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1E1 of 1936; cream and semi-porous, medium thickness /
1E2 of 1937; translucent, white, with narrow, tall RA /
1E3 of 1939; white and similar to 1E1 /
1E4 of 1940; perpendicular watermark mesh, white and thin, large RA /
CL1 first clays of 1941-43/
CL2 second clays of 1950-52 /
NGR unwatermarked grid, thin, dark /
NOP unwatermarked thick opaque, white /
2D Straight Rays; diffused of 1943, flat /
2C Straight Rays; clear of 1949-50, bright white and rough /
1L1 of 1951; small to medium RA, porous, and similar to 1E3/
1L2 large RA /
1L3 bright white, medium RA /
1L4 medium to large RA barely visible /
1L5 dark, thin, watermark almost invisible, referred to as 'Zarate'
Main Exhibit Page / 1-Issues of 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1938 /
2-Issues of 1939, 1940, and 1941 /
3-Issues of 1942, 1943, and 1944 /
4-Issues of 1945, 1946, and 1947 /
5-Issues of 1948, 1949, and 1950 /
6-Issues of 1951 and later /
7-Papers, Perforations, Gums, and Watermarks as well as Proofs, Imperfs, and Printing Errors /
8-Plate Varieties of the "cents," Guemes and "small cow" values /
9-Plate Varieties of the large format "cents" values /
10-Plate Varieties of the large format Pesos values /
11-Type I Postmarks /
12-Type I Slogans /
13-Agencia, Ambulante, and Aereo /
14-Buenos Aires Postmarks Part 1 /
15-Buenos Aires Postmarks Part 2 /
16-Type II Postmarks Part 1 /
17-Type II Postmarks Part 2 /
18-Type II Slogans /
19-Type III Postmarks /
20-Postal History 1935 to 1940 /
21-Postal History 1941 to 1945 /
22-Postal History 1946 and later /
23-Country Destinations: Argentina and the Americas /
24-Country Destinations: Europe /
25-Country Destinations: Asia, The Middle East, Africa, and Oceania /
26-Perfins /
27-Departmental Officials /
28-"Servicio Oficial" small format values /
29-"Servicio Oficial" large format values /
30-A Review of Spectacular Stamps, Blocks, and Covers
/ Specialized Catalogs: regular issues ( kneitschel / klass / ediphila ) official issues ( kneitschel )
Plate Varieties of the large format pesos values
The issues in this range received heavy usage, with the exception of the 1PL-used briefly in 1936 and 1937, and the 1P-replaced by the 1P "Antartica" after World War II. Below I show a 1P plate variety. The detail shows that there is a permanent ink smear covering two of the pearls in the outer right edge of the design. |
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There are many plate varieties for the 2P, which was in use well into 1956. The specimens below are from the various 2P1L printings. The specimen below is a "top blue dot" variety. Notice the dot mid-way along the top edge of the blue center design, between the A of REPUBLICA, and the first A of ARGENTINA. There are other plate nicks and scratches on this major plate variety, as illustrated below. |
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The 2P1L specimen below is a "bottom blue dot" variety. Notice the dot mid-way along the bottom edge of the blue center design, on top of the first T of FRUTICULTURA. There are other plate nicks and scratches on this major plate variety, as illustrated below. |
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Below is a very rare plate variety of the 2P1L: notice the wedge into the brown design lower left. |
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Same as the 2P1L issues, the 5P1L issues, the late printings, were in use well into 1956. Below I show three of the major plate varieties. The top specimen is a "two diagonal scratches" variety, the middle specimen is a "long lower scratch" variety, and the bottom specimen is a "scratch across palm" variety. |
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The 10P1L also received usage well into the mid 1950s, altough because of its high value, the printings were not as large. Below is a distinct plate variety with a noticeable nudge into the center design at the lower right corner. |
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