U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
April 29-30, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #612 GUATEMALA 1797 cover from "San Salvador" to Sonsonate (Salvador), marking in black (in use from 1797 to 1807), three small punch marks, fine. No rate markings apply as this is official usage  | Unsold |
 | Lot #613 GUATEMALA 1797 outer FL from "San Salvador" to Guatemala, marking in brown (in use from 1797 to 1807), wax seal removed from back, fine. No rate markings apply as this is official usage | Unsold |
 | Lot #614 GUATEMALA 1802 (Spanish Rule) outer wrapper "Ciudad Real" (capital city of Chiapas) in brown, to the Captain General of the Kingdom of Guatemala, addressed to Field Marshal Antonio Gonzalez Mollinedo y Saravia (Captain General from 1802 to 1811, later Viceroy of Mexico), fine. Up to independence in 1821, handstamps are known from 15 different towns | Unsold |
 | Lot #615 GUATEMALA 1802 cover from "Santa Ana" (province of El Salvador) to Guatemala, marking in brown, wax seal removed from back, fine | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #616 GUATEMALA 1810-1872 collection of 17 stampless letters, written-up on album pages, with variety of towns and markings, incl. Omoa (Honduras), Yzabal, Gualan, "Franco" "Guatemala" in black and red, letters to Vera Cruz, San Jose, Guatemala City, "via Belize" route to St.Thomas and on to London, 1863 single rate outer FL to Paris, with blue "Guatemala" departure, Forwarding Agent's mail incl. Brussels to Guatemala, via London and Belize, care of Mr. Alexander, or John Carmichael & Co., another handed over to "Antonio Mathe", plus "Dilligencias" (Stagecoach) mail with oval Santiago Robles handstamps (three), fine and interesting group of pre-philatelic letters | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #617 GUATEMALA 1811 (13.12) FL from Neva Guatemala to Veracruz, with "Viva F.VII/Guatemala" in red, also 2 1/2r rate for a single letter within Mexico, little ageing, otherwise fine. King Ferdinand VII of Spain ruled from 1814 to 1833 (he was prevented earlier by Napoleon from succeeding to the throne in 1808). The patriotic markings were in use from 1809 to 1814 | Unsold |
 | Lot #618 GUATEMALA 1811 cover from Guatemala to Sonsonate, with "Viva F.VII/Guatemala" in black, without any additional rate markings, backflap missing, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #619 GUATEMALA 1825 (22.2) FL from Cadiz (Spain) to "Habana", Guatemala/San Salvador, rated "4" (reales) applied at the Guatemalan port of Yzabal, from where it was forwarded to the nearby port of "Omoa" in Honduras on the Atlantic coast, where it received the rare "Omoa" handstamp. From there it was redirected to San Salvador. The "Habana" part of the address most likely meant "by way of Havana", the addressee, Manuel del Valle, was a high Government official (1820-1835). A fine prephilatelic cover used during the Central American Federation (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica) period | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #620 GUATEMALA 1846 outer FL from Salama (double box) to Guatemala, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #621 GUATEMALA 1852 FL from Solola to Guatemala, with "Franco" (scarce) and "Solola" handstamps, also "Corregimento de Solola" in oval, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #622 GUATEMALA 1854 outer FL from San Jose (in oval) to Guatemala, charged "6" (reales) in red, little toning, otherwise fine. This postmark was in use from 1854 to 1870, quite scarce | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #623 GUATEMALA 1855 undated official envelope from Amatitlan (in oval) to Guatemala, with "Administracion de Pantas de Amatitlan" and "franco" handstamps, little toning, otherwise fine. This postmark was in use from 1854 to 1870, quite scarce | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #624 GUATEMALA 1859 (2.11) via Belize (British Honduras), outer FL from Guatemala to Manchester, via Belize, rated 1r on back, paying postage to Belize only if sent by commercial ship, with boxed "Franco" partially covered by the British 6p adhesive cancelled "AO6", added by Antonio Mathe, acting as Forwarding Agent, who also applied his cachet "Received & Forwarded by Antonio Mathe, Belize Honduras" on back. In 1857 the first regular post office was opened at Belize as a branch under the G.P.O. London and British stamps were introduced in 1858, with numbered "AO6" obliterators. In 1860, the British stamps were withdrawn and handstamps were brought into use until 1866. A fine and very rare cover, stated to be one of only two recorded (one other to France) | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #625 GUATEMALA 1860 (Feb 23) FL to New York, departure pmk in black, sent via Panama, with "Encaminada por/Hurtado I Hermanos/Panama" forwarding cachet in oval, "Steamship 10" struck at New York as single rate, fine. Hurtado i Hermanos acted as forwarding agents for Guatemala for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., Wells Fargo and others. Very few covers exist with the "Hurtado" cachet | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #626 GUATEMALA 1860 (Apr 22) cover to Washington D.C., departure pmk in red, sent via Panama, with "Encaminada por/Hurtado I Hermanos/Panama" forwarding cachet in oval, transported per s.s. "Guatemala" from San Jose (the Pacific port) to Panama, with "Steamship 20" struck at New York as double rate, fine and rare cover. Hurtado i Hermanos acted as forwarding agents for Guatemala for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., Wells Fargo and others. Very few covers exist with the "Hurtado" cachet | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #627 GUATEMALA 1862 or 1863 incoming cover from New York, franked with vertical pair of 10c green, paying double rate (10c per 1/2 oz), taxed "4" (reales) in black, as per convention with the United States of 1.9.1862, fine. Most existing cover to Guatemala from the U.S. are from the correspondence (generally stampless letters) of Elisha Oscar Crosby, first U.S. Minister to Guatemala (May 1861 to June1864). | Unsold |
 | Lot #628 GUATEMALA 1863 stampless letter sent by diplomatic pouch from the U.S. via Panama, taxed "14" (corresponding to over 3-3 1/2 oz at 2r per 1/2 oz), with "98" (grams or approx. 3 1/4 oz)) in manuscript on back, with large part of consular seal, fine sevenfold rate letter, with part of consular seal on back, ex-Madden | Unsold |
 | Lot #629 GUATEMALA 1864 (15.9) incoming outer FL from Paris, franked with horizontal strip of 3x80c, paying triple rate (80c per 7 1/2g) via London and Panama, taxed on reverse "4" in ms, corresponding to double rate at 2r per 1/2oz (as per postal tariff of 20 April 1861). The letter is addressed to Pedro de Aycinena who was Foreign Minister ca.1854 to 1865 and mail to him had to be fully prepaid, as evidenced by the boxed "P.P." applied on deposit. The "franco" hs was applied at San Jose, the Pacific Coast port of arrival in Guatemala. A small tear at bottom, otherwise fresh and fine letter | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #630 GUATEMALA 1866 (1.2) incoming outer FL from London, franked with 4x1sh green (horizontal and vertical pairs, the latter trimmed perfs at left), quadruple rate "8" reales in red (includes postage due for 1 oz to 2 oz), "per Seine" endorsement at top, with London departure pmk in red on back, also Panama (Feb 23) transit, fine. Domestic postage continued to be collected from addressee (according to tariff of 31.5.66) until Guatemala joined the U.P.U. on 1.8.1881 | Unsold |
 | Lot #631 GUATEMALA 1871 (16.10) incoming FL from London, franked with a single 1sh green, single rate "2" reales in red (for under 1/2 oz), fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #632 GUATEMALA 1871 1c ocher, imperforate pane of 30, printed on both sides, unused without gum as issued, v.f., one of the largest known multiples, rare,  (*)Catalog #1b Catalog Value $ 2,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #633 GUATEMALA 1871 1c black, die proof with black surround, sunken in covered card, dated Nov.12, 1866, fine and rare De La Rue item P Catalog #1P | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #634 GUATEMALA 1871 1c ocher, hybrid die proof in issued color, affixed on watermarked lined paper (dated 1866), signed by Anatole Hulot (director of postage-stamp production at Hotel de Monnaies, Paris) P Catalog #1P | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #635 GUATEMALA 1871 1c carmine, gray, orange, blue and brown, five different die proofs with circle (diameter 42mm) surround, fine-v.f., extremely rare, only three complete sets (of seven) are recorded P Catalog #1P | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #636 GUATEMALA 1871 5c+10c+20c se-tenant proof sheetlets of 12 (four of each value), the complete set of seven different colors (blue, orange, gray brown, green, ocher, red brown and red), first stamp in the last row inverted as always, fine-v.f., extremely rare, only three complete sets are recorded PCatalog #2-4P | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #637 GUATEMALA 1871 5c light bister brown, imperforate block of 15, v.f., *Catalog #2a Catalog Value $ 262 | Unsold |
 | Lot #638 GUATEMALA 1871 10c blue, types I and II, se-tenant imperf. block of 15, h.r. at top with one stamp tiny thin, others n.h., v.f. *Catalog #3a | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #639 GUATEMALA 1871 10c blue, types I (24) and II (16), se-tenant imperf. block of 40, h.r. at top and bottom, one stamp tiny thin, others mostly n.h., v.f., largest recorded imperforate block (two are known) *Catalog #3a | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #640 GUATEMALA 1871 20c rose, imperf. block of 15, h.r. at top, others n.h., v.f. *Catalog #4a | Unsold |
 | Lot #641 GUATEMALA 1871 20c blue (error), block of four, h.r. at bottom, top pair n.h., bottom stamps with black spots (cancel ?), fine. Multiples of this color error are very rare (YT 4a) *Catalog #4b | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #642 GUATEMALA 1873 4r full violet, used on piece in combination with 5c bister brown, cancelled by red numeral strike, fine and rare "mixed franking" of first and second issues O Catalog #2,5 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #643 GUATEMALA 1873 4r dull violet, unused with original gum. h.r., fine, * Catalog #5 Catalog Value $ 325 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #644 GUATEMALA 1873 4r dull red violet, three fragments, one cancelled in red on piece of cover addressed to London, with Aug 6 departure pmk in blue (stated to be earliest recorded date), another cancelled in black on piece addressed to New York, plus last to Madrid, with red Paquetes canc., some creases, good representation of markings, scarce Catalog #5 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #645 GUATEMALA 1873 1p dull yellow, two distinct shades, one imperf. at left, unused without gum, fine, (*) Catalog #6 Catalog Value $ 350 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #646 GUATEMALA 1874 (16.9) incoming FL from Glasgow, franked with 2x1sh green, double rate "4" reales in black (includes postage due for 1/2 oz to 1oz), "per Elbe" endorsement at top, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #647 GUATEMALA 1875 Liberty, 1/2r black, 1r dull blue and 2r black, three different die proofs, card mounted, fine-v.f., rare P Catalog #8,9,10P | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #648 GUATEMALA 1878 Indian Woman, 1/2r and 2r die proofs (designed and engraved by E.Mouchon) in slate green, fine-v.f. P Catalog #11-12P | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #649 GUATEMALA 1878 Indian Woman, 1/2r - 1p yellow, imperforate blocks of four, first one without gum, others l.h. or h.r., v.f. (*) Catalog #11a-14a | Unsold |
 | Lot #650 GUATEMALA 1878 Indian Woman, master die proof (designed and engraved by E.Mouchon) in black, without indication of value, v.f. and rare P Catalog #11P | Unsold |
 | Lot #651 GUATEMALA 1878 Indian Woman, 1/2r green, bottom sheet margin and part imprint horizontal pair (positions 94-95), defective print caused by a foreign object, not a fold-over, unused without gum, fine and unusual (*) Catalog #11var | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #652 GUATEMALA 1878 Indian Woman, 4 real violet, defective single used in 1879 (28 Nov) on cover to Winsen, Germany, via London (29.12) and Verviers-Cologne rail (30.12), taxed 80 (pfennig) on arrival, with "T" hs, rate in blue crayon, rare (YT 13) Catalog #13 Catalog Value € 3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #653 GUATEMALA 1879 (Dec 28) official mail, cover endorsed "Fr. Paid", handed to the British consul at Guatemala City who forwarded it London, where two British 1sh adhesives (plate 11, right and left wing margin singles) were added (tied by "10" numeral cancels of London City, used for outgoing mail) for onward transmission to Constantinople, with London (Jan 28) and British Post Office Constantinople (Feb 5, 80) arrival cancels in red on back. The 2sh rate corresponds to 4 reales for a single rate cover to a U.P.U. member country, small cover tears, otherwise fine and unusual combination, especially to Turkey | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #654 GUATEMALA 1879 the "small Quetzal" issue, 1/4 r composite black & green die proof, die sunk on card, with vignette mounted in center, fine P Catalog #15P | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #655 GUATEMALA 1879 Quetzal, 1real brown, yellow brown, red brown, three die proofs, first two card mounted, last removed from card (faulty) with penciled "Muestra Primera" (first proof), also another die in green, frame only, plus two center vignettes in different shades of green, rare P Catalog #16P | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #656 GUATEMALA 1881 (30.7) "via Guatemala" route, FL from London, franked with 3x4p (equals 1sh) sent via Panama and Guatemala to Tapachula, Mexico, with Punta Arenas (main Pacific port of Costa Rica) 1.9.81 transit pmk (extremely rare) at left, also Guatemala City 10.9. 1881 in red on back, filing folds and other small flaws, otherwise fine and unusual item, sent only two days before Guatemala became a member of the U.P.U. (on 18.8.1881). Mexico entered the U.P.U. on 1.4. 1879, hence no transit fee was charged by Guatemala to Mexico | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #657 GUATEMALA 1893 Allegory, 10c brown, die proof on card, die number in pencil on top, country name crossed out and indicated "Nic" (Nicaragua), also Bolivia 5c die proofs in brown and ultramarine, each on card, the former penciled" Guatemala" at bottom, some soiling, rare E | Unsold |
 | Lot #658 GUATEMALA 1893 Allegory, horizontal gutter strip of three, composite essay comprising of stamps of Bolivia (5c), Guatemala (10c), with middle stamp showing center only (Salvador?), all in green, right stamp crossed out in pencil, with directional die noted, fine and rare multi-country compound essay E | Unsold |
 | Lot #659 GUATEMALA 1911 Pres. Manuel Estrada Cabrera, engraved die of center only, card mounted, die number at bottom, fine P Catalog #142P | Unsold |
