380th Auction

"AHUACHAPAN" clear strike on cover front to Guatemala, scarce, fine

"CHALATENANGO" clear strike on cover front to San Vincente, fine

"CHALATENANGO" clear strike on cover front to Guatemala, fine

"COLUTEPEQUE" clear strike of crown framed cancel on cover front to Leon (Nicaragua), fine

"Franqueadi en S. Miguel" boxed cancel on small folded lettersheet to Guatemala, scarce, fine

1861, "FRANQUEADO UNION" fancy boxed cancel on folded letter from San Miguel to New York, upon arrival black "STEAMSHIP 20" struck, some ageing, otherwise fine

"Franqueado en Santa Ana" clear boxed cancel on folded letter to San Salvador, fine

"METAPAN" clear strike on cover front to San Vincente, fine

"S. SALVADOR" boxed cancel with adjacent red "2" (reales) on folded lettersheet to Guatemala, fine

"S. Salvador" black straight-line on cover front to St. Vincente, fine

"SAN SALVADOR" crowned framed cancel, struck twice on folded letter to Guatemala, very fine and scarce

1851, "MINIST. GRAL. DEL Gobierno Supmo. ESTADA DEL SALV" large oval cachet on folded lettersheet with adjacent "SAN SALVADOR NOVBRE. 29 DE 1851" datestamp and boxed "FRANQUEADO" to Leon, fine

1866, folded letter dated "San Salvador 5 Febr. 1866" with blue "LA LIBERTAD SALVADOR 6 FEBRERO 1866" and red boxed "FRANCO" alongside to New York, charged with "10" upon arrival, cancels partly painted in, otherwise fine

1869, folded letter written in Sonsonate with cds. "ACAJUTLA SALVADOR 21 JULIO 1862" to New York with red boxed "FRANCO" alongside, upon arrival "STEAMSHIP 20" struck, fine

Provenance: 229th Heinrich Köhler-Auction (1980)

"SAN MIGUEL" crown framed cancel on small hand made envelope to Sonsonate, fine

1862, folded letter from "SAN MIGUEL SALVADOR 28 OCTUBRE 1862" with adjacent boxed "FRANCO" to New York, upon arrival black "STEAMSHIP 20" struck, fine

"SANTA ANA" crown framed cancel on small hand made envelope to Guatemala, fine

"VINCENTE" black straight-line on small hand-made envelope to Sonsonate, fine

WALKER UPRISING: 1856, folded letter written by Francisco Dueñas to Tomas Medina with fancy "ESTADO DEL SALVADOR. MINIST. DE HAY. Y GOBA DEL SUPREMO GOBERNO" with further black "COJUTEOEQUE" and red framed "FRANQUEADO" alongside to Santa Ana. The letter advises that Nicaragua will discharge the entire foreign force and that the Salvadorean army is on the march (complete translation into english enclosed),  small tear at upper left, otherwise fine

1877, envelope with dry seal and closure vignette "EL PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA DEL SALVADOR" to Paris, with black three-line "PANAMA 15 FE 1877 TRANSIT" and blue due handstamp "T1-70" alongside, upon arrival charged with "29" decimes, fine and scarce entire

1867, Vulcano ½-4r. and unissued ¼r. value, American Banknote Co. imperforated Die proofs with top margin showing emended ABN file numbers, fresh and fine, an extremely rare group

1867, Coat of arms 1r. red, horizontal pair, tied by circular grid to envelope with adjacent cds. "SAN SALVADOR SALVADOR 23 SETIEMBRE 1872" to Paris, black "PANAMA-TRANSIT OC 3 72" and accountancy mark "GB 1F 90c" alongside, minor ageing, a splendid and rare entire, certificate PF (1997)

Provenance: Joseph Hahn (Christie's, Robson Lowe, April 1979)

1867, Coat of arms 1r. red with by dotted diamonds on entire folded letter to Santa Ana, fine, certificate BPA (1987)

1867, Coat of arms 2r. green tied by dotted diamonds to buff envelope with adjacent cds. "SAN SALVADOR 15 DICIEMBRE 1872" to Paris, black "PANAMA TRANSIT 31 DE 1872" and accountancy mark "FB 1F90c" alongside, upon arrival charged with "30" decimes, a very fine, rare and attractive entire, certificate Scheller (2008)

1867, Coat of arms 2r. green tied by dotted diamonds to entire folded letter dated "S Miguel Abr. 4 1871" to the Italian Consul in Guatemala, few perfs added, but an extraordinarily scarce, correctly rated, first issue franking