JALIL Guillermo & GOTTIG José Luis: Specialized Catalogue of Postage Stamps and Postal History of Argentina (2018/2019 edition), 2 volumes, hardbound, 728 pages. Free downloadable updates will be available for later issues. It includes ALL the Argentina stamps issued up until late 2018, with errors, varieties in perforations, papers, watermarks, etc., with photographs of catalogued varieties, and explanations to help the readers identify...
Auction # 2433 ARGENTINA: San Martín (1917), including rarities!!
By: Guillermo Jalil - Philatino
Guillermo Jalil - Philatino Auction # 2433 ARGENTINA: San Martín (1917), including rarities!!
On this occasion we broke up a beautiful collection of the issue "San Martín of 1917 to 1923" including all the different printings: Honeycomb watermark, without watermark and with the letters of the manufacturers Serra Bond and Wheatley Bond, "mutiple suns", "fiscal sun" and "large sun" watermarks, and also several lots of the rare 5c. forgery stamp to defraud the postal authorities (we include a circular of the Post to the post offices warning them and informing that that 5c. stamp would be withdrawn from circulation), some used covers (very rare, very few are known!). Of all the different issues we also offer scarce stamps, very notable varieties and some rarities!
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Lot #2 - Argentina books
"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...
Lot #3 - Argentina general issues
GJ.423, etc., 1917 San Martín with honeycomb watermark, the set of 16 values with small "MUESTRA" overprint, VF!
Lot #4 - Argentina general issues
EXTREMELY RARE PIECE PRINTED ON GUM: GJ.424, 1917 1c. San Martín, large block printed on a pre-printing foldover, for that reason the top stamps are PRINTED ON GUM (at least 3 completely and other 4 partially). The sheet, apart from the foldover, had a number of folds, and when unfolded there are a number of blank labels, and the stamps on gum (total or partial) are on back. Extremely rare variety, ONLY ONES KNOWN, excellent quality!
Lot #5 - Argentina general issues
GJ.425 + other values, multiple die proof with the issued values of 2c. and 4c. + unadopted values of 24c. and 30c. (the unadopted had larger size), printed in carminish red on paper glazed on both sides, very fine quality, very rare!
Lot #6 - Argentina general issues
GJ.428, 1917 5c. San Martín, block of 15, the central stamps with IMMENSE PAPER FOLD, splendid!
Lot #7 - Argentina general issues
GJ.428 + other values, multiple die proof with the issued value of 5c. + unadopted values of 12c., 50c. and 60c. (the unadopted had larger size, the 60c. was not issued), printed in carminish red on paper glazed on both sides, very fine quality, very rare!
Lot #8 - Argentina general issues
GJ.428, 1917 5c. San Martín, PROOF PRINTED IN NEGATIVE, in black, on card stock glazed on both sides, COMPLETE SHEET OF 25, excellent, rare!
Lot #9 - Argentina general issues
GJ.428, 1917 5c. San Martín, PROOF printed in negative in black, on yellowish paper, COMPLETE SHEET OF 20, excellent quality, very rare!
Lot #10 - Argentina general issues
GJ.428, 1917 5c. San Martín, proof printed in red printed on card stock glazed on both sides, mini-sheet of 8, the 4 on the left with thicker background lines than those on the right, tiny defect of little importance, very rare!
Lot #11 - Argentina general issues
GJ.430a, 1917 ½c. San Martín, perforation 13½, corner block of 6, the left stamps with COMPLETE DOUBLE IMPRESSION, MNH (+50%), excellent and rare!
Lot #12 - Argentina general issues
GJ.423b, 1917 2c. San Martín, block of 4 with DOUBLE IMPRESSION, one light and inverted (very notable in the sheet margin), MNH (+50%), very fine quality!
Lot #13 - Argentina general issues
GJ.426. 1917 10c. San Martín, vertical honeycomb watermark, perforation 13½, large block of 12 stamps, MNH, with VARIETIES: "lined background broken, at right of San Martin", "deformed eye", and also ALL with offset impression on back, MNH (+50%), excellent quality!
Lot #14 - Argentina general issues
RARE STAMP: GJ.437, 1917 12c. San Martín with VERTICAL honeycomb watermark, fantastic example with sheet margin, very fresh, well centered, beautiful!
Lot #15 - Argentina general issues
VERY RARE POSTAGE: GJ.437, 1917 12c. San Martín with VERTICAL honeycomb watermark + other values of the issue (total 18c.), franking a cover sent from Buenos Aires to Switzerland on 4/JUL/1918. The 12c. with this vertical watermark is known only on two covers, and this one is by far the most attractive, great rarity!! With certificate of Rodolfo Kneitschel.
Lot #16 - Argentina general issues
GJ.444a, 1917 2c. San Martín with horizontal watermark, block of 4 with DOUBLE IMPRESSION, one light and inverted, very fine quality!
Lot #17 - Argentina general issues
RARE POSTAGE: GJ.447, 1917 12c. San Martín, pair franking a registered cover with "samples without value" sent from Buenos Aires to Germany. The corresponding postage for a letter of between 151 and 200 grams was 6c.(for a letter of up to 100 grams) + 2x 3c. (2 additional rates) + 12c. registration fee, total 24c. Very fine quality, rare!
Lot #18 - Argentina general issues
GJ.448a, 1917 20c. San Martín, block of 4 printed on THICK PAPER, 3 MNH stamps (50%), VF!
Lot #19 - Argentina general issues
GJ.448, 1917 20c. San Martín, corner block of 6, the top stamps IMPERFORATE at top, excellent!
Lot #20 - Argentina general issues
GJ.449, 1917 24c. San Martín, pair (total 48c., quadruple rate!) franking a cover (includes its original letter) sent by steamship "Aghland Lock" from Buenos Aires to England on 11/MAR/191, censored, VF!
Lot #21 - Argentina general issues
GJ.452, 1917 1P. San Martín, corner block of 6, the left stamps with DOUBLE horizontal and vertical perforation, excellent!
Lot #22 - Argentina general issues
GJ.454, 1917 10P. San Martín, franking the second page of a PO box subscription, cancelled by perforated date 7/JA/1920, VF quality!
Lot #23 - Argentina general issues
GJ.455, 1917 20P. San Martín, franking the second page of a PO box subscription, cancelled by perforated date 5/JA/1920, VF quality!
Lot #24 - Argentina general issues
GJ.455CI, 1917 20P. San Martín with the CENTER INVERTED, rare, very attractive, with Alberto Solari certificate
Lot #25 - Argentina general issues
GJ.457, 1918 ½c. San Martín wtihout postage, franking ALONE a publication posted in Buenos Aires on 5/JA/1923, rare rate of printed matter, very fine quality, rare!