365 / September 2017

6 r. blue with good to large even margins, used with central red spider, extremely fine, sign. Thier and certificates Nussbaum and Graus (1971 resp. 1985)

6 r. blue with good margins, used with red cds. of Soria, very fine, certificate Exfima (1979)

6 r. blue with ample to large margins, used with red cds. of Cadiz, very fine and scarce, certificate COMEX (1969)

6 r. blue, nice colour and good to large margins, neatly cancelled with central blue "11" of Sevilla, very fine and scarce, private signature and certificate Graus (1999)

6 r. blue with good to wide margins, used with 2 strikes of black "8" and penstroke (weakened), very light central creasing, otherwise very fine; a very scarce cancellation on this stamp, certificate COMEX (2001)

1851, 6 c. black on thick paper (papel grueso), good margins, unused without gum, very fine, sign. Roig (Edifil 6p)

12 c. violet, nice colour and good to large margins, used by black spider, very fine, certificate CEM (2000) (Edifil 7a)

12 c. lilac with large margins on 3 sides and ca. 4 mm sheet margin at right, used with black spider, very fine, certificate CEM (2008)

12 c. lilac with good to large margins, neatly cancelled with 2 strikes of red spider, leaving the head entirely free, very fine, sign. Roig

12 cs. dark-lilac with good to wide margins, cancelled with scarce blue 'spider', very fine

12 c. lilac with large margins, used with clear blue spider, very fine, certificate COMEX (1967) and Graus (1999)

12 c. lilac, large even margins and fresh colour, used with red oval prephilatelic "TRIVES", very fine, sign. Saeftel BPP with certificate (1980)

12 c. lilac with ample to wide margins, cancelled by central strike of prephilatelic red oval "TRIVES", fine and scarce, opinion Baschwitz BPP (2013)

12 c. lilac in horizontal pair, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by black spider, very fine, certificate CEM (2006) (Edifil 7b)

12 c. lilac in block of 4, nice colour and good to very wide margins, neatly cancelled by black spider, extremely fine and scarce multiple, certificate COMEX (2014)

1851, Isabella 12 cs. lilac, block of 4 with ample to mostly wide margins, nice and fresh colour, cancelled by 2 almost complete strikes of 'spider' cancel, very fine, certificate CEM (1983)

12 c. lilac in block of 9, the lower right value slightly touched in the frameline, otherwise ample to wide margins and nice deep colour, used with several clear strikes of black spider; a very fine and rare multiple, certificate CEM (2015)

2 r. orange-red, nice fresh colour and large margins with small part of neighbour stamp at bottom, used by black spider, very fine copy of this rare stamp, several signatures incl. Emilio Diena with certificate (1934) and certificates Dr. Saeftel (1980), COMEX (1981) and CEM (2004)

5 r. rose, nice deep colour and ample to wide margins, unusually cancelled by 5 lines of black ink, fine and scarce, certificate CEM (2005)

6 r. blue with clear to large margins, neatly cancelled by clear red 'spider', fine and scarce with this cancellation, certificate Graus (1999)

6 r. blue with good to large margins, neatly cancelled by orange-red spider, very fine and scarce with this cancellation, faint signature and certificate COMEX (2012)

6 r. intense-blue, nice large margins, neatly cancelled by black 'spider', very fine, certificate COMEX (2014) (Edifil 10a)

10 r. green, fresh colour and good even margins, cancelled by red 'spider', very scarce and fine stamp, certificate Graus (1987)

10 r. green, nice deep colour and good to very large margins, neatly cancelled by black spider, very fine, certificate CEM (2014)

10 r. green, nice deep colour and ample to mostly wide margins, unusually cancelled by 4 strokes of black ink on small piece, very fine and scarce, certificate Graus (1994)

1853, 12 c. violet, horizontal block of 12, two stamps at left slightly touched, otherwise ample to wide margins and nice deep colour, neatly cancelled by grid; in the lower row faint horizontal crease, some stamps with small tears, still fine and attractive; a rare multiple, certificate CEM (2016) Provenance: Cevera (Habsburg/Feldman 1989)

5 r. green, block of 4 with ample to good margins, lightly cancelled by grid, very fine, certificates COMEX (1984) and Graus (1999)

6 r. blue, nice deep colour and good margins, lightly cancelled by grid, very fine, certificate CEM (2016)

6 r. blue, horizontal pair with ample to very wide margins, showing part of neighbour stamp at right, used with one central strike of grid on small piece with adjacent transit mark, very fine, certificates Oliva (1964) and CEM (2016) Provenance: Severa (Habsburg/Feldman  1989)

1854, Coat of Arms 1 r. blackish-blue on thin white paper, block of 23 stamps with clear to mostly wide margins and nice deep fresh colour, lightly cancelled by oval of bars; the largest multiple recorded of this stamp, a beautiful item in very fine condition (Edifil 34) Provenance: Maurice Burrus (1963)

1865, 12 c. blue/rose with variety "Frame inverted" together with normal stamp, tied to entire letter from "SAN SEBASTIAN 17 AGO 65" to Bayonne in France with transit and arrival marks; both stamps with good to wide margins; an attractive and very rare franking in fine condition; sign. A. Bolaffi, G. Bolaffi and A. Diena, certificate COMEX (2004) (Edifil 70ei)

1865, 19 cs. brown/rose, good to wide margins and fine fresh colour, unused without gum, very fine, certificates COMEX (1984) and Graus

1931, unissued 4 pta lilac-carmine and 10 pta brown, unmounted mint, few toned perf, sign. M. Galvez and A.Diena with certificate (1974)

1936, 5 c. brown, horizontal strip of three tied by cds. "BARCELONA....38" to braille mail cover with Spain civil war censor mark in green to Paris with arrival mark "PARIS 14.NOV.38", stamps with faults, but only recorded cover from Spain, very rare

1939, Unissued airmail stamps 2 p.-5 p., the complete set of 5 perforated stamps, all from lower sheet margin, unused without gum as printed; a very rare set in extremely fine condition, certificate COMEX (2004) (Edifil NE39-45)

BENEFICENCIA: 1939, Unissued souvenier sheet with 5 c. in green, imperforated and without control number on reverse, unmounted mint with very slightly toned gum, small pencil signature in the margin; a very rare block (Edifil NE34)