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Latin America: Bolivia
1732 1733
1732 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 50c or -
ange and black, dou ble over print, both in verted (C16
var.), full, clean o.g., a won der ful ex am ple of this strik ing
va ri ety, beau ti fully cen tered, Very Fine, rare, with only 25
examples produced; several handstamp guarantees.
Sanabria 26d. Estimate $500 - 750
1733 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 50c or -
ange and black, sil ver trial color (?) over print (C17 var.),
ap pears to be o.g., never hinged, a su perb, PO fresh ex am -
ple of this ma jor Bolivia Zep pe lin Post rar ity, Very Fine, a
cor ner stone ex hi bi tion item, Gerhardt Wolff notes "only a
few ex am ples ex ist"; 1972 APS photo cer tif i cate. Sanabria
32. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
1737 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 1b over -
print proof in gold (C18), ver ti cal pair, pris tine mint, Very
Fine, scarce ex hi bi tion piece. Sanabria 27.
Estimate $100 - 150
1738 1739
1734 1735
1734 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 50c or -
ange and black, sil ver trial color (?) over print (C17 var.),
full o.g., a mag nif i cent ex am ple of this still dis puted rar ity, of
which only a small hand ful of cop ies ex ist, of fer ing beau ti ful
color and cen ter ing along with fresh, Very Fine and choice,
a ma jor ex hi bi tion piece; 1978 P.F. cer tif i cate and sev eral
handstamp guar an tees. Sanabria 32; $2,500.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
1735 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 50c or -
ange and black, red over print (C17), full clean o.g., a
splen did ex am ple of this ma jor Zep pe lin Post rar ity, won -
der fully fresh and nicely cen tered, nearly Very Fine, a
beauty! only 50 ex am ples were pro duced; signed A. Diena
and Beltran with ac com pa ny ing 1973 APS photo cer tif i cate.
Sanabria 31. Scott $1,000. Estimate $500 - 750
1738 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 1b red
brown and black, in verted over print (C18 var.), full,
clean o.g., a lovely fresh mint ex am ple of this ex ceed ingly
rare stamp, nearly Very Fine, a show piece, only 25 cop ies
were pro duced; signed Beltran. Sanabria 27a.
Estimate $500 - 750
1739 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 1b red
brown and black, in verted over print (C18 var.), full clean
o.g., pris tine mint with a par tic u larly bold over print strike,
Very Fine, an in cred i bly rare and strik ing va ri ety, only 25 ex -
am ples printed. Sanabria 27a. Estimate $500 - 750
1736 Air mail, 1930, First Zep pe lin Is sue, 50c or -
ange and black, red over print (C17), full o.g., a lovely and
exceptionally fresh example of this major Bolivian Zeppelin
Post rar ity, F.-V.F., a show piece, only 50 ex am ples were
pro duced and is sued; signed Elliott. Sanabria 31. Scott
$1,000. Estimate $500 - 750
1740 Air mail, 1930, Zep pe lin Is sue with bronze ink
over prints com plete (C19-C23), o.g., gen er ally LH or
VLH, a su perb, se lect qual ity set, Very Fine, very scarce
and sel dom of fered; 1976 Friedl Com mit tee photo cer tif i -
cate for the set, along with nu mer ous hand stamp guar an -
tees. Sanabria 33-37. Scott $1,120. Estimate $600 - 800
236 Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions LLC info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 633 - Dec. 13, 2012