Third Session - Harmers Auctions

Latin America
1723
PARAGUAY, 1881 cover from Asunción to Paraguari, beau -
ti ful il lus trated en ve lope ALMACÉN POR MAYOR DE ÁNGEL
CROSA. ASUNCIÓN franked with 5 cts. or ange brown (1879 is -
sue) tied by ASUNCION cds along side Paraguari ar rival in blue.
Rare and spec tac u lar cover, ex hi bi tion piece. Sc.12 (Photo).
Est. 1 200 - 1 500 CHF.
1,200 CHF
1724
PARAGUAY - Ar gen tina, 1892 (May 19) reg is tered cover ad -
dressed to Latour in Bue nos Ayres, franked by 1892 re-is sue
of 1878 sur charged in black "5" on 1r. rose and block of four sur -
charged in blue, along side "5" in black on 2r. bright blue all tied
by Asuncion cds's. Re verse with two "Certificados" ar riv als
(May 26), ver ti cal fil ing fold. A very rare cover. Cert. Moorhouse.
Scott 4,5,5F (Photo).
Est. 2 500 - 3 500 CHF.
2,500 CHF
1725
PERU - USA, 1886, cover to USA (slightly aged) at the dou ble
let ter rate of 22 cen ta vos, franked by scarce com bi na tion of
1884 is sue 10c slate, 1883 tri an gu lar over print. 1c or ange,
1883 tri an gle & UPU horse shoe 2c ver mil ion (3) and Aril 1884
"Correos sun burst / Lima" over print on 5c All tied by Lima cds.
On ar rival let ter for warded to St Louis. Back shows all rel e vant
tran sits and ar rival post marks. Scarce com bi na tion. Scott 26,
65, 88, 103 (Photo).
Est. 400 - 500 CHF.
400 CHF
1726
SALVADOR - France, 1876 cover to France, franked with 2r
green with CONTRA SELLO handstamp, pre pay ing the por tage
to Pan ama, tied by LA LIBERTAD/SALVADOR datestamp.
Front shows PANAMA/TRANSIT datestamp, T/1-70 Brit ish ac -
coun tancy mark ing, ANGL/AMB.CALAIS French en try
datestamp, plus "23" decime post age due handstamp. Re verse
bears red Lon don tran sit and Bor deaux ar rival. Scarce us age of
2r stamp to an over seas des ti na tion. Sc- 7.
Est. 400 - 500 CHF.
400 CHF
1727
URUGUAY, Air mail, 1946-49, 6c car mine rose, in verted
over print, well cen tered, Fine, ex tremely rare, one of only 2-3
known ex am ples of this er ror, listed but un priced in Scott. Scott
C121a (Photo).
Est. 450 - 550 CHF.
450 CHF
1728
URUGUAY, Air mail, 1967, 5c Bas ket ball, blue color com -
pletely omit ted, hor i zon tal strip of 3, o.g., never hinged, Very
Fine, a rare va ri ety, with nor mal stamps in cluded for com par i -
son. Scott C313 var. (Photo).
Est. 450 - 550 CHF.
450 CHF
1729
URUGUAY, c.1864 let ter to Mon te vi deo, franked with 6c car -
mine and 10c ocher Arms is sue, all tied by oval COLONIA
handstamp. A very rare frank ing on an ex cep tional cover, Sc.
18a, 22a (Photo).
Est. 1 500 - 2 000 CHF.
1,500 CHF
1730
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URUGUAY - Ar gen tina, 1864 cover, franked with thick nu -
meral 180c green Sun is sue, pre pay ing the dou ble weight let ter
rate to Ar gen tina. Tied by oval Mon te vi deo datestamp. Rare
frank ing. Sc. 17 (Photo).
Est. 800 - 1 200 CHF.
800 CHF
1731
URUGUAY - It aly, 1874 let ter, lo cally franked with per fo rated
10c Nu meral is sue, tied by di ag o nal bar "G" can cel. Let ter was
sent by Brit ish packet to Eng land, with red Lon don tran sit on re -
verse, then for warded to It aly, where 30c, 40c, and 1Lira post -
age due stamp (Sc J9, J10, J13) were ap plied and ar rival and
tied by STRADELLA datestamp. A Very Fine and col or ful cover,
Sc. 36 (Photo).
Est. 300 - 400 CHF.
300 CHF
1732
URUGUAY - France, 1876 (June 26) cover from Mon te vi deo
to Paris, with Uru guayan post age paid by 1868-72 10c.green
tied by dis patch cds, then be ing er ro ne ously underfranked with
50c. in stead of 1fr. for car riage to France by 1870-75 10c. brown
on rose and 40c. or ange, each tied by ANCHOR LOZENGE,
with the 40c de nom i na tion be ing also tied by
MONTEVIDEO/PAQ. Fr.J N 4 oc tag o nal datestamp, be ing car -
ried on the "Mendoza". As un der paid mail, the let ter was
charged on ar rival with 12 décimes. An ex cep tional un der paid
com bi na tion frank ing, Signed Díaz Paulos. Ciardi 36A; Maury
38, 58 (Photo).
Est. 1 200 - 1 500 CHF.
1,200 CHF
1733
URUGUAY - France, 1877 en tire let ter to Bor deaux, with
1877 5c green pair and 10c ver mil ion tied by Mon te vi deo cds.
Car ried on paquebot Niger with Fine strike of oc tag o nal
MONTEVIDEO/PAQ.FR. J No 1 in black (Salles 1077b/1), dou -
ble weight and taxed 12 decimes due on ar rival. scarce (Photo).
Est. 300 - 400 CHF.
300 CHF
1734
URUGUAY - Ger many, 1879 news pa per wrap per 1c car -
mine, sent to Ham burg, taxed 15pf on ar rival (in blue crayon)
along side French mar i time "MONTEVIDEO/PAQ.FR.J No3"
datestamp. On re verse ar rival Ham burg cds. rare and un usual.
H&G.E1 (Photo).
Est. 150 - 200 CHF.
150 CHF
1735
URUGUAY, 1880 Uru guay Phil a telic So ci ety sta tio nery
card, franked with 2x1c brown (1877 is sue) both tied by barred
oval along side MONTEVIDEO datestamp. At trac tive. Scott 39
(Photo).
Est. 100 - 150 CHF.
100 CHF
1736
URUGUAY - It aly, 1888 reg is tered cover (slightly aged)
franked with 7x5c blue (rouletted 8) all tied by barred "A"
handstamp, along side Mon te vi deo datestamp. Livorno ar rival
on re verse. Scarce mul ti ple frank ing. Scott 61 (Photo).
Est. 100 - 150 CHF.
100 CHF
1737 S
LATIN AMERICA, 1882-1903, Bradbury Wilkinson print ers
sam ples, small se lec tion, im per fo rate on thick wove pa per
per fo rated “Spec i men”, a se lec tion, com pris ing Ar gen tina 1882
12c. green, Bolivia 1894 50c. bistre-brown, Brazil Pernambuco
State 200r. brown, Chile 1881 2c. blue and Tele graph 20c. ol -
ive-green, Mex ico 1895 thin pa per perf. on two sides 1c. blue
with “Prueba” in printed de sign, 1899-1903 1c. to 5p. in col ors
dif fer ing from those of is sued, and El Sal va dor stamp es say 1p.
vi o let, 1903 2c. blue, 25c. red, Of fi cial 10c. ma roon, and Giro
Tax 2c. claret. 22 items, gen er ally Fine (Photo).
Est. 500 - 600 CHF.
500 CHF
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