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Lot# 630 - 196-201 Auction

  • Lot# : 630 Bolivia

    1800/1900c.: Collection on Exhibit leaves with pre-stamp from Colonial period with strikes of Cotagaita, Oruro, Tupisa, post 1825 Republic period pre-stamp usages from Ayacucho, Chayanta, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, Cinti, Oruro Llama cachet on 1832 letter, Paz in red, Potosi in green and Eagle cachet in blue and in green, Sucre, 'Franca / Tarija' fancy oval in blue, Tupisa, fine 'Chimba' cover with negative cancel in blue (2), Garcia Essays with black block of four unused and a vertical strip in blue used, 1867 extensive 5 c. green Condors with sheets of 72, block of 66 mint, 1867 document with pen-cancelled block of six and another with 16 examples, rare 5 c. yellow green (4) on 1868 document and including 1867 5 c. green pair on cover cancelled by framed ORURO handstamp in black to La Paz (cert.), 10 c. brown bisected usage on an 1868 document (cert.), Condor 50 c. yellow in a complete sheet of 30 subjects mint (cert.) and used on documents (3), 1867/68 Condor 5 c. lilac with 10 examples in strips of five on document, 1868 50 c. blue on documents (3), unadopted Essay for proposed 500 c. Condor in brown (cert.) and a further example in black (cert.), 1868 (nine stars) with 5 c. green on covers (3), 10 c. red on covers (12) further usages on documents, 50 c. blue used on 1868 document, 500 c. black unused (Scott 14) with cert., signed Sperati Forgery Die Proof in black, 1868 eleven stars 5 c. green on covers (11), 10 c. red on covers (9), including a vertically bisected example used on 1872 cover to Corocoro to pay the 5 c. rate (cert.), 500 c. black imperf. Proof and an unused example (Scott 19), 1878 issue Proofs on card, cancellation study with covers incl. bisected usages, 1887 1 c. and 2 c. in composite Die Proof in issued colours, 1892 Die Proofs for unissued Colombus issue (18) in various colours with differing vignettes and completed Proofs, 1894 1 c. imperf. block of six (cert.), 2 c. red pair imperf. (cert.), postal stationery and covers of the issue, 1897 issue with mint blocks incl. 2 b. blocks (2) and covers, 1899 EF overprints issue with multiples and rare 100 centavos (cert.), 1899 issue with Die Proofs (8), imperforate Proofs on card, 1924 Airmail frame only Proofs (4), 10 c. Die Proof and set optd. 'Muestra' (Specimen), 1925 Airmail cover, 1930 Airmail optd. set and inverted varieties (extensive and scarce group), 1930 Zeppelin Proofs and inverted opt. (cert) etc., together with 1869 Postal Fiscals used on documents. A comprehensive and valuable collection.
    Starting bid : 40,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold