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Argentina is the second-largest country in South America in area, and the third largest in population. Argentina has a long, tapered shape and occupies most of the southern part of South America. The Andes Mountains stretch along the country's western border, with a bare, windswept plateau called Patagonia, which extends across the south. A grassy plain, called The Pampa, lies near the middle of the country. Most Argentines are of Italian or Spanish ancestry. Indians ‘the original inhabitants’ make up only a small part of the country's population. Argentina's name comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum, because the first Spanish settlers came to Argentina in search of silver and gold during the 1500's. For almost 300 years, Argentina was a Spanish colony. It finally gained its independence in the early 1800's. Argentina began printing its own stamps in 1858.

#474

Scott: #474O

Issued: 25.5.1940

Centenary Penny Black

Inside #474: Argentina #1O

Inside #474: Argentina #5O

Inside #474: Buenos Aires #4O

Buenos Aires, long the chief port and commercial center of Argentina, was independent from the rest of the country at various times in the 19^th century. Since 1862, however, it has formed a province of Argentina, whose stamps have been in use since 1864. A British post office in the city used regular British stamps (canceled "B-32") from 1860 to 1873 (http://www.linns.com).

Inside #474: Cordoba #1O

A province in central Argentina, Cordoba issued its own stamps from 1858 to 1865, when they were replaced by the issues of the central government (http://www.linns.com).

Inside #474: Corrientes #3O

The northeast province of Argentina, Corrientes issued its own stamps until 1880, when they were replaced by regular Argentine issues.

(http://www.linns.com)

#B12 #CB2

Scott: #B12P, #CB1-5O

Issued: 26.8.1950

Argentine Int'l. Philatelic Exhibition

Inside #B12, #CB1-3: Argentina #CB5O

#CB2a

Scott: #CB2aO

#651-2 #653

Scott: #651P, #652P, #653P

Issued: 21.8.1956

Corrientes Stamp Centenary Philatelic Exhibition

Inside #651: Argentina - Corrientes #1O

Inside #652: Argentina - Corrientes #7O

#653a

Scott: #653aP

Scott: #B14-16P, #CB8-12P

Issued: 29.3.1958

Int'l. Centennial Philatelic Exhibition

Inside #B14: Argentina #3O

Inside #B15: Argentina #2O

Inside #CB8-12: Argentina #1O

#B15im

Imperf colour trial in maroon & black on ungummed proof paper

#C73

Scott: #678P, #C72-3P

Issued: 18.10.1958

Centenary of Cordoba & Argentine Confederation Postage Stamps

Inside #678: Argentina - Cordoba #1O

Inside #C72: Agentina #1O

sos argentina buenos aires 2 (2) Inside #C73: Argentina - Buenos Aires #2O

Scott: #708P

Issued: 21.11.1959

Day of Philately

sos argentina buenos aires 10 (2) Inside #708: Argentina - Buenos Aires #10O

#708a

Scott: #B36P

Issued: 21.10.1961

International Stamp Exhibition, 1962

Inside #B36: Argentina #6O

#B37a

Scott: #B37aP

Scott: #CB30P

Issued: 19.5.1962

Argentina '62 Philatelic Exhibition

Inside #CB30: Argentina #7O

#CB30

#794

Scott: #794P

Issued: 20.4.1966

2nd Rio de la Plata Stamp Show

Inside #794: Argentina #8O

Inside #794: Argentina #9O

#10 Inside #794: Argentina #10O

Scott: #B51P

Issued: 14.12.1968

1^st Lion's International Philatelic Exhibition

Inside #B51: Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #B55P

Issued: 18.12.1971

2^nd Lion's International Solidarity Stamp Exhibition

Inside #B55: Stamp Collecting

Scott: #1055O

Issued: 21.12.1974

World Youth Philately Year

Inside #1055: Stamp Collecting – TBI

Help me identify

I asked Lou "What do think about this one as the stamp inside Argentina #1055?"

Lou wrote: Nope, not even close. If you shrink the scan to the size of the stamp on #1055, the dark areas don't match up either as is or inverted, and especially, there is no dark area all by itself for the bull.

Over the years, I have attempted to find an ID for this issue with no luck. With the internet, I had hopes that I would find an enlargement of the photo by Sara Facio used on the stamp. She is a well known Argentine photographer, and there are dozens of her works on line, including others on Argentine stamps, but not this one.

Non-Postal Argentina S/s commemorating UPU Centenary & Death Centenary of Sir Rowland Hill showing #B4

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert

Scott: #1201P, #1203P

Issued: ??.??.1978

Showing Correct Positioning of Stamps

Inside #1201 & #1203: Pseudo Stamps on Envelope

#1231

Scott: #1231P

Issued: 29.1.1979

Centenary of UPU Membership

Inside #1231: Argentina #37O

Scott: #1235P

Issued: ??.??.1979

Stamp Collecting

Inside #1235: Stamp Collecting (Pseudo Stamp)

#1249

Scott: #1249P

Issued: 29.9.1979

Death Centenary of Sir Rowland Hill

Inside #1249 (Selvage): G.B. #1

Scott: #B80a-83aO

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scans

Issued: 27.9.1979

Buenos Aires '80 International Philatelic Exhibition

#1 LJ Inside #B80a-B83a (In Margin): G.B. #1

Inside #B80a-B83a (In Margin): Corrientes #3O

Inside #B80a-B83a (In Margin): Corrientes #1O

Inside #B80a-B83a (In Margin): Buenos Aires #3O

#B88

#B90

Scott: #B88-91O

Issued: 15.12.1979

PRENFIL '80, Buenos Aires

Inside #B88: Argentina - Buenos Aires #3O (Changed Color)

#1249 Inside #B89: Argentina Type A580O (Pic of #1249)

Inside #B90: Argentina #91O

Inside #B91: ??? (Argentina Type A588- #1259) P

For ships on stamps on stamps: http://www.japhila.cz/hof/0555/index0555_002.htm

Scott: #1283O

Issued: 12.9.1980

National Census

Inside #1283: Pseudo Stamp

#1508

#1510-11

Scott: #1508-12P

Issued: 13.7.1985

ARGENTINA '85

+ARG M202 Inside #1508: Argentina #236P

(Thanks to Komlóssy Zoltán for scan)

Inside #1509, #1510, #1511: Argentina #345P

(Thanks to Komlóssy Zoltán for scan)

Inside #1511: Argentina #C1O

+ARG M285 Inside #1511: Argentina #341O

(Thanks to Komlóssy Zoltán for scan)

+ARG M287 Inside #1511: Argentina #343P

(Thanks to Komlóssy Zoltán for scan)

Inside #1511: Argentina #C6O

Inside #1511: Argentina #C9O

Inside #1511: Argentina #C10O

Inside #1511: Argentina #C17O

+ARG M570 Inside #1512: Argentina #588O

(Thanks to Komlóssy Zoltán for scan)

Scott: #1720O

Issued: 27.10.1990

Stamp Day

Inside #1720: Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #B162P

Issued: 21.11.1992

Parafil '92

Inside #B162: Pseudo Stamp

(Thanks to zhang for the scan)

Scott: #1902O

Issued: 7.10.1995

Birth Centenary of Juan Peron

Inside #1902: Argentina essay of unissued 60c 5 Year Plan stamp, 1951

Design component: frames and Peron portrait only, value and bottom tablet changed to create new stamp.

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

Scott: #1977O

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scan

Issued: 4.10.1997

Centenary of Frigate President Sarmiento

Inside #1977: SOS in Sheet Margin - TBI

Scott: #B172-5O, #B175aO

Issued: 10.5.1997

Mevifil '97

Inside #B172: France #1O

sos spain 10 1851 (2) Inside #B173: Spain #10O

Inside #B174: Argentina #8O

Inside #B175: Buenos Aires #3O

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scan

Scott: #1974O

(Thanks to Martin Hirschbühl for the scan)

Issued: 06.09.1997

50th Anniversary, Women’s Political Rights Law (Eva Peron)

Type MK6 Inside #1974: Type A229P, 1952 (B) (Pic of #609)

See Evita On Stamps: http://www.virtualstampclub.com/evita.html

Scott: #2003P

Issued: 27.6.1998

250^th Anniversary, Argentine Postal Service

Inside #2003: Corrientes Type A2O (Pic of #7)

Scott: #2003aO

#2103a-b

Scott: #2103a-bP

Issued: 20.5.2000

Stamp Show 2000 Exhibition

#1 LJ Inside #2103a (In margin of sheet): G.B. #1

Inside #2103a (In margin of sheet): Argentina-Buenos Aires #11O

Inside #2103b: Argentina #7O

#2118

Scott: #2118O

Issued: 9.7.2000

Aerophila 2000 Exhibition

Inside #2118: Argentina #345P

(Thanks to Komlóssy Zoltán for scan)

Inside #2118: #C1(3)O

#2118a

Scott: #2118aO

#2124

Scott: #2124O

Issued: 7.10.2000

Espana 2000 Exhibition

Inside #2124 (In margin): Spain #1P

Inside #2124 (In margin): Argentina-Buenos Aires "Guachito" essay, 1857O

The first Spanish postal stamp, the postal stamp printed by Estado de Buenos Aires in 1857 -"gauchito", which was never used, mail coach from the nineteenth century crossing a swamp, a postmark from Merlino and Campanella service of messengers, the painting of an Argentine horse breed, and the nomination of Bautista and Simón de Tassis as "Hostes Mayores de la Corte", signed by Carlos I of Spain in 1518.

Scott: #2153 S/SP

Issued: 16.6.2001

BELGICA 2001 Exhibition

Inside #2153 (In margin of sheet): Argentina #35O

Scott: #2166 S/SO

Issued: 27.10.2001

HAFNIA 2001 Exhibition

Inside #2166 (In margin of sheet): Denmark #2O

Inside #2166 (In margin of sheet): Argentina-Cordoba #1O

#2209 #2210

Scott: #2209-10P

Issued: 2.11.2002

50^th Anniversary FAEFW

Inside #2209-10: Corrientes #1O

[Argentine Antarctica, type ]

Scott: #2272P

Issued: 21.2.2004

100^th Anniversary, Orcadas Magnetic & Meteorological Observatory

Argentine Antarctica Creation of the Post Office named South Orcadas

Inside #2272a: Argentina #127P

(Thanks to Komlóssy Zoltán for scan)

%232407

Scott: #2407P

Issued: 19.08.2006

150^th Anniversary, Corrientes Stamps

Inside #2407: Corrientes #1O

Corrientes, Spanish for "currents" or "rapids," is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by (from the North, clockwise): Paraguay, the province of Misiones, Brazil, Uruguay and the provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Chaco.

2007D

Scott: #2429-33O

Issued: 21.03.2007

25th Anniversary, Falkland Islands War

Inside #2429: Argentina #90P

Lou wrote: The ID of Argentina #90 on Argentina #2429 is incorrect. The stamp reproduced is an imprinted stamp on an aerogram from 1963, note only navy and blue, not multicolored like #90. After Argentina invaded the islands, they needed to provide means for their soldiers to keep in contact with their families. Initially, they used confiscated Falkland Island OHMS envelopes, but later, they provided stocks of old surplus Argentine aerograms. Although these were imprinted with 11, 13 and 18 peso valued stamps; they were supplied free to the soldiers. Finally, in May, specific airletter sheets with "SERVICIO EXTRAORDINARIO" and a boxed "FRANQUEO PAGADO"(Postage Paid) imprints were made available. Examples of soldier mail from the seventy four day war are very rarely on the philatelic market, as probably most are still held by the families or were discarded, and so are in demand and expensive.

The 18 Peso imprinted stamp has a special "ISLAS MALVINAS" cancel dated 6 ABR 1982 (only four days after the invasion), and this may be the first day of use of the aerograms.

2008A1

Scott: #2487-90O, ????-?O

Issued: 26.07.2008

Stories of Songs for Children

%232216B Inside #????: Argentina #2216bO

Inside #????: Argentina #2244-??O

2008A11

2008B

Scott: #2510P

Issued: 1.11.2008

150 Years of the first postage stamps of Buenos Aires, Argentine Confederation, and Córdoba

2008B1

sos argentina-cordoba 2 Inside #2510a: Cordoba #2O

(Thanks to Lou Guadagno for the scan)

Inside #2510b: Buenos Aires #4O

2008B3

Inside #2510c: Argentina #3O

Early provincial stamps

The first period in the political history of Argentine postage stamps is the so-called Classical one between the first stamps (1856) and the first commemorative ones (1892). The earliest Argentine stamps were issued by the separate provinces of Corrientes (1856-78), Cordoba (1859-62), and Buenos Aires (1858-59). The mere existence of these provincial stamps reflects the reality that Argentina was hardly a single organized country in that period, but rather a loose federation of some very independent provinces.

There is a charming story surrounding the preparation of the Corrientes 1856 stamp: that it was designed and engraved by a bakers delivery boy, Matias Pipet, who had served as an apprentice to a French engraver before arriving in Corrientes. Since no one in the Corrientes provincial government had any experience preparing stamps, the boy was asked to undertake the task, and he simply copied the stamp he knew best, an early French stamp bearing the head of the Roman goddess of agriculture, Ceres.

http://www.mundoandino.com/Argentina/Postage-stamps-and-postal-history-of-Argentina

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