Auction # 2347 ARGENTINA: "Budget" auction with very good material, including rarities, with very low starts!

"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...

Cover with postmark of CÁMARA Antarctic base of 4/JA/1997, VF

GJ.5, DOS Ps blue, position 48 on Kneitschel´s reconstruction, used, very nice

GJ.17, 1P. dark blue, worn impression, variety: Spot on the background, beside "CO" of FRANCO, used, small thin on back, nice front

GJ.22, 2P. light blue, worn impression, with "PESO8" variety, unused, without gum, thins on front, very nice front

GJ.6, 2c. ocher-yellow, type 7, used, VF

GJ.1, 5c. red, small figure, with varieties: small horiz line across the "5" and period between the "E" and "N" of "CENTAV.", crease, good appearance

GJ.4, 5c. red, large figures, with double ellipse Correos Nac. ROSARIO with FRANCA, small thin on back, nice front, signed by Solari

GJ.8, 10c. green, with accent over the U, original gum (+50%), excellent quality

GJ.10, 5c. rose, without accent, pair with small ellipse cancel of SALTA (+50%), very nice

GJ.10b, 5c. rose, without accent, pair, one with variety: spot above the "L", with semi-circle CORDOBA cancel with FRANCA, VF quality

GJ.12, 5c. without accent over the U, semi-worn plate, original gum, 4 wide margins, VF quality