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1867 CONDOR ISSUE POSTAL HISTORY continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
2101			1867 5c Yellow green, original plate, second state, horizontal pair, positions 41-42, on petite 1867 entire folded letter to Cochabamba, centrally struck straight line "Sta. Cruz" strongly impressed handstamp that shows on the interior of the cover, stamp has pretty color in one of the paler shades of yellow green, large even margins all around, the letter is dated July 25, 1867, minor toning affecting the stamp but also tying it to the cover, very fine and rare early cover; signed A. Rendon. (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2102			1867 5c Green, original plate, third state, vertical pair, positions 6/18, three large margins and well clear at right, sharp impression and clear green color, on entire 1867 letter of August 2nd to Topiza, pair cancelled with indistinct "Sucre" straight line handstamp, handstamp impresses and shows on the inside tying, very fine; signed A. Rendon and accompanied by his 1981 certificate. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
2103			1867 5c Green, original plate, third state, vertical pair, positions 39/51, deep green color , well clear to mostly large margins, on entire folded letter of January 25, 1868 to Cochabamba, bold black "Sta. Cruz" straight line handstamp centrally struck on the pair impressing and the oil of the ink bleeding to the inside of the letter sheet tying, slight gum stains to the stamps and small cover stains at left, otherwise very fine. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
2104			1867 5c Green, original plate, fifth state, vertical pair, positions 50/62, possessing a deep green color and sharp impression, clear to large margins all around, neatly tied to August 1867 entire folded letter to Cochachamba by beautiful bold strike of the "Paz de Ayachucho" oval, very fine and handsome cover. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2105			1867 5c Green, original plate, fifth state, vertical pair in an attractive bluish green shade, positions 29/41, showing an unusual and striking pre-printing paper fold causing a white unprinted line over 1mm wide in both stamps, just clear to large margins, on entire folded letter of October 25, 1867 to Paz with central red "Franca" handstamp of Cochabama, this handstamp impresses and the oil of the ink bleeds through the outer letter sheet tying it to the cover, very fine and a lovely cover with considerable eye appeal. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2106			1867 5c Green, first re-engraving, horizontal pair, positions 55-56, possessing deep blue green color and nice impression, on entire folded letter of December 10, 1867 to Tupiza with central "Sucre" black handstamp which impresses to the inside of the letter sheet, very clean and attractive, choice very fine; signed A. Rendon and accompanied by his 1981 Friedl certificate. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
2107			1867 5c Green, first re-engraving, horizontal pair, positions 41-42, just clear to large margins, on similar entire folded letter of the same correspondence dated November 10, 1867, to Tupiza with central "Sucre" black handstamp which impresses the to the inside of the letter sheet, very fine; signed A. Rendon and accompanied by his 1981 Friedl certificate. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $2,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
2108			1867 5c Green, first re-engraving, an exceptionally attractive horizontal pair, positions 11-12, deep green color, large to huge margins all around, the top and right being the sheet selvage and about as large as they come, tied to entire folded letter of June 28, 1868 to Cobija, the letter is datelined Sol (Sol de la Manana in the Department of Potosi), "10 cents." written in the top right corner, the pair is tied by a non-descript smear of ink, very fine; normally at this time letters from small towns went to the main district post office of the Department, in this case Potosi, but this was a considerable distance away in the wrong direction over mountains, Cobija was a relatively short distance in the other direction, so it is believed that this small post office without postal markings simply cancelled the stamps and sent it to Cobija directly; a fascinating and very rare small town usage. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2109			1867 5c Green, second re-engraving, attractive vertical pair, positions 12/24, lovely large full margins all around and intense bluish green color, on the reverse of entire folded letter datelined Trinidad, November 15, 1868 to Santa Cruz, cancelled with an unusual and attractive central strike of shield and arrow negative circular steel handstamp that strongly impresses to the interior of the letter tying the stamps to the cover, very fine and exceptionally attractive; this is a previously unrecorded cancel from the remote department of Beni; extremely rare and quite possibly the only known example. (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $6,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2110			1867 5c Green, third re-engraving, scarce single franking for the inter-departmental rate of 5c, position 71, three large margins, just along the frame at left, intense deep green color with strong impression starting to show the crudeness caused by the constant reworking of the plate, tied to entire folded letter to Tupiza of December 27, 1867 by attractive "Potosi" and cornucopia in ornamented circular handstamp, one of the few fancy cancels found on the Condors, very fine and scarce cover. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2111			1867 5c Green, fourth re-engraving, lovely vertical pair, positions 53/64, possessing deep aqua blue green color with a strong plate wash in the white areas, large to extra-large margins all around, on entire folded letter of June 18, 1868 to Cobija (Lamar), strong full "Tupisa" black straight line handstamp that bleeds to the inner letter sheet tying it to the cover, "Potosi" straight line transit on the reverse, couple of minor insect holes to the cover; very fine and an especially handsome cover. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $2,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
2112			1867 5c Green, fourth re-engraving, vertical pair, positions 6/18, nice even margins, deep color and attractive impression, tied to entire folded letter of July 31, 1868 to Cobija by crossed lines ms. cancels, plus "Contratos" crossed out on each stamp, "Tupisa" straight line handstamp in blue at bottom left, "Potosi" straight line transit on the reverse, very fine. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $2,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
2113			1867 5c Green, original plate, third state, two vertical pairs, positions 8/20 and 32/44, clear green color and sharp impression mostly clear to extra-large margins, tied to a large part of an 1867 foreign mail folded cover to France including the front and back with all the markings that are so important to foreign mail covers, but lacking the other flaps, posted at the Sucre post office with central "Sucre" straight line handstamps on each, turned over to the British post office with clear "Cobija/C/OC 7 67" blue c.d.s. and sent due for the trans-oceanic postage with "GB/1F90c" British accounting handstamp and "12" decimes French due handstamp tying the bottom pair, that pair also tied by the Calais entry transit, London and Paris transits on the reverse, backstamped Bordeaux, pre-affixing corner scuff to the bottom stamp in of one pair and file fold affecting the top stamp of that same pair, still fine and attractive; this is only the third cover that we are aware that is a combination between the Bolivian post office using Condor stamps and the British Postal Agency at Cobija (Lamar); the other two covers had the British postage paid by a 1/- Great Britain adhesive while this cover was sent due; also the other two have only 10c internal postage while this has 20c, yet it is also unclear why this has 20c Bolivian postage for the internal rate since the foreign rate markings imply that this was not a double rate cover over 1/2oz; an extremely rare and interesting Condor usage; ex-N. Hubbard. (Image)	Est. $7,500-10,000 SOLD for $29,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2114			1867 5c Green, original plate, fifth state, a gorgeous vertical pair, position 15/27, with brilliant green color on fresh bright paper, balanced large even margins all around, tied to an amazing combination mixed franking entire foreign mail cover of the Bolivian post office and the British post office of the British Agency in Cobija, Bolivia, the 5c Condor pair is tied by a light, but discernable, strike of the Bolivian post office "Lamar/Franca" black circular handstamp, at right is a Great Britain 1/- Green, plate 4, tied by a "C39" handstamp assigned to Bolivia with a light strike of the black "Cobija/C/NO 21 67" c.d.s. of the British Postal Agency, posted to Baltimore in the United States and receiving on the front a bold strike of the "N.Y. Steamship/10/Dec. 21" entry c.d.s. for incoming ship mail, faint file fold affects the bottom stamp of the pair but is visually unapparent, very fine and exceptionally attractive.The British Agency in Bolivia is among the rarest of all British foreign post offices. There are only two covers known with Condor and Great Britain mixed franking. When the other cover was offered in 1994 in the Collection of Dr. Paul J. Kornan featuring the Combination Mails of the British Foreign Post Office the debate was opened as to which was the better cover. It was argued that the Kornan cover was the better because the Bolivian stamps were tied by the British post office "C39" cancel. The irony of that is that the Kornan collection was featuring combination covers involving two post offices. The Kornan cover bears absolutely no Bolivian postal markings and there is no evidence that the Bolivian stamps did postal duty. It is conceivable that the sender intended to put it into the Bolivian post office and didn't or that he believed it required Bolivian postage. In either case it is highly possible that the letter was simply delivered it to the British Agency which cancelled all the stamps as post offices are wont to do. The significance of this is that the cover offered here is arguably the only known mixed franking of Bolivian and Great Britain stamps that actually was serviced by both post offices.The rarity of the the first Condor issue is magnified exponentially when the British Postal Agency at Cobija is involved. Condor covers of any kind are rare. Any mail out of the British post office at Cobija is also rare. When the two are combined the field is suddenly limited. Only three covers with Condor issues going through the British post office are known, the Kornan cover discussed above, a cover with Condor franking sent due to France through the British Agency offered in the previous lot and the cover offered here. This cover is, by far, the most significant of three; a spectacular postal history rarity of both Bolivia and of all British Foreign Post Offices; ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, N. Hubbard. (Image)	Est. $50,000-75,000 SOLD for $160,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2115			1867 5c Green, original plate, fifth state, an exquisite foreign mail posting to Peru with vertical strip of four and single, positions 31/67 for the strip and 31 for the single, paying the double letter rate to Pacific coastal countries, all tied to entire folded letter dated July 31, 1867 by four strikes of ornamented "Paz de Ayachucho" ovals, posted to Tacna, choice very fine; with very few exceptions the 5c Green Condors were used predominately on internal covers and secondarily on covers to Argentina, Chile and Peru, the normal letter rate to these other countries was 20c, which are the most frequently encountered, while a double rate letter required only 5c more, they are seldom encountered; this and the next lot are believed to be the only 25c frankings using the Five Cent Green Condor issue; signed A. Rendon, P. Holcombe and accompanied by a 1984 Peter Holcombe certificate mistakenly identifying the stamps as from the first re-engraving of the plate, but plating confirms the collector's identification as the last state of the original plate; ex-Caspary. (Image)	Est. $7,500-10,000 SOLD for $42,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2116			1867 5c Green, original plate, fifth state, another entire folded letter being the mate to the previous cover from the same correspondence, this dated August 8, 1867, showing the other double rate foreign mail posting to Tacna, Peru, bearing a vertical strip of four, positions 25/61 and single, position 2, both tied by ornamented "Paz de Ayachucho" ovals, strip with large margins, single just touched at one point, light vertical bend to the cover may affect the strip but of no consequence and tiny piece out of the cover at bottom that is barely noticeable, otherwise very fine and attractive; another very rare double rate cover to Peru being the only known double rate cover to a Pacific coast country other than the previous lot of this same correspondence. (Image)	Est. $5,000-7,500 SOLD for $37,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2117			1867 5c Green, first re-engraving, lovely horizontal strip of four, positions 29-32, featuring fresh deep green color and sharp clear impression, large balanced margins all around, tied to entire folded foreign mail letter of December 16, 1867 to Tacna, Peru, the strip pays the 20c single rate to a Pacific coast country, attractively tied by "Paz de Ayacucho" ovals, very fine; a choice example of this rate to Peru; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. $3,000-4,000 SOLD for $13,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2118			1867 5c Green, second re-engraving, horizontal strip of four with fresh rich color, attractive detailed impression, positions 20-23, large balanced margins all around, on entire folded foreign mail letter of September 16, 1867 to Salta, Argentina, just tied by straight line handstamps of "Tupisa" and Franca" leaving the rest of the strip uncancelled, a phenomenon that is not unusual for the Tupiza post office as they were varied and erratic in their canceling of stamps, "Correos/de Yavi" transit of Yavi, Argentina on the reverse, the strip was affixed over the left edge of the cover to help seal the letter and the left stamp was torn upon opening leaving a piece on the backflap, otherwise an attractive and rare cover; signed A. Rendon. (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2119			1867 5c Green, third re-engraving, a later impression of this state that had at one time been considered to be retouched, horizontal and vertical pairs, positions 10-11 and 12/24 respectively, both from the same sheet and each with deep intense color and sharp impression, tied to entire folded foreign mail letter to Salta, Argentina by two strikes of blue "Tupisa" straight line handstamps on each pair, datelined December 31, 1867, "Correos de Yavi" oval Argentinean transit, faintest trace of aging to the cover which is otherwise quite clean and very fine; an attractive example of this rare foreign mail usage; ex-Dale-Lichtenstein. (Image)	Est. $3,000-4,000 SOLD for $18,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2120			1867 5c Green, third re-engraving, single and block of three, positions 55 and 42-43/54 respectively (why the single was separated from the block is not clear), tied to entire folded letter of February 7, 1868 to Cobija (Lamar), cover apparently had an additional enclosure as this pays the double rate for 1/2 oz. to 1 oz. between different departments, both tied by single strikes of "Potosi" and cornucopia in ornamented circular handstamps, top pair of the block is cut in and affected by a strong horizontal file fold, slight age discoloration to the cover, otherwise fine; despite the condition issues this is an exceptionally rare cover being the only example in the Ortiz-Patino collection that shows a 20c internal rate. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction