1865-89 four items, including 1865 1/2r lilac rose, tete-beche pair, h.r., 1873 1c gray lilac, sheet margin single, unused, 1875 1/2r rose, overprint inverted, used on piece, and 1880 20b rose red, h.r., fine-v.f., all signed Heister, cat. $930 (Cat No. 19b,40,45a,65) (Image)

Cat. $930, Est.$150

1947 Merchant Fleet, Postage and Air Post complete, 29 different imperforate die proofs, including two Master Dies (value tablets blank), each with serial number at top, card mounted, v.f., rare (Cat No. 413-23,C256-71P) (Image)

Est.$1,500

1904 Instruccion, 5c-20b Simon Bolivar, seven different (missing only 1b claret) large die proofs in issued colors, die sunk on full cards from the American Bank Note Company, v.f. (Cat No. AR27/34P) (Image)

Est.$500

1915 Timbre Fiscal, 5c-20b Antonio Jose de Sucre, complete set of nine large die proofs, each die sunk on full card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f., rare (Cat No. AR53-61P) (Image)

Est.$500

1930 Liquor Stamps, Bs 20- Bs 100, eight different large die proofs, including master die in black (value tablet blank), each die sunk on full card from the American Bank Note Company, v.f. (Image)

Est.$500

1930 Timbre Fiscal, 10c-B 10, fourteen different large die proofs, including one with revised Serial Number (pencil notation on back "Special Litho Panto tint omitted"), all others die sunk on full cards from the American Bank Note Company, some adhesive toning on one, otherwise fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$750

1955 500 Bolivares "Timbre Fiscal" American Bank Note Co. production file, with original artwork (265x135mm), four large imperforate sheetlets of 2 (1b and 50c) in various colors, printed on gummed paper, additional items with value excised, four die proofs of lathework, pencil sketch and photographs, internal memoranda, worksheets, etc. (Image)

Est.$500