334 / September 2008

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)

ditto, similar lot

1930, Alphonso XIII. 2-50 c. complete, special printing perf. 13:12 3/4, with control-no. 'A000,000' in blocks of 4, unhinged mint, three values 50 c. short perfs, otherwise fine (Edifil-no. 490-98Na)

1931, Panamerican Postal Congress, errors of colour, 14 values complete in imperforated blocks of 4 with official punching holes, unhinged mint, few values with creases of faults, generally fine (Edifil-no. 604-613ccMas)

Famous Spaniards 30 c., postal forgery in type I in cpl. sheet of 25 stamps without margins, unhinged mint, partly slightly separated and 4 values with creases, also postal forgery in type II in block of six with cancellation 'FABRICA DE MONEDA/SECCION TIMBRE FALSO' with full original gum (Edifil-no. 669Fb,c)

1936, Philatelic exhibition 20 c.-15 c. in marginal blocks of 6, unhinged mint (Edifil no. 727-28; Mi. for single stamps 840,-)

1938, Submarine 1 p.-15 p. complete in blocks of 4 from the lower right sheet margin, unhinged mint, 15 p. perforation split in the bottom margin only, otherwise very fine (Edifil no. 775-80; 3825,-)

Cid 5 and 10 c. with additional franking, a.o. 10 c. "Mutualidad de Correos", on registered cover "CERTIFICADO 6. MAR 47 GRENADA" to Mecca with transit cds. "Djeddah" and arrival mark "Mecca", good condition

1944, 5 pta. yellow as perforated proof, vertical pair, unhinged mint, very rare, opinion Graus (Edifil 983 cc)

1950, 1 pta. green as imperforated proof, horizontal pair, unhinged mint, very rare, opinion Graus (Edifil 1070cc)

1939, 40 c. brownish red as imperforated color proof, horizontal pair, unhinged mint, opinion Graus (Edifil not listed)

1944, 5 pta. yellow orange as imperforated proof, horizontal pair, unhinged mint, very rare, opinion Graus (Edifil 983 cc)

1937, Holy Year of Compostela 1 p. imperforate with center inverted, unmounted mint, rare. CEM certificate (1987) (Edifil-no.835eis; 1275,-)

Toledo souvenir sheet, imperforated, right upper corner somewhat rounded, unhinged mint

1950, Centenary 50 c.-25 pts. cpl., unhinged mint, very fine

Caudillo 10 c. on 50 c. and 10 c. on 1 p., first printing, each in block of 4 from the lower right sheet corner with first day cancel "CORREO AEREO TENERIFE 23 OCT. 50", very fine, signed Roig (Edifil no. 1083A-B)

25 pts. without control number, unhinged mint, very fine, certificate CEM (Edifil no. 1083)

25 pts. with control number, unhinged mint, very fine, certificate CEM (Edifil no. 1090)

25 pts., unhinged mint, very fine

25 pts., unhinged mint, very fine

25 pts. in marginal block of 4, unhinged mint, very fine, certificate Graus

1953, Airmail Legazpi and Sorolla 25 and 50 p., unhinged mint, very fine (Mi. 700,-)

25 and 50 p. in blocks of 4, unhinged mint, very fine (Mi. 2800,-)

1954, 30 c. violett as perforated color proof, unhinged mint, very rare, opinion Graus (Edifil 1135ec)

1955, 5 pta. green as perforated color proof, horizontal pair, unhinged mint, very rare, opinion Graus (Edifil 1160cc)

50 pts., unhinged mint (Mi. 700,-)