334 / September 2008

1933, 15 K. auf 6 K. orange, Type II, postfrisch, selten , Fotoattest Wassmann BPP (Mi. 550,-)

1941, 5-30 K. kpl., postfrisch, selten (Mi. 900,-)

1923, 500000 R., 2 Stück (1 Wert über Rand geklebt) auf Postanweisung, selten

1847, folded letter, carried privately from Buenos Aires to Montevideo, there a violet straight-line 'MONTEV.' and a black boxed 'PACKET LETTER' was applied, front endorsed 'p.Dolphin', two vertical filing folds, otherwise fine

1858, 5 c. red, tied by oval framed 'Correo Nacional Del Rosario/Franca' to entire letter to Buenos Aires, endorsed 'pr Rosario' in manuscript; adhesive with one margin just shaved, still fine (Scott-no.1)

1862, Escuditos 5 c. pale rose-red with accent, a fresh and fine block of eight comprising two unused blocks of four (postitions 31-32/38-39 and 45-47/52-53) carefully rejoined; delightful and very rare multiples, ex collection Del Mazo (Scott-no.5)

5 c. rose-lilac, a fine used horizontal strip of three from right of sheet, cancelled by oval 'Concordia' handstamps in black; a fine and attractive multiple (Scott-no.7Cd)

1864, Rivadavia, perforated issue 5 c. brown-rose, tied by oval 'Concordia' in black to entire letter from Concordia to Buenos Aires, (Scott-no.11)

5 c. brown-red, used on 1867 entire letter to Tucuman, cancelled by oval 'Correo Nacional dde Rosario' in blue with cds. alongside (March 8); small bends to entire but an attractive usage (Scott-no. 11)

1867/72, 5 c. carmine, imperforate on unwatermarked paper, a fresh and fine unused example of good colour; horizontal bend not apparent on front (Scott-no.14)

1876, 5 c. vermilion, rouletted, a fresh and fine mint block of four with large part o.g.; exceptional and rare multiple (Scott-no.33)

1899, 5-20 p., unused, additional Mi.-no. 70 imperforated, used

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1884, 30 c. orange, an unused block of four with slightest of ageing, large part o.g.; scarce in a multiple (Scott-no.O12)

MARITIME POST: 1871 (Jan 30), entire letter from Buenos Aires to Bordeaux with scarce mixed issue franking of France 1867, 80 c. rose-carmine and 1870/73, Siege 20 c. blue, tied by anchor lozenge, carried by Paquebot 'Sindh' and struck lightly with 'Buenos Aires/Paq.Fr.J.Nº 2', octogonal date-stamp on front

1859, 1 p. blue (vertical torned) on front of cover to Mercedes, cancelled on arrival by rare usage of "Adm. De Correos/Mercedes/Rep. Del. Urug." applied on arrival; an extraordinary usage and very rare, signed Kneitschel (Scott-no. 10)

1 p. blue, tied by oval lozenge of dots to front of cover to Montevideo (Scott-no.10)

1862, 1 p. rose, showing dramatic flaw on 'S' of 'CORREOS' in top panel with 2 p. blue, touched at top on small piece, tied by dotted oval obliterator in blue; a scarce and attractive piece (Scott-no.12,13)

1860/80, (3 c.) on blue, unused block of eight with noticeably differing shades of impression, struck with double ring Corrientes cds. at right; vertical crease between adhesives but a fresh and fine multiple (Scott-no.3)

(3 c.) on blue (type 7), used on letter sheet to Corrientes, cancelled by five manuscript pen strokes (Scott-no.3)

(3 c.) on blue, used on letter sheet from Mercedes to Corrientes, cancelled by four manuscript pen strokes; scarce cover (Scott-no.3)

(3 c.) on bright blue, block of eight, cancelled by Corrientes 9 bar obliterators in black, heavy thinning showing only on reverse; a rare multiple (Scott-no.6)

(2 c.) on yellow, block of eight, unused fresh and fine (Scott-no.5)

(2 c.) on yellow, used on October 1869 outer letter from Saladas to Bella Vista, cancelled by single black ink stroke; an attractive cover, signed Lamy (Scott-no.5)

(2 c.) on yellow, used on February 1871 outer letter sheet from Caa-Caiti to Bella Vista, cancelled by single black ink stroke; an attractive cover (Scott-no.5)

(3 c.) on pale lila-rose, a fine used horizontal pair (type 6 and 5), cancelled by single ring Corrientes cds. in black (Scott-no.7a)

(3 c.) on lilac-rose paper, fine block of eight from second setting with margins all around (stamp 2 just touched at top), cancelled by complete strikes of single ring 'Corrientes' cds. (2.Ago.76) in black; a scarce multiple (Scott-no.7a)

(3 c.) on lilac-rose, used block of eight with margins clear to touched, cancelled by double ring 'Corrientes' cds. in black (16.Oct.78) (Scott-no.7a)

(3 c.) on reddish violet, a fine used horizontal tête-pêche pair (types 1 and 5), cancelled by double ring Corrientes cds. in black; scarce and appealing pair (Scott-no.8a)

1824, entire letter from Rio de Janeiro to France, showing on front black 'GRANDE BRETAGNE/PAR ST. MALO'; which was normally used only on letters from Great Britain to France; interesting text about the war in Brazil; a very scarce and unusual letter

1866, 20 c. brown-lilac and 80 c. grey-violet, two singles each, tied by cork cancel to folded cover to Maranhao, front endorsed 'p Arinos', horizontal filing fold, otherwise fine

100 c. green, three singles, tied by cork to registered cover to Paracuta, front with transit mark; despite small faults a very attractive item

1803, entire letter to Valencia, Spain, struck with fine early usage of 'CHILE' straight-line handstamp, struck on arrival with equally fine '7 Rs.' (reales) rate mark, both in red, slight staining at upper right not detracting from superb appearance of a fine and rare Spanish Colonial period entire

1845 (Dec 7), entire letter to Santiago rated 2 reales in manuscript with very fine strike of 'YLLAPEL' handstamp struck in red; exceptional for this, a rare entire

1851 (May 5), cover rated '5' in manuscript, used to Santiago with superb strike of straight-line 'SN FERNANDO' handstamp in red, re-folded for better display but rare

1853 (Jan 30), entire letter endorsed 'Vapor Ingles' to Lima struck with superb strikes of straight-line 'FRANCA' and oval 'SANTIAGO/DE CHILE' in red; with extremely rare PSNC handstamp 'VAPOR QUITO/P' in black; framed Peruvian blue 'Vapor' mark on reverse of a very rare cover

1853, first London printing: 5 c. red-brown on blued paper, good margins all around tied by concentric circles to folded cover with pre-philatelic "P DELHUASCO" alongside,