Guatemala

Guatemala stamps

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Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the northwest, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize and the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast.

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Scott: #318O, #C140-1O

Issued: 5.8.1946

Centenary of Penny Black

Inside #318, #C140-1: Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #338P

Issued: 22.10.1951

75th Anniversary of UPU

[Coat of Arms, type A2] Inside #338: Guatemala #3O

Inside #338: Guatemala Type A11P

Scott: #387-91O

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scans

Issued: 1963-6

Definitive

%232 Inside #387-91: Guatemala Type A1O

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Scott: #C310P

Issued: 14.7.1964, 15th UPU Congress

Scott: #C458P

Issued: 0.0.1971

Centenary of Guatemalan Stamps

%231 Inside #C458: Guatemala #1O

%232 Inside #C458: Guatemala #2O

Inside #C458: Guatemala #3O

%234 Inside #C458: Guatemala #4O

Memorial World Soccer Championship – Munich 1974

Footnoted under #C458.

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert

Type WS [Airmail-

Scott: #C464-6O

Issued: 0.0.1971

Honoring Stamp Engraver and Philatelist

Inside #C464-6: Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #419O

Issued: 23.10.1972

20th Olympic Games, Munich; Overprint #338

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scan

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Scott: #C510-1O

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scan

Issued: #C511: 2.8.1973, #C510: 17.09.1974

Centenary of Guatemalan Stamps

%231 Inside #C510-1: Guatemala #1O

Lou wrote: In Scott under heading 1973-1974 and C510 is listed as C510 ('74). Scott grouped the two together even tho they were issued almost a year apart and numbered them in value order not issue date order.

#C511 was produced in a very collectible sheetlet of 10 which I have in my collection along with a first day cover, which were sent directly from the designer (who sadly didn't sign it). I did get him to sign the 1974 FDC, which for some reason, maybe to fill the empty space where a cachet would have gone, he stuck on a publicity sticker for the next year's exhibition in Spain.

First Day covers of all the Guatemala 1973-77 Centenary issues are very scarce as none were no officialIy produced. Only the 1973 issue had a special cancel, all the rest only had Primer Dia cancels.

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Scott: #C574-6O, #C576AO

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scan

Issued: 1975-7

Centenary of Guatemalan Stamps

%231 Inside #C574-6, #C576A: Guatemala #1O

Scott: #C874O

Issued: 14.05.1999

50^th Anniversary International Soc. Of Guatemala Collectors

Inside #C874: Guatemala HG #1 postal card 1888

Thanks to Lou Guadagno for the scans

Scott: #578-81O

Issued: 19.7.2007

75th Anniversary Philatelic Association

%2321 Inside #578: Guatemala #21P

Inside #579: Guatemala #22P

%2323 Inside #580: Guatemala #23P

Inside #581: Guatemala #24O

Scott: #582O

Inside #582: Guatemala #25P

Scott: #644O

Issued: 23.03.2011

100^th Anniversary, UPAEP

Inside #644: Guatemala #141P

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Scott: #7??O

Issued: 06.11.2015

Centenary, Discovery of Onchocerciasis Disease

sos guatemala C260 1960 Inside #7??: Guatemala #C260O

Lou wrote: Pictured is Dr Rodolfo Robles, who in 1915 discovered that what was thought to be a mild skin infection actually led to severe vision problems- a disease called River Blindness. He found in skin lesions, the larvae of a parasite worm that would attack the eyes, and also discovered that it was transmitted by Black Flies. He developed treatments which greatly reduced the severity of the disease, but it is still the greatest cause of blindness in Africa, Central and South America.

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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