343 / März 2011

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1864/67, Rivadavia imperforated with watermark: 10 c. green, very fresh with large to enormous margins, unused without gum, extremely fine, sign. Brun and certificate Scheller (Scott no. 9; $ 2.000,-)

10 c. green, nice colour and good to wide margins, lightly cancelled, very fine, certificate Scheller (Scott $ 1.200,-)

1867/72, Rivadavia without watermark: 15 c. blue, good to wide margins and fresh colour, unused without gum, very fine, sign. Calves and certificate Scheller (Scott no. 16; $ 2.000,-)

15 c. blue, good to wide margins and fresh colour, unused without gum, very fine, sign. Calves and certificate Scheller

1868, 5 c. vermilion, tied by mute postmark to entire letter to France with combination franking Napoléon perforated 80 c. rose in horizontal pair; on reverse dispatch mark "BUENOS AYRES JA 28 67" of the British PO, also transit and arrival marks; on front tax stamps "10" and "GB 1 F60C"; a fine and scarce letter, certificate du Vachat

1888, Avellaneda 10 c., die proofs in black and brown, mounted on cards

San Martin 15 c., die proofs of centre and frame, mounted on card

1890, Fleet of Columbus 5 c., essay in red with imprint of the Southamerican Banknote Co., mounted on sunken card, also official notices of issue for both values, 5 c. with stamp inverted

1892/97, Rivadavia, combined proof of ½ c., 1 c., 2 c. and one stamp without value tablets in black on India, also single die 3 c. in black on India

1892/97 (ca.), Belgrano, 6 proofs in red,  all with different value tablets resp. one value without value tablet and one with value "24" lined out, together in block format, mounted on card

1910, Centenary of Revolution, 8 bicoloured essays 'Reading the Constitution' without value tablets, all with frames mounted on the centre, glazed card, mounted in embossed frames, fine and scarce

Issued set ½ c.-20 p., 16 values cpl. as imperforated colour trials on glazed card, mounted on embossed frames, fine and scarce

1911, Labrador 5 c., 6 different colour die proofs with coloured frames, also similar proofs in red in block with 5 copies, all with handstamp "MUESTRA", also single plate proof in red

1912, Labrador ½ c.-20 p., imperforated plate proofs in issued colours on ungummed paper

1916, Centenary, 1 unicolour and 6 bicoloured essays without value, on thick glazed card, mounted in embossed frames, the single value on carton, fine and scarce

1917, San Martin ½ c.-20 p., 16 values cpl. as proofs on official sheets

1923, San Martin ½ c.-20 p., imperforated plate proofs in adopted colours, ungummed

Buenos Aires: 1858, CUATO Ps vermilion, diagonal bisect, upper left half with good to wide margins, showing part of sheet margin with patterned frame line, used uncancelled on folded letter from Dolores 5.11.1858 to Buenos Aires; some skilfully lightened stains and minor cosmetic reinforcement around edges. This is the only recorded example of the 4 peso bisect on cover; one of the most important barquitos covers, ex Jewell, Neuberger and Hubbard, certificate Kneitschel (1966) (Scott-no. 4a)

OCCUPATION OF PARAGUAY: "H" HUMAITA, clear strike on 1867/74, 5 c. vermilion on lettersheet dated 18.6.1879 to Buenos Aires; slightly stained, very scarce

1892/1930, Mi.-Nr. 95, 97-98 (je im 4er-Bock) sowie 186-201, 313-31 und 347-65, alle mit Aufdruck "MUESTRA", ungebraucht bzw. postfrisch

1902/12, 3 Ausgaben als "Official proof": Mi.-Nr. 120, 121-36 und 166-81