334 / September 2008

1893, Landing of Colombus 3 c. dark green, First Day Cover to Rio Pedras franked by mis-perforated stamp with extra vertical row of perforations through centre, tied by 'Admon Central / Puerto Rico' cds in black. Arrival cds on reverse of a very scarce cover (Scott no. 133)

1898, 1 m., 4-5 m., 3-4 c. and 20 c., tied by straight-line 'FRANCO' to registered cover to Toa Alta with adjacent 'BARRAN/QUITAS', a very rare and spectacular multicolour franking, Graus certificate

1 c. tête-pêche together with pair of 3 c. brown and 5 m. orange-brown and single 2 c. blue-green, tied by double-circle cds. 'ARROYO 24 ENE 98' to cover to Malaga with arrival mark, back flap partly missing and adressee somewhat restored, exceedingly rare and maybe unique, Graus and CEM certificates (Edifil-no. 135e,134,136-37)

2 c. blue-green and 8 c. brown horizontal pair, used on registered 1898 cover to New York with "Impuesto De Guerra" 1898, 5 c. blue-green, tied by framed "Certificado/San Juan" date-stamps in violet, framed registration cachet below (also in violet); faults but a rare mixed franking (Scott-no.141,146,MR7)

1 c. black-violet, 2 c. dark blue-green, 3 c. dark brown and 5 c. rosine, used with "Impuesto De Guerra" surcharged 2 c. pale claret and 2 c.dull violet, all tied to registered cover to Lincoln, GB by framed "Certificado/Ponce" date-stamp, French octagonal Ligne B Paquebot date-stamp alongside (July 22) and London transit (Aug 5); a very rare mixed franking (Scott-no.140,141,142,144,MR4,MR5)

2 c. blue-green and 8 c. brown, used on 1898 cover from Ponce to London via Martinique where forwarded with 1892, Martinique 25 c. black on rose, tied by Fort De France cds. in blue, reverse with St. Pierre/Martinique cds. in red (May 26) and London arrival cds.; faults but a remarkable usage (Scott-no.141,146)

6 c. dark blue, used in combination with "Habilitado Para 1898 y 1899" 2 c. red-brown (2) surcharged in red, tied to October 1898 cover by San Juan cds. in black, New York arrival cds. on reverse of a very scarce cover; illustrated in Garcia Lomas handbook on page 226 (Scott-no.145,159)

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)

Hubilitado handstamps 2 m. yellow-green, tied by circle cancel 'ADMIN... PUERTO RICO' to small cover fragment to Madrid, fine, Graus certificate (Edifil-no. 152A)

2 c. red-brown (2) and 4 c. grey-brown, surcharged "Habilitado Para 1898 y 1899" in red, tied by framed "Certificado/Ponce" date-stamp in blue, addressed to Santurce, New York; a very scarce issue on cover, illustrated in Garcia Lomas handbook on page 220 (Scott-no.159,162)

3, 8 and 20 c., all surcharges "Habilitado Para 1898 y 1899" (doubled 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)

PONCE: 1898, 5 c. violet on yellowish paper, horizontal strip of three, types I+III+III, unused without gum, some staining and vertical fold through second stamp, paper with imprint 'Official Business' in upper part, very rare and to our knowledge unique (Edifil-no. 1)

BRITISH POST: 1877 (Aug 1), incoming entire letter from London to San Juan franked by Great Britain 2 d. blue pl.14 and 4 d. sage green pl.16 tied by London duplexes. Reverse with extremely rare usage of pre-philatelic 'YNGLATERRA' handstamp on arrival; the only known usage at this late date. Some acid ink affects the front panel but the entire opens well for Exhibit display

FRENCH SHIP POST: 1867, entire letter from St. Jean de Puerto Rico, franked with strip-of-3 Napoleon perforated 20 c. (right stamp scissor cut at side due to bad centering) with anchor cancellation and adjacent "ST. JEAN DE PORTO RICO 24 MAI 67" to Martinique, showing on reverse octogonal "ST. THOMAS PAQ.FR.E.No.1"; the right stamp also with additional strike of "MQE" at arrival; 2 filing creases not effecting the stamps; a rare cover with 'Tarif inter-antilles', certificate Robineau

1911, Fiscal 1 p. 25 c. brown-purple, imperforate without Control number, surcharged "2 Cents" in bright blue in centre, a fine unused example of an un-catalogued provisional adhesive (or possibly an unadopted Essay), Graus certificate

Fiscal 1 p. 25 C. brown-purple, imperforate with Control number "A.0,006,882", surcharged "2 Cents" in red in centre, a fine unused example of an un-catalogued provisional adhesive (or possibly an unadopted Essay) with blue administration cachet in centre, Graus certificate

Fiscal 1 p. 25 c. brown-purple, imperforate without Control number, surcharges "5 Cents" in bright blue in centre, struck twice; a fine unused example of an un-catalogued provisional adhesive (or possibly an unadopted Essay), Graus certificate

1870, Spain 50 m. de peso ultramarine, used on cover front to Zaragoza, tied by rare oval "C:ESPANOL EN MARRUECOS-TETUAN" handstamp well struck in black; very rare, Graus certificate (Scott-no.166)

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

1908, Spain 5 c. deep green, a mint block of 24, surcharges "Tetuan" in violet (inverted, reading down to right), underprinted A294,156, large part o.g. with hinges to retain the multiple; nevertheless very rare and believed to be the largest known multiple of this stamp (Scott-no.9var.; Galvez-no.20i)

Spain 30 c. blue-green, a mint top marginal block of 6, surcharged "TETUAN" in black (inverted, reading up to right), unterprinted 100,693, large part o.g. and very fine; exceptional and very scarce multiple, signed Galvez and Comex certificate (Scott-no.14var.; Galvez-no.21hi)

Spain 30 c. blue-green, a mint corner marginal block of 4, surcharged "TETUAN" in black (inverted, reading up to right), underprinted 001,694, large part o.. with plate number in corner; exceptional and very scarce (Scott-no.14var; Galvez-no.21hi)

1937, National uprise souvenir sheet on regstered envelope from "TETUAN 27.9.37" (day before official issue) with violet "CENSURA MILITAR/TETUAN" to Bruxelles with arrival mark

1850/1990 (ca.), postfrischer, ungebrauchter und gestempelter umfangreicher Bestand mit auch einigen Belegen, dabei viel mittleres und besseres Material, auch Kolonien und Gebiete

1850/1991, gestempelte und ungebrauchte/postfrische Sammlung mit gutem Klassikteil, u.a. Mi.-Nr. 76 ungebraucht (Befund RPS), ab 1900 über weite Strecken kpl. mit vielen besseren Ausgaben, u.a. Mi.-Nr. 336-50, 737-45, 874-83, 975-82 und 985-87, unterschiedliche Erhaltung, einige Werte sign.; zusammen in 7 Vordruckalben

1850/1925, Zusammenstellung mit besseren Werten, u.a. Mi.-Nr. 46 und 70; unterschiedliche bis meist gute Erhaltung (Mi. über 13000,-)

1850/1945, gestempelte und ungebrauchte Sammlung inkl. Dienstmarken mit auch besseren und kpl. Ausgaben im Vordruckalbum, unterschiedliche Erhaltung

1850/1992, meist gestempelte Sammlung im Steckbuch mit auch kpl. Ausgaben, Schwerpunkt nach 1945

1856/60, Stempelsammlung auf einigen hundert Werten auf Albumseiten

1860/1947, ungebrauchte Zusammenstellung mit einigen postfrischen, dabei einige gute Werte der klassischen Periode (Mi. über 12000,-)

1860/1938 (ca.), Stempelsammlung auf losen Marken und Briefstücken, viele verschiedene Orte, einige hundert Stück

1910/92, postfrischer, anfangs auch etwas ungebrauchter großer Bestand, vielfach in Bogen und -teilen, Hauptwert ab ca. 1948, hoher Katalogwert

1920, 2 C. olivbraun, 360 Stück in gefalteten Bogen und größeren Einheiten, postfrisch (Edifil-no.289)

1924, Alfons XIII. 10 Pta. rötlichbraun, 10 postfrische Werte, dabei 4er-Block (Mi.-Nr. 296Ab; Mi. 900,-)

1926, Rotes Kreuz (einschließlich Luftpostausgabe), umfangreiche Partie von ungezähnten und gezähnten Probedrucken mit offizieller Lochung, meist in Bogenteilen und Einheiten, teils ohne Gummi