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Preview of Stamps Catalogue CD : VOLUME 2 |
Return To Catalogue - Argentine 1858-1863 - Argentine 1892-1920 - Argentine miscellaneous - Corrientes - Buenos Aires
Note: on my website many of the pictures can not be seen! They are of course present in the cd's;
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For stamps of Argentine issued from 1858 to 1863 click here.
5 c red 10 c green 15 c blue
For the specialist: these stamps were first issued with watermark 'RA' in fancy letters. They exist both imperforate and perforated 11 1/2. In 1867 they were re-issued imperforate and unwatermarked. Also in 1867 an unwatermarked perforated 5 c was issued. Be careful, since the imperforate stamps are worth much more than the perforated ones, the perforations often have been cut off! Essays on carboard paper were also thinned pretending to be genuine stamps.
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
With watermark, imperforate | |||
5 c | RRR | RR | |
10 c | RRR | RRR | |
15 c | RRR | RRR | |
With watermark, perforated | |||
5 c | *** | ** | |
10 c | R | *** | |
15 c | RR | R | |
No watermark, imperforate | |||
5 c | RRR | R | |
10 c | RRR | RRR | |
15 c | RRR | RRR | |
No watermark, perforated | |||
5 c | RRR | RR |
Reprints:
(I've been told that these are reprints made by Peplow? in 1905? Note the defacing scratches across the stamps, reduced sizes)
I have also seen some primitive forgeries:
Images obtained from http://www.seymourfamily.com/Stamp_Collecting.htm
1 c violet (Balcarce) 2 c green (Lopez) 4 c brown (Moreno) 5 c red (Rivadavia) 8 c red (Rivadavia) 10 c green (Belgrano) 15 c blue (San Martin) 15 c orange (San Martin, 1888) 16 c green (Belgrano) 20 c blue (Sarsfield) 24 c blue (1877, San Martin as 15 c) 25 c red (Alvear) 30 c orange (Alvear) 60 c black (Posadas) 90 c blue (Saavedra)
For the specialist: the 5 c exists with background consisting of horizontal lines and with the background consisting of crossed lines; the central design also shows slight differences. These stamps were issued perforated 12 (all values except 15 c orange, 16 c and 20 c), perforated 11 1/2 (values 5 c and 15 c orange only, issued 1888) or rouletted (5 c, 8 c, 16 c, 20 c and 24 c only, issued 1876-77).
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
Perforation 12 | |||
1 c | *** | * | |
2 c | ** | * | |
4 c | ** | * | |
5 c | *** | * | Background crossed lines |
5 c | RR | *** | Background horizontal lines |
8 c | *** | * | |
10 c | R | *** | |
15 c blue | RR | *** | |
24 c | *** | * | |
25 c | RR | *** | |
30 c | RR | R | |
60 c | R | *** | |
90 c | R | *** | |
Rouletted | |||
5 c | RRR | RR | |
8 c | R | * | |
16 c | *** | * | |
20 c | *** | ** | |
24 c | *** | ** | |
Perforated 11 | |||
5 c | *** | * | Background crossed lines |
5 c | R | ** | Background horizontal lines |
15 c orange | *** | ** |
Surcharged with large number (1873)
'1' on 5 c red '2' on 5 c red '8' on 10 c green
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
Perforation 12 | |||
'1' on 5 c | R | *** | Inverted surcharge: RR |
'2' on 5 c | RR | RR | Inverted surcharge: RR |
'8' on 10 c | RR | R | Inverted surcharge: RRR |
Forged overprints are known to exist. Inverted overprints exist, however, forgeries of these inverted overprints also exist. Example of such a forgery:
Overprinted '(PROVISORIO)' and value (1882)
(Reduced sizes)
1/2 on 5 c red
This overprint exists with a perforated horizontally across the stamp (last stamp in the picture). Two different types of the overprint exist, mainly different in the 'P' (see the pictures).
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1/2 c on 5 c | *** | *** | Perforated in the center, both types same value |
1/2 c on 5 c | ** | ** | No perforation in the center, both types same value |
Overprinted (1884)
'1884 1/2' on 5 c red '1884 1/2' (red or black) on 15 c blue '1 C 1884' (red) on 15 c blue 'CUATRO Centavos 1884' on 5 c red
All these stamps exist with inverted surcharge (R to RR).
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1/2 c on 5 c | *** | *** | |
1/2 c on 15 c | *** | *** | Black or red surcharge |
1 c on 15 c | *** | *** | |
4 c on 5 c | *** | *** |
Fournier made forgeries of these overprints, examples taken from 'The Fournier Album':
(Reduced sizes)
Spiro made forgeries of the un-surcharged 10 c and 15 c stamps:
(Images obtained from http://www.seymourfamily.com/Stamp_Collecting.htm)
A forgery of the 5 c value, possibly made by Spiro as well
Image obtained from http://www.seymourfamily.com/Stamp_Collecting.htm
1/2 c brown 1 c red 12 c blue
For the specialist: two types slightly differing exist of these stamps (engraved and lithographed). The perforation is 12 or 14 (the engraved ones only exist perforated 12).
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
Lithograped | |||
1/2 c | ** | * | |
1 c | *** | ** | |
12 c | R | *** | |
Engraved | |||
1/2 c | * | * | |
1 c | ** | * | |
12 c | R | * |
(Postal stationery in the same design, reduced size)
Essays in a slightly different design can be found:
(Essay, I have only seen the 12 c value)
1/2 c blue (Urquiza) 2 c green (Lopez) 3 c green (Celman) 6 c red (Sarmiento) 10 c brown (Avellaneda) 20 c green (Roca) 25 c violet (Belgrano) 30 c brown (Dorrego) 40 c grey (Moreno) 50 c blue (Mitre)
For the specialist; most of these stamps are perforated 11 1/2, but the 6 c and 40 c also exist perforated 12.
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1/2 c | * | * | |
2 c | *** | *** | |
3 c | ** | ** | |
6 c | R | R | |
10 c | *** | ** | |
20 c | *** | ** | |
25 c | R | *** | |
30 c | R | ** | |
40 c | RR | *** | |
50 c | RR | *** |
1/4 c green (Paz, 1891) 1/2 c blue (Urquiza) 1 c brown (Sarsfield) 2 c violet (Derqui) 3 c green (Celman) 5 c red (Rivadavia) 6 c black (Sarmiento) 8 c red (Rivadavia, 1891) 10 c brown (Avellaneda) 12 c blue (Alberdi) 40 c olive (Moreno) 50 c orange (Mitre) 60 c black (Posadas) 1 P blue (S.Martin) 5 P blue (Lamadrid) 10 P brown (non issued) 20 P green (Brown) 50 P red (non issued)
A certain amount of the 10 P and 50 P values were stolen, it was therefore decided not to put these two values in circulation.
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1/4 c | * | * | |
1/2 c | * | * | |
1 c | * | * | |
2 c | * | * | |
3 c | ** | ** | |
5 c | ** | c | Two types |
6 c | ** | ** | |
8 c | *** | ** | |
10 c | *** | * | |
12 c | *** | ** | |
40 c | *** | * | |
50 c | *** | * | |
60 c | R | *** | |
1 P | RR | R | |
5 P | RR | RR | |
10 P | RRR | RRR | |
20 P | RR | RR | |
50 P | RRR | RRR |
Surcharged
'1/4' (in black or red) on 12 c blue
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1/4 c on 12 c | c | * | Black or red surcharge (same value) Inverted surcharge: RR |
Fournier made forgeries of this overprint (see above for a picture taken from the Fournier Album).
For stamps of Argentine issued from 1892 to 1920, click here.
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