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Lot# 538 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 538 Bolivia

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    1914/15: Unissued Guaqui - La Paz Railway; the collection on leaves (66 items) with Die Proof of the Frame Only in brown, perforated Essays with the frame in nine different colours - each with the 'Lancha Indigena Titicaca' vignette in black; full Die Proofs in black for the completed designs of the 1 c., 2 c., 5 c., 10 c., 50 c., 1 b., 2 b. and 5 b. values; imperforate Plate Proofs in vertical pairs; perforated set unused, perforated set unused in blocks of four; 2 c. rose in a block of 36, 5 c. black in a block of 39, 2 b. bright blue in a block of 49; together with the Italian lithographic forgeries in a single set and in blocks of four. An outstanding mini-Exhibit collection, the Proofs being, in all probability, unique. Ex collection Jaime Ortiz-Patiño.rnrnNote: The set was authorised to finance the start of construction for the La Paz - Beni Railway. The Post Office rejected the issue, believed printed in Belgium, when it was established that some stamps had previously been sold in Europe.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF