the jose castillejo collection of guatemala, 1871-86

THE JOSE CASTILLEJO COLLECTION

OF GUATEMALA, 1871-1886

8 JUNE 2016

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CATALOG KEY

SYMBOLS

� MINT (O.G.) OR UNUSED AS ISSUED BK COMPLETE BOOKLET

�� MINT-NEVER HINGED BP BOOKLET PANE

(�) UNUSED (WITHOUT GUM OR REGUMMED) E ESSAY

� USED P PROOF

� BLOCK OF FOUR OR LARGER PB PLATE BLOCK

� ON PIECE R REPRINT

� COVER, CARD OR ON ENTIRE S SPECIMEN

� GRADED TC TRIAL COLOR PROOF

© CANCELLED

ABBREVIATIONSc.d.s. CIRCULAR DATE STAMP ms. MANUSCRIPT

cplt. COMPLETE n.h. NEVER HINGED

fdc FIRST DAY COVER o.g. ORIGINAL GUM

h.r. HINGE REMNANT ovpt. OVERPRINT

h.s. HANDSTAMP pmk. POSTMARK

incl. INCLUDING s.e. STRAIGHT EDGE

CONDITION

EXTREMELY FINE - OUTSTANDING, THE HIGHEST QUALITY POSSIBLE.

VERY FINE - CHOICE CONDITION, WELL CENTERED; IF IMPERFORATE

WITH FOUR WELL CLEAR MARGINS.

FINE - SOUND IN ALL RESPECTS, PERFORATIONS CLEAR DESIGN; IF IMPERFORATE

MARGINS MAY BE CLOSE OR TOUCHING, BUT WILL NOT CUT DESIGN.

VERY GOOD - STAMPS ARE SO GRADED EITHER BY REASON OF GENERAL APPEARANCE OF

IMPERFECT CENTERING OR A FAULT.

At all times any faults such as a crease, tear, thin spot, etc. will be specifically described. In collection lots and balances the condition

described is meant to indicate the overall average to be found. Examples above and below the condition listed can be expected.

Typically we do not describe minor perforation separations on blocks or sheets as these are quite normal and are not grounds for their

return. In regard to covers, torn or partially missing black flaps, light filing folds and small edge tears, unless they affect the adhesive

or markings, are not justification for the return of a lot.

CATALOGS USED

The catalog numbers and catalog values of the contents of the lots, given in the descriptions, are from the 2016 Scott Classic

Specialized Catalog of Stamps and Covers and from Guatemala 1, edited by Robert Goodman and published by Robson Lowe Ltd in

1969.

ESTIMATES

If an Estimated cash value is given, it is shown in the descriptions with the abbreviation “Est.” Estimates, which are in United States

dollars, are used when a lot is large or when it is not listed in the standard catalogs. Our estimates are typically conservative and the

lots invariably realize in the estimate ranges or higher.

1859 COVER TO ENGLAND FORWARDED VIA

THE BRITISH POST OFFICE IN BELIZE

One of Only Two Covers Known

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1001 � 1859 Guatemala cover forwarded via the British Post Office in Belize, folded coverto Manchester, England posted from Guatemala City with double circle “Guatemala/Nove 2/1859” c.d.s., matching “Franco” boxed h.s at right and endorsed “Paid” at left,bold numeral “1” h.s. on the reverse for the 1r rate along with a blue “Received andForwarded/by Antonio Mathe/British Honduras” forwarding agent’s cachet who turnedit over to the British Post Office and paid the 6d fee by Great Britain 6d Lilac wing marginsingle (#27), tied by “A06” in oval of bars cancel, on the reverse “Belize/NO 14 1859”British small double arc pmk. and Manchester backstamp, a very fine and attractive cover.

This postal arrangement for mail to Europe was necessary as British Honduras refused tohandle mail to and from Guatemala that was not prepaid. So the Guatemalan governmentestablished a system for letters to be posted and prepaid in Guatemala City and provideda forwarder in British Honduras to pay the British postage for transatlantic passage. Sincestamps of Great Britain were only used between August 1858 and April 1860 there wasonly a very short period for mail to be handled in this way with Great Britain stamps. Anextremely rare cover believed to be one of only two known using this service, theother being to France; 2009 BPA certificate; ex-Spycher. (photo) Est. 3,000-4,000

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THE DELIGENCIAS

Stampless Stagecoach Covers

1002 � Deligencias de S. Robles blue oval h.s. (28mm) on lovely small stampless mourningcover to Antigua, undated and probably from Guatemala City as this marking was usedon that stagecoach route as early as 1866, endorsed “franco,” very fine and rare cover.(photo) Est. 400-500

1003 � 1872 “Diligencias de Robles” black oval h.s. (34mm), lovely clear strike on entirefolded letter to Guatemala City, from Antigua datelined “Antigua 3 Abril 1872”, very fineand a rare dated cover on the Antigua to Guatemala City stagecoach line. (photo) Est. 400-500

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1004 � 1875 “Diligencias De Vaque-Ubisco” black oval h.s. (40mm), clear strike on undatedstampless cover to Guatemala City, M. Vasquez joined with the Ubisco service in 1875,very fine and attractive; another rare stagecoach cover. (photo) Est. 300-400

Also see lot 1113 for 15c Small Quetzal on Diligencias cover

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1871 FIRST ISSUE

Essays & Proofs

Unique Original Die Essay by Ferdinand Jobert

1005 E Goodman #DP1A, 1871 1c Original die essay in black on glazed card, measuring92x60mm, the basic elements of the design typographed and uncleared from the rounddie block, then additional ornaments and details such as rays around the sun hand etchedinto the design (different than the final design) by the engraver Ferdinand Joubert,inscribed at top “This proof touched to be sent” and initialed “F.J.” by Joubert, very fine;a remarkable and unique working proof by the engraver; illustrated in Goodman; ex-Albrecht, Hubbard and Lange. (photo) Est. 1,500-2,000

1006 P Goodman #DP1C, 1871 1c Large die proof in brown, a hybrid proof on thin card,measuring 95x123mm, inscribed to “a Monsieur Le Senatuer President” and signed“Hulot,” the director of postage stamp production at the French Government Mint, thepresident referred to is Senator Dumas, President of the Commission of Coins andMedals, the governing body of the mint, very fine; an attractive and unique Proof;illustrated in Goodman, ex-Hubbard and Spycher. (photo on page 7) Est. 500-750

1007 TC Goodman #DP1D-J, 1871 1c Die color proofs, seven different colors complete incarmine, gray, orange, green, blue, brown and yellow brown as listed in Goodman, eachan uncleared die proof showing the 40mm circular die block, all on thin white wove paperexcept for the yellow brown which is on cream colored paper as noted by Goodman,measuring 50x50mm to 75x60mm each, very fine; the only known complete set of allseven colors, some or all ex-Hubbard, Lange, and Spycher. (photo on page 7) Est. 1,000-1,500

1008 TC 1871 1c Die proof in blue printed on card from the uncleared die and measuring24x26mm, bright color and very fine; apparently unlisted by Goodman as he lists no dieproof on card and his #DP1K is in prussian blue but noted as “in issued design” implyingthat it is not an uncleared proof, unusual and scarce. (photo on page 7) Est. 150-200

1009 TC� 1871 1c Plate proof in blue, block of twelve (3x2) pos. 62-65/72-75/82-85, clear tolarge margins all around, small thin in pos. 84, otherwise very fine; an unlisted proof inGoodman which lists plate proofs of the 1c in only ocher and buff; a rare proof withcertainly no more than one sheet printed and this block of twelve being unique ex-Lindquist, Hubbard and Lange. (photo on page 7) Est. 200-300

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1010 ��TC Goodman 1871 10c Gray blue, Ty. I, plate proof on gummed stamp paper, top leftblock of 35 (5x7), positions 1-5/61-65, very distinctive color and detailed impression,full o.g., never hinged, well clear to wide margins, very fine; there is some question as towhether this is a plate proof being gummed or a color variety of the issued stamps,Goodman chose “arbitrarily” to list it as a proof though “Their history is not known.,”we have chosen to follow his lead as this color to our knowledge is not known used; ineither case a very rare block, this being the largest block known. ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 500-750

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1011 TC Goodman #DP2-3-4L, N-R, 1871 8c-20c Composite proof sheetlets of twelve onthin paper in six different colors, the sheet consists of four 5c in the top row (the valuesomitted in the right stamp) four 10c in the second row and four 20c in the bottom row(the first stamp inverted), in actuality no two positions are exactly the same, colorsinclude, blue on white, orange on buff, green on pale green, ocher on ocher, red brownon buff and red on pale rose, lacking only the gray brown on white, all sheets with largemargins, the smallest sheet measuring 140x120mm, a couple of margin flaws, a very fineunit of these unusual proof sheets. (photo) Est. 1,000-1,500

1012 TC Goodman #DP2-3-4P, 1871 5c-20c Composite proof sheet of twelve, on thin paperin ochre on ocher, this color being the issued color of the 1c value, the sheet consists ofa row of four of each of the 5c, 10c and 20c values, the top right 5c with values omittedand the bottom left 20c inverted, wide even margins with the sheet measuring110x95mm, tiny thin at the top edge, very fine and scarce. (photo) Est. 150-200

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1013 TC Goodman #DP4L-O, Q, 1871 20c Tete-beche proof pairs from the composite proofsheets of twelve on thin paper, five different colors in blue on white, gray brown on white,orange on buff (block of four with two 10c values) and red brown on buff, wide marginsand bright fresh colors, very fine; the tete-beche pair is the key position piece from thissheet and a scarce unit. (photo) Est. 150-200

1871 1 CENTAVO OCHER

1014 �� #1, 1871 1c Ocher, impressive large bottom portion of the sheet consisting of twoblocks of fifty (5x10) from the same sheet, positions 51-150, full selvage on all three sideswith oval “Controle/T.P” blue h.s. in the bottom left corner, fresh with excellent colorand impression, overall unusually well centered for such a large multiple, several minorplate flaws noted in several positions, o.g., all stamps are never hinged, very fine; anexcellent exhibition piece. Est. 150-200

1015 �� #1, 1871 1c Ocher, mint sheet of 150 (10x15), without selvages but quite fresh withrich color, full o.g., some hinge reinforced perf. separation, many stamps never hinged,centering varies as would be expected on a multiple of this size, but overall fine-very fine;this is the largest recorded multiple of the perforated One Centavo Ocher andbelieved to be unique. Est. 300-400

1016 �� #1a, 1871 1c Ocher, Imperforate, attractive bottom right mint block of 35 (5x7),positions 86-88/146-150, with full selvage at bottom and right, full margins on the othertwo sides, bright and fresh with full o.g., stamps are never hinged having been hinged inthe bottom selvage only, very fine; the third largest recorded multiple of the 1cimperforate. (photo on page 11) Est. 150-200

1017 (�) � #1a, 1871 1c Ocher, Imperforate, top margin unused gutter block of 36 being twoblocks of eighteen (3x6) from the left and right panes respectively with a vertical gutterin between consisting of six gutter pairs, full large margins on the other threes sides,normal light vertical fold through the gutter and without gum as usual, very fine; animpressive position piece being the second largest recorded multiple of the 1c Ocherimperforate; ex-Hubbard and Lange. (photo on page 11) Est. 200-300

1018 (�) � #1a, 1871 1c Ocher, Imperforate, printed on both sides, unused gutter block of 24consisting of two blocks of twelve with a vertical gutter in between, this side being printedin a dark shade of the ocher color, on the reverse of the left block of twelve are three anda half vertical rows printed in the normal ocher shade on the reverse making the wholeblock of 12 printed on both sides, normal vertical fold in the gutter and faint verticalcrease in the normal right block, without gum as usual, a very fine position piece and arare error block. (photo on page 11) Est. 500-750

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1019 (�) #1a, 1871 1c Ocher, Imperforate, impressive full sheet of 150 (10x15), possessing fullselvages all around, blue “Controle/T.P.” oval control marking at top right, there arethree horiz. folds between rows 5 and 6, 8 and 9, 11 and 12 as numbered from the top,these are intended to be between the stamps but the tight spacing encroaches in places onthe designs, without gum as many imperforate multiples are, fresh with strong color, veryfine appearance and a lovely exhibition piece; an additional full press sheet of 300 withgutter between the panes existed at one point but it is believed that this was broken intogutter multiples; the sheet offered here is believed to be the largest known imperforatemultiple of the One Centavo Ocher and the only one currently remaining. (photo) Est. 500-750

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1020 (�)� #1b, 1871 1c Ocher, imperforate, printed on both sides, unused block of ten (5x2),printed in a rich deep shade on the front and a similar though even darker shade on thereverse, clear to large margins on the front, fully printed on the reverse with theimpressions shifted a half stamp horizontally and slightly down in relation to the front,without gum as usual, light vertical fold between the left block of 4 and the right blockof six, otherwise very fine and a nice strongly printed block of this variety. (photo) Est. 300-400

1021 (�)� #1b, 1871 1c Ocher, imperforate, printed on both sides, handsome unused leftmargin block of sixteen, printed in a rich ocher color, with wide full margins, on thereverse a matching sheet margin impression from the right side of the plate showing a fullblock of sixteen plus another half vertical row, printed in the normal lighter ocher shade,without gum as normal, extremely fine and a premium multiple of the printed on bothsides variety. (photo) Est. 400-500

1022 (�)� #1b var., 1871 1c Ocher, imperforate, printed on both sides, one side inverted,unused block of four printed in the light shade of the stamp with wide even margins allaround, on the reverse is a full inverted impression in the same light shade, positioneddown and to the left in relation to the front, bare trace of o.g. on this side, very fine; arare variety of the printed-on-both-sides stamp and unlisted in Scott. (photo) Est. 150-200

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One Centavo 1871 First Issue Tete-Beche Gutter Block Of Sixteen

Printed on Both Sides with a Normal Gutter Block of Sixteen

1023 (�)� #1b var., 1871 1c Ocher, imperforate, printed on both sides, with tete-beche gutterblock of sixteen on one side, unused, being two tete-beche blocks of eight (4x2 fromrows 8 and 9) with two tete-beche gutter pairs, issued ocher color and impression, thereverse is a similar gutter block of sixteen in a slightly darker shade only not tete-beche,thus one block of eight is a normal printed on both sides variety and the other block isprinted on both sides and inverted, interestingly the normal block’s gutter is narrowerthan the tete-beche side so each block has an additional partial row of stamps, normallight vertical fold in the gutter, without gum as usual, very fine; only one sheet soprinted in a new discovery of 2010; the gutter block of 120 was originally broken intoonly three pieces, the upper portion and lower portion of the sheet remaining intact andin the collections of varieties and rarities rather than specifically in the Guatemalacollecting community; a great rarity of the One Centavo First Issue. (photo) Est. 1,500-2,000

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1871 1 CENTAVO AND 5 CENTAVOS FIRST ISSUE SINGLE RATE DOMESTIC COVER

The Finest Example of the Three Known Covers

1024 � #1-2, 1871 1c Ocher and 5c Light bister brown, tied to neat 1874 folded cover toMazatenango by clear large numeral “1” cancel of Guatemala City with double circle“Correos/Guatemala/Oct 21, 1871” c.d.s. at left, paying the six centavo single internalrate, attractive and very fine.

The need and intended use of the 1c value was to pay the 6c single domestic letter rateand was only in effect for a slightly less than ten month period from March 3, 1871 toJanuary 26, 1872, when the currency was changed from the decimal system back to realsmaking the 1c value unnecessary. Of the 24 First Issue covers listed by Goodman only fiveare in this early decimal period and of these only three covers are listed with the 1c value,two single rate covers and one double rate. The cover offered here is the earliest listed byGoodman but an earlier, though less attractive single rate example was in the Lange salethat was not recorded in Goodman. A very rare early cover and the most attractive ofthe three known single rate covers with One Cent Ocher franking used as originallyintended; ex-Hubbard and Lange. (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

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1871 5 CENTAVOS LIGHT BISTER BROWN

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1025 �� #2, 1871 5c Light bister brown, mint bottom right corner block of 24 (6x4), positions115-20/145-150, position 136 shows a significant white plate flaw above the “DE” inthe inscription at top, fresh with attractive rich color, well centered, o.g., stamps are neverhinged, small perf. fault to top right, very fine; a rare block being the second largestmultiple known; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 200-300

1026 ��/�� #2a, 1871 5c Light bister brown, imperforate, bottom left mint block of eighteen(6x3), positions 121-126/141-146, the right stamp in the middle row has the major plateflaw of the white spot over “DE” at top, very fresh and attractive, large full margins allaround, o.g., fifteen stamps are n.h., very fine. (photo on page 17) Est. 200-300

1027 ��/�� #2a, 1871 5c Light bister brown, imperforate, left margin mint block of 28, positions14-20/44-50, attractive with clear to large margins on the other three sides, bright colorand clean impression, o.g., 23 stamps are n.h., very fine; the third largest known block.(photo on page 17) Est. 200-300

1028 �� #2a, 1871 5c Light bister brown, imperforate, handsome top left corner mint blockof 35, full large margins on the other sides as well, rich deep color and impression, freshwith full o.g., all stamps are never hinged, extremely fine; a premium block being thesecond largest known block of this imperforate. (photo on page 17) Est. 500-750

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1029 ��/�� #2a, 1871 5c Light bister brown, imperforate, mint block of 40 being all of rows 4-7, positions 31-40/61-70, showing selvage at left and right and clear to large margins onthe other two sides, position 66 shows the plate flaw “Ginco” for “Cinco”, one of themajor plate flaws noted by Goodman, attractive bright color, o.g., 27 stamps are n.h.,small thin at top left, very fine block; a block of 40 is the largest known multiple ofthe Five Centavo Imperforate, this being one of two known, ex-Ricoy. (photo) Est. 750-1,000

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1030 � #2b, 1871 5c Light bister brown, tete-beche pair, two pairs and a horizontal strip ofthree, the pairs are in a pale shade and darker shade being positions 9-10 and 10-11respectively, position 10 being the inverted cliche, the strip is positions 102-104, position103 being the inverted cliche, these are the only two inverted positions in the plate, o.g.,fine-very fine and attractive. (photo) 450.00

1031 � #2c, 1871 5c Light bister brown, tete-beche pair, top margin pair being positions 9-10, position 10 being the inverted cliche, strong color and fresh, well clear to largemargins, o.g., very fine and scarce; ex-Hubbard and Lange. (photo) 2,600.00

1032 �� #2c, 1871 5c Light bister brown, tete-beche pair, the bottom pair in a mint block of4, positions 93-94/103-104, position 103 being the inverted cliche, deep color andimpression, well clear to large full margins all around, o.g., very fine; a scarce block and anice way to collect this position. (photo) 2,600.00

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RARE FIVE CENTAVOS MARCH 1, 1872 SINGLE FRANKING

The Only First Issue Usage from Amatitlan

1033 � #2, 1871 5c Light bister brown, well centered single tied to lovely 1872 entire foldedletter to Guatemala City by clear large numeral “13” cancel of Amatitlan, datelined“Amatitlan Marzo 1, 1872”, a choice and extremely fine entire letter.

After January 26, 1872 the 5c value was sold for ½ real (equal to six centavos) which wasthen the domestic letter rate. The cover offered here is very rare in several respects. Firstit is the only known first issue cover of any denomination used from Amatitlan.Second this is one of only five single rate covers with this 5c single franking listed byGoodman with one other that we are aware. And finally this is the earliest recordedusage of the 5c used as a single franking. A wonderful letter in exquisite quality; ex-Hubbard and Spycher. (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

1034 � #2, 1871 5c Light bister brown, attractive well center single tied to 1872 entire foldedletter to Guatemala City by large numeral “25” cancel of Coban, datelined “Coban 12Jun 1872”, this single franking paying the single domestic letter rate of ½ real, cover andstamp are fresh and attractive, very fine and choice; a rare First Issue cover with only sixcovers known with the singe franking of the Five Centavo value; plus this posting isthe only known full cover with First Issue franking posted from Coban, ex-Ricoy andLange. (photo) Est. 1,500-2,000

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FIVE CENTAVOS FIRST ISSUE ON COVER FROM COBAN

One of Only Six Single Franking Covers Known

1035 � #2, 1871 5c Light bister brown, well centered single neatly tied to an 1875 cover frontto Guatemala City by bold and well struck “25” large numeral cancel of Coban, red“Correos De Coban/Mar 15, 1875” c.d.s. at left, while only a front it has the appearanceof a cover for exhibition and has the following to recommend it: excellent markings, ascarce usage being the only other recorded First Issue franking out of Coban (see coverabove), and the latest recorded First Issue posting being only one month before the newLiberty series was issued, very fine and attractive; ex-Spycher. (photo) Est. 500-750

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FIVE CENTAVOS FIRST ISSUE ON COVER FROM SAN FELIPE DE RETALULEU

One of Only Six Single Franking Covers Known

1036 � #2, 1871 5c Light bister brown, neatly tied single to 1872 entire folded letter toGuatemala City by large numeral “12” cancel of San Felipe de Retalhuleu, (Goodman listsnumeral “12” as San Felipe de Retalhuleu and numeral “10” as Retalhuleu, though boththe sender’s cachet and date line are “Retaluleu” spelled that way), sender’s blue cachetat left, lengthy letter written in German and datelined “Retaluleu Juni 13, 1872”, the fivecentavo stamp in this period pays the ½ real single domestic letter rate, a very fine andrare cover; unlisted by Goodman and this brings the count to only six of the singlefranking 5c covers known; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 1,500-2,000

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1037 �� #3, 3b, 1871 10c Blue, Ty. I-II, mint combination block of twenty (5x4), positions 61-65/91-95, all of the stamps are type I except the bottom right stamp which is type II,exceptionally well centered, fresh bright blue color, part o.g., a few center row horiz.perfs. separated and hinge reinforced though most in that row are intact, very fine; theplate layout has the first 94 positions being type I and the rest at the bottom sheet typeII except pos. 149 which is also type I; this block is particularly important as positions 94-95 form a combination horizontal Ty. I-II pair that is only possible only in this positionand in positions 149-150 and 148-149 (Ty. II-I); in addition this is the largest knownblock containing both type I and II stamps; a rare an desirable multiple; ex-Hubbardand Lange. (photo) Est. 400-500

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1871 TEN CENTAVOS PERFORATED BLOCK OF FORTY

The Unique Largest Known Multiple

1038 ��/�� #3, 1871 10c Blue, Ty. I, handsome left margin mint block of 40 being full rows 5through 8, positions 41-50/71-80, all type I, bright fresh color, full o.g., one block offour with hinge reinforced vertical perfs., the rest are never hinged, well centered and veryfine; a very rare multiple being the unique largest known block of the Ten CentavoFirst Issue. ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 500-750

1039 ��/�� #3a, 1871 10c Blue, Ty. I, imperforate, impressive mint block of 40 being the full rowsof 5 through 8 with selvage on both sides, positions 41-50/71-80, all type I, attractiverich color and impression, full o.g., all never hinged except the bottom right stamp, clearto wide margins at top and bottom, very fine; an important block with 40 being thelargest known multiple, this and the next block being the only two known type Iexamples; ex-Ricoy. (photo) Est. 500-750

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1040 ��/�� #3a, 1871 10c Blue, Ty. I, imperforate, similar mint block of 40 being the full rows of3 through 6 with selvage on both sides, positions 31-40/61-70, all type I, fresh strongcolor and impression, full o.g., 34 stamps are never hinged, clear to wide margins at topand bottom, tiny hinge thin in the bottom right stamp, very fine; another example of thelargest known type I multiple; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 400-500

1041 �� #3a, 3b, 1871 10c Blue, Ty. I-II, imperforate, left margin combination block of four,positions 91-92 Ty. I and 101-102 Ty. II making two vertical se-tenant pairs, rich color,large margins, o.g., very fine and choice; a very scarce block; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 150-200

1042 ��/�� #3a, 3c, 1871 10c Blue, Ty. I-II, imperforate, scarce combination mint right marginblock of ten (5x2), positions 86-90/96-100, each vertical pair is a se-tenant Ty. I/II pair,a variety not listed by Scott, clear to wide margins all around, fresh bright color and crispimpression, o.g., hinged in the two top corners, the rest are n.h., very fine; the se-tenantvertical pairs are far scarcer than pairs of either type I or II, in an entire sheet there areonly eleven pairs possible and practically only eight because three positions would beused to produce two scarcer horiz. pairs; a lovely position piece; signed P. Holcombe: ex-Ricoy. (photo) Est. 400-500

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1043 ��/�� #3a, 3c, 1871 10c Blue, Ty. I-II, imperforate, rare combination mint block of 40being the full rows of 8 through 11 with selvage on both sides, positions 71-80/101-110,positions 71-94 are type I and positions 95-110 are type II, attractive rich color andimpression, full o.g., 34 stamps are never hinged, bottom left stamp with small thin, clearto wide margins at top and bottom, very fine; a very important position block showingthe dividing line between the type I and II stamps including the very rare horiz. se-tenantTy. I-II pair of pos. 94-95 as well as eight se-tenant vertical pairs; in addition this is thethird example of largest known block of 40 being the unique block of 40 with bothtypes of the Ten Centavos First Issue; a great exhibition piece; ex-Spycher and Hubbard.(photo) Est. 750-1,000

1044 � #3 var., 1871 10c Blue, Ty. I, vertical bisect used as 5c, tied to small piece by largenumeral cancel #6 of Quetzaltenango, very fine and attractive; on rare occasions bisectswere used for 5c and were often only saved as pieces; the only cover that we are aware isfrom this post office making the pieces an affordable and scarce substitute for these greatcover rarities. (photo) Est. 150-200

1045 � #3 var., 1871 10c Blue, Ty. II, vertical bisect used as 5c, tied to small piece by largenumeral cancel “9” of Mazatenango, very fine; an attractive and scarce piece. (photo) Est. 150-200

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1871 TEN CENTAVOS SINGLE ON DOUBLE-RATE DOMESTIC COVER

The Earliest of Two Covers Known

1046 � #3, 1871 10c Blue, Ty. I, tied to 1872 double-rate folded cover to Guatemala Cityby numeral “12” cancel of San Felipe de Retalhuleu, sender’s blue cachet at left,docketing dates this cover “1872/Retaluleu Julio 29”, fresh and attractive, a veryfine cover that is unrecorded by Goodman.

In this period the 10 centavos adhesive was sold and valued at 1 real, which was the ratefor a double rate internal domestic cover as used here. Goodman lists only six coversbearing the 10c value and all but one are to foreign destinations with either singlefrankings (3x) or in combination with other values (2x), with this cover there are onlytwo domestic double-rate covers known, this being the earlier (the other used onMarch 27, 1873). A wonderfully rare and desirable cover; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

1871 20 CENTAVOS ROSE

1047 ��/�� #4, 1871 20c Rose, mint block of 24 (6x4), positions 105-110/135-140, position 135(bottom left stamp) shows major plate flaw of faulty cliche breaking up the branches andleaves of the branch of live oak at left, a constant variety in this position, bright rich color,intact perforations, o.g., nine stamps n.h., small thins in the top right stamp and each ofthe four stamps of the second vertical row from the right, fine-very fine appearance andthe second largest perforated multiple known, ex-Hubbard. (photo on page 27) Est. 150-200

1048 �(�)� #4, 1871 20c Rose, striking sheet of 150, lacking selvage at top but possessing nearlyfull selvage on the other three sides missing only the piece at the right end of the top row,blue “Controle/T.P.” oval h.s. at bottom left, a few perforations are hinge reinforced,color is bright and fresh and amazingly well centered for a multiple of this size, disturbedpart o.g. that ranges from no gum to disturbed gum, fine-very fine; at the time of hishandbook Goodman only knew of a block of 24 which was in the Hubbard collection andwas regarded of the as the largest known multiple; this sheet, which contains all of theplate varieties, is now the unique largest known multiple of the Twenty CentavosRose; ex-Lange. (photo on page 27) Est. 750-1,000

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1049 � #4, 1871 20c Rose, impressive used reconstructed block of twelve with an intact blockof six (3x2) at left, horiz. strip of three at bottom right and a single and horiz. pair at topright, positions 135-140/145/150, position 135 (top left stamp) showing the constantplate flaw affecting the left live oak branch, all tied together as used by five strikes of largenumeral “1” cancel of Guatemala City and affixed to a piece, bottom left pair with smallclosed tears and some color rub to the right edge, very fine appearance; while not thelargest known used multiple (an intact block of eight is known) this is the largest known20c Rose franking; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 200-300

1050 �� #4a, 1871 20c Rose, imperforate, outstanding bottom left corner block of 35 (5x7),positions 81-85/141-145, which includes a nice example of the position 135 plate flawbreaking up the branches of the left live oak branch, full selvages at bottom and left, andwide even margins at top and right, fresh rich color and detailed impression, full o.g.,never hinged, extremely fine; a magnificent block being the largest known multiple ofthe Twenty Centavos Rose Imperforate; ex-Lange. (photo on page 29) Est. 750-1,000

1051 � #4c, 1871 20c Blue error of color, imperforate, attractive mint single of this veryscarce error of color, wide even margins all around, rich color, o.g., small h.r., trivial edgewrinkle at right, very fine; an elusive imperforate of the error of color; ex-Hubbard.(photo) 800.00

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1871 TWENTY CENTAVOS ROSE ON ENTIRE FOLDED LETTER

One of Only Three Covers Posted to France

1052 � #4, 1871 20c Rose, bright and attractive single tied to 1873 entire folded letter toHavre, France by large numeral “1” cancel of Guatemala City, portion of“Correos/Guatamala” c.d.s. at left, blue company oval at lower left, mailed via the theBritish Post Office in Panama with “Panama/8 FE 1876/Transit” three-line h.s.,“GB/1F90c” framed Anglo-French accounting h.s. and charged “15” decimes, plusCalais French entry c.d.s., all on the front, red London transit and French backstamps onthe reverse, light discoloration along horiz. file fold not affecting the stamp, an attractivevery fine and rare entire letter.

Our records, along with Goodman’s inventory, show that only nine 20c Rose covers areknown. Of these only six are single frankings of which only three covers are to France(two to Paris, one to Havre). Very few First Issue covers are also entire letters and theletter offered here is the only known entire letter with the Twenty Centavos Rosefranking. (photo) Est. 3,000-4,000

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1873 COAT OF ARMS ISSUE

1053 � #5-6, 1873 4r Dull red violet and 1P Dull yellow, the two values complete tiedtogether on small piece by central “Guatemala/24 Jul 74” c.d.s., stamps are well centeredand attractive with normal perf. flaws, very fine and extremely rare being the uniqueexample of both values used together; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 200-300

1054 � #5, 1873 4r Dull red violet, attractive single tied to large piece of cover front toLondon, England by striking red large numeral “1” of Guatemala City with light blueGuatemala oval at left dated “Aug 6, 1873,” posted via the British P.O. in Panama withthree-line “Panama/21 AU 1873/Transit” handstamp, scarce bold “3/-” h.s., trace ofperf toning, very fine; this second issue was issued in 1872, but the actual date of usageis unknown; Goodman lists April 24, 1874, as earliest known cancel on the 4r Dull redviolet but this piece precedes that date by over eight months and to our knowledge is theearliest documented usage; ex-Hubbard and Spycher. (photo) Est. 300-400

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1873 FOUR REALS DULL RED VIOLET ON 1877 TRANS-ATLANTIC COVER

The Only Known German Consulate Cover to Germany

1055 � #5, 1873 4r Dull red violet, choice and well centered single tied to handsome 1877cover to Berlin from the German Consulate in Guatemala, with printed“Kaiserlich/deutches Consula/fur/Guatemala” at left and large portion of embossedconsulate seal on the backflap (small piece of backflap missing just carrying over to front),red “Correos de Guatemala/Paquette/Oct 7” c.d.s. at left, rated “180” in blue crayonand amended to “80” plus “T” marking, all on the front, red London 1877 transit on thereverse along with Berlin backstamp, very fine; an exceptionally rare and desirable coverin all of its aspects.

The single rate per half ounce to overseas destination outside of America was 4 reals forwhich this value was issued. We are aware of only Eight 4r Dull red Violet covers.Goodwin lists one double rate cover with a pair to France and six single-franking covers,including this one being the latest known usage, plus one other that we are aware. Thisis the only known Four Reales Dull Red Violet cover to Germany and of the highestinterest and rarity from the German Consulate; 2009 Brian Moorhouse certificate; ex-Specher. (photo) Est. 4,000-5,000

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1056 (�) #6, 1873 1P Dull yellow, unused vertical pair from the left side of the sheet, Lind types92 and 20, fresh rich color, without gum as nearly all unused are, fine and extremely rare;this is the unique largest known unused multiple and the only known verticalmultiple mint or used; signed P. Holcombe; ex-Lind and Lange. (photo) Est. 300-400

1057 � #6, 1873 1P Dull yellow, left margin horiz. pair with “Guatemala/19 Jul 76” centralc.d.s., strong color and well centered, tiny edge tear at bottom, otherwise very fine;extremely rare with only seven horizontal pairs recorded by Walter Lind, the eminentstudent of this issue, this being the largest known used multiple; ex-Lind and Ricoy.(photo) Est. 150-200

1875 LIBERTY HEAD ISSUE

Proofs

1058 P Goodman #DP8A, 1875 ½r Liberty, die proof in blue green, on India die sunk oncard measuring 64x80mm, in finished state and issued color, bright and fresh, very fineand rare; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 300-400

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1059 E Goodman #DP8A, 1875 ½r Liberty, die proof in black,on India die sunk on card measuring 68x86mm, theunfinished design lacking crosshatching in the value tablets,a lovely proof with full India in the die sunk area, rich colorand detailed impression, very fine and rare; ex-Lange. (photo)

Est. 300-400

1060 TC Goodman #DP9*, 1875 1r Liberty, die proof in black, onIndia die impressed on card measuring 50x859mm, finalstate of proof as issued, die imprint at bottom “No. 103” and“C” in diamond, sharp proof impression and with intensecolor, very fine and rare. (photo) Est. 200-300

1061 P Goodman #DP10A, 1875 2r Liberty, die proof on Indiadie impressed on card, measuring 49x58mm, in finished state and issued color, bright and fresh, very fine and rare; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 200-300

1062 TC Goodman #DP10B, 1875 2r Liberty, die proof in, onIndia die sunk on card measuring 69x85mm, imprint “No.100” and “C” in diamond at bottom, attractive proofimpression with intense color, very fine and rare; ex-Lange.(photo) Est. 300-400

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COVERS

1875 One Quarter Real Black on 1879 Local Guatemala City Cover

One of Only Two Covers Known and the Only Known Local Usage

1063 � #7, 1875 ¼r Black, handsome single franking paying the domestic rate on an 1879locally run cover within Guatemala City, stamp tied by a well struck black Star cancel withan excellent “Correos/Guatemala/1879 2 Abr” blue double circle c.d.s., colorful orangecover slightly reduced at left, very fine and exceedingly rare.

When the Liberty series was issued the ¼ real value was issued for the new 1875 rate of¼ real for local covers and postcards even though most of the single frankings of this issueare for usage between towns. The Goodman listing of covers lists only one cover and twofronts. The cover offered here is unlisted by Goodman as well as an additional unlistednewspaper wrapper to France, thus this is one of only two covers known. In addition,not only is this a late 1879 usage, this is the only known cover used locally within thesame city and specifically as the this stamp was intended; ex-Bostwick. (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

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1875 ¼ REAL BLACK ON 1879 NEWSPAPER WRAPPER TO FRANCE

The Only Known Newspaper Wrapper to a Foreign Destination

1064 � #7, 1875 ¼r Black, fresh single tied to a pristine 1879 newspaper wrapper to Paris,France, stamp tied by black Star cancel with blue double octagonal“Correos/Guatemala/Oct 2, 1879” datestamp, privately struck red “Via Panama” andblue company oval at lower left, rated “15c” on entry into France, an immaculate andhighly desirable wrapper.

As noted above, with Goodman’s listing of one cover and two fronts we are aware of anadditional cover and this wrapper. At the issuance of the Liberty series the ¼r rate wasestablished for local covers and postcards (though single uses are known between towns)as well as the foreign periodical rate. Such newspaper postings have always been elusivebecause they were often damaged in opening and usually thrown away. The Newspaperwrapper offered here is amazing in its extraordinary premium condition. It is also afabulous postal history cover being the latest recorded Liberty series cover, the issuebeing demonetized three weeks later on October 22, 1879 and it is the only known ¼rBlack franking on a newspaper to a foreign country. A great Guatemala rarity; ex-Madden and Lange. (photo) Est. 3,000-4,000

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1065 � #7, ¼r Black, single franking tied to attractive cover front to Belize by neat“Guatemala/30 Dic 76” c.d.s., blue oval company cachet at left, stamp is fairly wellcentered, very fine and attractive; covers of the Liberty issue are so scarce that Goodmanlisted the known fronts, his census lists only one full cover and two fronts with the ¼rBlack franking, this being one of the two fronts, we are aware of one further cover anda foreign newspaper wrapper with this franking to France (see lots above) unlisted byGoodman; a rare and desirable usage to technically a foreign destination; 1980 PFcertificate; ex-Bostwick. (photo) Est. 500-750

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1066 � #8, 1875 ½r Blue green, attractive single paying the domestic letter rate, tied to neat1876 cover to Retalhuleu by “Guatemala/ 22 Mayo 1876,” red “Correos de Guatemala/Paquetes/22 Mayo 76” c.d.s. at right, small corner mount flaws on the reverse, very fineand handsome cover; the One Half Real Blue Green franking is only known on atotal of four covers, the cover offered here is one of only three covers paying thisdomestic rate; a very rare and desirable cover. (photo) Est. 1,000-1,500

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1875 ½ REAL BLUE GREEN ON 1876 COVER

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1067 � #9, 1875 1r Blue, two singles tied to handsome 1876 cover front to Belize (BritishHonduras) paying the ½ to 1 oz letter rate to another American nation, tied by a largenumeral “18” cancel with a partial strike of black “Correos De Zacapala/Abr 8 (1876)”c.d.s. at left, stamps with bright color, one with rounded corner and light horiz. crease tofront barely affecting stamps at bottom, an exceptionally rare and desirable cover front;surprisingly this value as a whole stamp is rarer than the bisect used to pay the domesticrate; Goodman records show that there is only one cover and this cover front knownwith the Real Blue franking and only this front with two stamps paying an externalrate. (photo) Est. 500-750

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1875 ONE REAL BISECT FOR ½ REAL ON 1877 COVER

The Earliest of Only Four Covers Known

1068 � #9a, 1875 1r Blue diagonal half used as ½r, tied to a petite and very attractive 1877cover to Champerico by well struck large numeral “7” cancel, plus a lovely “Correos DeSan Marcos./Ene 24, 1877” blue c.d.s. at left, very fine; an exceptionally handsomeexample of this popular bisect usage.

The 1real value seems to be the least used of the Liberty series and was apparently pressedinto use as a bisect when necessary to pay the single. domestic rate. Goodman lists onlyfour covers with this bisect usage. The cover offered here is one of the most attractiveand the earliest known usage of the bisected One Real Blue used as a half real oncover. (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

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1875 TWO REALS DULL RED SINGLE FRANKING ON 1877 COVER

One of Only Three Known Covers to the United States

1069 � #10, 1875 2r Dull red, well centered single tied to 1877 entire folded letter (unusual asmost classic Guatemala are covers only) to the United States, stamp tied by circular gridwith bold red “Correos de Guatemala/Paquetes/7 Oct” c.d.s at left, “New York/Oct31/Due/10 Cents” duplex receiving h.s., all markings neatly positioned on the front,light and unobtrusive file fold affecting the stamp, still very fine and an uncommonlyhandsome full letter.

The 1875 2r Dull red high value is the overwhelmingly predominant value used forforeign mail, Goodman lists nine covers and a front for this value plus two other covers,including this one not listed in Goodman. This very pretty letter is the only entire letterand one of only three covers going to the United States, two to New York and one toSan Francisco. A most desirable cover this being the most attractive of the three. (photo) Est. 1,500-2,000

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1875 TWO REALS DULL RED ON COVER TO THE UNITED STATES

The Only Known Cover to San Francisco

1070 � #10, 1875 2r Dull red, fresh single tied to neat petite cover to San Francisco,California, posted from Guatemala City with stamp tied by “Guatemala/13 AG.” c.d.s,similar red “Correos de Guatemala/Paquetes/13 Ag.” c.d.s. at right which is overstruckby “San Francisco, Cal/St. Ship” entry c.d.s., “(Due)/10/Cents” h.s. off top as slightlyreduced at top, very fine; another attractive and rare cover to the United States; the onlyknown example to San Francisco of the three known covers to the United States;ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 1,500-2,000

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1875 TWO 2 REALS DULL RED ON 1877 COVER

One of Only Two Covers to France

1071 � #10, 1875 2r Dull red, two singles tied to 1877 folded cover to Paris, France, fromGuatemala City with company oval at lower left and directed “Per British Mail”, stampstied by “Guatemala/19 Mayo” c.d.s., red “Correos de Guatemala/19 Mayo” c.d.s. atleft, French “12” decimes charge with “T” in triangle and blue “Pay’s Etrans/Paq. Reg.Paris” entry c.d.s., all on the front, backstamped Paris, cover lightly aged slightly toningperfs., very fine.

The rate to foreign destinations outside of the Americas was four reals. Goodman recordsseven covers with this franking with most of those going to England. The cover offeredhere is one of only two covers recorded going to France, the other posted to Bordeaux.A very rare foreign posting; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

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1878 INDIAN WOMAN ISSUE

Proofs

1072 P Goodman #DP11A, 1878 Indian Woman master die proof, with blank value tablets,in slate green on what Goodman calls coarse white paper (actually India proof paper)measuring 50x60mm, an uncleared die proof showing the die block, couple small Indiathins in the outer margin, very fine and scarce; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 200-300

1073 P Goodman #DP11A var., 1878 Indian Woman master die proof, a similar die proofwith blank value tablets, in black on India, measuring 68x77mm, this example with dieblock cleared, very fine and scarce; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 200-300

1074 P Goodman #DP11C, 1878 Indian Woman master die proof, with blank value tablets,in black on white wove paper, cut down to the cleared area around the design, very fineand scarce; ex-Ricoy (photo) Est. 150-200

1075 P Goodman #DP11C var., 1878 Indian Woman master die proof, a similar cut downdie proof with blank value tablets, in unlisted slate on yellowish wove paper, very fine andscarce. (photo) Est. 150-200

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1076 P Goodman #DP11N, 1878 ½r Indian Woman die proof, in slate green on soft whiteproof paper, measuring 60x95mm, fresh and attractive, very fine; a scarce finished proof;ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 200-300

1077 P Goodman #DP14N, 1878 1P Indian Woman die proof, in slate green on soft whiteproof paper, measuring 83x97mm, inscribed at bottom “Bon a tirer” meaning Good toprint, very fine; a scarce finished proof with the inscription possibly indicating approval;ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 300-400

1078 P Goodman #PP11B-14B, 1878 ½r-1P Indian Woman, plate proofs on card, the fourvalues complete in the issued colors, perforated 13½, a very fine set; the plate proofs oncard are quite scarce and seldom available in a full set. (photo) Est. 200-300

1079 P Goodman #PP11C-14C, 1878 ½r-1P Indian Woman, plate proofs on trial moiresurfaced paper the four values complete in the issued colors, the moire is in the color ofthe stamp, perforated 13½, a very fine set; another scarce set that is difficult to findcomplete as the ½r Yellow green is often missing. (photo) Est. 200-300

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ISSUED STAMPS

1080 ��/�� #11a-14a, 1878 ½r-1P Indian Woman, imperforate, complete for all four values inblocks of four, the 1P Yellow high value is a bottom margin block, o.g., the bottom pairin each block is never hinged, all with bright colors and wide margins, 2r Carmine rosewith light horiz. fold between pairs, very fine. (photo) Est. 150-200

1081 (�)� #11 var., 1878 ½r Yellow green, vertical pair imperforate between, impressiveunused bottom right partial imprint block of ten (5x2) with full selvage at right andbottom, horiz. perfs. between rows omitted producing ten vertical pairs imperforatebetween, as well as being imperforate between the right pair and right selvage, wellcentered, bright yellow green color, choice very fine; an exceptional and desirable positionpiece of a scarce perforation variety. (photo) Est. 300-400

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1878 ½ REAL INDIAN WOMAN ON 1880 SINGLE FRANKING COVER

The Only Cover Known of Any Issue from Chimaltentango

1082 � #11, 1878 ½r Yellow green, single franking (perf. faults at right) tied to anexceptionally scarce posting from Chimaltentango, stamp tied to neat cover to Retalhuleuby blue large numeral “3” cancel with matching blue “Correos De Chimaltentango/Dic17, 1880” c.d.s., very fine cover.

Goodman’s census lists eight covers and one front with ½r yellow green franking plus oneother that we are aware. Most of these are in multiple frankings or in combination withother values or issues. Only four covers are single frankings paying the eternal domesticrate. This cover is especially rare being from Chimaltentango, which was a small town andits post office was apparently discontinued as the numeral “3” was reassigned toGuatemala City in about 1886 with no replacement numeral assigned. The cover offeredhere is believed to be the only known cover of any issue used for Chimaltentango1979 RPS certificate. (photo) Est. 1,000-1,500

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1084 � #12, 1878 2r Carmine rose,. attractive single in similar usage to England from theMatthews correspondence, tied to 1878 cover to London via California by large numeral“18” cancel of Zacapa, black “Correos De Zacapa/25 Jul 1879” c.d.s. at left, “NY/T”New York due h.s. and ms. “10”, a “5d” h.s. deleted by killer cancel, on the reverse is ared Guatemala City transit plus San Francisco and New York transits, backstampedLondon in red, small piece missing from the backflap, very fine cover and an interestingway of handling the international accounting; one of only three covers known toEngland using this single 2r franking; 1997 clear Brian Moorhouse certificate. (photo) Est. 1,000-1,500

1083 � #12, 1878 2r Carmine rose, single franking on a highly unusual domestic cover toAmatitlan with stamp tied by black violet large numeral “4” cancel of Antigua, on thereverse is a violet Guatemala City octagonal h.s. plus matching star, cover reduced at left,very fine usage; the domestic rate was only ½ real so it is unlikely that this is a multiplerate cover but the reason for this high franking is not readily apparent; some authoritieshave indicated that this is a “pliego” (specified) rate; nevertheless of the six known singlefranking covers this is the only known Two Real Rose on a domestic cover; ex-Lindwall and Lange. (photo) Est. 1,000-1,500

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1878 2 REAL ROSE ON SINGLE FRANKING COVERS

Two of Three Known Covers to England

1085 � #12, 1878 2r Carmine rose, single franking tied to 1879 cover to London via Californiaby large numeral “18” cancel of Zacapa, black “Correos De Zacapa/25 Jul 1879” c.d.s.at left, strong San Francisco transit below, bold “5d” rate charged on entry into England,on the reverse is Guatemala City transit and backstamped London in red, stamp withsmall edge tear, an attractive and very fine cover; postings to England via the Unitedstates was a favored tactic of correspondents as the rate was only 2r being partially paidto England rather than the foreign rate to England of 4r; of the approximately fifteencovers known with the 2r Carmine rose most are pairs or in combination with othervalues or postal entires; of these only three covers are known to England using thissingle 2r rate; from the Matthews correspondence; 1997 clear Brian Moorhousecertificate. (photo) Est. 1,000-1,500

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1878 FOUR REAL VIOLET ON 1881 COVER TO NAPLES

One of Two Known Postage Due Covers to Italy

1086 � #13, 1878 4R Violet, attractive single on 1881 cover to Naples, Italy with black Starcancel, double line red octagonal “Correos/Guatemala/Mzo 29 1881”postmark at left,“10” rate h.s. and “50” in crayon with “T” due h.s., the postage due paid by Italian 40csingle and 60c horiz. pair postage dues (#J9, J11), tied by Naples c.d.s, on the reverse isa Bologna transit and backstamped Naples, very fine and colorful foreign mail cover.

Goodwin lists ten covers with this 4 real franking which was the single rate to a non-American country including a similar cover of this same correspondence to Naples. We areaware of four other covers not listed by Goodwin including the cover offered here. Italyis a very unusual destination from Guatemala and this is one of only two covers knownto Italy, both with Italian postage dues, this with the higher amount. An exceptionallyrare and desirable cover; 2000 PF certificate. (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

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1878 FOUR REAL ON EXQUISITE 1878 COVER FROM COBAN

One of Only Three Covers Known to Germany

1087 � #13, 1878 4R Violet, fresh single tied to lovely 1878 cover to Berlin, Germany by clearlarge numeral “25” of Coban, with that city’s beautifully struck red “Correos de/Coban/Ago 28 1878” c.d.s. at left, also on the front is an unframed “T/1-10” accountancy h.s.and ms. “125” arrival rating, on the reverse are red Guatemala City and red Londontransits, backstamped, small inconsequential tear at bottom of stamp, extremely fine coverand scarce usage.

Goodwin lists ten covers with this 4 real franking which was the single rate to a non-American country. We are aware of four others including this cover from Coban. Of thistotal only three covers are posted to Germany. The cover offered here is one of onlytwo covers from Coban to Germany, this being one of the most attractive Four RealViolet covers in existence; clear 1997 Brian Moorhouse certificate; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 1,500-2,000

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1088 � #13, 1878 4R Violet, single tied to 1879 cover to London by black large numeral “18”cancel with matching “Correos De Zacapa/24 Feb 1879” c.d.s. at left, on the reverse isa blue Guatemala City transit and backstamped London, a very fine cover from theMatthews correspondence; of the known 4r violet covers only five covers are recordedto England and all are from Zacapa; 2007 Pascal Scheller certificate. (photo) Est. 750-1,000

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1089 P Goodman #DP15A, 1879 ¼r Small Quetzal, die proof of frame, in black on India,die sunk on card measuring 66x66mm, just showing the full die sinkage, “AmericanBank-Note Co. N.Y.” inscription at bottom, fresh and very fine; a scarce proof. (photo) Est. 200-300

1090 P Goodman #DP16A, 1879 1r Small Quetzal, die proof of frame, in bluish green onIndia, die sunk on card measuring 65x67mm, just showing the full die sinkage, “AmericanBank-Note Co. N.Y.” inscription at bottom, a vignette in a similar color (not quite asblue) pasted in place, this is also a proof impression and was probably done by theAmerican Bank Note Company as a mock-up to show the completed design, fresh andattractive, very fine and scarce proof. (photo) Est. 200-300

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1092 � #15, 1879 ¼r Black and green, well center single with black Star cancel, on petite 1880local cover of Guatemala City with well struck double line octagonal“Correos/Guatemala/Dic 3 1880” postmark, very fine and very pretty; the ¼ real valueis designed specifically for local usages and post cards; Goodman knew of only one suchcover which he illustrated and this cover is similar with identical postal markings; the coveroffered here is believed to be one of only five covers known. (photo) Est. 750-1,000

1091 P Goodman #DP15C var., 1879 1r SmallQuetzal, die proof, the completed designin dark brown on India (not listed inGoodman but the same as DP16C except inthis color not Brown ochre), die sunk oncard measuring a large 75x128mm,“American Bank-Note Co. N.Y.”inscription at bottom, an attractive fulldesign proof, choice very fine and scarce.(photo) Est. 300-400

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1881 SURCHARGES

1881 Five Centavos Surcharge on 1881 Cover

The Only Known Proper Domestic Usage

1093 � #18, 1881 5c on ½r Yellow green, plate I, fresh example of this provisional, tied tocover to Retalhuleu by light, black large numeral “9” cancel of Mazatenango, similar lightbut easily readable “Correos De Mazatenango/1881 Oct 22” c.d.s. at left, cover reducedat left, a handsome and fine cover.

The Centavos surcharged Provisionals on the entry of Guatemala into the UPU aresurprisingly rare used on cover. Goodman lists a total of only four covers of all values,three of which are the 5c on ½r Yellow green. All three of these covers are to Englandwhich is unusual as this is an underpayment of the ten centavos rate. The cover offeredhere is not listed by Goodman and is the only known domestic cover which properlyuses the Five Centavos on Half Real Yellow Green to pay the domestic single letterrate; an extremely rare cover; ex-Lange. (photo) Est. 1,000-1,500

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1094 �� #20, 1881 20c on 2r Carmine rose, fresh mint block of four, lovely fresh color that isespecially bright, attractively centered, small hinge thin at top, otherwise very fine;Goodman notes that this stamp is very rare in multiples and that a block of four is thelargest known multiple; in addition he records that only three blocks of four are known,one of which was the Hubbard block of four with each pair a horiz. pair imperforatebetween, which has now been broken into pairs; both of the other blocks of four haveunobtrusive faults; the block offered here is the best centered of the two known blocksof four (see the lot below for the other block). (photo) Est. 300-400

1095 �� #20, 1881 20c on 2r Carmine rose, mint block of four, bright and fresh color, o.g.,h.r., light horiz. crease in the bottom pair, attractive fine centering; one of only twoblocks of four known, this being the largest multiple known of this value (see lotabove for the other block); signed P. Holcombe. (photo) Est. 200-300

1096 � #20a, 1881 20c on 2r Rose, horizontal pair imperforate between, fresh with brightrose color, centered to the bottom as all are and surrounded by full even perforations,small thin in top right corner, totally irrelevant to the rarity of this pair, fine and attractive;the census of this rarity is well documented, there was a block of four with two pairs inthe Hubbard collection which has been subsequently separated and this pair making atotal of only three pairs imperforate between known, this being the best centeredand most attractive of the three, signed P. Holcombe; ex-Ricoy and Lange. (photo) 425.00

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1097 P #21P-25P, 1881 1c-20c Small Quetzal, die proofs of frames only complete for allfive values, all in the issued colors, on India die sunk on full size cards measuring150x225mm, each with “American Bank Note Co. N.Y.” imprint at the bottom of theIndia and die numbers “C-17 to C-21” respectively, each with pencil control number atbottom of the card, a lovely fresh set, extremely fine in all respects; very rare with onlyone or two sets known. (photo) Est. 1,500-2,000

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1098 E #21E, 1881 1c Small Quetzal, unadopted frame die proof, in black on India onoriginal card backing, measuring 46x60mm, this is the frame of the 1879 1r value butwith “Un Centavo” value inscription, “American Bank Note Co. N.Y.” imprint at bottomand “C-17” die number which is unusual since the accepted frame design also has this dienumber, very fine; a very rare essay with only one or two examples known. (photo) Est. 400-500

1099 P #21P var., 1881 1c Small Quetzal, plate proof with inverted center, on India, leftmargin block of four, positions 41-42/51-52, with full selvage at left and large evenmargins on the other three sides, bright and fresh, extremely fine; a rare inverted centerthat was not issued as a stamp; only one half sheet of fifty was discovered in 2011 and atthat time broken into four pieces, blocks of 30 and 12 and this being one of two blocksof four. (photo) Est. 750-1,000

1100 P #23P, 1881 10c Small Quetzal, die proof of frame only, in issued gray violet, on Indiaon original card backing, measuring 49x62mm, “American Bank Note Co. N.Y.” imprintat bottom and die number “C-20”, fresh and very fine; Goodman lists this proof as#DP25B with a pasted in center which is a mock-up; very rare with only three or fourknown. (photo) Est. 200-300

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1101 P Goodman #F23a-Cab, ac, 1881 2c Small Quetzal, Sperati die proofs of frame andvignette, each a lithographed impression in black on white glossy paper, measuring50x70mm, both signed Jean de Sperati, very fine; a handsome and very scarce pair ofproofs showing this master forger’s skill at using heavy ink to make a lithographedimpression resemble the engraved original design. (photo) Est. 200-300

1102 P Goodman #F23a-Caa, 1881 2c Small Quetzal, inverted center, Sperati die proof, inblack on glossy white paper, measuring 50x66mm, “Reproduction Interdite”(reproduction prohibited) h.s. at top and signed Jean de Sparati, on the reverse is a sealin yellow “Les Jean De Sperati/Philatelielie d’Art,” very fine; this is the completed designin proof form that Sperati produced forgeries of and very rare with very few known.(photo) Est. 200-300

1103 P #25P, 1881 20c Small Quetzal, die proof of frame only, in issued yellow color, onIndia die sunk on card, measuring 152x125mm, “American Bank Note Co. N.Y.”inscription at bottom and die number “C-21,” exceptionally clean and fresh proof,extremely fine; very rare and unlisted in Goodman. (photo) Est. 300-400

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1104 � #22a, 1881 2c Small Quetzal, Center Inverted, unusually well centered as most haveonly fine centering, slightly disturbed o.g., h.r., very fine. (photo) 400.00

1105 �� #22a, 1881 2c Small Quetzal, Center Inverted, fresh mint block of four, bright colors,o.g., small h.r., normal fine centering; very scarce in multiples with one block of ten andfour or five blocks of four known. (photo) 1,600.00+

1106 � #23a, 1881 5c Small Quetzal, Center Inverted, a handsome example of this very rarestamp of which only about 20 examples are thought to exist, very well centered andmuch better centering than normally encountered as the vast majority are centeredstrongly to one side, rich fresh color, light blue and black cancel at bottom, choice veryfine; of the three Small Quetzal inverted centers this is by far the scarcest and exceptionalrare in this premium quality, this being one of the finest examples known. (photo) 1,300.00

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1108 �� #25a, 1881 Small Quetzal, Center Inverted, attractive mint block of four of thispopular inverted center, fresh bright colors, quite well centered for this and surroundedby full even perforations, o.g., h.r. at bottom, nearly very fine centering; very scarce inmultiples with only one block of six and four or five blocks of four known; catalogvalue is for four singles. (photo) 2,000.00+

1107 � #25a, 1881 20c Small Quetzal, Center Inverted, unusually well centered as most haveonly fine centering, slightly disturbed o.g. from hinging, h.r., very fine and choiceexample of this popular variety; signed E(milio) D(iena). (photo) 500.00

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1109 � #21, 1881 1c Small Quetzal, an exceptionally attractive single franking paying the localusage, stamp tied to pristine mourning cover by oval black “Corrio Ynterior/Guatemala”cancel, with matching death enclosure, an extremely fine cover; single frankings for localusage are especially scarce; this being a more unusual usage in exceptional quality. (photo) Est. 300-400

1110 � #21, 22, 1881 1c Single and 2c Pair Small Quetzal, tied to cover to Antigua by redand violet cancels, with well struck violet “Correos/Guatemala/May 15 1883” octagonalpmk. at left, cover opened at both ends and slightly reduced at left, pair has small fault intop right corner, a fine cover and surprisingly rare with only three covers believed to beknown with this franking making the domestic letter rate; ex-Spycher. (photo) Est. 300-400

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1111 � #21.22, 24, 1881 1c, 2c and 10c Small Quetzals, an impressive three color frankingon 1885 registered cover from Guatemala City to Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1c Black andgreen, two 2c Brown and green, and single and horiz. strip of three of the 10c Dull violetand green, the last on the front and the rest on the reverse, well struck “Oficiina deCertificados/Guatemala/Nov 9 1885” oval pmk. and double lined boxed registry h.s(these two markings used for the illustrations in Goodman’s handbook), multiple lightstrikes of these two markings tie all the stamps, New York double oval and boxed Bostonregistry transits, an attractive and scarce registered cover, opened out for display, very fine;Goodman notes that a horizontal strip of three is the largest known multiple of theTen Cent Gray Violet and Green. (photo) Est. 750-1,000

1112 � #22, 1881 2c Small Quetzal horiz. strip of five from the top row showing an extra-largesheet margin within the perforations, the strip is wrapped around the right side of a cover,from Guatemala City to Halifax, Nova Scotia, tied by cut grid cancels, scarce purple“Correos/Guatemala/Ene 15 1886” toothed c.d.s, unusual routing through SanFrancisco with that city’s transit on the reverse, very fine and scarce Small Quetzal cover;an interesting 19th century double stamp dealer cover from C.B. Hill of Guatemala Cityto Henry Hechler In Halifax; one of only two covers known with this franking; ex-Spycher. (photo) Est. 400-500

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1881 FIVE CENTAVOS ON DELIGENCIA COVER

One of Only Two Known Stagecoach Covers Franked by an Adhesive

1113 � #23, 1881 5c Small Quetzal, tied to mourning cover to Antigua by “Diligencias/De/Vazquez-Ubico” company h.s. of the Vazquez-Ubico stagecoach service, cover withbackflap missing and a few unnoticeable edge tears in the black border, a very fine andextremely rare usage.

The Deligencias ran routes between towns in Guatemala as early as 1851. They carriedmail as private carriers and eventually under contract with the Post Office. However in1881 the Post Office decreed that the Deligencias could not operate outside of the PostOffice and that all mail must have postage stamps attached, which were available at a 3percent commission. Goodman notes that this must have persisted for only a very shorttime as only the 5c Small Quetzal is known with Deligencias cancels. The cover offeredhere is the better of only two known covers being one of the most significant SmallQuetzal covers available. (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

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1114 #23, 1881 5c Small Quetzal, fresh and well centered single with bold red star cancelaffixed to 1883 Post Office document for Acknowledgment of Receipt form, for aregistered cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia, used from Guatemala City with red boxed“Certificado/Guatemala/Jun 27 1883” h.s. and signed by the Postmaster, very fine anda rarely seen form; the prepaid fee of 5c was affixed to the acknowledgment of receiptform in this period, later the fee was included in the registration fee of 15c and no longeron the form; very few of these forms are known, this is believed to be one of only threeexamples known; ex-Spycher. (photo) Est. 400-500

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1115 � #24, 1881 10c Small Quetzal, attractive single tied to handsome 1883 cover from theMathews correspondence from Izabal to London, England Via Livingston and NewOrleans, stamp tied by blue target with blue “Correos/Izabal/Dic 21, 1883” c.d.s. atleft, blue octagonal “Correos/Puerto de Livingston/ Dic 26 1883” transit on the frontand New Orleans transit on the reverse, backstamped; all very fresh and attractive, veryfine and an uncommon routing to England. ex-Hennan. (photo) Est. 200-300

1116 � #24, 1881 10c Small Quetzal, two singles on 1882 cover to Oakland, California, routedthrough Guatemala City and San Jose, stamps tied by purple targets with matching“Correos/Champerico/Ago 23 1882” c.d.s. at left, red Guatemala City transit on thereverse and light red San Francisco entry transit on the front, slight edge toning to coverat right, very fine double rate cover to the United States; a very scarce cover believed tobe one of only four covers with this franking known; ex-Spycher. (photo) Est. 200-300

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1117 � #25, 1881 20c Small Quetzal, well centered single tied to 1883 cover from GuatemalaCity to Halifax, Nova Scotia via San Francisco, stamp tied by a violet target with matchingoctagonal violet “Correos/Guatemala/Feb 1 1883” pmk. at left, on the reverse is a violetoval company cachet and San Francisco “Paid All” entry transit c.d.s., backstampedHalifax, small minor corner gum stains to cover, a very fine double rate cover to Canada;the 20c Small Quetzal was the least used of this series’ values and is only known withsingles on cover; a scarce cover with only four or five covers with the Twenty CentavosSmall Quetzal believed to exist; ex-Spycher. (photo) Est. 500-750

1881 SMALL QUETZAL POSTAL HISTORY LOT

1118 � 1881 Small Quetzal postal history lot of nine covers used in the period of 1884-88,five are domestic usages between domestic cities including, one with five 1c black andgreen, the other four with 5c Red and green used from towns of Antigua, Escuinta andMazatentango as well as Guatemala City, also a 2c Brown and green bisect local usage inGuatemala City, this is one of two known made by stamp dealer C.B. Hill with his rednote of the front partly eradicated, there are also three foreign mail covers, each with pairsof the 5c Red and green paying the UPU rate of ten centavos, two to England and oneto Vienna, Austria, each with the appropriate transits and backstamps, there are somecover faults present but most are attractive and a nice representation of scarce covers ofthis popular issue. Est. 1,000-1,500

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1886 RAIL BOND PROVISIONAL ISSUE INTACT COLLECTION

1119 ��/��P #26-30, 1886 25c-150c Rail Bond Provisional issue extensive specialized collect,filling a Lindner album with dust case, the collection starts with the basic 1P RailwayBond subscription stamp including a black die proof with ABNCo. imprint and reviseddie number, two large die proof in the issued color, one with imprint and one without,plus plate proofs and even a ten year dated subscription sheet with five stamps tied toshow how they were used, the provisional stamps start with what is a very rare andpossibly unique surcharge essay with all the elements of the issued surcharge butwithout all the geometric ornaments that were used to obliterate part of the design on theissued stamps, this essay was pictured on the front cover the El Quetzal Guatemala journalin 1990, the collection of the stamps concentrates on all the great number of overprintvarieties that exist in this issue, collected with varieties identified in singles, blocks and fullsettings of all five values, virtually all the Scott listed varieties are present, sometimesnumerous times, as well as many unlisted varieties, some minor and some not so minor,in all there are thirteen full settings of 25 of the different values there is at least one ofeach value, the 25c on 1P has six settings of 25, one shows the rare “255c” instead of“25c” variety and then a setting with the error corrected, another setting shows all buttwo stamps with double overprint and another with a double overprint on only six of the25 positions, the collection concludes with a few genuinely used items which are veryscarce as very few were issued, also a few fake overprints and cancels, condition is excellentpossessing o.g., many never hinged are present in both the singles and multiples, fine-veryfine overall; this is a lovely collection of these issues and a great opportunity for thespecialist as it would be very hard to duplicate all the material that is here; examine. Est. 2,000-3,000

1120 � #26, 1886 25c on 1P Vermilion, single of this Rail Bond provisional issue properly usedon registered cover from Guatemala City to Leipzig, Germany, the stamp is neatly tied byblue “Oficiana de Certificados/Guatemala/May 30 1886” oval pmk., boxed registrynumber h.s and New York registry label applied, also an apparently private purple “Porvia Livingston” routing h.s., on the reverse New York transit and backstamped on arrival,a fresh and attractive cover, very fine; Goodman lays out the case that this issue was morefor philatelic purposes using the large remainder of Rail Bond stamps and that there waslittle postal demand for high denomination stamps, thus when they went on sale there waslittle demand and they were only in use for slightly less than four months and thenwithdrawn; the cover offered here is a double stamp dealer cover from C.B. Hill to theSenf Brothers and properly used in every way paying the 10c UPU postal rate and the 15cregistry fee; extremely rare with only five covers reported by Goodman; ex-Ricoy.(photo) Est. 400-500

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1121 �� H&G #1, 1875 ¼r Black on pinkish white postal card, rare used example of the firstpostal card of Guatemala, position 1 of the sheet of ten being from the top left corner,posted to Guatemala City on August 8, 1878 from Quetzaltentango, the sender wrote themessage on the front of the card under the address signing and dating the message so thepost office applied the blue “Correos De Quetzaltentango/Ago 8 1878” c.d.s. to thereverse, also docketed on the reverse being received on the 12th of August, horiz. creaseat top, very fine appearance; an interesting and very rare legitimately used card of whichvery few are known (H&G rated RRRR). (photo) Est. 400-500

1122 � H&G #B1, 1875 ½r Green postal envelope postal history collection of seven entiresof this scarce first postal envelope, each used within Guatemala with dated c.d.s.postmarks used between 1878 and 1881, two are from Guatemala City including onewith red c.d.s. (backflap missing), the markings include Quetzaltentango and very scarcemarkings of Totonicapam and Jalpatangua, also a third Guatemala City cover toQuetzaltentango with purple oval registry cancels which was probably used for a registryreceipt, except as noted all are fresh and very fine; a nice group of this scarce usedenvelope and used from a nice selection of scarce towns. Est. 750-1,000

1123 � H&G #B1a, 1875 ½r Green on white postal entire, used to San Sebastian in thedepartment of Retalhuleu with unusual and incredibly rare double line“Correos/de/Tejutla” oval postmark, marking is well struck and the postal entire is freshand attractive; this postal first postal envelope is scarce used but a great rarity used fromthis town, this believed to be the only recorded cover of any type from this town.(photo on page 69) Est. 200-300

1124 �� H&G #E1, 1875 ¼r Brown on manila newspaper wrapper, lovely and rareinternational usage to Cadiz, Spain, posted from Guatemala City with “Correos deGuatemala/6 Set 75” canceling the stamp and a similar but different Guatemala c.d.s. atleft, directed in ms. “Via Belize & South Hampton” but instead sent via Panama with“Panama/17 SP 1875/Transit,” bold “T” black due h.s. and very scarce red “MI/15”printed matter rate h.s., blue company cachet at bottom left, light an unobtrusive verticalfolds, slightly reduced at sides to no affect, an attractive and very rare example of thisnewspaper wrapper used to Europe; one of only two or three used first wrappersknown. (photo on page 69) Est. 500-750

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1125 �� H&G #1-2, B1-3, E1, 1875 First Issue postal stationery mint collection of a totalof 39 items, postal cards include two sets of ten identified by the different positions in theplate of ten impressions as they were printed, also included is a very scarce unseveredvertical pair of positions 4 and 5 on a buff mottled card that Goodman considered to bea scarce variety and knew of no unsevered pairs on this scarce card variety, postal envelopesinclude three each in various shades and paper tones of all three values as well as two eachof the 2r value in the two larger sizes, there are three newspaper wrappers including onealbino impression which is believed to be the only known example, a nice clean collectionbeing fresh and very fine. Est. 200-300

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PLATE PROOF COLLECTION BALANCE

1126 P 1871-81 Plate proof collection, of 64 proof impressions ranging from eighteen singlesto four blocks of six, the collection starts with three 1c plate proofs in blue of the firstissue, the 1878 Indian Woman issue is well represented with 2r, 4r and 1P values in theissued colors with moire and the ½r Green and 2R Carmine rose on card, plus all fourvalues each in plate proofs in black in blocks of six (3x2), also includes plate proofs onIndia cplt. for the 1879 real and 1881 centavo Quetzal issues, the latter with strips ofthree of the frames in issued colors for all five values and the center vignette in green, afew India paper flaws as always but most are very attractive and fine-very fine with somescarce proofs present. Est. 1,000-1,500

BALANCE OF THE JOSE CASTILLEJO COLLECTION

1127 ��/�(�)�Substantial mint and unused balance of specialized collection, housed in two Lindneralbums with dust cases, this collection encompasses the early 19th century issues from thefirst 1871 Coat of Arms issue to the 1881 Small Quetzal issue, all stamps are present insingles except #5 but the real value of the collection is in the numerous multiples, somequite large, and the wide range of varieties and plate positions that are present, the firstissue includes the 1c Ocher imperforate in the second largest multiple of a block of 52,other bocks are present including gutter blocks and two 1c imperforate blocks of fourprinted on both sides, we also note a 10c Blue Ty. I imperforate block ten, several 20cRose blocks and three 20c Blue errors of color, 1875 Liberty issue has large blocks of eachvalue and the 1878 Indian Woman has some large multiples of each value including a fullsheet of 50 of the 1P Yellow, the 1879 1R Small Quetzal is present in a block of 24, the1881 Provisional surcharges have numerous overprint varieties as well as multiples, finallythe 1881 Small Quetzal have many imprint and plate number pieces including the full tophalf sheet of the 20c yellow and green high value, overall the collection is quite clean withbright colors, some of the early multiples, especially in the first issue. are without gum asis usual, but the largest portion, especially the later issues, have o.g. with n.h. in some ofthe multiples, overall fine-very fine; this is a great collection for the specialist withnumerous pieces for exhibition; examine. Est. 1,500-2,000

1128 � Substantial early 19th century used collection in Lindner album with dust casecontaining over 350 used stamps and 15 used multiples ranging from pairs to blocks ofeight, issues are limited to the early first seven issues from 1871 to 1881 wherelegitimately used stamps are actually much scarcer than the standard catalogs indicate, thefirst Arms issues has seven examples with different cancels including two of the 20c Rose,one is on large piece to England via New York, the 1873 Arms high values include six 4rViolet (two on large pieces) and two 1P yellow, there are sixteen singles of the libertyvalues plus two bisects of the 1r Blue tied to pieces, 45 singles of the 1878 Indian Womanissue including a watermarked ½r Yellow green and a pair of the 2r Carmine rose, the1879 Small Quetzal issue includes two bisects of the 1r Black and green on pieces, plusthirteen of the 1881 Provisional surcharges including a rare legitimately used 20c on 2rCarmine rose high value, the highest quantity is in the 1881 Small Quetzal centavos serieswith over 250 singles including rare cancels such as three Diligencias (stagecoach) cancels,a railroad cancel and a Skull and Crossbones fancy cancel, there are also fourteen multiplesof various sizes up to two blocks of eight of the 10c Gray violet and green, condition isnice and clean with great care used to include only genuine cancels, a few faults are to beexpected but most are fine-very fine; legitimately used stamps of this early period aremuch more elusive than one would expect and this collection is a great opportunity toacquire this scarce material. Est. 750-1,000

1129 R�� Guatemala forgery and reprint collection of over 80 singles and four blocks of four ofthe 1871 to 1881 issues, the first issue has eight forgeries plus singles and blocks of fourof of the Royal Philatelic Society of the four values, there are also four imperforates andfour perforated examples of the bogus First Stamp issue of 1867, later issues are bothforgeries and genuine stamps with fake cancels, the Indian Woman issue is especiallyinteresting with several different types of forgeries, fourteen 1881 Provisional fakeoverprints and finally an unused and used 2c Small Quetzal with inverted center by Jeande Sperati, the used signed by Sperati, an interesting reference lot for the Guatemalanspecialist. Est. 150-200

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THE JOSE CASTILLEJO COLLECTION

OF GUATEMALA, 1871-1886

8 JUNE 2016

NEW YORK

145 West 57th Street, 18th NewYork, NY 10019tel: +1 (212) 262-8400fax: +1 (212) 262-8484email: [email protected]

YOU CAN ALSO BID IN REAL TIME ON SPINK LIVE. JUST VISIT WWW.SPINK.COM, REGISTER AND LOG

INTO THE SALE.

WRITTEN BIDS FORM

This form should be sent or faxed to the

Spink auction office in advance of the sale.

References for new clients should be

supplied in good time to be taken up

before the sale. Bids received later than

one hour before the start of the sale may

not be processed.

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Additional bids on back of form

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DATE SALE NO.

The Jose Castillejo Collection Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. 155

of Guatemala, 1871-1886

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total amount of purchases.

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BIDDING INCREMENTSBidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in the following order

although the auctioneer may vary the bidding increments during the course of the

auction. The normal bidding increments are:

Up to $100 by $5

$100 to $300 by $10

$300 to $750 by $25

$750 to $1,500 by $50

$1,500 to $3,000 by $100

$3,000 to $7,500 by $250

$7,500 to $15,000 by $500

$15,000 to $30,000 by $1000

$30,000 to $75,000 by $2,500

$75,000 to $150,000 by $5,000

$150,000 to $300,000 by $10,000

$300,000+ at auctioneer’s discretion

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BUYERSThe following terms and conditions set forth the scope of your contract with Spink USA Inc (“Spink”), by which Spink contracts with you either as agent on behalf of theSeller or as principal if Spink is the Seller. You should read these conditions carefully.

1 DEFINITIONS1.1 The following definitions apply to these terms and conditions:Auction Agent, Auctioneer, Spink, us or we means Spink USA Inc;Bidder and you means a person making, attempting to make or considering making a bid for a Lot including a Buyer;Buyer means the person who makes the highest bid for a Lot which is accepted by the Auctioneer and, if the person is acting as an agent, will be a reference to theagent’s principal only if Auction Agent has accepted the agency in writing;Buyer’s Premium means the charge payable by you as a percentage of the Hammer Price, at the rates set out in clause 5.1 below;Certificate of Authenticity means a certificate issued by an Expert Committee confirming the authenticity of a Lot;Commission Bid means an instruction from a Bidder to us to bid on their behalf at the Auction;Expert Committee means a committee of experts to whom a Lot may be sent for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity in accordance with clause 3.4.3;Forgery means a Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship, origin, age, period,culture or source where the correct description as to such matters is not reflected by the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the auction had a valuematerially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, no Lot shall be capable of being a Forgery by reasonof any damage and/or restoration work of any kind (including re-enamelling);Hammer Price means the amount of the highest bid accepted by the Auctioneer in relation to a Lot;Lot means any item deposited with us for sale at auction and, in particular, the item or items described against any Lot number in any catalogue;Purchase Price means the Hammer Price plus Buyer’s premium and New York State and City tax, where applicable;Reserve means the amount below which we agree with the Seller that the Lot cannot be sold;Seller means the owner of the Lot being sold by us;Spink Group means Spink and Son Limited, its subsidiaries and associated companies.

1.2 By making a bid, Bidder acknowledges acceptance of these terms and conditions and agrees to be bound by them.

2 SPINK’S ROLE AS AGENT

2.1 This is a public auction and mail-bid sale held by Spink, which is a licensed andbonded auctioneer.

2.2 All sales undertaken by us either at auction or privately are undertaken eitheras agent on behalf of the Seller or, from time to time, as principal if we are theowner of the Lot. Please note that even if we are acting as agent on behalf of theSeller, rather than as principal, we may have a financial interest in the Lot.

2.3 The contract for the sale of the Lot will be between you and the Seller.

3 BEFORE THE SALE

3.1 Examination of Goods

3.1.1 You are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which you areinterested, before the auction takes place. Condition reports are usually availableon request. We provide no guarantee to you other than in relation to Forgeries, asset out in clause 5.10 of these Terms and Conditions.

3.1.2 All Bidders who have inspected the Lots prior to the auction will not begranted any return privileges, except for reasons of genuineness. It is presumedthat all Floor Bidders have inspected the Lots prior to bidding. Therefore, Lotspurchased by Floor Bidders are sold “AS IS” and may not be returned. FloorBidders include those Bidders acting as agents for others.

3.1.3 Spink reserves the right to refuse to honour or reject any bid which, in itsopinion, is not submitted in good faith, or, as the case dictates, is not supportedby satisfactory references, as Spink, in its sole discretion, shall determine. Spinkfurther reserves the right to ban any Bidder from participation in its sales for anyreason deemed appropriate.

3.2 Catalogue Descriptions

3.2.1 Statements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or made orally or inwriting elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin, date, age, size, medium,attribution, genuineness, provenance, condition or estimated selling price of anyLot are merely statements of opinion, and are not to be relied on as statements ofdefinitive fact. Catalogue and web illustrations are for guidance only, and shouldnot be relied on either to determine the tone or colour of any item. No Lot shallbe rejected on the grounds of inaccurate reproduction. No Lot illustrated in thecatalogue and online shall be rejected on the grounds of cancellation, centering,margins, perforation or other characteristics apparent from the illustration.Estimates of the selling price should not be relied on as a statement that this priceis either the price at which the Lot will sell or its value for any other purpose.

3.2.2 Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfectcondition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of conditionreport make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this informationfor guidance only and the absence of such a reference does not imply that an itemis free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects implythe absence of any others.

3.2.3 Other than as set out in clause 5.10, and in the absence of fraud, neither theSeller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, are responsible for thecorrectness of any statement as to the authorship, origin, date, age, attribution,genuineness or provenance of any Lot nor for any other errors of description or forany faults or defects in any Lot. Every person interested should exercise and relyon his own judgment as to such matters.

3.3 Your Responsibility3.3.1 You are responsible for satisfying yourself as to the condition of the goodsand the matters referred to in the catalogue description.

3.4 Extensions – Stamps Only3.4.1 If you wish to obtain an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity on anyLot (other than a mixed Lot or Lot containing undescribed stamps) you mustnotify us in writing not less than forty-eight hours before the time fixed for thecommencement of the first session of the sale. If accepted by us, such request shallhave the same effect as notice of an intention to question the genuineness ordescription of the Lot for the purposes of clause 5.10 (Refund in the case ofForgery) of these Terms and Conditions and the provisions of clause 5.10 (Refundin the case of Forgery) shall apply accordingly.

3.4.2 Notice of a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity mustgive the reason why such opinion is required and specify the identity of yourproposed expert which will be subject to agreement by us. We reserve the right, atour discretion, to refuse a request for an expert opinion or Certificate ofAuthenticity including (without limitation) where the proposed expert is notknown to us.

3.4.3 If we accept a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity wewill submit the Lot to the Expert Committee. You acknowledge and accept thatthe length of time taken by an Expert Committee to reach an opinion will varydepending on the circumstances and in any event is beyond our control.

3.4.4 We will not accept a request for an extension on account of condition. AnyLot described in the catalogue as having faults or defects may not be returned evenif an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity cites other faults or defects notincluded in the catalogue description, other than in the case of a Forgery.

3.4.5 Should Spink accept a request for an extension under the foregoingprovisions of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by the Auctioneer from therostrum prior to the sale of the Lot.

3.4.6 It should be noted that any stamp accompanied by a Certificate ofAuthenticity is sold on the basis of that certificate only and not on the basis of anyother description or warranty as to authenticity. No request for an extension willbe accepted on such a stamp and the return of such a stamp will not be accepted.

3.4.7 If you receive any correspondence from the Expert Committee in relation tothe Lot, including but not limited to a Certificate of Authenticity, you mustprovide us with copies of such correspondence no later than seven (7) days afteryou receive such correspondence.

4 AT THE SALE4.1 Refusal of AdmissionOur sales usually take place on our own premises or premises over which we havecontrol for the sale, and we have the right, exercisable at our complete discretion,to refuse admission to the premises or attendance at an auction.

4.2 Registration Before BiddingYou must complete and sign a registration form and provide identification beforemaking a bid at auction. Please be aware that we usually require buyers to undergoa credit check. If you have not bid successfully with Spink in the past, or you areregistering with us for the first time, we reserve the right to require a deposit of upto 50% of the amount you intend to spend. Such deposit will be deducted from

your invoice should you be successful. If you are unsuccessful at auction, yourdeposit will be returned by the same means it was paid to Spink. Some Lots maybe designated, prior to the auction, as “Premium Lots”, which means a depositmay be required before placing a bid on the item for sale. Information will beposted on our website in such an event.

4.3 Bidding as Principal

When making a bid (whether such bids are made in person or by way oftelephone bids operated by Spink, commission or online or email bids), youwill be deemed to be acting as principal and will be accepting personal liability,unless it has been agreed in writing, at the time of registration, that you are actingas agent on behalf of a third party buyer acceptable to us.

4.4 Commission Bids

4.4.1 If you give us instructions to bid on your behalf, by using the form providedin our catalogues, or via our website, we shall use reasonable endeavours to do so,provided these instructions are received not later than twenty-four hours before theauction. If we receive commission bids on a particular Lot for identical amounts,and at auction these bids are the highest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to theperson whose bid was received first. Commission Bids are undertaken subject toother commitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the auction may besuch that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this is undertaken as a freeservice to prospective buyers on the terms stated, we cannot accept liability formaking (or failing to make) a Commission Bid. You should therefore always attendpersonally if you wish to be certain of bidding. If we receive two Commission Bidsfor equal value for the same Lot, the Bid received first by us shall take precedence.

4.4.2. For all Commission Bids, you must supply your name and address, contacttelephone number and email. You must also provide the Lot number anddescription of the Lot, the amount of your Bid and any other informationrequested in the Commission Bid Form or by us. It is your responsibility to providethe correct information and to ensure that we have received your Commission Bid.

4.4.3 If you submit a Commission Bid verbally (whether by telephone orotherwise), we shall not be responsible for any misunderstandings (by either us orour agent or you) in relation to your bid. All bids made in this way must beconfirmed in writing by you before the Auction.

4.4.4 Bids will be executed for mail bidders at one advance over the next highestbid in competition with floor and/or internet bidders, until the maximum bid isexecuted for the mail bidder, or until the lot is sold. No buy or unlimited bids willbe accepted.

4.5 On-line Bidding

We offer internet services as a convenience to our clients. We will not beresponsible for errors or failures to execute bids placed on the internet, including,without limitation, errors or failures caused by (i) a loss of internet connection byeither party for whatever reason; (ii) a breakdown or problems with the onlinebidding software and/or (iii) a breakdown or problems with your internetconnection, computer or system. Execution of on-line internet bids onwww.spink.com and Spink Live is a free service undertaken subject to othercommitments at the time of the auction and we do not accept liability for failingto execute an online internet bid or for errors or omissions in connection with thisactivity. Buyers who acquire lots on the-saleroom.com will have a fee of 3% of theHammer Price added to their invoice for using this facility.

4.6 Telephone Bids

If you make arrangements with us not less than twenty-four hours before the sale,we shall use reasonable endeavours to contact you to enable you to participate inbidding by telephone, but in no circumstances will we be liable to either the Selleror you as a result of failure to do so.

4.7 Video Images

At some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur in its operation,and we cannot be liable to you regarding either the correspondence of the imageto the Lot being sold or the quality of the image as a reproduction of the original.

4.8 Bidding Increments

Bidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in the followingorder although the Auctioneer may vary the bidding increments during the courseof the auction. The normal bidding increments are:

Up to $100 by $5

$100 to $300 by $10

$300 to $750 by $25

$750 to $1,500 by $50

$1,500 to $3,000 by $100

$3,000 to $7,500 by $250

$7,500 to $15,000 by $500

$15,000 to $30,000 by $1,000

$30,000 to $75,000 by $2,500

$75,000 to $150,000 by $5,000

$150,000 to $300,000 by $10,000

$300,000 and up Auctioneer’s discretion

4.9 Bidding by Spink

4.9.1 We reserve the right to bid on Lots on the Seller’s behalf up to the amountof the Reserve (if any), which will never be above the low estimate printed in theauction catalogue.

4.9.2 The Spink Group reserves the right to bid on and purchase Lots as principal.

4.9.3 Spink reserves the right to bid on any Lot in the sale. Additionally, Spink mayor may not have financial interest in any of the Lot(s) in the sale.

4.10 The Auctioneer’s Discretion

4.10.1 The Auctioneer has the right, to be exercised in good faith, to refuse anybid, to advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide, to withdraw ordivide any Lot, and to combine any two or more Lots. Bidding shall be regulatedby the Auctioneer.

4.10.2 The Auctioneer may reopen the bidding on a Lot under the followingcircumstances: (a) the Auctioneer has failed to execute correctly a mail bid; (b) aparty purchasing the Lot on the floor has done so in error; (c) where a protest ismade after the hammer has fallen but before bidding has commenced on the nextLot; (d) where the Auctioneer has determined that he/she has overlooked a partystill bidding on the Lot but before the calling of the next Lot or (e) to effectuatea fair and reasonable resolution of any error or dispute. In the event of a dispute,the Auctioneer’s decision shall be final.

4.10.3 In the event of any dispute between Bidders, the Auctioneer may, at its solediscretion, immediately put the Lot up for sale again. The Auctioneer’s decisionshall be final and binding upon all Bidders.

4.10.4 The Auctioneer reserves the right to postpone the sale by auction for areasonable period of time as a result of any significant event which, in the solediscretion of the Auctioneer, makes it advisable to postpone the event. Noprospective Bidder or prospective Buyer shall have recourse as a result of anypostponement.

4.11 Successful Bid

4.11.1 The highest Bidder for each Lot shall be the Buyer. Subject to theprovisions of Clause 4.10, the striking of the Auctioneer’s hammer marks theacceptance of the highest bid, provided always that such bid is higher than theReserve (where applicable), and the conclusion of a contract for sale between youand the Seller.

4.12 Spink’s Own Material

Auctioneer reserves the right to include in any auction its own material as well asmaterial from affiliated or related companies, principals, officers or employees.Auctioneer may have direct or indirect interest in any of the Lots in the Auctionand may collect commissions.

4.13 After Sale Arrangements

If you enter into any private sale agreements for any Lot with the Seller within sixtydays of the auction, we, as exclusive agents of the Seller reserve the right to chargeyou the applicable Buyer’s Premium in accordance with these terms andconditions, and the Seller a commission in accordance with the terms of the Seller’sagreement.

4.14 Return of Lot

4.14.1 All the Lots are sold as genuine. For the purpose of this sale, “genuine” isdefined as not faked or forged and Spink will not knowingly sell any item that hasbeen “repaired’, “restored”, “processed”, “cleaned”, “pressed” or “conserved” inany way without disclosure of such facts to the potential Buyer.

4.14.2 No Lots may be returned without a written request by the successful Bidderand the written approval of Spink. In the unlikely event of returning a Lot, Spinkmust receive notification of the Buyer’s intent within three (3) days of the Buyer’sreceipt of the Lot. The following Lots may not be returned for any reasonwhatsoever: (a) Lots containing ten or more items; (b) Lots described as havingfaults or defects because of the faults described or any others, including lotsdescribed as “repaired”, “corroded”, “holed”, “whizzed”, or similar damage,except for non-authenticity; (c) illustrated Lots because of centering, margins, etc.or other factors shown in the illustrations; (d) Lots described “AS IS”, includingthird party graded coins or banknotes (i.e. PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG); (e) Lotsvalued primarily for the bullion content; (f) Lots examined by postal viewers; and(g) any philatelic extension Lot unless the conditions set forth in Item 3.4 aboveis complied with fully. Except for Lots placed on extension, as per the conditionsof Item 3.4 above, no Lots may be returned for any reason whatsoever after thirtydays from sale date. Late payment for purchase may, at Spink’s option, beconsidered just cause to revoke all return privileges. If any disputes arise regardingpayment, authenticity, or description between the Bidder and Spink, Spink, at itssole discretion, may submit the disputed matter to binding arbitration before theAmerican Arbitration Association in New York, NY, to which the Bidder, byplacing a bid and hereby accepting these terms and conditions of sale, agrees to bebound.

5 AFTER THE AUCTION5.1 Buyer’s Premium and Other ChargesIn addition to the Hammer Price, a Buyer’s Premium equal to 20% of thesuccessful bid price of each Lot up to and including $2,000.00 and 15% of theexcess bid price over $2,000.00, a fee of 3% on the Hammer Price total for usingthe-saleroom.com, and a surcharge for paying by credit card will be added to eachinvoice.

5.2 Sales TaxAll Lots are subject to applicable state and local taxes, unless appropriate resalecertificates are on file with Spink.

5.3 Payment5.3.1 You must provide us with your full name and permanent address and, if sorequested, details of the bank from which any payments to us will be made. Youmust pay the full amount due (comprising the amounts set forth in Clause 5.1above and any applicable New York State sales tax, unless the Lot is exempt) withinseven days after the date of the sale. This applies even if you wish to export the Lotand an export licence is (or may be) required.

5.3.2 You will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due have been paid infull. This includes instances where special arrangements were made for release ofthe Lot prior to full settlement.

5.3.3 Spink reserves the right to await clearance of any check used for paymentbefore delivery of any item and a $25.00 charge will be applied for any check thatfails to clear.

5.3.4 All sales are strictly for cash, check and bank/wire transfer in United Statesdollars; however, Spink will only accept cash payments under $10,000.00. Spinkoffers clients the option of paying by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, and AmericanExpress only) in United States Dollars for a convenience charge of two-percent(2%) for Visa and MasterCard and four-percent (4%) for American Express, up toa total of $30,000.00. Credit card payments will only be accepted if (a) thepurchase is made by the card holder, (b) any purchased items to be shipped areshipped to the cardholder’s verified billing address, (c) floor Bidders present theircredit cards and (d) all returns are governed by the terms and conditions of thesale. Payment is due and payable immediately upon receipt of the auction invoiceor, if payment is to be made at the auction site, simultaneously with receipt of thepurchased items.

5.3.5 Payments should be made by the registered Buyer and not by third parties,unless it has been agreed at the time of registration that you are acting as an agenton behalf of a third party.

5.4 NotificationWe are not able to notify successful Bidders by telephone. While Invoices are sentout by mail after the auction we do not accept responsibility for notifying you ofthe result of your bid. You are requested to contact us by telephone or in personas soon as possible after the auction to obtain details of the outcome of your bidsto avoid incurring charges for late payment.

5.5 Collection of Purchases5.5.1 Unless specifically agreed to the contrary, we shall retain Lots purchased untilall amounts due to us, or to the Spink Group, have been paid in full. Buyers willbe required to pay for their Lot(s) when they wish to take possession of the same,which must be within seven days of the date of the sale, unless prior arrangementshave been made with Spink. Without prior agreement, Lots will not be releaseduntil cleared funds are received with regard to payments made by check.

5.5.2 Unless we notify you to the contrary, items retained by us will be coveredunder our insurance policy, which is available for inspection at our offices, from thedate of sale for a period of seven days or until the time of collection, whichever issooner. The risk of loss for the lot purchased by you shall be entirely yours afterthe earliest of seven days from the date of sale or from the time of collection.

5.5.3 Our policy will not cover and we are unable to accept responsibility fordamage caused by woodworm, changes in atmospheric conditions or acts ofterrorism.

5.6 Packing and handling5.6.1 We shall use all reasonable endeavours to take care when handling andpacking a purchased Lot but remind you that after seven days from the date of saleor from the time of collection, whichever is sooner, the risk of loss with respect tothe lot purchased by you is entirely yours. Our postage charges are set out inClause 11 of these Terms and Conditions.

5.6.2 It is the responsibility of the Buyer to be aware of any import duties that maybe incurred upon importation to the final destination. Spink will not accept returnof any package in order to avoid these duties. The onus is also on the Buyer to beaware of any import restrictions that prohibit the importation of certaincollectibles. Spink will not accept return of the Lot(s) if rejected for importation orif Buyer fails to pay appropriate import duties. Spink will not accept responsibilityfor Lot(s) seized or destroyed by any customs agencies.

5.6.3 Delivery of any Lot(s) to an address other than the invoiced address will beat Spink’s sole discretion.

5.7 Recommended Packers and Shippers5.7.1 Shipping, handling and administration charges will be added to invoices forLots delivered by mail. All Lots will be shipped via U.S. Express Mail to Post Officeboxes, via Federal Express to street addresses, and via FedEx ground for bulky largelots (in the U.S. only). Buyer will be responsible for the total purchase price in theevent of loss. Spink is not responsible for the loss of any merchandise shippedoutside the United States. Insurance of any items to be shipped outside the UnitedStates is solely the responsibility of the Buyer. It is also the responsibility of theBuyer to provide adequate insurance coverage for the items once they are inhis/her possession. Unless the risk of loss has already shifted by virtue of theprovisions of Clause 5.5.2, risk of loss shall be borne by the Buyer followingshipment of the items and Spink assumes no liability for merchandise lost, stolenor damaged while in the possession of any shipper to whom merchandise has beendelivered, nor for any FedEx shipment which is subject to a “signature release” onfile with FedEx, or otherwise.

5.7.2 If required, our shipping department may arrange shipment as your agent.Although we may suggest carriers if specifically requested, our suggestions aremade on the basis of our general experience of such parties in the past and we arenot responsible to any person to whom we have made a recommendation for theacts or omissions of the third parties concerned.

5.8 Remedies for Non-Payment 5.8.1 If you fail to make payment within fifteen days of the payment date set outby your invoice, we shall be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rightsor remedies:

5.8.1.1 to charge interest at the rate of 1.5% per month compound interest,calculated on a daily basis, from the date the full amount is due;

5.8.1.2 to set off against any amounts which Spink or the Spink Group may oweyou in any other transaction the outstanding amount remaining unpaid by you;

5.8.1.3 we may retain all or some of the Lot(s) purchased by you, or otherproperty in the possession of Spink or the Spink Group, until you have paid all theamounts you owe us or the Spink Group, even if the unpaid amounts do not relateto those Lots or other property. Following fourteen days’ notice to you of theamount outstanding and remaining unpaid, Spink and the Spink Group shall havethe right to arrange the sale of such Lot(s) or other property. We may apply theproceeds of such sale in satisfaction of the debt outstanding and due us or theSpink Group, and may remit any remaining balance to you;

5.8.1.4 where several amounts are owed by you to the Spink Group in respect ofdifferent transactions, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed inrespect of any particular transaction, whether or not you so direct;

5.8.1.5 to reject at any future auction any bids made by you or on your behalf orobtain a deposit from you before accepting any bids.

5.8.2 If you fail to make payment within thirty-five days, we shall in addition beentitled:

5.8.2.1 to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to you at the same orany other auction;

5.8.2.2 to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, if this results in alower price being obtained, claim the balance from you together with allreasonable costs including a 10% seller’s commission, expenses, damages, legal fees,commissions and premiums of whatever kind associated with both sales orotherwise, incurred in connection with your failure to make payment; or

5.8.2.3 when reselling the Lot, to place a notice in our catalogue stating that yousuccessfully purchased the Lot at auction but have subsequently failed to pay theHammer Price of the Lot,

5.8.2.4 In the event Spink refers an invoice(s) to an attorney for collection, theBuyer agrees to pay SPINK attorney’s fees, court costs, witness fees and other costsincurred by Spink;

5.8.2.5 take any other reasonable and appropriate action as we deem fit.

5.9 Failure to CollectWhere purchases are not collected within seven days after the sale, whether or notpayment has been made, you will be required to pay a storage charge of $2 peritem per day plus any additional handling cost that may apply. You will not beentitled to collect the Lot until all outstanding charges are met, together withpayment of all other amounts due to us.

5.10 Refund in the case of Forgery5.10.1 A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to you if a Lot(other than a miscellaneous item not described in the catalogue) sold by us provesto have been a Forgery. We shall not however be obliged to refund any amountsif either (a) the catalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction datecorresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars or experts at that time,or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, or (b) it can bedemonstrated that the Lot is a Forgery only by means of either a scientific processnot generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process

which at the date of the auction was unreasonably expensive or impracticable orlikely to have caused damage to the Lot. Furthermore, you should note that thisrefund can be obtained only if the following conditions are met:

5.10.1.1 you must notify us in writing, within seven days of the receipt of theLot(s), that in your view the Lot concerned is a Forgery;5.10.1.2 you must then return the item to us within fourteen days from receipt ofthe Lot(s), in the same condition as at the auction date; and

5.10.1.3 as soon as possible following return of the Lot, you must produceevidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery and that you are able to transfergood title to us, free from any third party claims.

5.10.1.4 you must provide us all evidence obtained by you that a Lot is a Forgeryno later than seven (7) days after you receive such evidence

5.10.2 In no circumstances shall we be required to pay you any more than theamount paid by you for the Lot concerned and you shall have no claim for interest.

5.10.3 The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of being transferred, and issolely for the benefit of the person to whom the original invoice was made out byus in respect of the Lot when sold and who, since the sale, has remained the ownerof the Lot without disposing of any interest in it to any third party.

5.10.4 We shall be entitled to rely on any scientific or other process to establishthat the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or not such process was used or in use atthe date of the auction.

5.11 USE OF DEFAULT INFORMATIONIf you fail to make payment for a Lot in accordance with these Terms andConditions:

5.11.1 we reserve the right to refuse you the right to make bids for any futureauction regardless of whether previous defaults have been settled; and

5.11.2 you consent to us disclosing details of such default to other auctioneers andlive bidding platforms, which will include your name, address, nature of the defaultand the date of the default Auctioneers or live bidding platforms who receivedetails of the default may rely on such information when deciding whether to enterinto a transaction with you in the future.

6 LIABILITYNothing in these terms and conditions limits or excludes our liability for:

6.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence; or

6.2 any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of our fraud or fraudulentmisrepresentation.

7. USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

7.1 We will use the personal information you provide to us to:

7.1.1 process your payment relating to a successful purchase of a Lot;

7.1.2 process the bids you make on Lots (whether successful or otherwise) andother auction related services we provide;

7.1.3 arrange for delivery of any Lot you purchase, which will include passing yourdetails to shipping providers and, on overseas deliveries, to customs where theymake inquiries concerning the Lot;

7.1.4 inform you about similar products or services that we provide, but you maystop receiving these at any time by contacting us.

7.2 In accordance with Clause 4.2, you agree that we may pass your informationto credit reference agencies and that they may keep a record of any search that theyperform

7.3 In accordance with Clause 5.11, you agree that where you default in makingpayment for a Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions we may disclosedetails of such default to other auctioneers and live bidding platforms.

7.4 We work closely with other auctioneers and bidding platforms (including, forexample, other auctioneers and live bidding platforms) and may receiveinformation about you from them.

8 COPYRIGHT8.1 We shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, video recordor otherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an image will belongto us, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit.

8.2 All the materials, including, but not limited to, text, data, graphics, logos,images, illustrations, video clips, and software is owned, controlled by, or licencedto Spink USA Inc. and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectualproperty rights.

9 NOTICES

All notices given under these Terms and Conditions may be served personally, sentby post, or faxed to the address given to the sender by the other party. Any noticesent by post will be deemed to have been received on the second working day afterposting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifth working day after posting. Anynotice sent by fax or served personally will be deemed to be delivered on the firstworking day following dispatch.

10 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

10.1 Limitation of Liability

In the event that your bid and/or purchase is in furtherance of a businessconducted by you or others, subject to clause 6, we shall not be liable, whether intort (including for negligence) or breach of statutory duty, contract,misrepresentation or otherwise for any:

10.1.1 loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses,loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss of contract, loss of use, loss ofcorruption of data or information; or

10.1.2 any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages,charges or expenses.

10.2 Severability

If any part of these Terms and Conditions is found by any court to be invalid,illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and the rest of the conditionsshall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10.3 Force majeure

We shall have no liability to you if we are prevented from or delayed in performingour obligations under these terms and conditions or from carrying on our businessby acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond our reasonable control, including(without limitation) strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whetherinvolving our workforce or the workforce of any other party), failure of a utilityservice or transport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, maliciousdamage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation ordirection, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or defaultof suppliers or subcontractors.

10.4 Waiver

10.4.1 A waiver of any right under these terms and conditions is only effective if itis in writing and shall apply only to the circumstances for which it is given. Nofailure or delay by a party in exercising any right or remedy under these Terms andConditions or by law shall constitute a waiver of that (or any other) right orremedy, nor preclude or restrict its further exercise. No single or partial exercise ofsuch right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of that (or anyother) right or remedy.

10.4.2 Unless specifically provided otherwise, rights arising under these Terms andConditions are cumulative and do not exclude rights provided by law.

10.5 Law and Jurisdiction

THESE TERMS OF SALE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUEDIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,WITHOUT GIVING REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OFLAW. THE SIGNER OF A SPINK BID SHEET OR PARTICIPANT IN THEAUCTION AGREES THAT EXCLUSIVE VENUE FOR ANY DISPUTEWITH RESPECT TO THESE TERMS OR IN CONNECTION WITH SPINKSHALL RESIDE IN A STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN NEWYORK, NEW YORK. IN THE EVENT THAT SPINK HAS NOTPREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A DISPUTE TO BINDING ARBITRATIONPURSUANT TO CLAUSE 4.14.2, SPINK MAY DO SO WITHIN THE TIMEIN WHICH IT IS REQUIRED TO FILE A RESPONSIVE PLEADING IN ANYLITIGATION COMMENCED BY BIDDER, AND SAID LITIGATIONSHALL BE DISCONTINUED.

11 POSTAGE CHARGES

Shipments within the USA - $30.00

Shipments outside the USA - $50.00

Packages of more than 5lb or volumetric measurement of more than 5lb may incurextra charge. Please contact [email protected] for calculation of any further relevantcost in addition to the above charges.

BANKNOTES

12 April The Bruce Smart Collection of Middle East and North Africa London 16037

12/13/14 April British and World Banknotes London 16008

22/23 June The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale New York 324

5 July World Banknotes London 16009

25 August The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS23

26/27 September World Banknotes London 16015

SALE CALENDAR 2016

The above sale dates are subject to change

Spink offers the following services:– VALUATIONS FOR INSURANCE AND PROBATE FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS –

– SALES ON A COMMISSION BASIS EITHER OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS –

STAMPS

26/27/28 April The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale London 16027

9 May Philatelic Timed Auction London 16039

11/12 May The Pre-New York 2016 Collector’s Series Sale New York 154

8 June The Jose Castillejo Collection of Guatemala, 1871-86 New York 155

8 June The Stefano Fantaroni Collection of The Kingdom of Italy New York 156

11 June The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS18

22 June Great Britain Stamps and Postal History London 16029

6 July The Professor Derek Diamond Collection of New Zealand 2d. Chalons and

the 1898-1908 Pictorial Issue London 16042

6/7 July The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale London 16030

13 July Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History London 16043

10 September Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Singapore 16032

15 October The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS20

26/27 October The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale London 16034

COINS

21 June Ancient Coins New York 325


28 June The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 2,

Coins of Henry II to Edward II London 16020

29/30 June Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals

including European Coins from the Peter Woodhead Collection London 16005


28 September The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 3, Gold Coins London 16021

28/29 September Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 16006

29 September The Nicholas Rhodes Collection: Coins of North East India (Part 2) London 16041

MEDALS

21 April Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 16001

21 July Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 16002

24 November Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 16003

BONDS & SHARES

20 May Bonds & Share Certificates of the World London 16017



18 November Bonds & Share Certificates of the World London 16018

AUTOGRAPHS


13 July Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History London 16043

WINES

14 April An Evening of Great Whiskies and Spirits Hong Kong SFW19

23 June An Evening of Great Whiskies and Spirits Hong Kong SFW20

9 September An Evening of Great Whiskies and Spirits Singapore SFW21

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