380th Auction

1896, Locomotive, three proofs from the duty plate in red, blue and black on India papier with file number "958" at base, a very attractive and scarce trio

1896, Presentation Die Proof on sunken card (185x105mm) in brownish-red, horizontally arranged showing El Salvador Allegory 5c. at left, Nicaragua Allegory 2c. in the center and Honduras Allegory 1c. at right, file number "580" at base, very scarce and attractive

1896, Waterfall 24c. die proof in black on sunken card (67x67mm) with file number "997" at base, very fine and attractive

1896, Waterfall 24c. die proof of center only in black on sunken card (103x86mm), very fine and attractive

1896, Christoph Columbus 100c. die proofs on sunken cards in red, blue and black showing file number "988" at base, fine

1896, Definitives, three die proofs, 1c. red, 5c. black and 15c. red, each on india paper, 15c. mounted on card, each with file number at base, in addition 5c. blue postal stationery envelope with handstamp "SPECIMEN", fine

 1896, Allegory 5c., die proofs in red, blue and black on india paper (51x51mm), with file number "997" at base, very fine and attractive

1898, Allegory Presentation Die Proof on india paper (136x46mm) in blue, horizontally arranged showing 13, 20, 50 c. followed by 1p. and 24c., very fine and attractive

1898, Allegory Presentation Die Proof on india paper (68x75mm) in black, arranged 2x2 showing upper row 3 and 12c. and bottom row 26 anf 10c., small tear at top not affecting design, very fine

1938, 100th anniversary of the death of Jose Simoen Canas 15c. - 1co., die proofs on sunken die cards (100x110mm) in issued colors, and die proof on brown on thick paper without value tablet mounted on carton, fine and attractive

1938, Local scenes die proofs on sunken die cards (136x95mm resp 104x95mm), 2c. green, 3c. brown, 50c. lilac-black and 1p. black, fine and attractive

1896, Closing seal, Seebeck die proofs in black, blue and red (78x49mm) on thin paper resp. mounted on card with file number "980" at base, black with minor toning, attractive and scarce

1895, Giros Tasa two die proofs of the frame in blue and black, mounted on thick carton, fine and attractive

1895, Giros Tasa 1-200c. blue as presentation die proof on india paper (127x63mm), originally affixed to cardboard which accompanies, very fine and attractive

1890, Victory Goddess, 17 die proofs consisting of the upper marginal inscription "UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE" in black (2) and red, the corner ornaments in blue and red in small sheet format, center piece "TARJETA POSTAL" in black, the value numeral in the small sheet format in blue, black and red horizontally arranged value numerals "3" and "2", with and without frame, three proofs in black, red and blue of the center piece for the envelopes, finally, two proofs of the postal stationery card 3c. red and 3c. blue in the vertical strips of three, question and answer card and single card, mostly with file number at base, a splendid and rare assembly

1890, Victory Goddess, four die proofs, of the upper resp. lateral marginal inscription "UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE" resp. "REPUBLIC DU SALVADOR" in two different variants each, furthermore the value numeral in the small sheet format in blue with horizontally arranged value numerals "3" and "2" with file number "436" at base, in addition, the corner ornaments in black in small sheet format, finally, a proof of the postal stationery card 3c. red-brown in the vertical strip of three, question and answer card and single card, a splendid and rare group

1893, General Carlos Ezeta 2c. with additional franking from "SAN SALVADOR MAR 17 1893" endorsed "via San Francisco", via New York and London to Singapore with arrival mark, some very minor corner wrinkles, a fine and scarce card with unusual destination (Ascher 20)

1893, General Carlos Ezeta 3c. from "SAN SALVADOR MAR 17 1893" endorsed "via San Francisco", via New York and London to Singapore with arrival mark, a fine and scarce card with unusual destination (Ascher 21)

1894, Allegroy postal stationery card 2p., proof in black on thinner carton, unused, very fine and rare (Ascher 25 proof)

1893, General Carlos Ezeta 11p. red triple-weight wrapper with additional franking from "SANTA ANA MAY 30 1893" to Frauenfeld, Switzerland with arrival mark, some staining, still attractive, scarce (Ascher 16)

1891, Locomotive before volcano, ten imperforated die proofs including one composite proof with 3,6,20 and 22c, seven of them affixed to card, three on thin india paper, eight printed in deep blue, two in black, all in negative format, a very scarce and most attractive group

1893, General Carlos Ezeta, die proofs in red for the "engine-turning" background design in negative format for all the cards reading 'Republica el Salvador' in small ovals, together with a further Essay for an unadopted background design in the same colour and small format essay in orange, three die proofs of issued design, 2c. red and 3c. lilac and blue negative impression without value tablet, also an unaccepted design of the stamp without embossed printing on blue, a stunning and delightful assembly

1893, General Carlos Ezeta 1p. blue and 3p. violet, New Year's greetings envelope of the Director General of the Post Office unused, with accompanying greeting card, fine and scarce (Ascher 34-35)

1893, General Carlos Ezeta 1p. blue, New Year's greetings envelope of the Director General of the Post Office used from "SAN SALVADOR OCT 13 1894" to Santa Salvador, with accompanying greeting card, usual pressure marks due to content, fine and scarce (Ascher 34)

1893, General Carlos Ezeta 1p. blue, New Year's greetings envelope of the Director General of the Post Office used from "SAN SALVADOR ENE 1 1893" to Santa Ana, with accompanying greeting card, fine and scarce (Ascher 34)

1893, General Carlos Ezeta 3p. lilac, New Year's greetings envelope of the Director General of the Post Office used from "SAN SALVADOR ENE 1 1893" to Kingston, with accompanying greeting card, minor unobtrusive imperfections, very attractive and scarce (Ascher 35)

1943, Obelisk 5 c.-30 c., complete set in blocks of four, unmounted mint, extremely fine

1871, Coat of arms 1c. yellow-brown imperforated, complete printing sheet of 200 with gutter in between, "CONTROLE T.P." handstamp in two corners, three stamps with faults, the outer sheet margins with tears and wrinkles, otherwise fine and scarce

1881, Quetzal 5c. with inverted center, used with light cancel, pulled perforation at bottom and few nibbed perfs, small corner crease, an attractive example of this rare stamps with just 20 examples recorded

1908, 1c. on 10c. orange/blue, two blocks of four with double surcharge, mint never hinged except for one stamp, very fine

1853, Kamehameha III. 13 c. dark red, nice fresh colour and large margins, neatly used with San Francisco cds. and red crayon., Very fine. A rare stamp. Certificate PF (2022)

1864, Numerals 1c. black on wove paper and on laid paper, both with good to large margins, unused, very fine, each certificate PF (2022) (Scott19,23)

1893, Provisional Government Issue 2c. rose, 2c. dull violet, 5c. ultramarine (horizontal pair) and 6c. blue-green, lightly tied by mute circular cancel, adjacent red cds. "HONOLULU DEC 1893" and stylized "R REGISTERED HAWAI PO", to a registered envelope to Hannover, on reverse transit marks from San Francisco and New York with special registration label applied at the latter, arrival cds.; minor toning on two adhesives otherwise fine and very scarce usage

1925, overprint AEREO CORREO 5c. and 20 c. with overprint inverted, unused with large part original gum, fine and rare, just 12 resp. 36 copies printed (Scott C2a, C6a)

1930, airmail, Herrera  5c. on 10c. , surcharge in yellow, horizontal pair, one with '1903' instead '1930', unused o.g., very fine and rare, just 50 copies printed, the variety being unique (Scott C21 var.)

1930, airmail, Herrera  5c. on 20c. , surcharge in blue, reading downwards, horizontal pair, one with '1903' instead '1930', unused o.g., very fine and rare (Scott C22 var.)