667, 1930 Zeppelin 90c. green overprint, COMPLETE SHEET of 50 examples, including the "REPUBLICÁ" variety (position 11). It has few creases and some perforations reinforced with hinges, VF quality, extremely rare. Catalog value US$980+ Starting Price: US$ 600 Current Price: US$ 600 Bid US$ 600 or more |  |
53 ARGENTINA - OFFICIAL MAIL Multiple / Mint NH (Virgin Gum) Cat.#: GJ.276a Cat.Value: US$500++ VF. GJ.276a, 30c. Wool, block of 16 printed on Austrian paper, with offset impression of "M.H." overprint on back, 8 stamps WITHOUT ovpt., this variety was produced by a foldover before the ovpt. was applied (these ovpt. are printed on back, not to be confused with the offset impressions!), printed on bum. Spectacular and extremely rare variety! Starting Price: US$ 400 Current Price: US$ 400 Bid US$ 400 or more |  |
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56 ARGENTINA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. ENGLISH MAIL: Entire letter sent from Buenos Aires to Bordeaux (France) on 25/DE/1860, "by English steamship". It was carried on the ships: Mersey (saied from B.Aires to Montevideo on 29/DE), H.M.S. Buzzard (from Montevideo to Río de Janeiro on 31/DE) and H.M.S. Tyne to Southampton (6/FE/1861). Steamship Tyne was delayed for 36 hours in Rio de Janeiro due to a delay of the Buzzard with the mail from Río de la Plata, which had been received from steamship Mersey, due to problems in her machinery. With various marks on front and back, excellent quality! Ex-Campigotto Starting Price: US$ 250 Current Price: US$ 250 Bid US$ 250 or more |  |
57 ARGENTINA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 30/OC/1872 Buenos Aires - Switzerland, by paquebot Senegal (French mail), with circular mark of the Swiss Consulate in Buenos Aires, octagonal mark of French mail office in Buenos Aires, Paris 29/NO and Aarau 30/NO (the latter 2 on back), and triangular "F/29" in blue perfectly applied, very rare. Excellent quality! Starting Price: US$ 250 Current Price: US$ 250 Bid US$ 250 or more |  |
58 ARGENTINA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 2/SE/1874 Buenos Aires - London, cover that paid a double domestic rating (10 cents) with Buenos Aires O.M. cancel of 2/SE/1874, sent by English mail on the steamship Illimani, it bears an arrival mark of London (on back), and on front due mark of 1/ and "F.B" datestamp of 5/OC, very fine quality, ex-Campigotto Starting Price: US$ 150 Current Price: US$ 150 Bid US$ 150 or more |  |
59 ARGENTINA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. RARE FRANCHISE: Cover sent to Buenos Aires on 15/OC/1885, without postage, with blue "CORBETA "LA ARGENTINA" - ARMADA ARGENTINA", rectangular "SIN CARGO" and datestamp of Bahía Blanca, on back arrival mark of Buenos Aires, excellent quality, very rare! Starting Price: US$ 200 Current Price: US$ 200 Bid US$ 200 or more |  |
61 ARGENTINA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. RARE RIVER PO CANCEL: Postcard with view of "a landscape in the Alto Paraná", sent from ITA-IBATÉ (Corrientes) to San Isidro on 24/JUL/1904 franked with 4c. Seated Liberty, with cancel of "COMPAÑÍA ARGENTINA DE NAVEGACIÓN - (NICOLÁS MIHANOVICH) - VAPOR URUGUAYO", also arrival mark of 29/JUL, all the marks applied on front. We include a postcard with view of the steamship that carried it at the Port of Itatí. She was built at the Salto shipyard, and operated in the line of the Alto Paraná river, excellent quality, very rare lot! Starting Price: US$ 500 Current Price: US$ 500 Bid US$ 500 or more |  |
62 ARGENTINA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. RARE RIVER PO CANCEL: Postcard sent from San Fernando to Germany on 11/JUL/1913 franked with 5c. Plowman, with cancel of "VAPOR CORREO GILGUERO - SAN FERNANDO , CARABELAS Y ESCALAS", also datestamp of San Fernando, excellent quality, extremely rare! Starting Price: US$ 500 Current Price: US$ 500 Bid US$ 500 or more |  |
63 ARGENTINA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. RARE RIVER PO CANCEL: Postcard with view of the Iguazú falls and dated "Misiones 10/AU/1924", sent to Montevideo franked with 10c. with extremely rare cancellation: "COMPAÑÍA ARGENTINA DE NAVEGACIÓN - (NICOLÁS MIHANOVICH) - VAPOR CUYABÁ", also cancels of Posadas (10/AU), transit mark of Buenos Aires and Montevideo arrival, excellent quality, very rare! Ex-Loeb, its selling price was US$1,000! Starting Price: US$ 500 Current Price: US$ 500 Bid US$ 500 or more |  |
65 ARGENTINA - POSTAL HISTORY - AIRMAIL Cover / Cat.#: VF. Special postcard of Aeroposta Argentina with New Year greetings, franked with 10c. and sent from BAHÍA BLANCA to RÍO GALLEGOS (Santa Cruz) on 27/DE/1941, very unusual origin and destination for these cards, very rare! Starting Price: US$ 200 Current Price: US$ 200 Bid US$ 200 or more |  |
67 ARGENTINA - REVENUE STAMPS Block of Four / Mint O.Gum (LH) Cat.#: F.VF BUENOS AIRES CITY: Year 1918, 54 UNUSED BLOCKS OF 4 with original gum (some stamps are unmounted), values between 1c. and 4,000P., mounted with hinges on pages of a very old collection, possibly UNIQUE. At the time, the collector must have paid a little fortune to obtain these unused blocks, considering their face value. Very fine general quality, some can have minor defects. Starting Price: US$ 900 Current Price: US$ 900 Bid US$ 900 or more |  |
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70 ARGENTINA - POSTCARDS Lot / Cat.#: VF. ARGENTINE AIR FORCE: Lot of 7 postcards with spectacular views and on back information to enrol in an aeronautical carreer in its various fields, all with commemorative postmarks of the 1947 Argentine Aeronautics Exposition, excellent quality! Starting Price: US$ 75 Current Price: US$ 75 Bid US$ 75 or more |  |
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75 BOLIVIA - GENERAL ISSUES Lot / Cat.#: Yv.322 VF. Yvert 322, 1951 Sport 1.40B. (football), imperforate proofs with inscriptions: "II CONGRESO NACIONAL DE DEPORTES - 1948" (no adoptado) and "V CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE ATLETISMO LA PAZ - OCTUBRE 1948" (adopted), affixed to card, from the archives of the printer, excellent quality, very rare! Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
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86 BRAZIL - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. Circa 1910 to 1950: 3 Covers + 1 PC posted stampless or with invalid or insufficient postage, with POSTAGE DUE stamps applied at destination to pay the corresponding dues, rare, very good lot! Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
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89 BRAZIL - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: F.VF Cover sent from Curitiba to Ponta Grossa on 12/MAY/1925 franked with 200Rs., with very rare oval CENSOR mark, on arrival it received a BISECT postage due stamp of 400Rs. to pay the corresponding 200Rs., fantastic and extremely rare! Starting Price: US$ 250 Current Price: US$ 250 Bid US$ 250 or more |  |
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91 BRAZIL - POSTAL HISTORY - FLIGHTS Cover / Cat.#: VF. 22/MAY/1930 Porto Alegre - Berlin (Germany), via ZEPPELIN: Cover franked by Sc.4CL3 + 500Rs. definitive, special violet cachet of the flight, Recife transit of 28/MAY and Friedrichshafen arrival of 6/JUN, VF quality! Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
92 BRAZIL - POSTAL HISTORY - FLIGHTS Cover / Cat.#: Fine 24/MAY/1930 Rio de Janeiro - HABANA (Cuba), via ZEPPELIN: Card franked by Sc.4CL8 + 5,000Rs. definitive, special violet cachet of the flight, Recife transit of 26/MAY and Habana arrival backstamp, unusual destination! Starting Price: US$ 90 Current Price: US$ 90 Bid US$ 90 or more |  |
93 BRAZIL - POSTAL HISTORY - FLIGHTS Cover / Cat.#: VF. 24/MAY/1930 Rio de Janeiro - PANAMÁ, via ZEPPELIN: Cover franked by Sc.4CL5 + 300Rs. definitive, with transit marks of Recife (28/MAY) and Lakehurst (31/MAY), and Panamá arrival of 5/JUN, VF quality, rare destination! Starting Price: US$ 250 Current Price: US$ 250 Bid US$ 250 or more |  |
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95 BRAZIL - POSTAL HISTORY - FLIGHTS Cover / Cat.#: VF. 24/MAY/1930 Rio de Janeiro - Hamburg, via ZEPPELIN: Cover franked by Sc.4CL1 + 4CL4 + 500Rs. definitive, with Recife transit of 28/MAY, special violet cachet of the flight, and Friedrichshafen arrival mark of 6/JUN, VF quality! Starting Price: US$ 200 Current Price: US$ 200 Bid US$ 200 or more |  |
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99 BRAZIL - LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Lot / Used Cat.#: Cat.Value: Euros 1.100+ VF. Lot of old stamps of very fine quality, all with interesting mute postmarks (surelly the expert will find several rare examples!), Yvert catalog value Euros 1,100+ Starting Price: US$ 200 Current Price: US$ 200 Bid US$ 200 or more |  |
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106 CHILE - GENERAL ISSUES Cover / Cat.#: Sc.6b VF. Sc.6b, 1854 10c. Columbus, diagonal bisect used as 5c. on a folded cover dated "Constitución 1/JUN/1858" and sent to Santiago, with the straightline mark "CONSTITn." perfectly applied, excellent quality and very rare! Starting Price: US$ 600 Current Price: US$ 600 Bid US$ 600 or more |  |
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110 CHILE - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 12/OC/1855 Santiago - San Juan (Argentina), folded cover franked with 20c. (Sc.5b, 10c. green-blue, Desmadryl printing), both with irregular margins but very handsome color, with mute cancels along red datestamp of Santiago, the stamps have been detached for examination and hinged back into place, very fine quality, rare! Starting Price: US$ 1200 Current Price: US$ 1200 Bid US$ 1200 or more |  |
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113 CHILE - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. RARE DESTINATION: Beautiful double PC with view of Concepción, sent from VICTORIA to China on 1/JUN/1905 franked with 10c., on back transit marks of Concepción, Paris, and several Chinese markings, excellent quality, very rare! Starting Price: US$ 375 Current Price: US$ 375 Bid US$ 375 or more |  |
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117 CHILE - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 18/JUL/1929 Santiago - Mendoza, cover carried on the FIRST CHILE-ARGENTINA AIRMAIL of Aeroposta Argentina, pilot Jean Mermoz. These covers flown only on the first stage (to Mendoza) are rare, few examples are known, this piece of excellent quality! Starting Price: US$ 300 Current Price: US$ 300 Bid US$ 300 or more |  |
118 CHILE - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 18/JUL/1929 Santiago - Buenos Aires, cover carried on the FIRST CHILE-ARGENTINA AIRMAIL of Aeroposta Argentina, pilot Jean Mermoz, with special handstamp of the flight, arrival backstamps, and the hand-written signature of JEAN MERMOZ, excellent quality, rare!! Starting Price: US$ 1000 Current Price: US$ 1000 Bid US$ 1000 or more |  |
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124 COLOMBIA - LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Lot / Used or Unused Cat.#: Fine Very old approvals book with a large number of classic stamps (over 110 stamps, there is a lot of interesting material and I estimate that the catalog value is huge, the quality is a little mixed, some stamps with small defects and others of excellent quality. All the stamps included in the lot have been scanned, please view ALL the photos, great opportunity! Starting Price: US$ 750 Current Price: US$ 750 Bid US$ 750 or more |  |
125 COLOMBIA - LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Lot / Used or Unused Cat.#: Fine Very old approvals book with a large number of classic stamps (over 170 stamps, including some department, registration, postage due stamps, etc), there is a lot of interesting material and I estimate that the catalog value is huge, the quality is a little mixed, some stamps with small defects and others of excellent quality. All the stamps included in the lot have been scanned, please view ALL the photos, great opportunity! Starting Price: US$ 750 Current Price: US$ 750 Bid US$ 750 or more |  |
126 COSTA RICA - GENERAL ISSUES Block of Four / Mint NH (Virgin Gum) Cat.#: Sc.129/135 VF. Sc.129/135, 1924 Centenary of annexation of Province of Guanacaste, set of 7 blocks of 4 with SPECIMEN overprint and punch hole, excellent quality, market value US$120 or more! Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
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130 CUBA - TELEGRAPH STAMPS Multiple / Mint NH (Virgin Gum) Cat.#: Yv.75 y 79/80 Cat.Value: Euros 480+ VF. Yvert 75 (block of 50), 79 (block of 38) and 80 (block of 30), MNH, excellent quality (a couple of stamps with minor defects), very fresh and attractive, catalog value Euros 480+ Starting Price: US$ 90 Current Price: US$ 90 Bid US$ 90 or more |  |
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139 SPAIN - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. Patriotic letter-cover with political propaganda and views of Franco and other Spanish Generals, sent from Cádiz to Argentina on 7/FE/1937 by registered mail, franked with 60c. In its interesting text, the sender encourages his brothers to donate to the National Army ("otherwise you do not deserve the name of Spaniard"), very fine quality! Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
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145 UNITED STATES - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: F.VF 4c. Stationery envelope + additional postage (total 20c.) paying the rate of a registered letter with AR, sent from New York to Argentina on 15/MAR/1890, with several interesting postal marks and arrival backstamp of 8/MAY, very nice! Starting Price: US$ 50 Current Price: US$ 50 Bid US$ 50 or more |  |
146 UNITED STATES - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. Cover sent from Saint Louis to Argentina on 1/AP/1893 with very nice postage of 5c. combining 1c. Franklin (Sc.219 x4) with 1c. Colombus (Sc.230), rare combination of TWIN VALUES, VF quality! Starting Price: US$ 50 Current Price: US$ 50 Bid US$ 50 or more |  |
147 UNITED STATES - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 1c. Stationery envelope with additional postage (total 29c.), sent by registered mail with AR from Richmond to Argentina on 6/JUN/1894, very colorful postage and interesting postal marks on front and back, VF Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
148 FRANCE - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 10/MAY/1930 Paris - Uruguay, cover flown on the FIRST FLIGHT CROSSING THE SOUTH ATLANTIC between Dakar and Natal by Mermoz, Dabry and Gimié on a Latécoére 28-3 airplane, with arrival backstamp and on front hand-written AUTOGRAPH OF ALL THE CREW, extremely rare, very fine quality! Starting Price: US$ 1000 Current Price: US$ 1000 Bid US$ 1000 or more |  |
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152 GUATEMALA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: Cat.Value: US$750++ Fine 6/OC/1882 RETALHULEU - Quexaltenango: Cover franked with 5c. Quetzal bird of 1881 (Sc.23), with mute cancel along datestamp "Correos de Retalhuleu", with some minor faults but very handsome and extremely rare! Starting Price: US$ 500 Current Price: US$ 500 Bid US$ 500 or more |  |
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154 GUATEMALA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: Ave-Fine Postcard with view of "Indians of Totonicapán - Los Martonmas de cofradías", sent from LA REFORMA (San Marcos) to URUGUAY on 15/AP/1903 franked with 15c., minor defects (good appearance), rare cancels and very rare destination! Starting Price: US$ 25 Current Price: US$ 25 Bid US$ 25 or more |  |
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156 GUATEMALA - LOTS AND COLLECTIONS Lot / Used Cat.#: Cat.Value: US$350/400 F.VF Over 80 used old stamps, VARIED CANCELS, also including scarce stamps and of good catalog value, very fine general quality, good opportunity for the specialist! Starting Price: US$ 150 Current Price: US$ 150 Bid US$ 150 or more |  |
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159 FALKLAND ISLANDS/MALVINAS - GENERAL ISSUES Single / Mint O.Gum (LH) Cat.#: Sc.74a Cat.Value: US$3.250 VF. Sc.74a, 1933 Centenary of British occupation, penguin 5S. with color variety in the orangish yellow frame instead of yellow, mint, excellent quality, rare, with certificate of Holcombe Starting Price: US$ 1800 Current Price: US$ 1800 Bid US$ 1800 or more |  |
160 FALKLAND ISLANDS/MALVINAS - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 31/MAR/1938 Stanley - Buenos Aires, registered cover with attractive multicolor postage of 8 different stamps issued a few days before, with arrival backstamp (15/AP), very fine quality! Starting Price: US$ 200 Current Price: US$ 200 Bid US$ 200 or more |  |
161 FALKLAND ISLANDS/MALVINAS - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 19/SE/1973 Stanley - Buenos Aires, special cover commemorating the change of flag of ship R.M.S. Darwin. When LADE started operating, the Darwin, which did mail service to Montevideo, was withdrawn and sold to a Greek ship operator. The transfer and change of flag took place on 19/SE/1973, when it was re-named S/S Christos K., and on that date ABOUT 10 COVERS were dispatched with the signature of both captains, arrival backstamp, excellent quality! Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
162 FALKLAND ISLANDS/MALVINAS - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 7/FE/1974 Port Stanley - Buenos Aires, postcard with view of the ship "Enrico C", franked with 1p., with datestamp of Stanley and Joint Declaratio marks (English + Argentine), very fine quality. These marks on non-philatelic mail are rare, this card was dispatched by a tourist aboard the ship! Starting Price: US$ 50 Current Price: US$ 50 Bid US$ 50 or more |  |
163 FALKLAND ISLANDS/MALVINAS - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. Official cover sent from Port Stanley to Port Howard on 23/DE/1996, with slogan datestamp "COLLECT FALKLAND - ISLANDS STAMPS", and an interesting mark of "F.I.G.A.S." airline that carried the cover, very fine quality! Starting Price: US$ 75 Current Price: US$ 75 Bid US$ 75 or more |  |
164 FALKLAND ISLANDS/MALVINAS - POSTAL HISTORY - FALKLANDS WAR Cover / Cat.#: F.VF Official British envelope used for the mail sent by a soldier from PUERTO RIVERO to his family in the province of Córdoba, datestamped "9409 ISLAS MALVINAS - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA" on 6/AP/1982, also straightline "Corresp del SOLDADO", and on back the mark: "PUERTO RIVERO - Islas malvina (sic) - ArGentina", with some wear natural for these covers, extremely rare! Starting Price: US$ 500 Current Price: US$ 500 Bid US$ 500 or more |  |
165 FALKLAND ISLANDS/MALVINAS - POSTAL HISTORY - FALKLANDS WAR Cover / Cat.#: VF. 13P. Aerogram sent by a non-commissioned officer in Puerto Rivero to his mother in Buenos Aires on 7/AP/1982, with the datestamp "9409 ISLAS MALVINAS - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA" perfectly applied. The text is interesting, about the transfer of the troops (how they left on 28/MAR from the regiment, they travelled by ship and the journey took 5 days...), and very interesting personal considerations, excellent quality, rare! Starting Price: US$ 200 Current Price: US$ 200 Bid US$ 200 or more |  |
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167 FALKLAND ISLANDS/MALVINAS - POSTAL HISTORY - FALKLANDS WAR Cover / Cat.#: F.VF 11P. Aerogram sent by a soldier on the Falkland islands (Puerto Argentino) to his father in Bell Ville (province of Córdoba) on 11/MAY/1982, with the datestamp "9409 ISLAS MALVINAS - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA" perfectly applied, rare! Starting Price: US$ 150 Current Price: US$ 150 Bid US$ 150 or more |  |
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173 NICARAGUA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 15/MAY/1930 Managua - Havana - New York - Friedrichshafen: Registered cover (opened on 3 sides to show front and reverse) with very nice postage, sent from Managua to Havanna and from there by ZEPPELIN to New York, with arrival on 22/MAY, where it received USA postage of $1.30 Zeppelin (Sc.C14) and was re-directed via Zeppelin to Friedrichshafen on 27/MAY (arrival of 6/JUN). Spectacular cover of very fine quality, with rare combined postage, a number of cancels, very colorful and attractive, beyond doubt one of the most beautiful flown Zeppelin covers! Starting Price: US$ 2000 Current Price: US$ 2000 Bid US$ 2000 or more |  |
174 PANAMA - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. Cover franked by Sc.C15, sent from BOCAS DEL TORO to Colón on 29/NO/1931 and forwarded to Chitré (arrival mark of 16/JA/1932!), on back transit marks of Panamá city and Colón, very interesting! Starting Price: US$ 50 Current Price: US$ 50 Bid US$ 50 or more |  |
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183 PARAGUAY - GENERAL ISSUES Block of Four / Used Cat.#: Sc.4 F.VF Sc.4, 1878 "5" on 1R. rose, fantastic block of 4 (one overprint inverted, the rest diagonal), used with rectangular datestamp of Asunción 14/OC/78, the top stamps with small defects, the lower stamps excellent, very fine appearance, very rare!! Signed by Victor Kneitschel on back Starting Price: US$ 450 Current Price: US$ 450 Bid US$ 450 or more |  |
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185 PARAGUAY - GENERAL ISSUES Single / Used Cat.#: Sc.6 F.VF Sc.6, 1878 5c. on 3R., blue overprint, with circular datestamp of Asunción, tiny thin on back, insignificant, else of excellent quality, with guarantee mark of G. Weyer on back, rare! Starting Price: US$ 500 Current Price: US$ 500 Bid US$ 500 or more |  |
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189 PARAGUAY - GENERAL ISSUES Block of Four / Mint or NH Cat.#: Sc.17/18 Cat.Value: USD$1.400+ VF. Sc.17/18, 1881 provisionals of 1c. and 2c. on 10c., 2 blocks of 4 of each value with overprint in GRAY (very rare, according to Scott they are worth 10 times more) and black, excellent quality! Starting Price: US$ 700 Current Price: US$ 700 Bid US$ 700 or more |  |
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193 PARAGUAY - GENERAL ISSUES Block of Four / Mint or NH Cat.#: Yvert 231 var. VF. Yvert 231, 1922 50c. with red "C" overprint, 2 mint blocks of 4 with INVERTED and DOUBLE overprints, also the 1P. value of the same issue (Yv.232) with double "C" overprint, used, all of excellent quality, very rare! Starting Price: US$ 150 Current Price: US$ 150 Bid US$ 150 or more |  |
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195 PARAGUAY - OFFICIAL STAMPS Multiple / Mint or NH Cat.#: VF. FORERUNNER OF OFFICIAL MAIL: Definitive stamp of 2c. of 1884 (Sc.21) with blue mark of "JUNTA DE CRÉDITO PÚBLICO", applied for official use of that entity, large mint block of 27 stamps, excellent quality, ex-Lauritto, rare! Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
196 PARAGUAY - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. Circa 1800, folded cover sent from Asunción to Buenos Aires, with the marks PARAGUAY and FRANCA perfectly applied in red, very rare together, excellent quality, signed by Victor Kneitschel. Starting Price: US$ 400 Current Price: US$ 400 Bid US$ 400 or more |  |
197 PARAGUAY - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 3 Folded covers sent from Asunción to Corrientes with the oval mark "ADMon GRAL DE CORREOS DE LA R. DEL P." in red, greenish gray (both rare) and black (more common), excellent quality, very good lot! Starting Price: US$ 250 Current Price: US$ 250 Bid US$ 250 or more |  |
198 PARAGUAY - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 1/JUL/1890 CAACUPÉ - Buenos Aires: Registered cover franked with Sc.23 (strip of 6 + 1) + 24 (strips of 3 and 6), total postage 25c., with several double circle datestamps with the DATE CORRECTED: the month (MAY) was incorrect, it was crossed out and the right month (MAY) was written in pen, with arrival backstamp of Buenos Aires 11/JUL, excellent quality, extremely rare! Starting Price: US$ 600 Current Price: US$ 600 Bid US$ 600 or more |  |
199 PARAGUAY - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 17/DE/1892 VILLA HAYES - Basel (Switzerland): Cover franked with Sc.23 strip of 5 + Sc.25 strip of 3 with several rectangular postmarks of Villa Hayes very well applied and neat, also transit marks of Asunción y Paris, and arrival at destination on 24/JA/1893, excellent quality, extremely rare! Starting Price: US$ 600 Current Price: US$ 600 Bid US$ 600 or more |  |
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201 PARAGUAY - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 11/SE/1894 Asunción - Germany: Registered cover with AR franked with Sc.41 x2 (total postage 60c.), several marks, interesting German registration label, and arrival backstamp of 13/OC, VF quality, rare! Starting Price: US$ 250 Current Price: US$ 250 Bid US$ 250 or more |  |
202 PARAGUAY - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 8/SEP/1900 Asunción - Switzerland: Registered cover franked with Sc.40 + pair of TELEGRAPH stamps of 40c. (total postage 1P.), with several transit and arrival marks on back, excellent quality, rare! Starting Price: US$ 250 Current Price: US$ 250 Bid US$ 250 or more |  |
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204 PARAGUAY - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 7/SE/1903 Asunción - Córdoba (Argentina): Registered stationery envelope of 10c. + Sc.29 strip of 4 (total postage 90c.), on back transit mark of Buenos Aires and Córdoba arrival on 16/SE, excellent quality, very rare! Starting Price: US$ 300 Current Price: US$ 300 Bid US$ 300 or more |  |
205 PARAGUAY - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 17/AU/1907 Asunción - Wabern (Switzerland): Registered cover with advice of receipt, franked with 4P. (interesting combination of 5 different colors!), on back transit marks of Italy and of arrival at destination on 18/SE, very fine quality (both overprinted stamps of 5c. with minor defects), fantastic and rare! Starting Price: US$ 250 Current Price: US$ 250 Bid US$ 250 or more |  |
208 PARAGUAY - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. 26/FE/1929 Asunción - Paris, first flight of the trans-atlantic service to Europe by Aeroposta Argentina + C. G. Aeropostale, with arrival mark of Paris 19/MAR (on front) and on back an interesting mark applied at the airport of Asunción, excellent quality! Starting Price: US$ 250 Current Price: US$ 250 Bid US$ 250 or more |  |
209 PARAGUAY - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: VF. RARE MIXED POSTAGE: 21/MAY/1930 Asunción - New York, cover flown by Zeppelin on its flight to Lakehurst, with postage of Paraguay to pay the transit to Buenos Aires and Argentine postage to pay the rest of the rate (high value of the Zeppelin set with blue overprint), on back it bears transit marks of Buenos Aires and arrival, very fine quality! Starting Price: US$ 800 Current Price: US$ 800 Bid US$ 800 or more |  |
210 PARAGUAY - POSTAL HISTORY Cover / Cat.#: Fine Airmail cover sent from Asunción to Buenos Aires on 6/JUN/1930, with 3 spectacular handstamps commemorating the 1st crossing of the Atlantic ocean by aviator Mermoz, rare, with some smal age stains but very interesting! Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
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212 PERU - GENERAL ISSUES Lot / Used Cat.#: VF. RARE CANCELS: Stockcard with 3 pairs and 12 classic stamps, all with rare and scarce cancels, for example of Arica, Huanchaco, Pozuzo, Moro, Huancavelica, Caxamarca, Tacna, etc. Excellent quality, great opportunity for the specialist! Starting Price: US$ 700 Current Price: US$ 700 Bid US$ 700 or more |  |
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214 PERU - GENERAL ISSUES Lot / Used or Unused Cat.#: Yv.9 (Sc.13) F.VF Yvert 9 (Sc.13), 1862 1P. chestnut, stockcard with a stamp mint with original gum + used strip of 3 + 4 singles with varied cancels, some with minor defects on back, in general of fine to very fine quality! Starting Price: US$ 200 Current Price: US$ 200 Bid US$ 200 or more |  |
215 PERU - GENERAL ISSUES Lot / Mint O.Gum (LH) Cat.#: Sc.14 VF. Sc.14, 1868/72 1D. green, album page (ex-Bustamante) with specialized development that includes the different shades (with 2 fantastic pairs in blue-green and dark green), papers (very thin and very thick), and stamps printed on end-of-roll joint papers (strip of 3 and single), almost all with full original gum, very fresh and of excellent quality. Great lot for the specialist! Starting Price: US$ 450 Current Price: US$ 450 Bid US$ 450 or more |  |
216 PERU - GENERAL ISSUES Lot / Used Cat.#: Sc.16/18a F.VF Sc.16/18, 1866/7 Llamas, page of an old collection (ex-Bustamante) with an excellent selection of rare cancels: Caraz, Mollendo, Jauja, Ancon, Eten, Huayla, Huancane, Firas, Arica and Lomas, including 3 fragments with bisects of 20c. (Scott 18a), very handsome and interesting for the specialist! Starting Price: US$ 450 Current Price: US$ 450 Bid US$ 450 or more |  |
219 PERU - GENERAL ISSUES Multiple / Used or Unused Cat.#: Yvert 13 VF. Yvert 13, 1868 1d. yellow-green, strip of 3 used in Pasco on 30/SE/1870, the left stamps have a large embossed circular mark with a coat of arms and in the outer border the inscription "REPUBLICA PERUANA", possibly applied by the sender to some piece franked with this strip, excellent quality and interesting! Starting Price: US$ 50 Current Price: US$ 50 Bid US$ 50 or more |  |
220 PERU - GENERAL ISSUES Lot / Used Cat.#: Yv.13+otros Fine ENGLISH CANCELS: Yv.13 + other values, lot of 6 classic stamps with cancels of the English offices in Callao (5) and Iquique, one with small defects on back, in general of fine quality! Starting Price: US$ 100 Current Price: US$ 100 Bid US$ 100 or more |  |
223 PERU - GENERAL ISSUES Lot / Used Cat.#: Sc.15 VF. Sc.15, 1872 1P. orange, album page of an old collection (ex-Bustamante) with development of cancels, some very rare. It includes 12 singles, 2 bisects on fragment, and 1 strip of 4, the general quality is VF, very attractive and useful lot for the specialist! Starting Price: US$ 850 Current Price: US$ 850 Bid US$ 850 or more |  |
224 PERU - GENERAL ISSUES Lot / Used Cat.#: Sc.15 VF. Sc.15, 1872 1P. orange, parts of an album page of an old collection (ex-Bustamante) with study of cancels, some very rare: Certificado of Piura in oval, several mute cancels (including a strip of 4), etc. (in total 10 stamps + fragment + strip of 4). Very fine general quality, very interesting group for the specialist! Starting Price: US$ 700 Current Price: US$ 700 Bid US$ 700 or more |  |
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