1859: Barquitos 1 (To rs) pesos blue, showing the "Cuato rs" variety, with characters partly printed, good to large margins on three sides, just into at upper left, tied to 1869 (4 Aug) folded cover to Montevideo by rimless Buenos Aires c.d.s., the odd light toning spot and small stain at right margin, of little importance given the rarity of this variety on cover.
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1859: Cabecitas 4 r. green on bluish paper, four large to very large margins, tied to folded cover to Canuelas by blue oval fancy "Franco" handstamp, blue oval "MENSAGERIAS DEL COMERCIO / PIEDRAS 81 / BUENOS AIRES" stagecoach marking at left, cover with some soiling, vertical filing fold barely touching right margin of adhesive, yet a rare franking. rnProvenance: Collection Dale-Lichtenstein, Part 9, Harmers, New York, May, 1970, lot 401.
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1859: Cabecitas 1 peso blue and 2 pesos red, both in bright fresh colour and with good to very lare margins, tied by clear "BUENOS AYRES 27 OCT. 62" to lettersheet to Rosario, very fine and fresh, signed Jakubek.rnProvenance: Dr. R. Elicabe (Stanley Gibbons 1973)
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1862: Cabecitas 2p blue, large to very large margins all around, showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, tied to undated folded cover to Goya by Buenos Aires c.d.s., endorsed to be carried "p. Paraguari", manuscript "con Diario" notation at lower left, horizontal filing fold just touching top of adhesive, an impressive franking.
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1859: Barquitos 1 Peso blue, ample to large margins all around, showing part of adjoining stamp at left, tied by "CORREOS DE BUENOS AIRES 7 SET 59" c.d.s. to lettersheet to Goya, very fine.rnProvenance: John Boker Jr. (Edgar Mohrmann 1979)
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1858: Barquitos CUATO Rs (4 rs.) brown, horizontal pair with ample to very large margins, used with Ponchito cancel on entire letter from Rosario to Montevideo, with blue shipping agent's mark "BERNAL Y CAREGA BUENOS-AYRES" with manuscript date "27/12/58", a very fine and rare letter and a beautiful item of South American ship mail. Cert Holcombe (1992).rnProvenance: John F. Seybold ( with his owner's mark on reverse)
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Buenos Aires, 1858 (16 Dec): Lettersheet from Buenos Aires to Corrientes bearing Barquito 4 Pesos vermillion, tied by black 'ponchito' mute obliterator, "CORREIOS DE BUENOS AIRES" despatch datestamp alongside. One of five covers known. Certs. Calves (1990), Gazzolo (2018) Scott = $ 20'000.rnReference: Gazzolo - Barquitos Correspondences as number 70 on page 55.
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GJ.15, 2 Ps clear impression, red, pen cancelled, pin hole, very collectible
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GJ.17, 1$ blue, with dotted ellipse cancel of B.Aires, VF
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GJ.17, 1$ blue, oily impression, used with grid cancel in blue, 3 good margins and 1 touching, rare!
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