Auction # 2412 ARGENTINA: Special April auction

"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...

GJ.9, 4Rs. chestnut, type 32 on the plate, with blue ponchito cancel, VF example

GJ.10, IN Ps. yellowish dun, beautiful example of 4 very wide margins, with variety: "Diagonal line between R and E of AIRES", very fresh and attractive, excellent!

GJ.12, To. Rs. blue, spectacular example with sheet corner (position 48), mint and of superb quality, signed by Victor Kneitschel and with certificate of Rodolfo Kneitschel. Ex-Loeb (selling price was US$1,200)

GJ.16b, 4R. green, vertical pair with PARTIAL DOUBLE IMPRESSION variety (rebound), tied on fragment by cancel of Buenos Aires 27/NO/1861, excellent quality, very attractive, low start!

GJ.17A, 1P. MILKY blue, wide margins (with a small repaired tear in the bottom border, else superb), with printing variety: "ink spot above PESO", and arrival mark of Montevideo, excellent appearance, rare!

RARE CANCEL: GJ.21, 1P. rose with FRANCA cancel of Gualeguaychú applied on arrival, very fine quality, very scarce!

GJ.4, yellow-green, type 4, pen cancelled, oily impression, excellent!

GJ.5, bluish green, superb example with nice pen cancel of Mercedes, excellent!

GJ.16, 3c. dull rose, complete sheet with 4 groups of 8, composition 2A (see page 12 of GJ catalog), disposition IV. Mint with full original gum (+50%), catalog value US$1,950, very fine quality, rare, with Alberto Solari certificate.

GJ.1, entire letter sent from Tucumán to Córdoba on 29/JUN/1859 franked with 5c. (GJ.1) with straightline "FRANCA" cancel of origin (+200%), excellent quality, signed by Alberto Solari

GJ.1, 5c. red, franking an entire letter dated 10/AP/1860, sent from Paraná to Buenos Aires, with "FRANCA" cancel in double ogive (+30%) along fancy "PARANA, Admon de Correos.." ellipse, very fine quality. With interesting text about, among other topics, the "labor fees of minister Alberdi"!