337 / September 2009
Heinrich Köhler Auction
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
616 PHOTOS
1844/2007, hochinteressante ungebrauchte/postfrische und gestempelte Sammlung mit einigen Briefen ab Vorphila, mit vielen Stempen, Einheiten, teilgezähnte Werten und Zwischenstegpaaren sowie weiteren Besonderheiten, Erhaltung teils etwas tropisch
1948, 2 C., 2000 Werte in kpl. Bogen, postfrisch (Mi.-Nr. 71)