BUENOS AYRES - PRESTAMP TO/FROM EUROPE INC. "COLONIES/&C ART. 12", ETC.; 1830-46 covers inc. 1843 "SHIP LETTER/DOVER", 1845 to Bordeaux with mainly v. fine red boxed London "COLONIES/&c. ART.12", 1844 to London with oval red B. Ayres sender's oval cachet (crease) with "Pr. Paquete" written in centre, 1842 to Bordeaux with v. fine red London boxed "Packet Letter.", 1846 env. ex Prussia(?) posted in London prepaid "5/2" to B. Ayres, etc. (8 covers) Cross Reference : ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FRANCE, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS (Image)

FALMOUTH (G.B.) UNDATED CIRCULAR "BUENOS AYRES/o" MARKS - PAIR IN GREEN OR RED INKS; 1842/32 pair of ELs from Buenos Ayres to the same GB address in Bath, each with a mainly very fine strike of the Falmouth undated "BUENOS AYRES/o" mark (on the reverse across the join or on the front respectively), showing the change form green to red ink at the Falmouth Packet Office (only used on letters NOT destined to travel to/through London). Both charged the single "2/7" rate; good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference : CORNWALL, SHIP LETTERS (Image)

1850 1k yellow, hand-made paper, lightly mounted mint. Very fine. Diena Certificate (2004). SG 1b £3,250 (Image)

1850 2k black, hand-made paper, large part original gum, Sorani Certificate (1983). Very fine. SG 2 type I £2,500. (Image)

1850 3k red, hand-made paper, large margins. Mint, with appearance of unmounted. VOB Certificate (2011). Very fine example. SG 3 type I. £1,400 (Image)

1850 6k brown, hand-made paper, original gum, large margins. A superb example. Diena Certificate (1986). SG 4 type I £1,800. (Image)

1850 9k blue, hand-made paper, original gum, very good margins. Raybaudi & Gazzi Certificates. A very fine example. SG 5 type II £2,500 (Image)

1858-59 Newspaper stamp (1k.05) blue with var. flaw on nose. Superb, unmounted mint example. SG N28 (I) £900. (Image)

1860-61 2k yellow, very fine mint, original gum with Albert Matl Certificate (1980). SG 33 £750. (Image)

1860-61 3k green, fine mounted mint, expertised on reverse and with VOB Certificate (1992). SG 34 £700. (Image)

1860-61 5k red, lightly mounted mint, very fine & fresh. Expertised on reverse. SG 35 £475 (Image)

1860-61 10k reddish brown, unmounted mint, with VOB Certificate. Fine. SG 36 £550 (Image)

1860-61 15k blue, fine mounted mint. SG 37 £800 (Image)

1861 (Jan.) Newspaper stamps (1.05k) grey & light grey, mint, each with VOB Certificates stating 'unmounted'. SG N38 Mi nr 23a & 23b £600 (2) (Image)

1863 5k rose p.14 mounted mint. Fine. SG 41 £1,000 (Image)

1863 10k blue p.14 fine mounted mint. SG 42 £2,500 (Image)

1863 15k brown p.14 mounted mint. Fine. SG 43 £2,500 (Image)

1863 (Oct.)-64 Perf. 9½ set of 5 values 2k-15k mint or unmounted mint with Ulrich Ferchenbauer Certificate. Very fine SG 45/49 £1,600+ (5) (Image)

ISSUES FOR HUNGARY & AUSTRIA: 1867 (Jun.-Sep.) set of 6 values, 2k-25k, fine mounted mint, all (except 2k) expertised on reverse by Diena and/or Zenker. SG AH50/AH56 £1,660 (6) (Image)

ISSUES FOR HUNGARY & AUSTRIA: 1867 50k brownish rose SG AH57 (ANK 41 Ic) & 50k brown SG AH57 (ANK 41 Ia). Both stamps are mint and expertised by Zenker. The latter stamp having a small dark inclusion in the paper and 3 'blind' perfs. but otherwise very fine. SG cat. £1,500 (2) (Image)

1880 50k brown, compound perf. 10½ x 12, very fine unmounted mint, expertised G. Buhler. SG 66e £600 (Image)

1883-90 'Double Eagle' types. Unmounted mint set of 6. 2k p.10½, 3k p.10, 5k p.10, 10k p.10, 20k p.9½ & 50k p.10. Very fine. SG 70/75 £1,000+ (6) (Image)

1908 10k brown, blue & ochre. Superb, unmounted mint example with Dr. Ulrich Ferchenbauer Certificate. SG 206 £300 (Image)

1908-13 POSTAGE DUES: Jul. 1911 5k & 10k violet. Both superb, unmounted mint with Dr. U Ferchenbauer Certificate. SG D221c/D222c £530 (2) (Image)

1919-21 VARIETIES: 1919 (Jul.) 3k 'Posthorn' type var. blackish grey (ANK 255c, MI. 255xb) unmounted mint example with U. Steiner Certificate. Also, 3k Parliament Building in unmounted mint vertical pair, imperf. between. Slight foxing at lower edge. SG 358var.(3) (Image)