Salvador
The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part III)
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Lot# : 3681 Salvador
Lot# : 3682 Salvador
Lot# : 3683 Salvador
1865: Entire letter endorsed 'p. Salvador' to New York struck with framed FRANCO and superb SONSONATE / SALVADOR datestamp (Nov 6) in black (Harris #144). Circular 'Steamship / 10' of arrival in black and internal docketing of receipt (Dec 4). Scarce and very fine.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3684 Salvador
1874: 2 r. green, optd. by small 'Contra Sello 1874' in black, used on 1875 cover to Paris cancelled by framed FRANCO handstamp, with 'San Salvador / Salvador' despatch cds (Jan 14) in black. Circular 'PANAMA / TRANSIT' datestamp of transit (Jan 27) in black, thence via London (March 1) where framed "GB / 1F 90c." Accountancy marking applied in black. Charged '15' décimes on arrival A very rare stamp on letter. Cert. Moorhousee (2005), Scheller (2008).Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3685 Salvador
1879: 2 c. rose, an unused marginal block of fifteen (5 x 3) in a deep shade from the first printing and showing all 15 Types; sixth stamp showing variety "Inverted Scroll" at upper left corner, fresh and fine, hinged for protection on large part og. Scarce.Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 3686 Salvador
1887/89: Plate Proofs (5) by the American Banknote Co. for 1887 32 c. brown and Volcano 10 c. orange, 1888 5 c. deep blue all in imperforate horizontal pairs on thick card in issued colours; and 1889 1 c. and 2 c. in unissued colours of pale blue and vermilion respectively. Fresh and fine, a scarce and attractive group.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 3687 Salvador
1887: Volcano 10 c. orange used on 5 c. pale blue postal stationery envelope (H&G B8) tied by 'Star in Circle' obliterator with oval 'Admon de Correos / La Libertad' datestamp at left (Dec 6, 1889) in violet. 'San Francisco / Paid All' in black at left (Dec 23). Scarce and most attractive.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3688 Salvador
1890: Hamilton Banknote Co. Essay for the 5 c. value, hand-painted on thick card (66 x 87 mm.) in shades of black, grey and Chinese white; the central vignette placed within the frame. A fine Essay, largely in adopted format but for the circular dots around value being replaced by single lines in the issued stamp. Unique.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 1,500 CHFLot# : 3689 Salvador
1892: Landing of Columbus Issue, Essay by the Hamilton Banknote Co. for the 1 peso value, frame only, hand-painted on thick card (115 x 145 mm.) in shades of grey and black and in pencil. Slight brown marks at top but an extraordinary Essay and unique.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 1,200 CHFLot# : 3690 Salvador
1892: Provisional 1 c. in black on 20 c. orange and 1 c. in yellow on 25 c. lake, used on 1892 Printed Circular rate cover to Lima, Peru tied by barred obliterators in black. Reverse with Lima arrival cds (Aug 11). A scarce issue on cover at an unusual rate.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 120 CHFLot# : 3691 Salvador
Lot# : 3692 Salvador
1894: Liberty 10 c. violet, an unused block of twenty-five (5 x 5) imperforate at top and marginal with part imprint at base, pre-cancelled, used as a Salesman's Sample, the reverse showing nine different Seebeck Advertising Underprints for Cigarettes (three different brands), Adam's Tutti Frutti, Chocolate, Crackers, Beecham's Pills, Pear's Soap and Hood's Sarsaparilla; printed in blue. Rare and most unusual.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 3693 Salvador
1894: Provisional 1 c. on 11 c. vermilion block of eight with pair on reverse with additional Jan 1894 1 c. brown pair, used on 1894 cover to San Francisco cancelled by circular 'Star' handstamps with 'San Salvador' cds alongside (Nov 12), and San Francisco arrivals on reverse (Dec 1). A remarkable and early usage of these provisonals (Scott and Gibbons list issue date as December). The block just off the edge of cover with a few perfs. clipped but rare.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 240 CHFLot# : 3694 Salvador
1895: Coat of Arms issue 1 c. olive, 2 c. dark blue green, 5 c. blue and 10 c. orange used on 1895 cover to Dresden all tied by "Santa Ana" duplexes (Jan 7). Reverse with San Salvador cds (Jan 8), New York 'Foreign Transit' cds (Jan 22) and Dresden arrival. An attractive four colour franking and the earliest recorded usage of this issue on letter.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 280 CHFLot# : 3695 Salvador
Lot# : 3696 Salvador
1896: Liberty 30 c. bistre-brown (unissued colour, issued in orange), an unused block of twenty-five (5 x 5) imperforate at top and sides, used as a Salesman's Sample, the reverse showing nine different Seebeck Advertising Underprints for Cigarettes (three different brands), Adam's Tutti Frutti, Chocolate, Crackers, Beecham's Pills, Pear's Soap and Hood's Sarsaparilla; printed in blue. Rare and most unusual.Starting bid : 175 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 3697 Salvador
1896: Hamilton Bank Note Co. Die Proofs (4) for the 2 c. Post Office design, each engraved on India paper (circa 45 x 50 mm.) and numbered '987' at base, printed in unissued colours of blue, red, black and green (issued in lake-red). Rare and most unusual Proofs also utilised for the Postal Stationery issue.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 3698 Salvador
Lot# : 3699 Salvador
1896: 5 c. orange (2) and 1897 lithographed Coat of Arms 5 c. rose, gold, blue & green used on 1897 cover to London tie by *"Santa Ana" datestamps in black (March 18). Reverse with New York 'Foreign Transit' cds (April 12) and Manchester arrival cds. A scarce franking: the Cewntral American Federation 5 c. is rare on letter.Starting bid : 120 CHFHammer price : 120 CHFLot# : 3700 Salvador
1916: National Theatre issue, American Banknote Co. Proofs (10) for all values excluding the 10 c., engraved in black, imperforate on India paper and adhered to cards (6), with one showing the central vignette only, each marginal and with file numbers between 'C-1190 to C-1200' and ABN imprint. Some small imperfections but rare and most attractive.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 3701 Salvador
Lot# : 3702 Salvador
1895: Postage Dues, the American Banknote Co. Master Die Proof and a composite Proof imperforate showing all the issued values, all engraved in carmine, the Master Die numbered '972' at base, the composite Proof on sunken card (149 x 89 mm.). Superb and very rare.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3703 Salvador
1895: Postage Dues, the American Banknote Co. Master Die Proof and a composite sheetlet of eight Proofs imperforate showing all the issued values, all engraved in black on grey India paper adhered to two cards. Slight imperfections to the composite Proof but scarce.Starting bid : 175 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 3704 Salvador
1896: Locomotive 3 c., American Banknote Co. Die Proofs (6), with frame only Proofs (3) in blue, myrtle green and in red without the central vignette on India paper (36 x 42 mm.) and completed Proofs (3) with the Locomotive inserted in the vignette engraveded in green & vermilion, blue & claret and brown & orange on thick cards (approx 35 x 40 mm.). A delightful group: possibly for the unadopted Postal Stationery.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 420 CHF
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