334 / September 2008

7½ h., horizontal pair, unhinged mint, signed Bühler

7½ h., block of four, unhinged mint, signed Bühler

15 h., block of four with reddish-violet overprint, stained, unhinged mint, signed Bühler

7½ h., block of four, unhinged mint, signed Bühler

black overprint: 15 h., unhinged mint, signed Bühler

1855/58, 1 d., 2 d., 4 d., 6 d. and 1 sh., reprints on white carton, ungummed, very fine

1915, overprint on Gold Coast 1 d. red on register envelope 2 d. brown with register label from "LOME 30 NOV. 19" to the Netherlands with arrival mark

1894, SURCHARGE HALF-PENNY on 1 sh. brown, four copies, including variety 'SURCHARCE' and two copies 1/2 d. on 4 d., tied to registered envelope 4 d. 1895 to New Zealand, two 1 sh. rubbed, still fine

1920, 1/2 and 2 d. on Tin Can Mail cover (1937) with 17 different marks to London

1896, Britannia 2½ d. dull purple on 2 d. blue registered letter to India, tied by "SAN FERNANDO NO 5 96", on front French paquebot "COLON A. ST. NAZAIRE/L.A. No.2", reverse with 23 transit marks, e.g. "SEA POST OFFICE DE 7 96", framed bilingual "NOT CLAIMED" and framed "D.L.O. LUCKNOW", openend out for display and some creases, but nevertheless a very interesting cover

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