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Latin America: Bolivia
1711 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 10c ver -
mil ion and black, over print in brown (C13), full, clean
o.g., near per fect cen ter ing, cou pled with out stand ing over -
all fresh ness, Ex tremely Fine and choice, a Gem, un ques -
tion ably one of the fin est known ex am ples of this the rar est
of the Bo liv ian Zep pe lin post is sues, with only 50 ex am ples
orig i nally pre pared; signed Sanabria. Sanabria 30. Scott
$2,500. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
1714 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 15c car -
mine and black, in verted over print (C14 var.), o.g., a se -
lect bot tom mar gin sin gle, fresh mint, Very Fine, scarce,
only 250 ex am ples printed. Sanabria 24a.
Estimate $150 - 200
1712 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 10c ver -
mil ion and black, over print in brown (C13), o.g., lightly
hinged, fresh and sound, a won der ful ex am ple of this elu -
sive and ex ceed ingly rare reg u larly is sued Zep pe lin post is -
sue, Fine and choice, only 50 ex am ples orig i nally pre pared;
signed Sanabria and others. Sanabria 30.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
1715 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 15c car -
mine and black, in verted over print (C14 var.), at right in
hor i zon tal pair with nor mal, o.g., very lightly hinged, pris tine
mint and beau ti fully cen tered, Ex tremely Fine, the fin est ex -
am ple of this ex ceed ingly rare and eye-ar rest ing va ri ety, a
show piece, only 5 ex am ples exist. Sanabria 24d.Estimate
$1,000 - 1,500
1716 1717
1716 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 15c car -
mine and black, dou ble over print (C14 var.), a splen did
top mar gin sin gle, which shows ad di tional, par tial over print
in selvedge, o.g., strik ing and scarce, Very Fine, only 275
ex am ples printed; signed Kessler and oth ers. Sanabria
24b. Estimate $150 - 200
1713 a Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 15c car -
mine and black (C14), half sheet of 25, o.g., never hinged;
couple stray, inconsequential tone specks, otherwise Very
Fine, scarce mul ti ple. Sanabria 24. Scott $500. Estimate
$200 - 300
1717 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 15c car -
mine and black, dou ble over print, one in verted (C14
var.), with full, clean o.g., an out stand ing ex am ple of this
ma jor rar ity, beau ti fully cen tered, Very Fine and choice, a
show piece! only 25 ex am ples ex tant; signed Kessler and
Sanabria. Sanabria 24c. Estimate $500 - 750
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