Auction # 2427 ARGENTINA: Auction with interesting lots at budget prices!

"Joyas Filatélicas de la República Argentina 1862-1867", 337 pages, fantastic book recently published, author Pablo Reim, editor Guillermo Jalil. Excellent work with illustrations in full color of the great pieces and letters of the "Escuditos" and "Rivadavias" issues. It also includes other very interesting chapters: Pre-stamp mail postal marks, cancels applied on classic issues, and a short but attractive introduction to Argentine...

8 Different Antarctic bases: 1958/59 campaign, VF

Cover franked with $20 (GJ.1310), sent from station "Esperanza" to Buenos Aires on 22/FE/1968, with large backstamp of the station along arrival mark of Buenos Aires, very nice!

6 Covers posted during the 1973/74 Antarctic campaign, all with arrival cancels

4 Different stamps on sheet of Ministerio de Bienestar Social with letterhead of "Cruceros a la Antártida Argentina 74/75", with cancels of first cruise trip of 6/JA/1975

MIXED POSTAGE: Cover sent from Marambio Antarctic base to Mendoza on 25/FE/1986, franked with $a55 + A 0.03 (2107A + 2108A + 2113A + 2211), stamps of the Flowers issue in Pesos + Australes, VF

MIXED POSTAGE: Cover sent from Gral Belgrano II Antarctic base to Mendoza on 21/OC/1986, franked with $a5 + A0.08 (2107A + 2108A + 2211 + 2212A), stamps of the Flowers issue in Pesos + Australes, VF

Cover sent from Islas Orcadas to B.Aires on 2/FE/1942 (first mail from the islands), franked with 20c. (GJ.852 in marginal block of 4), VF

Cover with postmark of Islas Orcadas 2/FE/1973, with handstamp about "Studies of marine biology"

10 Reprints in varied colors, including a tete-beche pair, all in very fresh colors and of VF quality

GJ.17, 1P. dark blue, unused, excellent quality

GJ.17, 1P. blue, attractive pen cancel, VARIETY: color spot below the "N" of FRANCO, excellent