$75.00
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Unflown ‘first flight’ registered cover showing the small, registered ‘heron’ stamp. These are inscribed either‘Florida' or ‘Montevideo' - the Montevideo stamp on cover is the less common of the two. Tied by red 25th August 1925 cancel on Scott 300-302 and 303-304. Registered label and arrival stamps to reverse. Quality envelope. Cover in good condition with no tears or creases.$45.00
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Registered first flight cover with 45c blue green (Scott C9) with 5 extended to right error. Not listed in Scott, listed as A9c in Ciardi. Regular covers are relatively common so this adds an interesting point of differentiation.$65.00
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This series of stamps has been forged and should be bought with care. The genuine stamps are easily identifiable as they were printed on watermarked paper. The stamp displays a partial ‘ REPUBLICA O. DEL URUGUAY’ watermark.$165.00
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This series of stamps has been forged and should be bought with care. The genuine stamps are easily identifiable as they were printed on watermarked paper. The stamp displays a partial ‘ REPUBLICA O. DEL URUGUAY’ watermark.$75.00
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Only 5,000 printed. An undercatalogued stamp.$40.00
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Very undercatalogued with only 4,000 examples printed. Hinge remnant.$65.00
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Also includes the 8c and 20c imprint at left issues. The 35c and 68c are MNH.$95.00
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Only 5,500 copies of the 10p printed. The 10p is fresh and both are well centered. The 5p is MNH. These are genuine examples showing the vertical line in the stake, clear of the value tablet. Forgeries are common.$55.00
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Waterlow archive plate proof block with security punch holes$55.00
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Waterlow archive plate proof block with security punch holes.$290.00
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The Waterlow Master Plate Proof part sheet for the 3c Rodo Monument issue. Various notations and authorisation initials in the margin including: "Central vignette correct for 2,000,000 stamps of 3 cent value = 20,000 pulls", "Plate and colour OK". Note unusual and very decorative engine-turned frame in the lower margin. Both large and small security punch holes throughout. Faults, including a significant tear repaired by the printer before punching . Nonetheless, a unique document.$70.00
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Four margin pair from the right of the sheet. Distinctive plate flaw on the star above the eagle's head.
$85.00
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A fine, fresh copy with four good margins.$75.00
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Four margin, genuine stamp with a pretty but highly suspect star cancel. The stamp was a reduced rate value, used for posting newspapers.$125.00
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This stamp is from the third printing in October-November 1872. Only 2400 printed. Overprinted with HLB Co. company stamp (Henry Lord Boulton). Margins just touching.$290.00
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Crisp impression, 50 reales from the third printing with just 1800 printed. Three margins with the fourth just touching. Small repair, just below the right hand side ornament. Regummed. Scarce mint.$190.00
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A well centered example of clean, fresh appearance.$80.00
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From the fifth Escuelas series. Fine used with no evidence of prior hinging. Ex Moorhouse stock with original listing. An elusive stamp and undercatalogued.$40.00
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Julius Schlesinger expertise mark on reverse. The forgeries heavily out number the genuine examples of this issue, hence the low catalogue prices. There are at least five fraudulent overprints. Blunt tips to upper perfs.$145.00
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Very unusual ABNC specimen block of eight. The center stamp has been carefully removed and replaced with a glued note by the archivist, stating in manuscript "1 Stamp in Vault with plate". The only example of this practice I've seen.$60.00
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Large format ABNC plate proof. An attractive proof, mounted to card with paper adhesions to reverse.$65.00
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Inverted overprint variety, paired with regular stamp and tied with clear Caracas CDS.$90.00
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Small rust spot on the bottom right example.$75.00
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Umounted mint block of eight postal fiscal stamps with inverted RESELLADO overprint. ABNC marginal block with imprint to base. Pristine gum.$160.00
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Full set of eight ABNC plate proofs. Mounted to card with paper adhesions to reverse.$75.00
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This is a curious issue, always sold as a 1906 provisional issue but actually unofficially produced in 1915 by a Venezuelan tailor. The 10c value is printed on pink/red paper and signed N. Cardenas (the agent of the San Cristobal post office in 1906) “There are no stamps”. Couple of pinpoint paper disturbances.$190.00
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ABNC 50 Bolivares postal fiscal top value in the issued color, sunk on to cream stock card. Light pencil mark to reverse.$45.00
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Clear 'Winchester Security Paper' imprint visible through the printing. Immaculate gum and hard to find MNH.$500.00
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Unlisted in Scott but listed by Gibbons as SG 480a. Four expertisation marks to reverse, including Sanabria and Kessler. Very well centered. Pencil notation. A Venezuelan and Air Post rarity.$75.00
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This issue was overprinted to avoid speculation, when it was discovered that the Italian printer was selling additional copies on the side. Fresh appearance, Sanabria expertization mark to reverse.$325.00
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Only 3000 surcharged. There are numerous forgeries. No evidence of previous hinging. 2017 RPSL certificate.$150.00
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This issue was overprinted to avoid speculation, when it was discovered that the Italian printer was selling additional copies on the side. Only 5000 stamps overprinted. Fine used.$95.00
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This particular set has a couple of interesting varieties: the 75c shows an over-inking of the plate at the base of the stamp and the 3b value is misperfed. 20,000 sets printed. The 10b high value is MNH. All others are between LM Mint and VLM Mint, a few with small hinge remnants. Note that this set is missing the 15c grey-black value.$45.00
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35,000 sets issued.$150.00
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ABNC die proof in the issued color, on India paper mounted to cream stock card. Small tear in the paper to the right of the image.| /
$175.00
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ABNC die proof in the issued color, on India paper mounted to cream stock card.