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Argentinian Provincial Issues

Buenos Aires - Cordoba - Corrientes


UA Argentinian Provinces 5a  

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Buen Air1
cord2
 
Corrientes
21st August 1856
Buenos Aires
29th April 1858
Cordoba
28th October 1858
  1856 Sc1 1858 Sc1 1858 Sc2

Description Date # remaining Scott SG† Mi Y&T
Buenos Aires, imperf, no wmk, engraved printed by Buenos Aires Bank and Mint
1 (in) peso light brown
26 Oct 1858
 850 1 P17-P19 6 5
2p (dos) blue
29 Apr 1858
 1300 2 P1-P3 1 1
3p (tres) green
29 Apr 1858
 350 3 P4, P6 2 2
3p dark green
  3a P5   2a
4p (cuarto) vermilion
29 Apr 1858
 180 4 P7-P8 3 3
5p (cinco) orange
29 Apr 1858
 150 5 P9-P12 4 4
Cordoba, imperf, no wmk, lithographed, printed by Casa Larsch, Buenos Aires
5 centavos blue
28 Oct 1858
   1 P52-54 1, 1a 1, 1a
10c black
28 Oct 1858
   2 P55 2 2
Corrientes, imperf, no wmk, typographed, printed at the State Mint, Corrientes
1 real Moneda Corriente
black, blue
21 Aug 1856
   1 P56 1 1
All issue quantities are approximate.
Buenos Aires, issued before #1
1858 Sc2

See alsoTierra del Fuego.

† Gibbons [1] distinguishes more colours and shades than the other catalogues.

Information on these issues was kindly provided by Enrique Setaro of the Hollywood Stamp Club, along with this image of a superior Buenos Aires Sc2.

Additional sources: SGP20 [1], JM1 [2].

Images from David Olson, Mackay [2] and Enrique Setaro.

FI ref: 63, 71, 74 Page credit: NB

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