Auction # 2639 ARGENTINA: Special October auction - Part II

"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.1/4, 1857 Gauchito, the complete set of 4 values in blocks of 4 of very fine quality, mint original gum, very solid colors, fresh, beautiful appearance. With Alberto Solari certificate

GJ.17c, 1P. blue, worn impression, with variety "1 without period", on fragment tied by "FRANCO" in oval of Mensagería del Comercio (GJ.MSJ 88), excellent and very rare!

GJ.22, 2P. blue, worn impression, it bears the rare ponchito cancel of MERCEDES in green-blue (+200%), with a tiny thin on back of little importance given the beauty and rarity of this stamp!

GJ.6, yellow, type 8, franking a folded cover dated SALADAS 29/AU/1867 and sent to Bella Vista, with typical pen cancel (light) of origin, excellent quality, signed by Kneitschel!

GJ.1, 3 examples with cancels of CONCEPCIÓN DEL URUGUAY in black (rare!), greenish blue (+200%) and indigo blue (+600%), the first one with light thin and signed by Kneitschel, the rest of excellent quality and signed by Solari, very fine group!

GJ.1EN, 5c. composition B, block of 18 stamps with vertical gutter, the top left stamp on the right half with "Small line in the lower left angle" variety typical of position 46, MNH (except for one stamp with hinge), VF quality!

GJ.2a, 10c. green, composition A, block of 54 stamps (the 6 bottom strips of the right half of the sheet), containing varieties: "Period after the 10" (position 55), "Spot above the T of CENTAV" (pos. 63), "N of CONFEon with period" (pos.77), "Period after the 10" (pos.78), and some very notable nail marks in several borders, MNH, excellent quality, rare!

GJ.6, 15c. large figures, block of 16 (4th and 5th rows, positions 25 to 40). It contains 1 of the 11 transpositions of the sheet (consisting of types 1-2 and 3 to 8 + 1 to 8), excellent quality, rare, catalog value US$600 + 50% (MNH) = US$900

GJ.9, 15c. blue, mint without gum, with interesting wear in the lined background at bottom right (above the S of CENTAVOS), tiny thin, almost insignificant, excellent front!

GJ.11, 10c. green WITHOUT accent, beautiful stamp with 3 immense margins with the complete guide line, on fragment with OM cancel, signed by Victor Kneitschel, excellent!

GJ.16, 1st printing imperf, 5c. rose-red, handsome stamp with 4 complete margins (3 immense), and light OM cancel. On back it has a small thin in the hinge area, of little importance given the beauty of its front. Signed by Victor Kneitschel on back