Auction # 2409 ARGENTINA: General auction with many interesting lots and VERY LOW STARTS!

"Joyas Filatélicas de la República Argentina 1862-1867", 337 pages, fantastic book recently published, author Pablo Reim, editor Guillermo Jalil. Excellent work with illustrations in full color of the great pieces and letters of the "Escuditos" and "Rivadavias" issues. It also includes other very interesting chapters: Pre-stamp mail postal marks, cancels applied on classic issues, and a short but attractive introduction to Argentine...

Cover commemorating the 1st Touristic trip to Antarctica of JA/1958, with marks of 3 different bases on back

Cover with postmark "BASE CONJUNTA ANTÁRTIDA ARGENTINA", sent to B.Aires on 27/OC/1961, arrival backstamp

Cover sent from Gral. Belgrano Antarctic base to B.Aires on 4/JA/1964, it includes a cinderella with label for "10th anniversary of the Gral. San Martín base", arrival backstamp

3 Covers sent from different Antarctic bases to B.Aires during the 1964-1965 Antarctic campaign, all with arrival backstamps

Cover with postmark of Matienzo Antarctica base for 2/FE/1965, and a number of marks, for example "1st rocket lauch in Antarctica", very nice

Postcard with map of Antarctica, sent fom Gral. Belgrano Antarctic base to B.Aires on 21/MAY/1968, arrival backstamp, very nice

Cover with marks of icebreaker ARA Gral. San Martin for 15/JA/1973, signed by officer, VF

Cover commemorating 7th cruise trip to Argentine Antarctica 1975/76, with datestamp of Brown station

Cover with 2 different marks of Esperanza Antarctic station on front, on back: "80th anniversary of first Antarctic mail" 22/FE/1984

7/FE/1992, Cover commemorating the 40th anniversary of first airmail to Argentine Antarctica, sent from B.Aires to Marambio base, VF quality

1997/8 ANTARCTIC CAMPAIGN: 2 covers with postmarks of different bases