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Selection of 40c1E

This first specimen has bright colors.





These two specimens are a lighter shade.









These 40c1E2s have been postmarked in March and April of 1938.








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The two clay 40c printings

The first printing, from 1943, is on the second clay paper, the CL1B. The RA is vertical. The paper is of medium thickness and poorly perforated.

















The second printing is on lighter colors and from 1952. The paper is thinner, the CL2B. The RA is horizontal.

























Here is a comparison. The top two stamps are CL1B, and the bottom two are CL2B.




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A selection of 40cNGR

This stamp was printed in at least two shades of purples. This first specimen is reddish purple.





















Here is a dated 40cNGR.





This comparison shows a range of shades for this stamp.




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A few 40cNGR plate varieties

These plate flaws need to be confirmed as plate varieties.

































These two stamps show a plate variety I have shown previously.




















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The two major shades of the 40c2C

The first shade is purple.













The second shade is reddish purple.













Here is a detail of these two shades compared.




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A small selection of the 40c1L6

These stamps were used in 1956 and 1957 and show some generalized plate wear.
















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Reference description of the 1E1 paper





Paper with asymmetrical grain.
Direction of the watermark is parallel to direction of paper roll and perpendicular to the 25c image.
Procured from England.
First used October 1, 1935.
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Typing of the clays


CL1A, Merlo Type A from 1939, mesh same as 1E1/1E3a









CL1B, Merlo Type B from 1943, mesh same as 1E4









CL2A, Merlo Type C from 1948-51, mesh same as 1E3b

I have previously miss-classified the 40cCL dark colors as 1B, but it is 2A, and miss-classified the 25c 'Servicio Oficial' as CL3, but it is 2A also.

























CL2B, Merlo Type D from 1952, mesh same as 1L2








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50cCL2B-SO 'Yellow on top' just discovered by Rein


Rein has discovered this remarkable variety. Here are two used blocks of four.





Notice the vertical lines from the background plate printed on top of the foreground plate.









Here is the second block.













Without this level of magnification (2400 dpi), it is impossible to see this variety. Here is a normal example from the worn state of the plate (NGR).












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5pNOP printed in reverse color order

This is a peculiar stamp. The background plate was printed on the foreground plate.





Here is a detail where we can clearly see the reverse order of printing.









Here is a detail of the palm for the reverse order specimen.









Here is a detail of the palm for a normal specimen.









And here is a dis-by-side comparison.




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Rounding out the notes for 2008 and 2009 into four volumes





5c1E1t repeatable pv's from DEPOF blocks Part 1 45 5c1E1t repeatable pv's from DEPOF blocks Part 1 details 51 5c1E1t repeatable pv's from DEPOF blocks Part 2 54 5c1E1t repeatable pv's from DEPOF blocks Part 2 details 58 10c Rivadavia Red Type I Plate Curiosities 60 10c Rivadavia Red Type II Plate Curiosities 62 10c Rivadavia Red Type II Plate Variety No 1 65 10c Rivadavia Red Type II Plate Variety No 2 68 10c Rivadavia Red Type II Inking 'eye' varieties 70 10c Rivadavia Red Type II Plate Variety 72 15c Martin Guemes 'break under first A of ARGENTINA' 74 15c Martin Guemes 1L 'Fat I in TINA of ARGENTINA' 78 15c Martin Guemes 2C 'Fat I in TINA of ARGENTINA' 80 Comparisons of the 15cMG-SO 'TINA' 89 20cSC1L1 plate variety 95 Some plate varieties of the 20cSC 97 Plate varieties on a block of the 25c1E3 103 Acid wash to the 30c plate NGR 107 A few 40cNGR plate varieties 108 Two NGR plate varieties 114 a plate variety of the 50c 116 a few plate varieties of the 50c 116 Acid wash of the 50c and 2 pesos plates in 1952 120 Plate sequence proposal for the 50c and 2 pesos values 126 Several master die plate varieties of the 50c 126 50cNGR plate variety 130 A plate variety of the 1 peso Antartica 132 2P2C minor plate varieties 133 2P2C common plate varieties 136 2P2C 'missing corner' 138 2P2C 'two scratches' plate variety 139 Plate varieties on three 2P2 blocks 142 2p1Ls with shifted center 146 2p1L plate wear 150 2p1L6 Upper Left corner block with key plate variety 152 5p2C Plate Variety 154 'Speck over palm' 5 pesos plate variety 155 5p1L2 Lower Right corner block with plate varieties 161 A 5p1L2 block showing repeated plate varieties 163 Various 5p1L2 plate varieties 166 Plate variety candidate for the 5p1L2 168 The most elusive 5p plate variety 170 10pNGR Blocks with plate varieties 172 10pNGR-SO Blocks with plate varieties 180 50cCL2B-SO 'Yellow on top' just discovered by Rein 186 5pNOP printed in reverse color order 192





25c range of use 12 Second day of issue 1935 cover 13 Brigada and Ambulante explained 15 A few 40c early postmarks 17 Buenos Aires non-standard postmarks part 1 19 Buenos Aires non-standard postmarks part 2 23 An early cover bearing the 10c Rivadavia Brown 27 Buenos Aires special use postmarks 30 The 1943 CL1B 1 peso and 2 pesos on cover 34 Late usage of the 2 pesos and 5 pesos 36 A postal entire with Census information 38 A small selection of used postcards 44 5c Postal Entires Plain Type 49 5c Postal Entires Post Horn Type 55 5c Postal Entires Post Horn in Shield Type 60 A 50c1E Perfin 62 Several 2 pesos PERFINs 63 Peculiar PERFINs 69 BE PERFIN 72 High value PERFINs 74 Perfins Selection in Alphabetical Order 75





1E1 cents for the Beginner's Collection 44 Early 15c and 20c stamps for the Beginner's Collection 46 5c and 10c Red for the Beginner's Collection 48 A few Clay 'cents' for the Beginner's Collection 51 1E3 'cents' for the Beginner's Collection 52 1E4 small format values for the Beginner's Collection 54 1E2 Large Format Stamps (Beginner's Collection) 57 NGR and NOP Large Format Stamps (Beginner's Collection) 60 2C High Values (Beginner's Collection) 65 Some 1L High Values (Beginner's Collection) 70 Postmarks on Selected 1E3 Stamps (Beginner's Collection) 75 Beginner's Collection close to 80 percent complete 76





Comments on the new catalog by Gottig and Jalil (GJ 2009) 44 50c Departmental Official forgeries 46 5c Moreno Regular Issues 52 10c Rivadavia Red heights compared 57 10c Rivadavia Red Type I 59 10c Rivadavia Red Type II 61 Comparison of the 10c Rivadavia Red Type II and Type III 65 Relative numbers of the three types of 10c Rivadavia Red 68 'two dots' 10c Rivadavia Red Type III plate variety 69 10c Rivadavia Red Types II and III in two blocks 74 Small threads in two late papers for the 20cSC 76 The 20cSCCL2A-L Light Blue Clay 83 The 20cSCCL2A-D Dark Blue Clay 86 The 20cSC1L1 90 The 20cSC1L5z 92 Early 40c (1E1 and 1E3a) 95 Selection of 40c1E2 100 The two clay 40c printings 103 A selection of 40cNGR 109 The two major shades of the 40c2C 113 A small selection of the 40c1L6 117 The 1p2D 119 The 2p1E3b 'cream' frame 121 Colors of the 2p1L6 123 A selection of 5pNOPs 127 The 20P1L2 132 Two 20 pesos blocks 138
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Two official inverted overprint stamps

The first stamp is a 10c Rivadavia Red Type I with inverted M.G. overprint. The stamp is used, and appears genuine. Use departmental officials are considerably more desirable than mint ones. Because mint ones are most likely reminders-these stamps were not sold to collectors-the used ones are the desirable ones.





Here is a detail after a 180 degree rotation.





The second specimen is a 50cNGR-SO.





This stamp has ink from the sheet below it, which means that there are at least two sheets of 100 stamps with this variety, quite likely more. The stamp is mint and appears genuine.





Here is a detail of the overprint.





Here is a detail of the back-printed overprint after a horizontal flip. These two overprints need to match exactly since the sheets were stacked evenly on each other.




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40cNGR plate variety on two 1948 covers

I find a repetitive plate varieties on two covers from 1948. The first cover has a pair of the 40cNGR.





The plate variety, a gap between the A of REPUBLICA and the first A of Argentina, is found on the left stamp.









I find the same variety on the following cover.












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40c2C plate variety

I do not find this plate variety on any other paper. It is found on the lower stamp of the following pair.









...on the left stamp of this pair









...on the right stamp of this pair









and this single








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Guide for Beginners Part 1

Let's say that someone decides to collect this series and does not have a single stamp or cover from it? Which are the first stamps that would help a beginning collector to collect this complex series? I think that a few covers from 1936 and some stamps we know to have been printed on the first paper are a good start. I think combining used stamps and postal history helps a lot because I have found that, despite there being many papers for the entire issue, most were used until supplies were completely exhausted within a year or two of postal use.

The 15c Small Format Cattle on Dark Blue of 1936





The 1 peso with map borders of 1936





The 15cSC-D and 1pL can be found on 1.15 pesos airmail rates to North America and Europe.





The first rule of this series, which has been verified 100 percent, is that all stamps used in 1935 and 1936 are on the 1E1 paper. This paper is cream in color, of medium thickness, has a yellowish gum, and has a ondulating rays watermark with symmetric mesh

In all, there are 24 1E1 regular issue stamps:

1/2c, 1c, 2c, 3cSMGr (San Martin Green), 4cGy (Gray), 5c (offset), 6c, 10cR (types I, II, and III), 12cBR (Brown) 15cSC, 20cJMG (Juan Martin Guemes), 20cMG-L (Martin Guemes Light Blue), 25c, 30c, 40c, 50c, 1pL (with limits), 1p (without limits), 2p, 5p, 10p, and 20p.

There are philatelic covers with the low, or 'cents' values from October 1935, and these contain the complete low range for the 1E1, except for the later types of the 10c Rivadavia Red (types II and III).





The 1E1 high values are generally rare. Any of the large format stamps on a cover with the 1pL from 1936 is guaranteed to be 1E1, such as the 30c and 2 pesos stamps shown here.









One thing worth noting is that all 2 pesos stamps until 1945/46 have a deep burgundy frame color that is not found on any of the later printings.




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