Auction # 2439 ARGENTINA: Special auction with very low starts and lots for collectors of every level!

"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...

FIRST POSTMARK APPLIED AT MERCHIOR BASE: Piece with postmark of the inauguration day of the post office on Melchior Antarctic base 1/JA/1949

Illustrated cover of the 1961/2 Argentine Antarctic campaign, with postmark of Gral.Belgrano base of 17/JA/1962, sent to Buenos Aires, with arrival backstamp, very nice

5 Covers with very thematic slogan cancels of Antarctica of 1960s and 1970s, all different, VF quality

Cover sent from Alte.Brown Antarctic base to B.Aires on 30/JA/1973, arrival backstamp

Cover sent from Melchior Antarctic base to B.Aires on 5/DE/1978, on back arrival mark and large handstamp of the 1978/9 Summer Antarctic Campain

2 Covers sent from Esperanza Antarctic base to Buenos Aires on 25/MAY/1990, with different rates, both with handstamp "Correspondencia no matasellada de temporadas Anteriores reexpedida a la Antártida Argentina", VF

Cover sent from Islas Orcadas to Buenos Aires on 10/FE/1944, franked with 5c., arrival backstamp

Cover with cancel of Islas Orcadas 4/MAR/1951, including a cinderella of Argentine Antarctica

Paley reprint of Dos Ps blue, on white card, VF quality

GJ.16, 4 Reales, worn impression, with VARIETY: top frame interrupted between the "C" and "O" of CORREOS, 3 wide margins, light thin

GJ.17, 1P. blue, pen cancelled, with "/ IRES" variety, VF