Auction # 2341 ARGENTINA: Special November auction

"Joyas Filatélicas de la República Argentina 1862-1867", 337 pages, fantastic book recently published, author Pablo Reim, editor Guillermo Jalil. Excellent work with illustrations in full color of the great pieces and letters of the "Escuditos" and "Rivadavias" issues. It also includes other very interesting chapters: Pre-stamp mail postal marks, cancels applied on classic issues, and a short but attractive introduction to Argentine...

GJ.17, 1P. blue, on fragment with mute dotted oval cancel in blue, UNIDENTIFIED, very few known, very rare, excellent quality!

GJ.22, 2P. blue, 2 examples with very ample margins, franking a folded cover sent from Buenos Aires to Corrientes on 17/JUL/1863, with instructions "Con un paquete de periódicos" and "Por (steamer) Paraguari", excellent quality!

GJ.7, dark blue, tied on fragment by datestamp of Corrientes with Maltese cross for 4/JUN/1873, there is also another datestamp over the stamp, barely visible due to the dark color of the paper (possible double usage!), very fine quality!

GJ.18, type 1, of 1879 with signature of Fava, very fine quality, rare!

GJ.18, type 4, of 1879 with signature of Miranda, very fine quality, rare!

STAMP FORGERIES: Album page with attractive group of one block of 4, one pair and 2 singles, all forgeries, interesting!

GJ.1, on fragment with horseshoe CÓRDOBA-FRANCA cancel, VF quality, signed by Alberto Solari

GJ.1EN, 5c. small figures, block of 16 WITH GUTTER, MNH, excellent quality, catalog value US$260 + 50% (MNH) = US$390, low start!

GJ.2BIF, 10c. green, diagonal bisect used as 5c. on fragment, with "FRANCA" cancel of Gualeguaychú, very rare with this mark, signed by Alberto Solari

GJ.3a, 15c. blue, small figures, double strip with the 9 types, the bottom strip MNH (+50%), excellent quality, catalog value US$450. Signed by Victor Kneitschel on back

GJ.3, with VARIETY: "Left frame broken at the level of the arm", interesting!