U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
November 20, 2002

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Lot #1269
PARAGUAY
1870 War of Triple Alliance (Lopez War), stampless letter from Asuncion, dated July 12, endorsed per Steamer "Paraguay", and "Recomendada al Comisario del Vapor", by river mail to Humaita, blue "Proveduria del Ejercito" armycachet, fine. Military operations around Humaita took place in July 1867, with Brazilian monitors moving up the Paraguay river, with Argentines on the west bank. The war was finally over, through U.S. mediation on June 20, 1870
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Lot #1270
PARAGUAY
1870 War of Triple Alliance, stampless letter from Asuncion, dated July 11, endorsed per Steamer "Cormell", by river mail to Humaita, blue "Fornecimento do Exercito Brasileiro" army hs in blue, fine andrare cover. Francisco Solano Lopez plunged Paraguay into War against Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, with losses of over two million on all sides
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Lot #1271
PARAGUAY
Air Post.
1929-30 group of 23 ppcs, mounted exhibition style on pages, each flown to various destinations, nice range of frankings, some toning, generally fine
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