334 / September 2008

1853, 6 r. blue, horizontal strip of 3, partly touched, used (Unificado 2075,-)

1855, 1 r. blue, unused, slight gum tear (Mi. 1000,-)

2 r. brown-violet in fresh colour, unused with part o.g., fine (Mi. 700,-)

1856, 1 r. greenish-blue, horizontal pair with full to wide margins and blue grill, fine

4 c. 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, although 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, 4 c. orange, postal forgery in type XII, block of·4 from the upper sheet margin, unused without gum, fine (Edifil-no. 52F)

1860, 19 c. brown on salmon from the proof sheet with faded ink line on reverse, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused with original gum, very fine, certificate Graus

1 r. blue on greenish, fresh colour and good margins all around, tied by cds. 'JATIVA VALENCIA 24 AGO 60' in type I with adjacent date-stamp in type·II on cover front to Havana, showing clear oval tax mark '1/2R'; fine and rare, Graus certificate (Edifil-no. 55)

1862, 1 r. brown on yellow, horizontal block of 24 from the lower left sheet corner, one stamp unused, otherwise unhinged mint with fresh gum; small tear in the margin only; fine and scarce multiple (Edifil-no. 61)

1 r. brown on yellow, horizontal strip of 3 and pair with 2 r. green, all fresh colour and good to large margins, tied to almost complete envelope to Malaga with arrival mark of 14.2.1863; the envelope small faults, the franking in fine condition; a very rare cover, Graus certificate (Edifil-no.61, 62)

2 r. green, block of 16 with clear strikes of oval 'PAMPLONA', used on large cover front of judicial cover with adjacent date-stamp 'PAMPLONA 1 JAN 63' to Tudela; crease in the front not affecting the stamps; an outstanding franking (Edifil-no. 62)

2 r. green, horizontal block of·10, one stamp touched at top, otherwise clear to mostly good margins together with 1 r. brown on yellow on cover front from Cadiz to Roque; a rare colour franking with unusually large block, Graus certificate (Edifil-no. 62, 61)

1864, 2 c.-2 r. complete in blocks of 4; all with full to mostly wide margins and fresh colour, unused with o.g.; cheap 4 c. faults; 2 r. light vertical crease between the stamps and one 1 r. tiny thinnings, otherwise fine/very fine; for 19 c. EXFIMA and Comex certificates (Edifil-no. 63-68)

1 r. brown on green, vertical block of 10 with 5 horizontal gutter pairs, fresh colour and large margins all around, tied by barred numeral '8' to large piece of cover with adjacent pre-philatelic 'A' of Abono; the 3 values slight creasing, otherwise very fine and attractive; an outstanding rarity of Spanish philatelie, Graus certificate (Edifil-no. 67)

2 r. blue on rose, block of 8, with 4 c. red on salmon and 1 r. brown on green, cancelled "16" on large cover to Lorca; folded and some creases, but unusual and scarce cover, Graul certificate (Edifil-Nr. 64, 67, 68)

1865, imperforated: 12 c. blue/rose, horizontal strip of 3 with full to wide margins all around (tiny pre-cut and small tear in the right stamp), tied to 3rd rate letter sheet from 'TOLOSA 16 ABR 65' to Bayonne with tax stamp '5c'; fine and scarce franking, Graus certificate (Edifil-no. 70)

19 c. brown/rose, unused, gum little unfresh (Mi. 1300,-)

1 r. yellow-green, irregular block of 14, fresh colour and good to wide margins all around, tied to large piece, some minor creasing, otherwise very fine; a remarkable large block (Edifil-no. 72)

1865, perforated: 4 c. blue, showing central strike of fancy 'OUTES/CORUNA'; extremely rare cancellation, Graus certificate (Edifil-no. 75)

2 r. lilac, block of 4, fresh colour and good perforation, lightly cancelled, very fine, a rare multiple, Comex certificate (Edifil-no. 79)

1866, 20 c. lilac, block of 4 on small piece with mute cancellation 'white cross in circle', attributed to Cuenca; very scarce (Edifil-no. 86)

1867, 20 c. lilac, horizontal block of 15 and irregular block of 22 together with 50 m. brown, tied to large part of judicial cover; some stamps with folds and perforation partly split, nevertheless an outstanding large franking (Edifil-no. 92, 96)

HANDSTAMPS ISSUES: Berga: 50 m. with handstamp 'HABILITADO/POR LA/NACION' in black, tied by cds. 'BERGA 22 MAR 69' to entire letter to Barcelona, fine and scarce (Edifil-no. 98)

1870, Hispania 25 m. violet and 12 c. red-brown on cover to Mainz/Germany and readressed to Fulda with transit and arrival marks, fine condition

50 m. blue, horizontal strip of 5 and single stamp, tied by numeral '1' to registered envelope from Madrid to Burgos with arrival mark on reverse; the right stamp a rounded corner, the envelope opened on 2 sides, some creasing and somewhat unfresh; one of the rarest frankings of this issue (Edifil-no. 107)

1 e. 600 m. lilac, used, small perforation faults, sign. Thier (Mi. 1000,-)

1873, Amadeo 10 c. blue, 2 copies, tied to letter sheet from 'BILBAO 21 MAY 73' to Sevilla with adjacent boxed black 'Port vapor', little unfresh, a scarce cover from the last day of use of the Sobreporte mark, Graus certificate (Edifil-no. 121)

Hispania 10 c. green, tied to entire letter from Codonera to Zaragoza, originally sent without stamp, showing on reverse confirmation of the major of Codonera, that no stamps were available ('Certifico que no hay sellos en el Estanco...'), fine and scarce, Graus certificate

1874, Justicia 10 p. black, usual centering, good perforation, unused with o.g., a fine copy of this scarce stamp, Graus certificate (Edifil-no. 152; Mi. 2600,-)

1878, Alfons 50 c. green with War stamp 15 c. brown, tied to large part of cover front from Ronda to Sorsogon, Philippines; fine and scarce (Edifil-no. 196,188)

1889, Alphons XIIII. 5 c. blue, three single and 10 c. reddish brown and war tax stamp 5 c. black as horizontal pair on cover from "MADRID 2 ABR 99" to Bonn, readressed serveral times, reverse with small paper remainders, otherwise fine

10 c. reddish brown and 15 c. violet brown tied by blue crown cancel "CORREOS .. MAY 98 EST. FETA DEL CONGRESSO" to mourning cover to Berlin, on reverse with black seal "CONGRESSO DE LOS DIPUTADOS"

15 c. error of colour 'castano claro' (instead of 'castano violeta'), unlisted in Edifil catalogue, usual rough perforations, mint lightly hinged, very fresh colour, Graus certificate (1995)

1889, 25 c. blue as additional franking on special postal stationary 10 c. "SOCIEDAD FILATELICA BALEAR / Diploma" on registered letter from "PALMA DE MALLORCA 1 FEB. 98" to Dewetsdorp, Oranje Vrij Staat with transit and arrival marks, small corner bend, scarce

1926, Red Cross 1 c.-10 pa. complete including unissued 60 c. express mail stamp in different colours (as issue for the colonies), imperforated blocks of 4 with official punching hole, some with imprints, ungummed (Edifil-no. 325-38aMT)

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