U.S. and Worldwide Stamps; The Versailles Collection
April 1-3, 2003

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Lot #775
Argentina - Ship Mail
1810-77 collection written-up exhibition style on pages, with 63 covers, incl. 40 Transatlantic, with mixed British-Argentina (2) and French-Argentina (2) frankings, also 3 mailed through the French Postal Agency, plus 21 domestic covers cafrankings incl. Scott nos. 2, 5, 7C,7H,11,11B, also Buenos Aires 10,12, Corrientes 7 with cds and a cacheted 1857 "Corca" cover, some faults noted, others mostly fine. An excellent collection, with many rare markings
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Lot #776
Argentina - Ship Mail
1810-1915 collection of 26 covers sent to Argentina, all with ship endorsements or canc., the lot also contains 21 postcards sent to Argentina, all bear "piroscafo", "schiffspost" and packet cancels, expertly described on pages, with incoming mail from England, France, Brazil, Spain, Uruguay, USA, Netherlands Indies, Italy, Belgium, Senegal etc., some faults noted, mostly fine and interesting collection
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Lot #777
Argentina - Ship Mail
1879-1918 collection written up on pages, with 60+ covers carried by different British, French, German and Italian ships, some rare items incl. a cover carried on the sole voyage of the Cape Trafalgar before it was sunk during World War I,fine and interesting lot, with each ship identified and described
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Lot #778
Argentina - Ship Mail
1895-1938 collection of 52 covers carried from Argentina on various Passenger liners, each cover is matched with a postcard showing the liner, the postcards are either unused, or mailed to or from Argentina, extensively written-up on pages,generally fine-v.f. A fascinating and well researched exhibit
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Lot #779
Argentina - Ship Mail
1918-45 balance of the collection with 40 covers, partially written up on pages, various ship's endorsements, cachets etc., mostly fine or better, few interesting items
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Lot #780
Argentina - Ship Mail
1864-1923 collection of 47 covers showing the evolution of maritime, exterior and fluvial cancels, also the different routing instructions or endorsements placed on covers, all from different ships, including "Oficina Maritima" canc. on FLfranked with Scott's No. 7H, various French maritime markings etc., extensively researched and written up on pages, mixed condition, mostly fine
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Lot #781
Argentina - Ship Mail
Official Stamps.
1901 Liberty Head, die proof in green, v.f.
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$130.00

Lot #782
Argentina - Ship Mail
Revenues.
Collection of 19th & 20th century issues in album, hundreds of municipal and government issues, mixed condition, interesting and seldom offered collection of revenues from Argentina
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Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #783
Argentina - Ship Mail
Tierra del Fuego.
1900 "Gruss Aus Ushuaia" ppc by Carl Kunzli, with 2c strip of four, sent from Buenos Aires (18.Dec.1900) to Montevideo, with arrival alongside, fine-v.f.
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Lot #784
Argentina - Ship Mail
Tierra del Fuego.
1905 ppc Punta Arenas sent from Almirante Brown (Mar.1) to Buenos Aires, franked with 5c, tied by large oval pmk "Almirante Brown Tiera del Fuego" in violet, fine and rare
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Catalog #127
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Lot #785
Argentina - Ship Mail
Tierra del Fuego.
1905 ppc Indios, sent from Almirante Brown to Malaga, Spain, with 5c horizontal pair, tied by two large oval pmks "Almirante Brown Tiera del Fuego" in violet, fine and rare
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Catalog #127
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Lot #786
Argentina - Ship Mail
Tierra del Fuego.
1911 ppc to Buenos Aires, with 5c Centenary tied by "Ushuaia Tierra del Fuego 14.Feb.1911" cds in violet, fine
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