337 / September 2009

1855, Isabella 2 c. green, horizontal pair with good margins all round with blue grid cancel, fine, certificate Graus

4 c. brownred and 2 r. braunviolett (both with imperfections) tied by grid cancel to registered cover from "LUGO 6 MAY 56" to Sisamo (Coruna), handwritten acknowledgment of receipt partly on one stamp, rare cover

1856, 4c. rose, unwatermarked paper, pen cancelled, affixed on entire letter dated "Palma 12 Dicbre 1857" (Mallorca) in manuscript inside, in combination with France 1853/61, Napoleon 80 c. carmine (faults) routed via London and "Paquebot Anglais" to Habana, Cuba. The letter was written on Mallorca Island and privately carried to Paris where it was posted on 30 Dec 1857. An interesting combination of Spanish and French adhesives on cover, althought it is not possible to say for sure, whether the Spanish stamps belongs originally to the cover or not, therefore, the cover will be sold "as is" (Edifil-no.48)

1860, 12 cs. carmine on yellow tied by cart-wheel "1" and manuscript to cover to Bordeaux, here redirected, franked with 1853, Napoleon 20 c., at top with manuscript "trouvé a la boîte", taxed with "5 c" this crossed out and in manuscript beneath the stamp "timbre bon", a very rare and spectacular cover

2 r. lilac on pale-lilac, block of four with good margins all round, unused, slightly toned, sign. Roig, certificate Graus

1864, 1 r. red-brown on green, good margins all round with no. "1" on cover from "MADRID ... MAR 64" to Santo Domingo, a rare cover from the period of the spanish occupation (1861/65), certificate Graus

1 r. brown on green, fresh color and good margins all round, vertical block of ten with gutter pairs, tied by "8" to large part of cover with adjacent pre-philatelic "A" of Abono, 3 stamps slight creases otherwise fine, extremly scarce, certificate Graus (Edifil-Nr. 67)

1865, 12 c. blue/rose, inverted border as horizontal pair with normal stamp on folded cover from Valencia (1865) via Madrid to Paris with transit marks, heavy crease through all the stamps, but still a very rare cover, signed Bühler

1882, Alfons 75 c. mauve, fresh color and good centering, unused, fine, certificate Graus

1938, Airmail 5 pts. on 1 pts., unhinged mint, fine

PUERTO RICO: 1898, 8 c. brown, defective, and "Impuesto De Guerra" 2 c. lilac, surcharged in violet on 1898 registered cover to Santurce, tied by framed Ponce date-stamp in blue-green; some ageing but a very scarce cover (Scott-no. 146,MR5)

8 c. brown and "Impuesto De Guerra 2 c. on 2 m. de peso orange (2), surcharged in violet, tied to 1898 cover to New York, endorsed "per Vapor-Arcadia" by San Juan cds. in black, reverse with New York arrival (Oct 12) cds; a scarce franking (Scott-no.146,MR2)

"Habilatado" handstamps: 3, 8 an 20 c. (doubled handstamp on 20 c. value) and 1898, 5 on 1 and 2 m. surcharges "Impuesto De Guerra" in magenta and violet respectively, all tied to registered 1898 cover from San Juan to Madrid cancelled by "Certificado/San Juan" date-stamps (Sept.5) in violet; cover trimmed at top and missing left corner but a scarce usage of these Provisionals on letter (Scott-no.161,167,168,MR2,MR13)

SPANISH MOROCCO: 1889/90, Spain 15 c. brown on 1890 underpaid cover from Tanger to Bordeaux, tied by Tanger cds. (Sept 11), framed "T/Espagne" in black and taxed on arrival in France with pair of 10 c. black Postage Dues (Sept 15); a scarce usage

1900, 1 c. green-blue, horizontal block of eight with tete-beche with left sheet margin, unused, fine, signed Roig

1928, Express stamp 20 c. with controll number, block of four, unhinged mint, fine, certificate Graus

1903, 2 pia. ultramarine, tied by Constantinople cds. to registered 'Avis de réception en retour' to Germany with arrival mark; opened on 2 sides, scarce

POST IN BULGARIA: "ROUSTCHOUK", clear strike of blue negative cancel on complete folded cover (1859) to Constantinopel (Coles/Walker Nr. 58)

"SLIVEN", 1861, cover to Constantinopel with negative cancel "postage is to be collected" in blue

"SOFIA", clear strike of black-blue negative cancel on complete folded cover (1859) to Constantinopel (Coles/Walker Nr. 73)

POST IN YEMEN: 1913, "HODEIDA 2 19 10 913" (C/W 5) on horizontal pair of 20 pa. on cover to Marseille, reverse with transit and arrival mark, fine

1918, 30 sh. ultramarine with imperial Russia imperforated 1 k. and 3 k. in horizontal strip of three, used on commercial cover (previously used, turned and re-used)

1918, 35 k. (50) and 20 on 14 K. (25) on postal money order

1934, Provisionals 40 c.-3,70 l. complete set, used, fine, signed Vespermann BPP with certificate (Mi. 1.200,-)

1824, 'POST PAID SHIP LR. LONDON/30 SP 1824', clear strike in red on entire letter to Calcutta with 'MADRAS SHIP LETTER' on reverse; unusual pre-paid letter

1840, Mulready letter sheet 1 d. black, stereo A8 "Family Endowment, Annuity, Life Insurance, & Rebersionary Interest Society", used with black MC to London, fine

1423 Pennyblack: 1 d. intense black, plate 1a, QL, early printing, good to wide margins all around, tied by red MC and straight-line "LAMBS CONDUIT ST." to piece, very fine, Louis BPP certificate

1 d. intense black, plate 6, LI, good to wide margins, tied by black MC to small piece, very fine, signed Georg Bühler with opinion

1 d. black, plate 1a, AK, large margins all around from the top sheet margin, light central red MC, extremely fine, signed Georg Bühler and Pröschold BPP

1 d. black, plate 1b, MB, light red MC, wide to enormous margins, extremely fine, Louis BPP opinion

1 d.black, plate 3, AH, good to wide margins, tied by red MC to small piece, very fine, signed Knopke

1 d. black, plate 3, CI, wide margins all around, central clear red MC, extremely fine, signed Pröschold BPP

1 d. black, plate 6, RC, vertical guide line in NE corner, wide margins all round, central clear black MC, tiny corner crease, fine, Louis BPP opinion

1 d. black, plate 6, LC, good to wide margins, tied by red MC to piece with adjacent "Bridgewater Penny Post", very fine, Louis BPP certificate

1 d. black, plate 7, BH, wide margins all round, clear central red MC, extremely fine, Louis BPP opinion

1 d. black, plate 7, SE, good to mostly wide margins, tied by clear red MC to piece, very fine, Louis BPP certificate