Santa Fe Collections of South America and the Middle East
January 11, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #16 BOLIVIA 1827-1870 pre-philatelic period, selection of 18 folded letters, used locally and showing variety of markings in black, blue or red, including "Plata Franca" to Cochabamba, "Sucre" to La Paz, "Paz" to Arequipa, another to Covija, "Lamar" to Salta, "Oruro" to Sucre, also ornamental "Orura Franca" to Cobija, red "Cochabamba Franca" to Santa Cruz, "Potosi" and "Potosi Franca" to Cochabamba and Tupiza, blue "Calama Franca" to Tupiza, red, green and blue "Republica Boliviana Paz/Franca," "Tupiza Franca", red "Administracion Correos Departamento Mejillones", plus blue ship "Correos de la Chimba" to Arica, mostly fine-v.f.  | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #17 BOLIVIA 1863 at the petition of the government, a contract for producing the first postage stamps was awarded to Justiniano Garcia in March of 1863. This contract was rescinded in April of that same year after stamps had been printed. They remained unissued and none were placed in use - 1/2r-4r blue, Garcia essays, unused se-tenant pane of 99 (9x10), unused without gum, pressed out filing folds, with some tiny peripheral flaws, mostly fine-v.f., ex-Ferrary. A magnificent showpiece (a complete sheet of 110 in blue is recorded); Scott values the blue at twice the value of the black or $150.00 per impression,  (*)Catalog Value $14,850 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #18 BOLIVIA 1868 500c black, Nine Stars, used, exceptionally well centered, v.f., signed Herbert Bloch etc., O Catalog #14 Catalog Value $1,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #19 BOLIVIA 1868 500c black, Eleven Stars, unused, exceptionally well centered, v.f., signed Roig etc., (*) Catalog #19 Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #20 BOLIVIA 1868 500c black, Eleven Stars, imperforate plate proof on india, v.f. P Catalog #19P | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #21 BOLIVIA 1878 "Correo/Antofagasta/10c" blue ornate octagonal frank, Department of Litoral, clear strike of this frank paying 10c rate on cover to Valparaiso, Chile, with oval "Banco Consolidado de Chile Antofagasta" handstamp below, with 21 May arrival pmk on back, v.f. | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #22 BOLIVIA 1911 "20 Cents/1911" Villa Bella provisional surcharge on 2c green and black, appears unused, fine, signed Herbert Bloch, rare, O Catalog #97 Catalog Value $2,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #23 BOLIVIA 1917 "Correos /10 Cts./1917" on 1c blue, Cobija provisional surcharge in carmine, type I, used, well centered, fresh with strong bright colors of both the stamp and surcharge, portion of the black violet Cobija cds and a similar strike on the reverse as a control, v.f., signed Roig, O Catalog #102 Catalog Value $1,750 | Unsold |
