BOLIVIA COVERS
STAMPLESS
Circa 1820, Cochabamba to Calchi, Colonial Straight Line, interesting contents, $75 PHOTO
Undated outer with LAMAR straight line marking in red and manuscript 4 rate marking to Cochabamba $75 SCAN
June 4, 1848 entire with SUCRE straight line marking in black to Cochabamba $75 SCAN
July 13, 1848 entire PAZ (LaPaz) straight line marking in red and manuscript 3 rate marking to Tacna $75 SCAN
August 30 1848 entire with fancy ORURO in an oval marking to Tacna, unusual $95 SCAN
June 1853 VENI FRANCA straight line in red entire letter from Trinidad to Cochabamba. This must be a very scarce marking as even in the 1990s when I was there, Trinidad was a very small town of maybe 25,000. In 1853, only a few dozen families probably lived there. Unfortunately, a post-t was applied to the cover and "Trinitdad Jun1853 Complete Letter in purple lightly transfered onto the cover. Still a wonderful and scarce item $95. SCAN
November 12, 1858 (year unclear) entire, Fancy Cochabamba Franca inan oval wreath in red to Sucre $85 SCAN
1860s entire letter from Cochabamba to Santa Cruz, Dec 27 , strong red Cochabamba fancy circle in red and faint STA CRUZ straight line. Very unusual to see two markings. $60 PHOTO
October 17, 1861 entire from Potosi to Sucre with fancy POTOSI & condor in an oval marking in blue, $95 SCAN
1864 (Feb 18) La Paz to Cochabamba Fancy LA PAZ FRANCA marking in blue, $65 PHOTO
1865 (May 15) outer from Potosi to Sucre with double oval POTOSI FRANCA marking plus 1/2 R rate. Very nice $75 PHOTO
1865 Jun1 11 Folded letter (entire from Calama to Cobija, carried by "arriero" (correo ambulante) Manuel Chavez, early use of mobile railroad post SCAN $60
Undated envelope, Sorata to Lap Paz, faint CORREOS SORATA marking, but very scarce $75. PHOTO
1866 (Feb 7) from Tacna to Cochabamba via La Paz with Perpublic Boliviana Paz Franca marking in blue added in transit, $85.00 PHOTO
CLASSICS & 19th CENTURY
22a bisect tied with indistinct marking to Tacna, with TACNA (Oct 20 85) circular receiving mark on rev. Missing some pieces, but a very rare item $150 PHOTO1 PHOTO2
31 with mute cancel to Vilacaya, Departamento de Potosi. A tiny speck of a village with a current population of 279 (In 2020). A very rare destination $95. SCAN
Scott 43, to Germany, nice cover $50 PHOTO
47 (x2) and 51 on a 11/2/97 cover from Potosi to Dover, NJ. 51 has the BOLIWA variety. The cover originated from the Royal Silver Mines company. Revers shows company stamp, NYC 11/11 transit and Dover 11/11/97 receiving ccl. A very impressive piece $75 SCAN1 SCAN2
48 and 51 on a lovely January 1899 cover from Potosi to New Jersey, both stamps tied by fancy Potosi shell ccl. Bask shows Antofogasta 1/17/99 transit; a 2/20/99 NYC transit and a 2/21/99 Dover, NJ receiving cancel. A very attractive and unusual cover. $60 SCAN
49 x8 on an oversized Official cover from the Ministry of Public Education to a Bolivian diplomat in Buenos Aires, back has smudgy Buenos Aires November 14?, 1897 receiving ccl and ministry handstamp, very unusual $200 SCAN
51x2 on a 3/5/98 cover from Urriolagoitia (Departamento de Sucre) to Manchester, England. Reverse has Buenos Aires 3/20/98 transit and Manchester 4/15/98 receiving ccl. A scarce marking from a small town on a double weight envelope with stamps rarely seen on cover $100 SCAN
Cefilco Revenue #8 (Scott type A43 w/o opt) postally used with indistinct cork ccl to La Paz. Probable 1892 usage authorized by postal decree. A little rough, but a very unusual item, $100 PHOTO
20th CENTURY
65 bisect and 73 on front tied by blue Oruro y Uyuni ambulante ccl to Bellavista. Nice strike of the cancel, also nice to see this bisect on a front. $20 SCAN
66 on cover to Buenos Aires with attractive violet Oruro y Uyuni double ring oval ccl on front, missing flap on back, but shows an illegible transit cl (...CLAS) and a Nov 25, 1900 receiving ccl well worth $20 SCAN
74 on cover from La Paz to Mollendo, very attractive $20 PHOTO
75 on March 14, 1914 registered letter to Buenos Aires, March 24 receiving ccl on back. Very attractive, $30 PHOTO
113 (4) on over to Boston $20 SCAN
113(2), 116 (2) both in pairs on 12/16/1917 cover from La Paz to Buffalo, NY $25 SCAN
121 x7 on attractive cover Potosi to Paris. stamps are all tied with smudgy Ambulante 11 ccls, indicated via La Paz and Panamá, wax seals on the back, very attractive SCAN $50
152 on a postcard of Santa Cruz Rio Grande waterfront from Santa Cruz to Chupuicamata Chile, with Antofagasta 12/10/1925 transit, Chile Ambulante 14 ccl, and Chupuicamata receiving cancel (12/11/1925). $25 SCAN
176, 230 and 231 on small piece dated June 30, 1935 to Dalmatia, Croatia. Scarce "The Chaco is and always will be Bolivia's" in 4 languages $10 PHOTO.
186 Commercial cover, 1928 La Paz to Indiana $10 SCAN
190 (2) and C38(2) on a registered front to Argentina. Interesting Certificados Central 88 circular marking $5 PHOTO
199, 207 on March 1933 cover from La Paz to Germany. Reverse has handstamped advertising cachet of the "Express Pot" that could " make a stew or roast in 15 minutes". Quite an attractive item in the high altitude city of La Paz where cooking takes much longer than at sea level. $40 SCAN1 SCAN2
261 and 261 bisect on commercial cover July 14, 1944 cover from Oruro to New York City. Tape 8240 censor $15 SCAN
267, J9 and RA3 on a 1/4/45 cover from the Swedish Consulate in La Paz to Santiago, Chile, via Panagra manuscript marking on front and 1/5/45 Santaigo receiving CDS on reverse. Nice combination $15 SCAN
268 (4) on June 1945 registered cover from Cochabamba to Los Angeles. Tape censor @ left. Unusual to see 4 of this high value on a simple registered letter. June 7 Miami and June 10 Los Angeles receiving markings PHOTO1 PHOTO2
284 (2) on 4/29/43 cover from the Central Bank of Bolivia to Buenos Aires. Interesting item $10 SCAN
285 (4) and C112 (2) on 7/16/1947 on registered letter to Cordoba, Argentin $20 SCAN
285 Three boliviano stamp bisected on cover from Cotavi to NYC, $15 SCAN
314 (5) and 6 values from the Beni issue of 1945 on a 3/21/47 registered airmail cover from La Paz to Scranton, PA Very attactive and unusual $20 SCAN
315-316, 323, C112 on registered cover from LaPaz to the Chuquicamata copper mine in Antofagasta Chile, unusual destination. Bolivian ccls are to faint to read, but March 9, 1950 receiving cancel in Chile $10 SCAN
1947 registered cover from La Paz to NYC with 6 all different revenue stamps used as postage neatly tied by March 21, 1947 CDS. Back shows NYC receiving cancel. Very attractive cover $40 PHOTO
342-4; 347-50 (2 each, only one of 342; 3 of 343 and 344) on registered cover 4/18/51 to Buenos Aires $10 SCAN
378 (x2), 379, C171 and RA 16 on November 21, 1953 airmail cover from La Paz to NYC. Contents relate to government decree authorizing a new stamp issue, interested, $12.50.
435, 439, 441 La Paz to NYC with indistinct CDS. Philatelic usage, but very attractive and rarely seen $20 PHOTO
901C and others in an extremely unusual cover. 901C depicts Eugenio von Boeck, and the registered letter is from Eugenio von Boeck to USA, US PO marking just ties stamp to cover. NOT FOR SALE PHOTO
AIRMAILS
South American Experimental Flights from 1928. single cover, La Paz to Santiago, $50 PHOTO
South American Experimental Flights from 1928, very scarce, only 175 flown, complete set of 5 covers, $225. PHOTO1 PHOTO2
Condor Syndicate First Flight between Bolivia and Brazil, lovely cover franked with C8-10 and C27-34 plus 196. Cancelled with 7/30/30 CDS and has a Condor Syndicate cachet in black on the front as well as a Lloyd Aereo Boliviano etiquette in the colors of the Bolivian flag. The back has mutliple 8/1/30 Rio de Janeiro receiving cancels. Flap is missing on the back, but still a real showpiece for any first flight collection, $175. SCAN
286 quadrisect on 8/15/44 domestic airmail cover from Santa Cruz to Cochabamba. The bisect of the 4 Bs stamp pays the 1 Bs. rate. Missing flap, but has 8/16/44 Cochabamba receving mark on reverse. Scarce item. $20 SCAN
C134 one whole and one bisect plus RA13 from La Paz to Cochabamba, with political slogan straight line box marking in violet "El M.N.R. CUMPLE CON EL PUEBLO", attractive and interesting. $25 SCAN
342-51, C175 on registered October 13, 1953 cover to Vienna, Austria $15 SCAN
