380th Auction

1874, Coat of arms with overprint "CONTRA SELLO" 2r. green, horizontal pair tied by lozenge of dots to cover to Bordeaux with black "ADMINISTRACION LA UNION CORRESO FEB 24 1878" despatch mark alongside, British "PANAMA MR 5 78" transit thence via London with further blue "T" marking and taxed upon arrival with "34" decimes, deleted as double-rate and charged with "22" decimes, some light ageing, an very attractive and rare usage of this issue

1874, UPU 1c. green and 2c. carmine tied by mute star cancel to printed matter envelope with adhacent cds. "SAN SALVADOR 17 JUNIO 84" via. "LONDON JY 27 84" to Modena, Italy with arrival mark, some light aging around adhesives, a very rare and attractive usage with only very few printed matters known

1879, UPU 1c. green and vertical pair 2c. carmine tied by blue mute cancel with adjacent cds. "CORREOS de SAN SALVADOR -2 NOVI. 85" to slightly shortened cover to Guatemala, only few known paying the 5c. rate to neighboring countries, a fine and rare entire

1879, UPU 1c. green and horizontal pair 5c. blue tied by mute cancel to cover with adjacent cds. "SAN SALVADOR 15 JUNIO 86" via New York to Halifax with transit and arrival mark, minor aging few short perfs, a fine and attractive entire

1879, UPU 1c. green and horizontal pair with upper sheet margin 5c. blue tied by "PANAMA-UNION PAQ F. AN. No. 2 3 MARS 86" (Salles 1415) to cover via "SAINT-PIERRE MARTINIQUE 10 MARS 88" and "NEW YORK MAR 29" to Boston with arrival mark, some light aging, horizontal fold not affecting adhesives, a very attractive nd scarce entire

1879, UPU 1c. green and horizontal pair 5c. blue  with blue mute cancel and adjacent cds. "CORREOS LA UNION 25 XI 86" to cover to New York, reverse with arrival "NEW YORK DEC 9 PAID ALL", vertical fold, a fine, delightful and scarce cover

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black tied by wonderfully contrasting red grid of diamonds to mourning cover endorsed "via Panama" to Roma with red cds. "ADMINISTRACION de SUCHITOTO. ABR 16 1882" alongside, a small, completely irrelevant tear at the bottom of 1c. adhesive does not disturb the excellent appearance of this scarce entire

 
Provenance: Joseph Hahn (Christie's, Robson Lowe, April 1979)
                    Dr. Giorgio Magnani (368. Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2019)

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black, the latter from the upper right corner, tied by grid of diamonds to imprinted cover from President Zaldivar (President 1876-1885) to Paris with adjacent cds. "ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS LA LIBERTAD MZO 1 1882" and arrival mark, small part of cover at lower left missing, otherwise fine and attractive usage

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black tied by mute cancel to small envelope from San Miguel via Forwarder "Encaminada por VICENTE y Ca. La Union" to New York with "NEW YORK OCT 14 PAID ALL" on reverse, fine and scarce

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black with mute violet cancel on cover with adjacent cds. "ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS SANTA TECLA JUN 15 1883" to Philadelphia, reverse with New York transit and Philadelphia receiver, some aging and small tear at top of cover, otherwise fine and scarce usage

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black, 1c. with "inverted V for A in UNIVERSAL", tied by mute cancel to cover to Hannover, Germany with arrival mark, minor aging, otherwise fine and scarce

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black, 1c. tied by mute star cancel to cover with adjacent red "CORREOS de SAN SALVADOR 29 SETI. 83" to Naples, reverse with London transit and arrival mark, adhesives affixed slightly over edge, thus some minor faults, still scarce and attractive

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black tied by mute Rays of sun to small envelope with adjacent cds. "ADMINISTRACION de CORREOS COJUTEPEQUE MAY 6 1881" to Paris via New York with "NEW YORK JUN 1 PANAMA TRANSIT", cover was opened on two sides, the right side re-attached to front, still fine and scarce

1879, UPU 1c. green and Vulcano 10c. orange tied by blue boxed "29 FEB 8" (used in San Salvador for a short period) to cover with adjacent cds. "CORREOS SAN SALVADOR 29 II 82" to Paris with arrival mark, tying the 1c. adhesives, part of backflap missing, a fine and attractive usage

1879, UPU 2c. carmine, 5c. blue, 10c. black and 20c. purple, all tied by mute star cancel to double-weight registered cover with also partly tying red cds. "SALVADOR 27 NOVI 83" alongside to Munich, blue boxed "REJISTRADO" and red London transit alongside, "MÜNCHEN 30 DEC 83" arrival on reverse, despite some aging and minor imperfections a stunning four-color franking of which we have registered no further one, signed Schlesinger and certificate Rendon (1986)

1879, UPU 2c. carmine and two singles 10c. black, each with margin, tied by star cancel to envelope with pre-printed Sender's address "CONSOLATO D'ITALIA in SAN SALVADOR" and adjacent red cds. "CORREO DE SAN SALVADOR 27 MAY 84" to Rome, some minor aging, very fine and attractive entire

1879, UPU 10c. black, horizontal strip of four and single stamp (fallen off and replaced with other stamp) with blue star cancel on slightly overfranked triple-weight registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt with adjacent cds. "ADMINISTRACION DE CORRESO SANATA ANA JUL 10 1885" to Dresden, some minor imperfections, the horizontal strip of four is the largest recorded multiple on entire, a fine and attractive usage

1879, UPU 20c. violet, horizontal pair tied by black star to registered cover with acknowledgement of receipt with red adjacent "CORREOS De SAN SALVADOR 13 DIC 83" via London with transit mark to Berlin, some aging, attractive, a rare stamp on entire

1879, Coat of arms 20c. lilac tied by concentric circle to large format double-weight cover sent from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with adjacent red "CORREOS del SALVADOR PAQUETES AGO 14 1 1879" via London to Naples with arrival mark, cover opened out for display, some minor faults as to be expected, the stamp was issued only in August 1879, from 1880 already 22 centavos were due for such a letter, a very early and rare use of this stamp, certificate PF (1998)

1889, Allegory with handstamp "1889" 1c. green with additional franking tied by mute two-ring cancellation to cover to London with transit and arrival mark, horizontal fold not affecting the adhesives, a very rare and attractive entire, this issue was only valid for about 40 days and only few covers are known

1890, Victory Goddess, two composite die proofs in block format in red and green, the latter one without value inscription, both with file number at base, in addition single die proof 5c. yellow on india paper, the green proof slighlty stained and some wrinkles, a fine group

1891, Volcano Composite die proof on sunken card (145x65mm) in blue, arranged horizontally 2, 3 and 5c., the middle one with solid numeral, the others with hollow numeral, very fine and attractive

1891, Volcano Composite die proof on india paper (75x47mm) in blue, arranged horizontally with twice the 1p. value, the left with hollow, the right with solid numeral, very fine

1893, 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus 2-10p. in brownish-red, gray and dark-blue, proofs on thin india paper, each as horizontal strip of three with marginal inscription "HAMILTON BANK NOTE Co NEW YORK", fine and attractive

1893, General Ezeta Presentation Die Proof on sunken card (136x65mm) in red, horizontally arranged showing 25c. at left, 50c. in center, both in issued design and at right impression with missing value tablet, file number "599" at base, very scarce and attractive

1894, Composite die proof (62x34mm) of center vignette in brownish-red, showing at left 1894 Allegory of Freedom and at right 1899 Goddess Ceres, on thin india paper, very fine and rare

1895, Allegory Presentation Die Proof on sunken card (169x80mm) in black, horizontally arranged showing 1, 2, 3, 10 and 12c. and file number "879" at base, in addition single die proof 20c. on sunken card (80x94mm), very fine and attractive

1895, Coat of Arms Presentation 1p. die proof on sunken card (65x65mm) in red with file number "928" at base, very fine

1895, Coat of Arms Presentation Die Proofs on sunken card (147x72mm) in blue, red and green (the latter not mounted on card), horizontally arranged showing 15c. at left followed by a blank space with 20c. next at 24c. at right, file number "939" at base, very scarce and attractive

1895, Coat of Arms Presentation Die Proof on sunken card (133x70mm) in red, horizontally arranged showing repeatedly crossed out design with missing value tablet at left, than 30c., 12c. and at right 10c., file number "940" at base, very scarce and attractive

1895, Antonio Ezeta frontal head image as die proof in black on sunken card (111x139mm)  prepared by the American Bank Note Co., minor aging, still attractive and very rare

Antonio Ezeta, had succeeded his brother Carlos as president. However, due to corrupt and dictatorial leadership, he was overthrown at the end of 1894, so that the prepared stamps where not issued.

1895, Coat of Arms Presentation Die Proof on sunken card (72x84mm) in red showing only center vignette and file number "916" at base, in addition die proof on sunken card of complete design 5c. in red with file number "938" at base, the latter slightly stained, otherwise fine

1895, Coat of Arms 2c., Composite Essay by the Hamilton Bank Note Co. on thin India paper (101x 49mm) with three progressive designs engraved, originally affixed to cardboard which accompanies, very fine and attractive

1895, Coat of Arms Center design in black on thick carton paper, very fine and attractive

1895, Coat of Arms die proofs on india papier, small group of 10 proofs, 1,3,5,20,50 and 1p. in red, 5 and 20c. in black and 20c. and 1p. in blue, each with file number at base, mostly fine

1896, Locomotive 3c., American Banknote Co., four Die proofs in unissued design, three in the colors brown, blue and green with frame only on thin India paper and complete proof green/black on thick carton paper, a very fine and attractive group