Sale No: 20DE
Lot No:42160
Symbol:CC,C,
Cat No:111-130
1903-10, Santos Guardiola and Medina Issues, an eight frame FIP Large Vermeil and U.S. Gold traditional exhibit mounted on 128 pages, and a supplemental assembly of covers and proofs, including over 75 archival items from the American Bank Note and Kiln Bros. archives, printing, perforation and overprint varieties, largest known blocks and hand overprints on sheets, surcharged values and locally produced litho. issues and their varieties, as well as abundant postal history; highlights being the ABN die proof index cards, presentation die proofs, plate proofs mounted on cards, specimen overprints with punch holes, Kiln Bros archival items including composite proofs, proof on chalk surface and proof sheets in black, imperfs. in blocks, cover highlights with bisected 6c on newspaper to Argentina, mail to very rare destinations, printed matter to Hawai, Revolutionary War "PermÃtase" hs control marking used during the Ampala district revolution (used to show stamps were genuine and not stolen), the largest recorded franking, many early and later recorded dates of rates and uses of issues, proofs (75+), covers (125+), stamps and multiples (200+); in addition an assembly of 14 Guardiola and 20 Medina covers and two die proof sheets, key items being a Held for Postage correctly franked combined with US 2c, princed matter cover with bisected Medina 2c, large frankings to Europe, etc; generally in very fine condition, a unique and most comprehensive assembly dedicated to these issues; viewing recommended. (Image)