Auction # 2609 ARGENTINA: Special March auction

GJ.23, with extremely rare circular FRANCA cancel in negative, possibly of Salta, only 2 known!

GJ.23SD, 10c. IMPERFORATE worn impression (it missed the perforating machine), very ample margins, excellent!

GJ.24, 14c. blue, semi-clear impression, handsome copy of very fine quality!

GJ.24a, very notable COMPLETE DOUBLE IMPRESSION, fantastic example and extremely rare!

GJ.25, 4th printing, interesting impression of variable intensity: Darker color on the left, lighter on the right. Also lightly dirty plate (vertical) and interesting plate flaw at top right, used in Buenos Aires on 15/JUN/1866, VF quality!

GJ.25, 4th printing, worn impression, red-rose, with horizontal line watermark (top sheet border), franking a folded cover to Rosario, cancelled by spectacular blue double ellipse of SAN LUIS, excellent!

GJ.25c, 4th printing, with INVERTED WATERMARK variety, very worn impression, thin paper (80 microns), with DOUBLE cancellation: rimless datestamp of Concepción del Uruguay and circular datestamp of Buenos Aires for 25/AU/66, also vertical line watermark at right (sheet border), it has a tiny thin on back almost insignificant, very beautiful front, very rare!

GJ.26, typical example of 5th printing, beautiful dark camine color, mint, superb!

GJ.28c, WATERMARK INVERTED variety, used in Córdoba, VF quality, rare!

GJ.32, 7th printing imperforate, lightly dirty plate, used in Rosario, excellent quality!

CLASSIC RARITY: GJ.34f, 8th printing, with Lacroix Freres watermark, ivory head (transparent oily impression), mint (only 3 or 4 known), ample margins, very fresh and with good rose-carmine color, very fine quality!