$45.00
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Four margin example of fresh appearance with 9th May 1872 Lima CDS.$240.00
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Choice, unused vertical pair, very well centered and with excellent original gum. Expertisation mark and pencil notation to reverse. An undercatalogued stamp, no doubt due to the number of counterfeits in the market.$160.00
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Complete set of Steamship & Llama plate proofs in the issued colors (excludes 1c bister Coat of Arms). Engraved and printed by the National Banknote Company on thin, ungummed paper. No faults and never previously mounted. An attractive quartet.$150.00
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Complete set of Steamship & Llama plate proofs in the issued colors (excludes 1c bister Coat of Arms). Engraved and printed by the National Banknote Company on thin, ungummed paper. No faults and full four margins on all stamps. Hinge remnants. An attractive quartet.$40.00
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ABNC color trial proof, issued in orange and (in 1880) green. Unmounted on India paper.$55.00
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A common stamp with an uncommon cancellation. CHOR. abbreviation for Chorrillos. Emsing type E1 cancel.$55.00
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20c and 1s LM Mint. 50c Mint. Pencil notations. Short perfs to the bottom of the 50c blue.
$490.00
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One of the key stamps of Peru. Minor gum disturbance and hinge remnant.$30.00
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Fresh with good gum. Hinge remnant.
$590.00
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Three ABNC die proofs from the 1918 series of stamps, comprising: I) 2c Green on India paper mounted to cream stock card, further mounted with acetate protective cover II) 4c Lake sunken die proof on India paper mounted to card III) 12c Dull Violet on India paper mounted to card. A few light surface stains and paper abrasion to left and right guide marks where clamped in place.$440.00
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A very well centered example of this popular invert. Only 300 inverted examples printed (many off center). Small ink mark to bottom right perf tip.$50.00
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Hinge remnant but good gum. Slight toning to reverse.
$240.00
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ABNC Tacma and Arica postal tax proof in the issued colour, die sunk onto cream stock card. Train thematic.
$240.00
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ABNC die proof in the issued color, sunk on to cream stock card with no previous mounting.
$165.00
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Complete sheet of the 10c postage due of 1932, overprinted Cancelled in order to demonetise the stamp. Easily confused with the earlier issues; this is the Harrison's photo printing. Slight separation with a few perfs but overall intact.$340.00
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Original pre-production artist's drawing of the Monument of 2nd May Postal Tax stamp. Hand painted on cream stock card. Ex Waterlow archives. Paper adhesion to reverse. Unique.$50.00
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An undercatalogued set with only 6,000 printed. Small print marks on the 50c and 2s values. Fresh.$175.00
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City of Ica 300th Anniversary set of seven blocks of four. Waterlow file copies on ungummed paper as printed, with punch hole.
$95.00
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Complete set, excluding C13 airmail low value. Mostly VLM mint. The 2s value is MNH. The 10s top value looks MNH but has the feintest trace of a hinge under light. The 4s and 1s have hinge remnants. Onwers initials to reverse.$60.00
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10,000 copies printed. Pencil notation to reverse.
$240.00
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ABNC die proof in the issued color, printed to raise funds for the unemployed. On India paper mounted to cream stock card.
$190.00
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Progressive sunken die proof, produced prior to adding the value and text. The word 'AERO' can be faintly made out at top right. Printed on cream, wavy edged thick paper. Staining as per image.
$725.00
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A colourful 'world tour' cover with stamps and franking from Europe, North, Central and South America. Departed Bergau, Germany on July 7th 1909, destined for Paris. Then to London on the 16th July and onwards to Mexico on the 20th. On September 19th the letter went to New York and south to San Miguel, El Salvador on October 4th before arriving in Pernambuco on October 20th, finally arriving back at Burgau via Buernos Aires on January 11th 1910. Destination signatures (presumably by postmasters?) to the reverse. Vertical crease. A remarkable and highly attractive cover.
$125.00
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One of the two major flaws in the sheet. Position 68, showing either a retouch or damage around the EG of FUEGO. Unmounted block of four showing the flaw on the upper-left stamp.
$690.00
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This stamp pre-dates the previous earliest known usages of April 1891. Brian Moorhouse's opinion was that this may be a test usage (although the stamp appears to have been affixed to an envelope at some point...). A unique item and an important addition to a serious TDF collection. Thin, hinge remnant and paper adhesion to reverse. Supplied with original Stanley Gibbons' stock card from the 1980's and 2016 Moorhouse certificate.
$140.00
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A very fresh example with large part original gum. Four margins, three wide with the fourth tight at base but clear of the frame line. Pencil notation to reverse. Estudio 20 certificate.
$490.00
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Reconstruction of the twelve transfer types, laid out as printed with surrounding images illustrating how to identify each type. All stamps are four margins, most are generous (apart from Type 12, which is close). An attractive and useful assembly. 2019 Hernandez Rocha certificate.$75.00
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Marginal block of four on gummed India paper.$65.00
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Boxed Franco overprint. A difficult stamp with gum. Fresh and well-centered. Small paper inclusion to lower perfs. Hinge remnant.$45.00
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An undercatalogued stamp with only 5,000 printed. Fresh and fairly well-centered with good gum. Hinge remnant.$85.00
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One of five values (7c, 10c, 20c, 25c, 1p) overprinted without authorisation by postal workers. The stamps were not generally released but saw postal use (see note after Michel 49, Officials section). See also note in Scott after O60.$65.00
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One of five values (7c, 10c, 20c, 25c, 1p) overprinted without authorisation by postal workers. The stamps were not generally released but saw postal use (see note after Michel 49, Officials section). See also note in Scott after O60.$35.00
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1897 printing, horizontally imperforate. Pencil notation to reverse.$45.00
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The 1897 3p lilac and carmine from the second series Waterlow imperf. MNG as printed with light hinge mark. Tone spots to the top of the frame.$65.00
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Printed around 1900 in Buenos Aires but never issued. Attractive. Unadopted essay, plate proof on card. Previously hinged.$130.00
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Waterlow specimen sheetlet, possibly produced as a printer's sample. Reversed numerical reference at top of sheet. Punched, MNG as printed.
$45.00
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Attractive, full four margin Waterlow 'black print' plate proof. MNG as printed with no previous hinging.
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$130.00
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Waterlow specimen sheetlet, possibly produced as a printer's sample. Reversed numerical reference at top of sheet. Punched, MNG as printed.
$450.00
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The complete set from the Waterlow Archives in large multiples. Each block is headed File Copy in the upper margin, together with the Waterlow reference number, print date and numbers printed (not shown on the 1c). A total of 260 stamps, all with security punch. Some separation in places but overall intact. Evidence of staining and most gum removed, the result of water damage following the bombing of Waterlow's premises in London during WWII. A unique assembly.$145.00
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A full set of the Artigas / Commercial Progress allegory issue. Ex Waterlow archive file copies in blocks of four with security punch. No gum with residual water staining; a result of the flooding of the London archive, held in the basement of the printer's premises, during the German bombing of London in WWII.$145.00
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A full set of the Artigas / Commercial Progress allegory issue. Ex Waterlow archive file copies in blocks of four with security punch. No gum with residual water staining; a result of the flooding of the London archive, held in the basement of the printer's premises, during the German bombing of London in WWII.$790.00
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Only 500 sets issued as a presentation set to the authorities. See note after Scott 284 (catalogued at $1500). Marginal set with partial printer's imprint (Munoz Y Cia. de Montevideo) on the 5c value. Adhesive tape attached to the reverse of the 12c value.
$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.$50.00
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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. Hinge remnants.
$140.00
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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. Hinge remnants.
$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.$250.00
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The File Copy sheet from the Waterlow Archive for the 15m General Lavalleja issue of 1933. File Copy hand written in the upper margin, together with Waterlow reference number, print date and numbers printed. All stamps with security punch. Small corner of selvedge removed.$50.00
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'Imprenta Nacional' issue. Only 5,000 of the top value printed. Very fresh.
