anyway, up first is Bolivia. You can see hinge stains on a couple of the denominations ... fortunately I think I have better copies of these stamps. These are the 1943 100th Anniversary Issue of the founding of El Bini. From wikipedia we learn:
Beni, sometimes El Beni, is a northeastern department of Bolivia, in the lowlands region of the country. It is the second largest department in the country (after Santa Cruz), covering 213,564 square kilometers (82,458 sq mi), and it was created by supreme decree on November 18, 1842 during the administration of General José Ballivián. Its capital is Trinidad.The guy standing in the stamp is Jose Ballivian. The building is most likely the original capital in Trinidad, labeled as Plaza y Catedral -- Trinidad. Stampworld has both this issue and the similar airmail issue pictured ... but a little mixed up.
One more tidbit of information ... it appears to me that the portrait of the General is engraved, while the rest of the stamp is probably a photolithograph. I would need to check my Scott's catalog (currently in storage) to ascertain for certain.
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