375th Auction

1873, folded letter dated "Buonos Ayres 14 aprile 1873" via London and Milan to Torino, upon arrival charged "17" decimes thus postage due 50c. and vertical pair 60c. added and tied by cds., light bend through 50c., otherwise a fine and unusual entire without 5c. internal franking

1874, Rivadavia 5c. brick-red tied by mute cancel and cds. "BUENOS AIRES 30 AVRL 1874" together with France Ceres 15c. brown and 80c. carmine tied by large dotted numerals "2240" to small envelope to Genoa with private routing handstamp "POR MENDOZA" and red cds. "PLATA MARSEILLE" alongside, the cover reduced by about 3 cm, some of French franking missing, Ceres 15c. originally affixed around the envelope. Despite being reduced a very interesting cover showing the private handstamps used by some "Carterias" and the typical pen stroke to make stamp theft visible immediately

1874, Rivadavia 5c. brick-red tied by mute cancel and cds. "BUENOS AIRES 12  73" to envelope to Ivrea, with red cds. "PLATA MARSEILLE 14 AOUT 73" alongside, upon arrivsl charged "10" decimes thus postage due 1l. applied and tied by cds., postage due applied at edge, a fine and attractive entire

1874, Rivadavia  5c. brick-red tied by cds. "BUENOS AIRES JUL 26 1875" and France Ceres 40c. orange and 80c. rose tied by "dotted ancre" to folded lettersheet to Genoa with adjacent octogonal "BUENOS-AYRES PAQ. FR. J No 5 26 JUL 75", some ageing, otherwise fine and scarce entire

1874, Rivadavia 5c. brick-red tied by diamond shaped "J" to reverse and France Ceres 40c. orange and 80c. carmine tied by dotted numeral "2240" (Marseille) to front of folded out cover to Turin, 40c. originally affixed around the letter, thus broken, otherwise fine, signed Calves

1874, Rivadavia 5c. brick-red tied by oval shaped cancel "CORREO... de ROSARIO" and cds. "BUENOS AIRES" to folded letter endorsed "Pr. Steamer Po" to Genoa, with three-line "VIA DI MARE (E)" alongside, upon arrival charged with "4" decimes thus postage due 40c. applied and tied by cds., light fold just touching adhesives, otherwise fine

1874, Rivadavia 5c. brick-red tied by cds. "BUENOS AIRES 28 JAN 74" to envelope to Rome with octogonal "BUENOS-AYRES PAQ. FR. J No. 5 30 JANV 74" and scarce boxed "F. * 56" alongside, upon arrival charged with "10" decimes thus postage due 1l. applied and tied by cds., a fine and attractive entire

1874, Rivadavia 5c. brick-red tied by cds. "BUENOS AIRES NOV 26 1876" to folded lettersheet to Biella with red octogonal "BUENOS-AYRES PAQ. FR. J No. 6 26 NOV 75" alongside, upon arrival charged with "10" decimes thus postage due 1l. (corner fault) applied and tied by cds., a fine and attractive entire, signed Roumet

1874, Moreno 4c. brown as horizontal pair tied by cds. "BUENOS AIRES 1877" to cover to Genoa with adjacent two-line "Da Buenos-Aires coi Postali Italiani" and charged 10 decimes, Argentina adhesives applied over edge and overall toning, scarce

1874, cover from "BUENOS AIRES 18 MAR 1874" endorsed "Diretta Italia 40cmi" to Locarno with good strike of "con Bastim Mercant" alongside, two disinfection slits, charged upon arrival, part of backflap missing, fine and interesting entire  

1874, folded letter dated "Buenos-Ayres le 9 Avril 1874" endorsed "per Geronde" to Naples with octogonal "BUENOS-AYRES PAQ. FR. J No 2 10 AVRIL 74" and scarce boxed "F. * 56" alongside, upon arrival charged "10" decimes thus postage due 1l. applied and tied by cds., some toning, otherwise fine

1875, folded letter from Buenos Aires endorsed "Par Vap. Francais 'Savoie'" to Rome with red cds. "PLATA MARSEILLE24 JUL 75" alongside, upon arrival charged "10" decimes thus postage due 1l. applied and tied by cds., minor ageing, otherwise fine

1877, Belgrano 16c. green tied by cds. "BUENOS-AIRES 7 ABR 1878" to envelope to Italy with postage due 40c. applied, with strike of handstamp "con Bastim Mercant." alongside, postage due corner fault, otherwise fine  

1877, Rivadavia 8c. lilac-red tied by cds. "BUENOS AIRES 20 JUN 1877" to cover to Florence, charged "14" decimes upon arrival thus postage due 40c. and 1l. applied and tied by cds., some ageing and part of backflap missing, otherwise fine entire

1888, Rivadavia 5c. red tied by cds. "SAN PEDRO 28 MAR1875" to cover to Teramo with red cds. alongside, upon arrival charged "10" decimes thus postage due 1l. applied and tied by cds., 5c. adhesive applied over edge, some minor transportation marks, otherwise fine

1859, Victor Emanuel II. 80c. yellow, touched at bottom, tied by cds. "GENOVA 1 APR 59" to folded lettersheet via London to Buenos Aires, an attractive entire

1863, Victor Emanuel II. 40c. carmine and 60c. violet tied by numeral "13" with adjacent cds. "GENOVA 21 FEB 72" to folded letter to Buenos Ayres, endorsed "Via Bordeaux" but instead transported via Antwerpen, reverse showing rare cds. "CONFon ARGne / PAQ: BELGE 1 MARS 72",  light horizontal fold through stamps, otherwise a fine entire with a very rare transit mark

1863, Victor Emanuel II. 30c. brown tied by dotted numeral "13" with adjacent cds. "GENOVA 11 OUT 71" to cover endorsed "Vap Fran Savoie" to Buenos Aires, fine

1863, Victor Emanuel two singles 40c. carmine and single 60c. violet tied by cds. "MILANO 5 LUG 64" to folded letter via London and Panama to Cochabamba, adhesives with faults, but a very attractive and scarce entire, certificate Bottachi (1998)

1835, folded lettersheet dated "Rio de Janeiro 23 Sbre 1835" via Le Havre with boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER PAR LE HAVRE" alongside to Genoa, there charged with 60 (soldi), fine

1849, Verticais 300 r. black (damaged) tied by mute cancel to folded letter dated "Rio de Jan 1 Ott 1870" with adjacent cds. "RIO DE JANEIRO 1 OUT 70", endorsed "p. City of Bos Ayres" and sent to Genoa, reverse with rare cds. "BRESIL PAQ. BELGE 4 NOV 70", another stamp may have fallen off, a very rare and attractive cover transported by a Belgian ship

1853, complete printed matter "PRIX COURANT 1854 BAHIA 18 Decembre" with black exchange marking "TABLE-3 / ART-19" alongside to Genoa, charged 17 cent. upon arrival, a fine and great rarity with only a few known strikes in black

1853, complete printed matter "Rivistra Commercial Bahia 15. Agosto 1853." with red exchange marking "TABLE-3 / ART-19" alongside to Genoa, charged 17 cent. upon arrival, a fine and great rarity with only two known strikes in red with only a handful covers bearing this mark known

1854, Coloridos 430r. yellow, good color and wide margins all around, tied by mute cancel with adjacent cds. "RIO DE JANEIRO 23 JAN 69" to envelope to Naples, somewhat roughly opened, a fine entire

1855, folded lettersheet dated "Bahia 22 Marzo" to Genoa, charged 3 decimes, corrected to 15 cent upon arrival and red three-line "VIA DI MARE (E)" applied, fine

1855, folded letter dated "Bahia 6 da Ju 1855" with oval cachet "COMPANHIA DE NAVIGACAO A VAPOR LUSO - BRASILIERA" via Lisbonne and England with red boxed "COLONIES / & c. ART. 13" alongside to Genoa, charged with 17 decimes upon arrival, fine

1856, folded letter dated "Bahia 6 de Dezembro de 1850" endorsed "par le vapeur Genova" with green cachet "COMPAGNIA TRANSATLANTIVA DI GENOVA / AGENZIA DI BAHIA" alongside to Genoa, charged with 11 decimes upon arrival, a scarce and fine entire

1857, folded lettersheet dated "Bahia 6 Febbrajo 1857" and endorsed "p. Franc Comtois" with blue cachet "COMPAGNIE FRANCO-AMERICAINE AGENCE DE BAHIA" via Le Havre to Genoa, charged 28 dec. upon arrival, a fine entire from the ninth and thus last journey of the Franc Comtois

1858, folded lettersheet dated "Rio de Jan. 8 de 1858" via London with oval forwarder cachet "Knowles & Foster London 6/12/58" to Genoa, charged 12 decimes upon arrival, a very fine and attractive entire   

1858, folded lettersheet dated "Pernambuco 15 de Jutho de 1852" via Lisbonne with oval red forwarder cachet "ANTONIO JOAQUIM D'OLIVEIRA" to Genoa with straight-line "VIA DI NIZZA" alongside, a very fine and attractive entire   

1858/59, double-weight and single weight folded letters from Rio de Janeiro resp. Bahia via London with accountancy mark "GB 1F 60C" alongside to Genoa, charged with 20 resp. 10 decimes upon arrival, fine

1860, folded letter dated "Rio de Janeiro 25 set 1860" endorsed "p. Guyenne" with octogonal consular cancel "BRESIL 1 25 SET" alongside to Genoa, a fine and rare entire

1866, Pedro II. 20r. brown-lilac with pen-cross on newspaper under wrapper to Verona with red boxed "P.D" tying the wrapper to the newspaper, an extremely rare and attractive piece

1866, two folded lettersheets via Lisbonne to Genoa with 1866 Pedro II. two singles 100r. green resp. 20r. violet, both with blue resp. red oval "INSUFICIENTE" alongside, both charged upon arrival with "37" resp. "23" thus postage due applied and tied by cds., postage due with faults, an interesting and attractive duo

1866, Pedro II. 100r. green tied by mute cancel with adjacent cds. "RIO GRANDE 14 DEC" to folded letter endorsed "via Lisbona" to Genoa with red oval "INSUFICIENTE" alongside, upon arrival charged and postage due 30 and 60c. applied and tied by cds. "GENOA 20 GEN 75", some toning, a very attractive and scarce cover

1866, Pedro II. 500r. gold-yellow tied by fancy cork cancel with adjacent cds. "RIO-DE-JANEIRO 4 FEVR 74" to envelope endorsed "Pelo Vapor Lacydon" to Lucca, a fine single rate cover