Lot 2370 o
Bolivia, 1867, 5c lilac, sharp "La Paz, 30 Diem, 67" town cancel, ample to large margins, small thin in top margin, otherwise Very Fine, a rare early usage.Scott No. 3 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot 2371
Bolivia, 1867, 5c violet, vertical strip of 4, tied on piece by "Correo De La Paz, 15 Diciem, 67" town cancels, ample to mostly large margins, crease between bottom pair and some color suffusion at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, the earliest recorded date of use and the largest recorded used multiple of this rare stamp.Scott No. 3 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot 2372 ()
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Revenue, 1917 (No Value) red & black, "Label for Sugar", complete sheet of 25, without gum as issued, vertical fold between stamps and a few small tears at top affecting two stamps, otherwise Very Fine, a very scarce sheet (D. Spajic catalog $625 for singles) with catalog included.Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 2373
Brazil, 1850, Numeral Issue, imperf, 30r black, three blocks of four, on undated official document wrapper, with manuscript "Paga - Porte" notation above stamps, Very Fine.Scott No. 23 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot 2374
Brazil, 1850, Numeral Issue, imperf, 90r black, vertical strip of four, margins large to in at bottom, in combination with 1850, Numeral Issue, imperf, 30r black, left margin vertical pair (23), uncanceled on 1853 31 page document signed by Emperor Don Pedro, Very Fine.Scott No. 25 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot 2375
Brazil, 1850, Numeral Issue, imperf, 600r black, in combination with 1866, Emperor Pedro, perf. 12, 20r red lilac, two singles (54) on cover to Bordeaux, France, tied by segmented oval handstamps, matching "Rio De Janeiro, 17 Juil, 73" cds, Very Fine and choice; with 1973 A. Fiecchi certificate.Scott No. 28 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $800
Lot 2376
Brazil, 1866, Emperor Pedro, perf. 12, 200r black, horizontal pair, several nibbed perfs at bottom, canceled by bold "Est.Doesteves" oval handstamp on reverse of cover address to Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, with "Rio de Janiero, 17 Set, 76" receiving backstamp; light cover toning, F.-V.F.Scott No. 59 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot 2377
Brazil, 1917, 500r on 300r Pneumatic Post Letter Card, surcharge in violet, light bend on reverse slightly creasing, otherwise Very Fine, very scarce (photo on web site).Higgins and Gage No. LA 3a Estimate $150 - 200.
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Lot 2378
Chile, 1862, Columbus, 10c bright blue, block of 10 and strip of five, on oversized registered folded letter sheet from Caldera to the Argentina Republic paying the 150c rate, tied by barred oval handstamp, "Aduana Y Tesoreria" cachet handstamp; left stamp in strip defective, F.-V.F.Scott No. 12 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
A REMARKABLE OVERSIZED REGISTERED USAGE BEARING THE 1862 10C COLUMBUS THIRD LONDON PRINTING.