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1859 "In Ps" Blue Tete-Beche Pair continued...

**Buenos Aires 1859 One-Peso (“To Rs”) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
105°		1859, 1p ("To rs") Blue (8). Huge top and bottom margins showing parts of adjoining stamps, large to clear at sides, dark shade, tied by blue "Estafeta Central" oval grid on undated folded letter to Montevideo, Uruguay, sender's routing "p Changados", slight bleed-thru of writing, Extremely Fine stamp and a very scarce use to Uruguay, ex Amundsen (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	E. 1,000-1,500
106°		1859, 1p ("To rs") Blue (8). Horizontal strip of four, lefthand stamp shows "Cuato rs" variety with uncleared letters, large margins to clear at bottom, beautiful dark shade, uncancelled on blue folded cover from Buenos Aires to Rosario, receipt docketing with Sep. 3, 1859 origin date, horizontal file fold EXTREMELY FINE. A UNIQUE COVER BEARING AN UNCANCELLED STRIP OF FOUR OF THE "TO" PESO BARQUITOS ISSUE. THIS IS THE LARGEST MULTIPLE OF THIS STAMP AND THE LARGEST UNCANCELLED MULTIPLE OF THE ENTIRE BARQUITOS ISSUE. Ex Gargantini and Boker (where it realized DM 13,000 in 1979) (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	E. 15,000-20,000