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Bolivia Stamps and Postal History continued...

INBOUND MAIL TO BOLIVIA continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
2061 c 9 9, 1849 1Fr Dark carmine on yellowish, impressive block of eight (4x2), tied to 1852 entire folded letter to Cobija, Bolivia, margins are clear to mostly cut along frames and two light file folds affect all eight stamps though not apparent f#9, 1849 1Fr Dark carmine on yellowish, impressive block of eight (4x2), tied to 1852 entire folded letter to Cobija, Bolivia, margins are clear to mostly cut along frames and two light file folds affect all eight stamps though not apparent from the front, block is tied by black lozenge roller cancels, one stamp at left has been cut from the cover, carried by British packet with London "Paid" c.d.s., routed through Panama, fine appearance; the removal of the stamp, which was undoubtedly a 40c Orange, is indeed unfortunate as this is an extremely rare quadruple rate paying four times the 2Fr10c transoceanic rate, not only is it rare because of its destination and multiple rate but it has a very valuable franking as this block is valued in Scott at $23,000.00 for just two blocks of four off cover; immensely rare and probably no other example of the quadruple rate exists. (Image) Est. $3,000-4,000

SOLD for $11,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2062 c 1855-75 France inbound to Bolivia postal history collection, assemblage of sixteen covers mounted and written up on pages showing an interesting range of usages to Bolivia, eleven covers are franked with various issues of stamps from the imperfor1855-75 France inbound to Bolivia postal history collection, assemblage of sixteen covers mounted and written up on pages showing an interesting range of usages to Bolivia, eleven covers are franked with various issues of stamps from the imperforate Napoleons to the 1870's perforated Ceres issues, most of the earlier covers with imperforate and perforated Napoleon issues were sent via British packet by way of Panama, includes two covers prior to 1862 when the British post office in Cojiba was opened, but most of the later went through that post office and includes a July 1862 quadruple rate cover with two horizontal strips of three of the 80c Rose on pinkish (#20) with clear "Cobija/C/JY 10 62" c.d.s. being a very early marking of this British Agency post office in Bolivia, other attractive and colorful frankings paying single and double rates with various frankings, also five stampless covers, one an 1856 folded paid letter by British packet to Corocoro with "Lamar" straight line handstamp on arrival in Bolivia, plus four others carried or placed in the mails by forwarders including an 1874 cover to Sucre with fancy ornate "Cancelado" oval of Lamar and "Dorado Hermanos/Antofagasta" oval forwarding agent's handstamp, the collection is neat with mostly entire folded letters, condition of the stamps is varied but most are fine-very fine and an attractive collection of inbound mail. (imagea) (imageb) (Image) Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $5,000.00
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2063 c 11, 21, 23 11, 21, 23, 1872 18kr Bister Small Shield pair and single in mixed franking along with Large Shield 1kr Yellow green (2x) and 3kr Rose, all tied to 1873 folded cover to La Paz, Bolivia by Frankfurt a. M.16 8 73 c.d.s., carried by British packe#11, 21, 23, 1872 18kr Bister Small Shield pair and single in mixed franking along with Large Shield 1kr Yellow green (2x) and 3kr Rose, all tied to 1873 folded cover to La Paz, Bolivia by Frankfurt a. M./16 8 73" c.d.s., carried by British packet with London transit and red crayon ms. "1/5" rate marking, Tacna, Peru transit on the reverse, small corner fault to the 18kr single and and the 1kr separated poorly prior to affixing removing a piece from the top margin of the right stamp, a portion of which is on the bottom of the left stamp, some soiling along a horizontal file fold, still a fine and rare cover; the postage on this cover paid a very hefty 59kr; an extremely rare destination for a Shield cover with no more than two or three examples known going to Bolivia; 1972 Walter Engel certificate. (Image) Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction
2064 c 48 1865 1- Green, plate 4, two vertical strips of three being rather strongly centered into bottom and one strip having a wing margin at right, an impressive franking paying triple the 2- rate by British packet to Bolivia, all tied by numeral 481865 1/- Green, plate 4, two vertical strips of three being rather strongly centered into bottom and one strip having a wing margin at right, an impressive franking paying triple the 2/- rate by British packet to Bolivia, all tied by numeral "48" oval grids of London to 1867 entire folded letter that at one time probably included an enclosure, London c.d.s. on the reverse of January 1867, British post office transit of Panama on February 12th and receiving a clear strike of "Cobija/C/MR 10 67" blue c.d.s. of British Agency post office in Bolivia, fine and high value franking paying this rare triple rate letter. (Image) Est. $500-750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2065 c 1861-70 Great Britain inbound correspondence to Bolivia, collection of eight entire folded letters showing various usages and rates from Great Britain to Bolivia, mostly a correspondence to J.M Artola & Co. at Cobija, starts as early as an 1861 cover with right wing margin horizontal pair of the 1856 1/- Green (#28) paying the 2/- rate, includes covers from about this period sent due including one with 1p Red for internal Great Britain postage and another without stamps, both marked 4/- in manuscript, other covers have later 1865 1/- Green franking of plate 4 (#48) including single rates and a double rate with a strip of four of the 1/- Green, concluding with two 1870 covers showing the rate change to 1/6 with 1/- Green and 6p Red violet frankings (#51, 54), all routed through Panama, usually receiving one of the various typed of British post office transits there and then with "Cobija/C" c.d.s. of the British post office in Bolivia except for the 1861 cover as the British Agency wasn't established in Cobija until 1862, fine-very fine; Bolivia was a scarcer destination for even Great Britain as the Cobija British Agency was one of the least used British post offices; nice postal history lot of these scarce covers. Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
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2066 c 1776-1873 Peru inbound postal history collection to Bolivia, neatly mounted on pages and in a deluxe custom album with a total of seventeen covers starting as early as 1776 in the colonial period with a lovely entire folded letter to Oruro with early "Lima" straight line handstamp, seven others of the stampless period including a couple with Bolivian transits of Oruro and Lamar, the rest are stamped covers, most with imperforates with four single letter rate covers with various 1d frankings, also a double rate and two triple rated covers including a nice strip of three of the 1d Green (#14), also two covers with the perforated 1865 issue, one with a strip of three, two pairs and a single of the 5c Green (#16) paving the double rate to Bolivia, all are very clean and attractive and virtually all are entire folded letters, very fine; a lovely postal history collection from Bolivia's neighbor. Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction
GARCIA ESSAYS
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
2067 Ebl 1863 12r-2r Black Garcia essays, complete sheet of 110, an amazingly well preserved sheet in a deep shade of black that is strongly bronzed, the setting was laid out so that all three values are in the sheet, the top three horizontal rows are 11863 1/2r-2r Black Garcia essays, complete sheet of 110, an amazingly well preserved sheet in a deep shade of black that is strongly bronzed, the setting was laid out so that all three values are in the sheet, the top three horizontal rows are 1/2r, the next five are 1r and the final three rows are 2r, position 100 of the sheet is inverted in the black sheet making tete-beche pairs vertically or horizontally possible, this sheet is unusually choice with large selvage all around, folded along each side but margins are still well clear all around, without gum as issued, very fine and choice; at the petition of the government a contract for producing the first postage stamps was awarded to Justiniano Garcia in March of 1863, this contract was rescinded in April of that same year after stamps had been printed, however they remained unissued and none were placed in use; the black is rare in full sheets and especially so in this select quality; Scott values each impression at $75.00 or $8,250.00 for singles. (Image) Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2068 Ebl 1863 12r-2r Black Garcia essays, complete sheet of 110, another example of this rare sheet in a light shade of grey black that is not as strongly bronzed, without gum as issued, this sheet is in the more typical condition with horizontal and ver1863 1/2r-2r Black Garcia essays, complete sheet of 110, another example of this rare sheet in a light shade of grey black that is not as strongly bronzed, without gum as issued, this sheet is in the more typical condition with horizontal and vertical folds, mostly between the rows but affecting some impressions on one vertical and one horizontal row, large selvage with folds around leaving clear margins, fine-very fine and rare; Scott values each impression at $75.00 or $8,250.00 for singles. (Image) Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
2069 Ebl 1863 12r-2r Blue Garcia essays, complete sheet of 110, an extremely rare full sheet in blue, these essays were produced in two colors, the black being considerably more common, and because position 100 is in the correct upright position it is be1863 1/2r-2r Blue Garcia essays, complete sheet of 110, an extremely rare full sheet in blue, these essays were produced in two colors, the black being considerably more common, and because position 100 is in the correct upright position it is believed the blue was printed later after the correction was made, this full sheet of 110 positions has had the selvage removed to the frames all around and mounted on a card, the card has cracked or chipped away near the corners affecting the top right stamp and causing a tear in the bottom right vertical pair, otherwise fine; actually condition is of little consideration as this is the only sheet that is currently known; at one point there were two sheets recorded in blue, but the other sheet has been lost with its whereabouts unknown and many believe it may have been broke up; extremely rare and a necessary showpiece for an award-winning collection of Bolivia; Scott values the blue at twice the value of the black or $150.00 per impression and a total of $16,500.00 for singles in the sheet. (Image) Est. $4,000-5,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2070 Ebl 1863 1/2r-2r Black Garcia essay speciallized study written up on pages, over 45 essays in both black and blue with a very large portion of those being the scarcer blue including a lovely vertical block of 22 being the two left vertical rows of the sheet showing all three values, in addition there are 47 blue essays with bogus "Franco" in oval cancels including a block of 30 (5x6) of the 1r and 2r values, also a couple of bogus covers, the collection is rounded out with a group of color trials of various colors including red, beige, blue green and others, includes a sheet reconstruction lacking only four positions in blue green, finally some revenue surcharges on Garcia type designs and some forgeries, fine-very fine throughout; Justiniano Garcia was awarded a contract in March of 1863 for producing stamps for the government, he acquired the contract by bidding in auction for the income of the postal service for one year for which he had to supply the stamps and pay a minimum fee of 17,000 pesos, he was the only bidder to offer the minimum, he was awarded a contract for two years at Mr. Garcia's request but in April, a little over a month after the contract was granted it was rescinded, the stamps had been printed, however they remained unissued and none were placed in use; a lovely and scarce collection of these early issues for Bolivia. Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
RIESTER ESSAY COLLECTION
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
2071 E 1864-65 Riester essay collection consisting of 25 die impressions, the Bolivian Consul in France consulted with Martin Riester in La Havre to produce some proposed designs for stamps of Bolivia, two designs were made, one with mountains on the ri1864-65 Riester essay collection consisting of 25 die impressions, the Bolivian Consul in France consulted with Martin Riester in La Havre to produce some proposed designs for stamps of Bolivia, two designs were made, one with mountains on the right in the center illustration and the other with mountains on the left, the latter being considerably scarcer with only three examples in this study, the featured item is a composite proof of the two designs in black signed by Riester which may be unique thus, all are die impressions including five larger size cards with the mountains on the right design, two show a portion of the frame of the other design just as the engraving of that design started, one large size proof shows the scarce design from the right of the composite proof and a stamp size proof on card of that design as well, the rest are the mountains on the right designs of various sizes on different colored papers or in various colors, while very attractive and well done these designs were never adopted, very fine and a lovely study of these essays. (Image) Est. $500-750

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1867 CONDOR ISSUE STAMPS
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
2072 ngbl 1867 5c Dark yellow green, original plate, second state, unused reconstructed irregular block of twelve consisting of a block of eight, positions 2-514-17, and a block of four, positions 27-2839-40, the cut and the paper structure establish tha1867 5c Dark yellow green, original plate, second state, unused reconstructed irregular block of twelve consisting of a block of eight, positions 2-5/14-17, and a block of four, positions 27-28/39-40, the cut and the paper structure establish that these blocks came from the same sheet, strong bright color on fresh paper, detailed impression being slightly under inked at the bottom of the two bottom stamps, large to extra-large margins on both blocks, very fine and exceedingly choice; unused examples of the early impressions seldom come with original gum and are extremely rare, especially in a desirable multiple such as this. (Image) Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,500.00
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2073 Obl 1867 5c Deep yellow green, original plate, second state, attractive block of sixteen, positions 9-1245-48, pen canceled for fiscal use with a single horizontal pen line through each row, amazingly deep color and exceptionally strong and very det1867 5c Deep yellow green, original plate, second state, attractive block of sixteen, positions 9-12/45-48, pen canceled for fiscal use with a single horizontal pen line through each row, amazingly deep color and exceptionally strong and very detailed impression of this early printing, extra-large even margins all around, small internal tear in position 24 that is not very apparent from the front but mended on the reverse with small piece of tape that has slightly toned the paper, otherwise very fine and an impressive multiple in this early state. (Image) Est. $500-750

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2074 Obl 1867 5c Yellow green, original plate, second state, block of sixteen, positions 9-1246-48, pen canceled for fiscal use with a single horizontal pen line through each row, strong bright yellow green, a typical and very attractive shade produced d1867 5c Yellow green, original plate, second state, block of sixteen, positions 9-12/46-48, pen canceled for fiscal use with a single horizontal pen line through each row, strong bright yellow green, a typical and very attractive shade produced during the second state of the original plate, unobtrusive flaws typical of such a large multiple including small edge thin by position 9 and faint horizontal crease in the third row, very fine appearance and rare. (Image) Est. $400-500

SOLD for $1,100.00
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2075 pbl 1867 5c Pale yellow green, original plate, second state, block of twenty, positions 1-537-41, pen canceled for fiscal use with unobtrusive stroke on each stamp plus two strikes of small boxed Cancelado handstamp in the block of positions 16-11867 5c Pale yellow green, original plate, second state, block of twenty, positions 1-5/37-41, pen canceled for fiscal use with unobtrusive stroke on each stamp plus two strikes of small boxed "Cance/lado" handstamp in the block of positions 16-17/28-29, the pale yellow green shade was produced after the previous yellow green while still in the second state of the original plate, margins are large to immense nearly all around showing small portions of the adjacent stamps at right, just touching at top right, small tone spot at right, very fine and an impressive block of this early printing in the yellow green shade. (Image) Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
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2076 Obl 1867 5c Deep yellow green, original plate, second state, a rare partial plate construction consisting of two large and attractive pen cancelled blocks of sixteen, positions 1-437-39 and 9-1245-48, these two blocks are the top four rows at each1867 5c Deep yellow green, original plate, second state, a rare partial plate construction consisting of two large and attractive pen cancelled blocks of sixteen, positions 1-4/37-39 and 9-12/45-48, these two blocks are the top four rows at each end of the plate, three other singles are found in between, positions 30, 42 and 44, position 42 has a straight line handstamp, the other two are pen cancelled, all stamps are in the same deep yellow green color of this early state of the plate with strong deep impressions, there is an interesting under inking phenomenon in the right vertical row of the second block, the first block is quite choice with only a bit of minor toning, the second block has edge tears in the top middle pair that have been tape mended, otherwise very fine; both the blocks and the reconstruction are exceptionally rare. (Image) Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
2077 ng 1867 5c Green, original plate, third state, a very rare plate reconstruction consisting of two impressive unused blocks, the first is believed to be the largest recorded unused block of 35 making the first seven vertical rows of the sheet, po1867 5c Green, original plate, third state, a very rare plate reconstruction consisting of two impressive unused blocks, the first is believed to be the largest recorded unused block of 35 making the first seven vertical rows of the sheet, positions 1-7/49-55, this state of the plate had been enlarged to 65 by adding five positions at bottom on the right side, so the second block is a block of 30 (5x6) showing this additional row of five at bottom, positions 8-12/68-72 (positions #61-67 not yet added to the plate), both blocks are fresh with clear to large margins all around and each is in the same deep green shade; exceptionally rare for both the size of the multiples and as a reconstruction of this state of the plate which was not long used before it was changed again. (Image) Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2078 ng 1867 5c Green, original plate, fourth state, unused block of 30, positions 8-1268-72, attractive deep green color on fresh paper, well clear to large margins all around, tiny margin nick in position 12 and natural paper inclusion in position 36,1867 5c Green, original plate, fourth state, unused block of 30, positions 8-12/68-72, attractive deep green color on fresh paper, well clear to large margins all around, tiny margin nick in position 12 and natural paper inclusion in position 36, an exceptionally attractive and very fine block; a very rare multiple being the largest unused block recorded of state four of the original plate and an important showpiece for a specialized Condor collection. (Image) Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
2079 og/nhbl 1867 5c Green Condor full sheet study consisting of fifteen complete unused or mint sheets of 72 plus one reconstruction formed of four fiscal canceled blocks of the original plate, fourth state when it was composed of only 67 positions, beautifully displayed on large double page exhibition pages, the full sheets start with four unused sheets of the original plate, fifth state in various shades and strength of the impression, then sheets of the first and second re-engravings, two of the later, one being on the earlier thicker paper and the other on the scarce thin paper, five sheets of the third engraving which shows first impressions to later worn impressions, and the collection concludes with three of the final fourth re-engraving that include the early impression plus first and second retouches, the exhibition pages are written up in detail identifying the changes of the plate at each stage, except for the used reconstruction and the four unused fifth state sheets, all of the sheets thereafter have original gum and many have a large portion of the stamps never hinged usually being hinged in the corners, some edge faults are present as would be expected affecting some edge and corner stamps as these sheets seldom had sheet selvage of any size larger than a normal stamp margin, overall fine-very fine and quite select; an important sheet collection of the Five Cent Green Condor issue that would be extraordinarily difficult to duplicate. Est. $5,000-7,500

SOLD for $6,250.00
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2080 Rbl 1867 5c Green reprint, block of four, positions 23-2435-36, without gum as issued on yellowish tone paper of the reprints, well clear to large margins, very fine this 5c reprint in green is in a category of its own, all the other reprints were1867 5c Green reprint, block of four, positions 23-24/35-36, without gum as issued on yellowish tone paper of the reprints, well clear to large margins, very fine; this 5c reprint in green is in a category of its own, all the other reprints were printed to satisfy collector demand but that is not the case with this particular value in green being far scarcer than the others and quite rare in a block. (Image) Est. $200-300

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

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