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Friday, May 6, 2011

Argentina



1860 Issue


1860 5c Red

Scott No: 4 Quantity: 91,392
Counterfeits abound


1860 10c Green

Scott No: 4A Quantity: 19,968

1860 15c Blue
Scott No: 4B Quantity: 9,984

1862 Issue, Accent on “U”


1862 10c Green

Scott No: 6 Quantity: 70,110
Counterfeits abound


1862 15c Blue

Scott No: 7 Quantity: 27,037

1863 Issue, No Accent on “U”

1863 10c Yellow Green

Scott No: 7F Quantity: 28,000
Counterfeits abound


1884 Surcharge



1884 1/2c on 15c Blue, red surch.

Scott No: 48 Quantity: Fewer than 100,000

1884 1/2c on 15c Blue, blk.ed surch.
Scott No: 50 Quantity: Fewer than 100,000

1888-9 25c Purple

Scott No: 64B Quantity: 88,501

1891 Definitives

Scott No: 85-88 Quantity: 100,000

1910 Centenary

Scott No: 160-75 Quantity: #173-75: ea. 22,000 or < 12,500

1916 Centenary of Independence

Scott No: 215-30 Quantity: #228-30: ea. 20,000 or < 5,000

1930 Revolution of 1930

Scott No: 374-92 Quantity: #386-92: ea. 100,000 or < 3,000

1931 Overprint

Scott No: 399-405 Quantity: 20,000

1933 Founding of La Plata

Scott No: 409-13 Quantity: 100,000

1935 Philatelic Exh. s/s

Scott No: 452 Quantity: 14,579

1939 UPU

Scott No: 459-66 Quantity: 20,000

1939 UPU s/s

Scott No: 467-68 Quantity: 30,000

1939 Phonograph Records

Scott No: 470-72 Quantity: 60,000

1940 Postage Stamp Centenary s/s

Scott No: 474 Quantity: 30,000

1946 Allegory

Scott No: 553-57 Quantity: 60,000

1948 Mail Service s/s

Scott No: 582-83 Quantity: 20,000

1956 Argentine Postage Stamp Cent. s/s

Scott No: 653a Quantity: 100,000

1944 Postal Employees' Benefit Assoc.

Scott No: B1-5 Quantity: 100,000

1944 San Juan Earthquake

Scott No: B6-9 Quantity: 100,000

1944 Anthem s/s

Scott No: B10-11 Quantity: 2,000

1960 WRY s/s

Scott No: B25 Quantity: 100,000

1928 Airmails

Scott No: C1-19 Quantity: 100,000

1930 Zeppelins, blue overprint

Scott No: C20-24 Quantity: Each < 10,000 - #C24: 4,375

1930 Zeppelins, green overprint

Scott No: C25-29 Quantity: Each < 12,000 -#C29: 1,525

1931 Zeppelin Overprint

Scott No: C30-34 Quantity: 20,000

1932 Zeppelin Overprint

Scott No: C35-37 Quantity: 75,000

1950 Philatelic Exh.
Scott No: CB1-5 Quantity: 30,000

1950 Philatelic Exh. s/s

Scott No: CB2a Quantity: 50,000

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Bolivia



1868-69 Arms, Nine Stars
1868-69 Arms, Nine Stars
Scott No: 10-14 Quantity: #14: 2,000 2,000

1868-69 Arms, Eleven Stars


1868-69 500c Black

Scott No: 19 Quantity: Est. fewer than 1,000

1893 Arms
Scott No: 35-39 Quantity: 40,000


1897 Portraits

Scott No: 47-54 Quantity: 10,000
Forgeries of #54 exist

1899-1901 Antonio Jose de Sucre

Scott No: 62-68 Quantity: 100,000

1909 Centenary of Revolution

Scott No: 78-81 Quantity: 12,000

1952 Eduardo Abaroa

Scott No: 365-70/C157-62 Quantity: 50,000

1955 Petroleum Industry

Scott No: 388-92/C182-86 Quantity: 80,000

1961 Prehistoric Art

Scott No: 433-50 Quantity: Key stamp #449: 6,500

1924 Aviation School

Scott No: C1-7 Quantity: 10,000

1925 50c Orange, "CORREO A SUCRE"

Mi. No: 148 Quantity: 400
Fake overprints exist

1925 50c Orange, "CORREO A ORURO"

Mi. No: 149 Quantity: 600

1925 50c Orange, "CORREO A LA PAZ"
Mi. No: 150 Quantity: 1,000

1928 Emblem

Scott No: C8-10 Quantity: 78,596

1930 Zeppelin Overprints


1930 5c on 10c Vermilion on Black

Scott No: C11 Quantity: 8,000

1930 10c Vermilion and Black, blue ovpt.
Scott No: C12 Quantity: 8,000

1930 10c Vermilion and Black, brown ovpt.
Scott No: C13 Quantity: 50

1930 15c Carmine and Black
Scott No: C14 Quantity: 10,000

1930 25c Dark Blue and Black
Scott No: C15 Quantity: 8,000

1930 50c Orange and Black, brown ovpt.
Scott No: C16 Quantity: 8,000

1930 50c Orange and Black, red ovpt.
Scott No: C17 Quantity: 50

1930 1b Red Brown and Black, gold ovpt.
Scott No: C18 Quantity: 1,800

1930 Zeppelin Ovpts., Metallic Inks


1930 Zeppelin Ovpts., Metallic Inks

Scott No: C19-23 Quantity: 300

1930 “Z” Overprint

1930 "Z" Overprint

Scott No: C24-26 Quantity: 3,000
Fake overprints exist

1930 Scenes

Scott No: C27-34 Quantity: 5,767

1935 Map

Scott No: C42-51 Quantity: 100,000

1937 Surcharge

Scott No: C52-62 Quantity: 25,000

1941 Planes

Scott No: C82-85 Quantity: 30,000
Counterfeits exist

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Brazil



1898 Surcharge


1898 700r on 700r Yelloow

Scott No: 126a Quantity: 100
Fake surcharges exist
1917 5000r Red Brown
Scott No: 198 Quantity: 100,000

1918 Education

Scott No: 215-17 Quantity: 95,600
1933 Visit of Pres. Justo of Argentina

Scott No: 380-83 Quantity: 100,000

1935 Visit of Pres. Terra of Uruguay

Scott No: 398-401 Quantity: 100,000

1935 Centenary of "Ragged" Revolution

Scott No: 407-10 Quantity: 100,000

1936 Jose da Silva Lisboa

Scott No: 418 Quantity: 100,000

1937 Scenes

Scott No: 446-49 Quantity: 50,000

1938 Rowland Hill s/s

Scott No: 465 Quantity: 50,000

1938 President Vargas s/s

Scott No: 466 Quantity: 100,000

1940 NY World's Fair s/s

Scott No: 496a-98a Quantity: 30,000

1943 Brazilian Stamp Centenary s/s

Scott No: 612 Quantity: 50,000

1949 Church s/s

Scott No: 687a Quantity: 10,000

1934 National Philatelic Exh.

Scott No: B1-4 Quantity: 50,040

1935 Pan-Am. Red Cross

Scott No: B5-7 Quantity: 100,000

1927 Surcharge

1927 Surcharge

Scott No: C1-6,C7-16 Quantity: 19,674

1927 500r on 10r Surcharge
Scott No: C6A Quantity: Very scarce

1929-30 Portraits

Scott No: C22-24 Quantity: 100,000

1929 3,000r Violet
Scott No: C25 Quantity: 100,000
1931 Zeppelin Surcharge
Scott No: C26-27 Quantity: 47,017

1931 2,500r on 3,000r Violet

Scott No: C28 Quantity: 80,000

1932 Zeppelin Surcharge

Scott No: C29-30 Quantity: 72,793
1943 Brazilian Stamp Centenary s/s
Scott No: C53 Quantity: 20,100


1948 Dutra s/s

Scott No: C73A Quantity: 9,500

1949 Franklin D. Roosevelt s/s

Scott No: C76a Quantity: 30,000

1889 Numeral

Scott No: J1-9 Quantity: 100,000

1895-1901 Numeral

Scott No: J18-24 Quantity: 100,000

1906-10 Numeral

Scott No: J28-40 Quantity: 25,000

1924 Issue

Scott No: J54-55 Quantity: 74,400

1931-36 Numeral

Scott No: J65-74 Quantity: 50,100

1913 President Hermes da Fonseca
1913 10,000r Black

Scott No: O24 Quantity: 74,420

1913 20,000r Blue
Scott No: O25 Quantity: 9,316

1913 50,000r Green
Scott No: O26 Quantity: 7,407

1913 100,000r Orange Red
Scott No: O27 Quantity: 5,135

1913 500,000r Brown
Scott No: O28 Quantity: 5,326

1913 1,000,000r Dark Brown
Scott No: O29 Quantity: 5,202

1919 President Wenceslau Braz

Scott No: O30-34 Quantity: 57,709

Brazil-Private Airmails-Condor Synd.
1927 Symbol
Mi. No: C1-7 Quantity: 39,850

1930 400r on 10,000r Orange Red

Mi. No: C8 Quantity: 15,050

1930 2,000r Dark Blue

Mi. No: C9 Quantity: 20,000


1930 Surcharge

Mi. No: C10-11 Quantity: 5,000

1930 Surcharge
Mi. No: C12-15 Quantity: 35,000

Brazil-Private Airmails-VARIG
1927 1300r Green
Mi. No: V1 Quantity: Var. types: 1,000-31,000 31,000

1927 700r on 1300r Green

Mi. No: V2 Quantity: 4,000

1928 400r on 1,300r Green

Mi. No: V3 Quantity: 4,000

1931 Surcharges

Mi. No: V24-25 Quantity: 1,950
Fake surcharges exist
1932 Issue
Mi. No: V26-27 Quantity: 30,000

1933 Surcharges

Mi. No: V28-29 Quantity: 9,851

1933 Issue

Mi. No: V30-34 Quantity: 10,000

1934 Issue

Mi. No: V35-42 Quantity: 24,996

1934 Issue
Mi. No: V45-50 Quantity: 5,880

1934 Surcharges

Mi. No: V43-44 Quantity: 17,840

1934 Surcharges
Mi. No: V51-52 Quantity: 9,866
Fake surcharges exist

Brazil-Private Airmails-ETA

1929 Issue

Mi. No: E1-5 Quantity: 2,000

Brazil-Private Airmails-Luftschiffbau Zeppelin

1930 Issue
Mi. No: Zp. 1-3 Quantity: 7,000

1930 Overprint

Mi. No: Zp. 4-6 Quantity: 4,000

1930 Surcharge

Mi. No: Zp. 7-8 Quantity: 5,000

1930 5 on 20,000r Ultramarine
Mi. No: Zp. 9 Quantity: 13

1930 5$000 on 1,300r Blue Green
Mi. No: Zp. 10 Quantity: 5,000

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Chile


1927 Surcharge
Scott No: C1-5 Quantity: 15,000
Fake surcharges exist
1928-29 Overprint or Surcharge
Scott No: C6-8 Quantity: Key stamp #C6E 1,948

1928-32 Overprint or Surcharge

Scott No: C9-14 Quantity: Key stamp #C12 2,782

1934-39 Planes

Scott No: C30-50 Quantity: 5,000

1942 University

Scott No: C89 Quantity: 20,000

1953 Stamp Centenary s/s

Scott No: C168Note Quantity: 515

1954 Railroad s/s

Scott No: C172Note Quantity: fewer than 2,000

1955-56 Planes

Scott No: C174-80 Quantity: 100,000

1956 University s/s

Scott No: C191Note Quantity: 2,000

1958 Osorno Founding s/s

Scott No: C193Note Quantity: 3,000

1958 Philatelic Exh. s/s

Scott No: C194Note Quantity: fewer than 4,000

1958 Bank s/s

Scott No: C195Note Quantity: fewer than 3,000

1959 Anwandter s/s

Scott No: C213Note Quantity: fewer than 5,000

1960 WRY s/s

Scott No: C218Note Quantity: 3,000

1960 Nat'l Government s/s

Scott No: C220DNote Quantity: fewer than 3,000

1960 Rotary s/s

Scott No: C221Note Quantity: fewer than 5,000

1962 Anti-Malaria Overprint

Scott No: C221 2nd Note Quantity: 2,000

1962 Soccer s/s

Scott No: C247Note Quantity: fewer than 10,000

Monday, May 2, 2011

Colombia



1910 Independence
Scott No: 331-38 Quantity: 8,000

1935 National Olympics

Scott No: 421-36 Quantity: 3,000

1937 National Olympics

Scott No: 445-47 Quantity: 15,000

1937 Exposition

Scott No: 448-50 Quantity: 25,000

1938 Bogota- 400th Anniv.

Scott No: 457-63 Quantity: 15,000

1940 Santander- Cent. of Death

Scott No: 475-84 Quantity: 5,000

1944 Cundinamarka

Scott No: 508-12 Quantity: 10,000

1944 Above, s/s

Scott No: 513 Quantity: 10,000

1957 Cadet s/s

Scott No: 674a Quantity: 10,000

1962 OAS s/s

Scott No: 744 Quantity: 50,000

1919 Overprint

Scott No: C1 Quantity: 200

1920 Lithographed Issue

Scott No: C2-10 Quantity: Quantity of each: 100

1941 Airs

Scott No: C121-33 Quantity: 10,000

1948 Pan-Am Conference s/s

Scott No: C150 Quantity: 100,000

1950 "L" Overprint

Scott No: C175-85 Quantity: 13,000

1951 "L" Overprint

Scott No: C200-07 Quantity: 5,000

1954 St. Peter Claver s/s

Scott No: C258a Quantity: 10,000

1961 Lopez s/s

Scott No: C396 Quantity: 92,500

1961 Sports s/s

Scott No: C419 Quantity: 50,000

1962 Paintings

Scott No: C439-40 Quantity: 100,000
1962 Railroads

Scott No: C441-44 Quantity: 100,000

1937 Overprint

Scott No: O1-13 Quantity: 10,000

1939-45 Postal Tax

Scott No: RA3-7 Quantity: 50,000

Colombia-Antioquia

1899 General Cordoba
Scott No: 117-27 Quantity: 2,900

1902 10c Purple
Scott No: F3 Quantity: 19,700

1899 General Cordoba, Late Fee Stamp
Scott No: I1 Quantity: 19,700

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Costa Rica

1862 Arms
Scott No: 1-4 Quantity: 35,000

1892 Arms

Scott No: 35-44 Quantity: 50,000

1905 Surcharge, diagonal

Scott No: 58b Quantity: 100,000

1911 Overprint

Scott No: 77-84 Quantity: 50,000

1911 Surcharge

1911 1c on 10c Blue, black surcharge

Scott No: 87 Quantity: 5,000
Counterfeit surcharges exist

1911 2c on 5c Brown Orange, black surch.

Scott No: 93 Quantity: 15,500

1911 2c on 10c Blue, red surch.
Scott No: 94 Quantity: 1,500

1911 2c on 15c Claret, blk. Surch.
Scott No: 95 Quantity: 86,000

1911 2c on 1col Brown, blk. Surch.
Scott No: 96 Quantity: 92,000

1911 2c on 2col Carmine, blk. Surch.
Scott No: 97 Quantity: 90,000

1911 2c on 5col Green, blk. Surch
Scott No: 98 Quantity: 42,000

1911 2c on 10col Maroon, blk. Surch.
Scott No: 99 Quantity: 42,000

1921 Centenary of Central Am. Independence

Scott No: 105-09 Quantity: 2,000
Many more printed illegally
1922 Overprint
Scott No: 95-100 Quantity: 50,000
Counterfeits exist
1923 Circular Overprint
Scott No: 111J Quantity: 50,000

1924 Guanacaste

Scott No: 129-35 Quantity: 50,000

1937-38 National Exposition

Scott No: 184-88/C31-38 Quantity: 20,000

1940 Pan-Am. Health Day

Scott No: 191-95/C46-54 Quantity: 1,500

1940 Surcharge

Scott No: 196-200/C55-56 Quantity: 50,400

1941 Soccer Championship

Scott No: 201-08/C57-66 Quantity: 5,000

1941 National University

Scott No: 212-16/C74-80 Quantity: 5,000

1943-47 Portraits

Scott No: 224-32/C81-91A Quantity: 25,000

1944 San Ramon Centenary

Scott No: 233-37/C94-102 Quantity: 2,000

1947 Franklin D. Roosevelt

Scott No: 251-55/C224-26 Quantity: 30,000

1928 Lindbergh Flight Surcharge
1928 10c on 12c Carmine
Mi. No: 141 Quantity: 20,000

1930 Surcharge

Scott No: C7-10 Quantity: 12,000

1931 Surcharge
Scott No: C11-13 Quantity: 11,000
Two nearly identical printings exist
1934 Airmails
Scott No: C15-27 Quantity: 17,000

1940 La Sabana Airport

Scott No: C39-45 Quantity: 8,000

1941 Border Dispute Settlement Overprint

Scott No: C67-73 Quantity: 5,000

1944 Overprint

Scott No: C103 Quantity: 49,200

1945 Overprint

Scott No: C104-16 Quantity: 4,500

1945 Overprint on Telegraph Stamps

Scott No: C117-19 Quantity: 49,700

1946 Soccer

Scott No: C121-23 Quantity: 55,000

1946 Hospital

Scott No: C128-40 Quantity: 15,000

1947 Portraits

Scott No: C141-44 Quantity: 50,000

1947 Surcharge

Scott No: C145-47 Quantity: 45,000

1947 Issue

Scott No: C148-53 Quantity: 62,000

1948 National Theater

Scott No: C168-72 Quantity: 10,000

1948 Surcharge

Scott No: C173 Quantity: 50,000

1949 Guanacaste Surcharge

Scott No: C182-85 Quantity: 45,000

1952 Queen Isabella

Scott No: C211-15 Quantity: 100,000

1954-59 Industries

Scott No: C227-45 Quantity: 90,000

1956 Rotary

Scott No: C246-51 Quantity: 100,000

1960 Soccer

Scott No: C283-88 Quantity: 25,000

1960 Soccer s/s

Scott No: C289 Quantity: 25,000

1960 WRY

Scott No: C290-91 Quantity: 100,000

1960 Pan-Am. Conference

Scott No: C292-96 Quantity: 10,000

1960 Pan-Am. Conference s/s

Scott No: C297 Quantity: 15,000

1960 Saints Vincent and Louisa

Scott No: C298-302 Quantity: 20,000

1960 Olympics

Scott No: C303-12 Quantity: 25,000

1960 Olympics s/s

Scott No: C313 Quantity: 25,000

1961 UN Day

Scott No: C321-28 Quantity: 25,000

1961 UN Day s/s

Scott No: C329 Quantity: 25,000

1962 Surcharge

Scott No: C334-37 Quantity: 46,800

1962 Surcharge
Scott No: C341-44 Quantity: 100,000

1962 Philatelic Convention Overprint

Scott No: C338-39 Quantity: 20,000

1963 Malaria Eradication

Scott No: C345-49 Quantity: 100,000

1963 Animals

Scott No: C354-61 Quantity: 30,000

1963 Centenary of Costa Rica's Stamps

Scott No: C362-65 Quantity: 20,000

1963 Above, s/s

Scott No: C366 Quantity: 20,000

1963 Portraits

Scott No: C371-77 Quantity: 25,000

1963-64 Ancient Art

Scott No: C378-93 Quantity: 50,000

1965 Chapul Asylum Overprint

Scott No: C400 Quantity: 100,000

1965 Olympics s/s

Scott No: C416a Quantity: 25,000

1965 John F. Kennedy s/s

Scott No: C420a Quantity: 25,000

1934 Red Overprint

Scott No: CO1-13 Quantity: 3,100

1917 Overprint

Scott No: O56-57 Quantity: 30,000

1921 Overprint

Scott No: O59-64 Quantity: 4,000