380th Auction

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

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