GJ.21, 10c. VERY CLEAR impression, used in Buenos Aires on 16/MAR/1866, superb!
Auction #99 - ARGENTINA: Selection of good Rivadavias, including rarities
By: Guillermo Jalil - Philatino
Guillermo Jalil - Philatino Auction #99 - ARGENTINA: Selection of good Rivadavias, including rarities
With this sale we begin to break up a nice collection of Rivadavias, with very handsome examples and good covers, varieties, colors, every printing, rare cancels and material for all the collectors who love this popular issue, which is the most collected stamp of Argentina philately. The market of Argentine stamps is very active, with a lot of demand for material of every type, but Rivadavias are by far the most sought-after and treasured stamps, even considered as philatelic investiment, what makes them increasingly scarcer and valuable. In general stamp dealers do not have large stocks, and each new collection that shows up for sale is rapidly absorbed by the market avid for new material!
Lot #52 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.21, 10c. CLEAR impression, extremely rare BLACKISH-GREEN example (very dark), franking a folded cover sent from Buenos Aires to Rosario on 1/JA/1866, excellent quality!
Lot #53 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.21b, 10c. clear impression, thin paper, VF quality!
Lot #54 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.22, 15c. VERY CLEAR impression, unused, very nice example of great quality, rare, with Rodolfo Kneitschel certificate.
Lot #55 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.22, 15c. VERY CLEAR impression, used with dotted cancel of Buenos Aires, minor defect on reverse, excellent front!
Lot #56 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. semi-clear impression, on fragment tied by blue FRANCA cancel of Concordia in circle (+200%), excellent quality!
Lot #57 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. worn impression, dark green, with the rare mute "10 bars" cancel of Buenos Aires (+500%), superb!
Lot #58 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. worn impression, dark green, lightly parchment-like paper, used in Rosario, very fine quality!
Lot #59 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. dull impression, dark green, with double ellipse SAN LUIS cancel (+75%), superb!
Lot #60 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. dull impression, with ellipse MENDOZA-FRANCA cancel (+30%), absolutely superb example!!
Lot #61 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. worn impression, interesting dark bluish green color, oily impression, with rare black PONCHITO cancel of Buenos Aires (+300%), excellent quality!
Lot #62 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. semi-clear impression, with framed straightline CORDOBA cancel, VF quality
Lot #63 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. dull impression, with the rare mute "oval of 9 slanted bars" cancel of Mendoza, superb!
Lot #64 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. semi-clear impression, with CERTIFICADA cancel of Concordia in blue (+100%), excellent quality!
Lot #65 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. semi-clear impression, with FORGED cancel, interesting!
Lot #66 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. worn and partially DRY (little ink) impression in the left side, minor thin on reverse, superb front, very nice!
Lot #67 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. worn impression, superb example franking a folded cover dated 16/OC/1865, sent from CÓRDOBA to Rosario with a perfectly applied cancel, superb!
Lot #68 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. semi-clear impression, very interesting (and scarce) bluish green color, franking a folded cover from Buenos Aires to Rosario 1/JUN/1865, very nice.
Lot #69 - Argentina rivadavias
Front of cover franked with pair GJ.23 (10c. worn impression) + GJ.28 (6th printing perforated), sent from Buenos Aires to Concordia on 5/JUN/1867, very nice and rare combination!
Lot #70 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23, 10c. dull impression, franking a folded cover to Tucumán, with rococo cancel of SALTA (+100%), superb!
Lot #71 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23b, with partial double impression variety, with double cancellation: Rosario (black) and traveling PO (blue), VF quality!
Lot #72 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23BI, 10c. worn impression, diagonal BISECT used as 5c. on fragment with blue cancel of PASO DE LOS LIBRES, VF quality, rare!
Lot #73 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.23g, 10c. MULATTO, notable example in yellow-green color with many area with white spots (defective impression), VF quality, very rare!
Lot #74 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.24, 15c. worn impression, MINT FULL ORIGINAL GUM (very rare in this condition, +200%), very fresh, excellent quality, catalog value US$140 + 200% (with gum) = US$420, good opportunity at a low start!
Lot #75 - Argentina rivadavias
GJ.24, 15c. semi-clear impression, used in Buenos Aires, absolutely superb example!