1871 10c blue, just tied by "1" duplex cancel on complete FL dated August 10, 1871, addressed to Lanman & Kemp in New York, with "N.Y. Steamship Aug 31 / 10" arrival below, corresponding departure and arrival docketing on back, filing fold and other defects through the stamp, additional franking (probably 2x1c ocher) missing, nevertheless fine appearing and possibly the earliest usage recorded of the 1871 Issue on cover (Goodman "Guatemala" illustrated the earliest cover dated October 10, 1871) ( Lanman & Kemp was a multi-generational family firm of wholesale druggists in New York City. Their records document the operations of the wholesale drug business in the years before the development of modern pharmaceuticals) cat. $3000 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $3000, Est.US$1,000

1872 4r dull red violet, h.r., also 1p dull yellow used, minor creases, fine, cat. $890 (Cat No. 5,6) (Image)

Cat. $890, Est.US$250

1878 The Indian Woman Issue, 1/2r yellow green, single franking, tied by large numeral "9" in oval on cover (reduced at left) from Mazatenango to Retalhuleu, with "Correos De Mazatenango June 16, 1878" cds alongside, fine cover, with 1985 Peter Holcombe certificate ("a very scarce stamp on cover") (Goodman's census lists eight covers and one front with 1/2r yellow green franking, plus one or two others. Most of these are in multiple frankings or in combination with other values or issues. Only four covers are single frankings paying the internal domestic rate. This cover is especially rare, being the earliest domestic usage known with this stamp), cat. $1750 (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Cat. $1750, Est.US$1,500

1881 Provisional Issue, surcharged 5 Centavos on 1/2r green (Indian Woman), tied by blue grids on cover headed "J Rufino Barios" (President of Guatemala) and sent on 14 Sep 1881 from Guatemala City to Paris, red and magenta departure datestamps, fully intact Seal of the President on back, minor cover mending at top, fine, ex-Lange, with 1979 Royal certificate. The Centavos surcharged Provisionals on the entry of Guatemala into the UPU are surprisingly rare used on cover. Goodman lists a total of only four covers of all values, three of which are the 5c on 1/2r yellow green. All three of these covers are to England which is unusual as this is an underpayment of the ten centavos rate. The cover offered here is not listed by Goodman. The provisional 5c single foreign rate was only valid for 68 days (Aug.1-Oct.7,1881) cat. $2000 (Cat No. 18) (Image)

Cat. $2000, Est.US$1,500

1881 20c on 2r carmine rose, horizontal pair imperf. between, h.r., fine and very rare, cat. $750 (Cat No. 20b) (Image)

Cat. $750, Est.US$500

1881 The UPU Quetzal Issue, 1c-20c blocks of 15, complete set, mostly n.h. (except for 1c hinge reinforced), fresh, fine-v.f. set of multiples (catalogued as hinged singles) cat. $555 (Cat No. 21-25) (Image)

Cat. $555, Est.US$500

1881 2c brown and green, Quetzal inverted, horizontal pair, h.r., usual slight gum toning, still fine, scarce multiple (catalogue value for singles) cat. $1450 (Cat No. 22a) (Image)

Cat. $1450, Est.US$750

1881 2c brown and green, Quetzal inverted, block of four, heavy h.r., fine and rare multiple (catalogue value for singles) cat. $2900 (Cat No. 22a) (Image)

Cat. $2900, Est.US$1,500

1881 5c red and green, Quetzal inverted, lightly canceled, fine, according to Goodman only 25 exist, with 1988 Rendon certificate, cat. $2500 (Cat No. 23a) (Image)

Cat. $2500, Est.US$1,500

1892 (17 Mar) Round the World stationery 10pf card from Dresden, Germany to London, from there to Coban, Guatemala, where 5c and 1c (defective) adhesives were added for further travel to San Diego and San Francisco, forwarded via Shanghai to Hong Kong, franked there with 2c rose, interesting and rare Germany-Guatemala-Hong Kong combination, sent back to Germany, arriving Dresden 17 March, 151 days in the mail (Image)

Est.US$500

1894 10c on 20c orange yellow, used on cover from Guatemala City, via Panama to Scotland, July 7, 1894 departure (earliest known?) and August 10 arrival pmk on back, cover tears at top, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1900 (5 June) registered cover from Esquintla to Guatemala City, franked with 12 different surcharges, oval arrival datestamp, cover faulty at bottom, impressive (Image)

Est.US$150

1911 25c General Post Office, center inverted, used on piece, some staining, otherwise fine, one of only two known on piece, cat. $900 (Cat No. 141a) (Image)

Cat. $900, Est.US$500

1911 25c General Post Office, center inverted, vertical pair, used, fully intact and sound perforations, very faint perf. toning, fine and very rare error, especially in multiple, less than 100 believed to be printed, with 2008 Moorhouse certificate, ex-Santa Fe (catalogue value for singles) cat. $1800 (Cat No. 141a) (Image)

Cat. $1800, Est.US$1,500

1930 Los Altos Railway, 3c and 5c imperforate horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f., with 1985 Jack M. Jonza certificate for 3c value (Cat No. 253,254var) (Image)

Est.US$250

1930 Los Altos Railway, 3c and 5c imperforate blocks of six, n.h., v.f., with 1994 Jack M. Jonza certificates (Cat No. 253,254var) (Image)

Est.US$750

1935-37 25c blue green, Quetzal omitted, used, slight creases, otherwise v.f., with 1986 PFC, cat. $1100 (Cat No. C61a) (Image)

Cat. $1100, Est.US$750

1935-37 5q orange and indigo, Quetzal omitted, l.h., v.f. and rare, with 1979 Robson-Lowe certificate, cat. $1500 (Cat No. C69a) (Image)

Cat. $1500, Est.US$1,000

1957 15c+50c overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Kessler, position 7 (of 50 printed) (Cat No. CB9a) (Image)

Est.US$250