Bolivia, ca. 1860s-70s, Wonderful selection of five pre-philatelic covers, attractive group including two ca. 1860s covers from Potosi to Sucre, each with lovely origin marking; a rare 1861 Inquisi to Potosi cover with rare origin handstamp and bold "Oruro" transit; plus two lovely "Correos La Chimba" with rigged ship design handstamps in blue, used to Caldera and Valparaiso, Chile, respectively, Fine to Very Fine or better, a lovely, scarce assemblage. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 750.00
Sold...US$ 750.00
Closed..Oct-07-2020, 10:11:08 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 744
Lot No: 4
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Cat No: Feb. 9
Bolivia, 1872 (Feb. 9), Folded letter sent from Mejillones to Valparaiso, Chile, lovely and superior quality folded letter, franked by two 5c black 1869 Postal-Fiscal stamps tied by neat blue Mejillones c.d.s., Very Fine+, an extremely rare franking—and a beauty. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Oct-07-2020, 10:11:56 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 744
Lot No: 5
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Bolivia, 1893, Cover franked by 5c Postal-Fiscals, used Cochabamba to Santa Cruz, small, very neat cover, franked by bottom margin pair of 5c Fiscals with "PROVISORIO/1893" overprints printed sideways, with additional overprints in the margins, tied by violet Cochabamba, Bolivia, cancels, with c.d.s.-type cancel alongside, Very Fine, a splendid and exceptionally rare franking. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 2,500.00
Sold...US$ 2,500.00
Closed..Oct-07-2020, 10:12:24 EST
Sold For 2500
Sale No: 744
Lot No: 28
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Cat No: Collection
Dominican Republic, 1891-1927, Wonderful, rich selection of early, premium postal history, stellar selection of 16 items (including one entire and a cover front), all scarce to rare or selected for interest; we note an 1891 60c yellow on blue stock entire used to Paris; several lovely and scarce 1906 Provisional covers; three clean 5c (#90) covers to the US; a nice 1927 cover from Monte Cristi to Houston with Dominican 10c Special Delivery stamp; 10c (#147) on short-paid cover to Hamburg (rare on cover!); a beautiful 1915 Official stamp combination-franked cover to the US; an 1899 cover to the US franked by three imperforate 2c stamps, plus a second 1899 cover franked by single 3c orange imperforate on local cover; a rare #RAC2, RAC4 (pair) and RAC5 (pair) Registered A.R. cover to Paris, and more; truly a connoisseur group, generally Fine to Very Fine, exceptional material. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $800-1,200
Opening US$ 1,100.00
Sold...US$ 1,100.00
Closed..Oct-07-2020, 10:27:38 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 744
Lot No: 29
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Cat No: Apr. 8
Dominican Republic, 1891 (Apr. 8), "Parisot"-overprinted issue cover, sent from Santo Domingo to New York, lovely and attractive Registered cover, bearing 50c, 80c and 1p (pair) "Parisot" issues, addressed to Parisot, with stamps tied by blue Santo Domingo c.d.s.'s dated April 8; fresh, Very Fine, a beauty, postally used covers of this issue are extremely rare. Yvert 74-75, 77. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Oct-07-2020, 10:28:08 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 744
Lot No: 30
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Cat No: 103; 2
Dominican Republic, 1900-01, Outstanding, select group of eight premium covers, choice, with three from the 1899 Columbus/Pictorial series, including 5c blue (#103; 2) and 10c (#104) on a lovely cover sent via San Juan, Puerto Rico, to New York; a lovely 20c brown (#105) on Official envelope from Santo Domingo to Barcelona, etc.; we also have five lovely items from the 1900 Map of Hispaniola issue, including 10c (#116) used La Vega to Germany; 5c used Puerto Plata to Boston; 5c used Sanchez to New York, plus two 5c values used on mourning cover to England, Fine to Very Fine, a lovely group of scarce covers. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Suggested Bid $600-800
Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Oct-07-2020, 10:28:36 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 744
Lot No: 31
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Cat No: 113
Dominican Republic, 1901 (May 29), Map of Hispaniola cover, sent Puerto Plata to Detroit, Michigan (Scott 113), a spectacular cover, franked by five examples of the 1c olive green of the issue, sent "Via Boston", all stamps tied by bright red "Correos/29 MAY 1901/Pto. Plata" c.d.s.'s and matching grids, which literally jump off the cover at you; reverse shows New York JUN 6 transit and Detroit JUN 8 receiver, Very Fine, very scarce stamps on cover. Suggested Bid $200-250 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-250
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..Oct-07-2020, 10:28:52 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 744
Lot No: 32
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Cat No: 120; 2
Dominican Republic, ca. 1904-33, Premium group of five "Coat-of-Arms" issue covers, choice, including a 1904 Printed Matter wrapper usage from Santo Domingo to Amsterdam, bearing ½c (#120; 2); a lovely 1904 cover to Boston with 5c on 50c and 10c on 50c surcharges (#153, 155); a late usage 1933 ship cover bearing ½c (#121; 2) and 2c (#127; 5) cancelled by violet diagonal "Claus Horn" ship killer; plus a Registered cover to Canada franked 1c (#125; 5), 2c (#128; 4) and 5c (#131; 3), Fine to Very Fine, a beautiful group. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Oct-07-2020, 10:29:07 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 744
Lot No: 33
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Cat No: C1 var.
Dominican Republic, 1928 (Jan. 23), 10c Map of Hispaniola, major variety on flight cover to Port-au-Prince (Scott C1 var), spectacular flown Airmail cover, Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince, bearing ½c "1920" overprint block of four, along with First Issue Airmail block of six (2 x 3), yielding two strips of three imperforate-between (unlisted); stamps tied by blue bar cancels, origin c.d.s. and matching "West Indian Aerial Express/Rep. Dominicaine.Cuba.Pto Rico.Haiti." two-line handstamp, and black handstamp airmail cachet; reverse shows "Port-au-Prince/24 JAN 28/Haiti" receiver, Very Fine, an incredible and rare cover, signed Sanabria. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Oct-07-2020, 10:29:34 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 744
Lot No: 265
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Cat No: 27
Peru, 1882 (Oct. 18), Pacific War cover, from Huancvca to Arequipa, lovely quality cover franked by diagonal bisect of 20c Coat-of-Arms issue (#27) tied by bold "Huancvca/18 OCBR 82/Pral" c.d.s., with "Ayacucho/25 OCBR 82/Pral" receiver adjacent (second strike on reverse); "Cuzco" oval handstamp also noted on reverse, Very Fine, a rare usage. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Oct-07-2020, 13:41:32 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 744
Lot No: 275
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Cat No: Collection
Salvador, 1897-1952, Superb "Via Zacapa" postal history collection, approximately 75 covers and postal stationery items, all sent across the Guatemalan border to Zacapa, and thence to the port of Puerto Barrios, thus shortening the transit time for overseas mail; brief but informative write-ups on several early pages, with many covers also annotated—making this the start of a fascinating exhibition; begins with an actual "Transito Territorial" stamp of 1899 (along with a de Thuin forgery) along with another example partially uprating an Apr. 4, 1899 postal card to Hamburg with real photo pasted to reverse (!); several early ("earliest?" noted) usages, with late usages (yes, there is even a cover from 1952); in between we find multiple types and colors of handstamps and instructional markings for the route, four "RRR" items originating in Salvador but posted in Guatemala directly, numerous uprated examples, overprints, multicolor frankings, even a 1917 window envelope, generally Very Fine, an impressive holding that must be seen to be believed; imaged in full online. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.8 lbs. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
