380th Auction
16-17 & 20-25 March 2023 in Wiesbaden
1826, small entire letter from Madrid to St. Petersburg, Russia, struck on front with clear "ESPAGNE PAR BAYONNE"; very fine and rare
1850, Isabella II. 5r. red, Sperati forgery, used with blue "11" of Zaragoza, fine, signed BPA
1850, Isabella II. 6 r. blue, Sperati forgery type B, tied by red "0" to small piece, fine, signed BPA
1865, Isabella II. 1r. Sperati forgery, single print in black on normal ungummed paper (40x41mm). Front with many production notes, a very interesting piece
1870, Hispania 25 m., 50 m., 100 m. and 200 m., tied to lettersheet (small part on reverse missing) with small cds. "MALAGA 21 NOV. 71" to St. Petersburg, Russia; 100 m. affected by cover crease, otherwise fine. A rare 4 coulor franking.
1874, Allegory 10r. Sperati forgery, single print in black on normal ungummed paper (31x39mm). Front with many production notes, a very interesting piece
1905, Postal stationery card King Alfonso 10c. green, used with a fair strike of cds. "CORREOS ELOBEY", alongside cds. "LIBREVILLE 28 NOV 05 GABON" and Atlantic shipmail cds. "LOANGO BORDEAUX 4 DEC 05 N°1", sent to Switzerland, very fine and scarce
1900, Revenue Stamps overprinted 5 c. on 10 c. blue tied by blue cds. "CORREOS FERNANDO POO 20.OCT.00" on cover to Santa Isabel, fine, rare, certificate Graus A.I.E.P. (1994)
1907/08, King Alfonso Handstamp Overprints 15c. on 25c., 10c. on 50c., 15c. on 75c. (2) and 15c. on 1pta. horizontal strip of three, tied by large cds. "RIO DE ORO CORREOS 15 DIC 1908" to a registered envelope to Paris, on reverse framed handstamp "CERTIFICADO LAS PALMAS" and transit "REGISTERED LONDON"; some punch holes on the back and imperfections otherwise fine, a very scarce usage of three different handstamp overprints issues
1856, ½ r. blue-green on watermarked paper, two singles tied by oval grid to 1857 commercial entire to Cadiz, with manuscript endorsement "Vapor Correo Habana" alongside, reverse with arrival mark "CADIZ 6 JAN. 58"; very fine
1799, "BREMEN", L1 als Transitstempel, vorderseitig auf komplettem Faltbrief aus Frankreich an einen internierten französischen Offizier auf Menorca, mit rückseitigem Durchgangsstempel des Foreign Office in London und vorderseitigem spanischen Transitstempel.
1852/58, 6 Kreuzer auf rosa, allseits breitrandig mit mehr als 10 mm Unterrand und 9 Kreuzer auf gelb je mit Nr. "134" und nebengesetztem DKr. "MAINZ 1MAI 1857" auf kpl. Faltbrief via Paris nach Linares in der Provinz Jaén. Der Brief ist mit der Frankatur bezahlt bis zur französisch-spanischen Grenze, das Inlandsporto in Höhe von 4 Reales wurde vom Empfänger eingezogen (vorderseitig schwarzer "4 Rs"). Die 9 Kr.-Marke zweiseitig angeschnitten, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung
1928/2014, mint never hinged, unused and used stock, including souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, stamp booklets.
1850/2014, in the beginning used later unused collection, in the main numbers apparently complete incl. Mi.-No. 1-11 (8 strongly repaired), city post Madrid 3c, the good miniature sheets etc., classical period usually different, otherwise good condition
1850/2015, extensive, in the beginning mostly used collection incl. officials from Mi.-No. 1 with many better and complete issues as well as specialities with i.a. Mi.-No. 250/54 U and issues with "Muestra" overprint, from c. 1920 almost only unused/mint never hinged and over long stretches complete with i.a. Mi.No. 366-350 (signed), Mi. No. 444-456, Mi. No. 598-610, Mi. No. 737-745, pp. 7-8A/B, Mi. No. VIII, pp. 9BI and once imperforated without 50 C. value and margin lettering and souvenir sheet 11-12B, neat in
1874/2000 (ca.), comprehensive holding with part collections and duplicates, focus on the forced surcharge stamps and local issues 1936/37 incl. miniature sheets and some covers, plus some complete issues of the 20/30s with better and good part Spanish colonies with Philippines, Cuba and Costa Rica, together in three boxes
1808/68 (ca.), collection of nearly 80 letters and envelopes, mostly letters to England or France, some also to Spain; among others "(R)/ ARM. D ESPAGNE", mail during the first Carlist War, franked and insufficiently franked letters, British Post Office in Vigo, etc.; interesting lot
1873/1985 (approx.), several hundred covers, cards and postal stationary with emphasis on the hundreds of unused/used postal stationary up to approx. 1930 and the many covers of the Civil War period with airmail covers, censorships, compulsory surcharge stamps/local issues incl. souvenir sheets etc.
1820/1970 (ca.), extensive collection with estimated 500-800 covers and postal stationary with a.o. much Cuba with franked mail from 1860, and African colonies with Capo de Jubi, Fernando Po, Ifni, Morocco and Tangier with R covers, including much commercial post and old used postal stationary
1941/68, collection of over hundred (100) used stamps and a few covers, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves, including an early unfranked envelope, tied on front by four lines blue handstamp "TERRITORIO DE FINI, CERTIFICO: Ques este sobre va sia franqueo, por no existir sellos de correos en este Territorio" (sent unfranked because no postage stamps exist from this territory), scarce forerunner, mostly very fine
1892/1960 (ca), collection of over three hundred (300) used stamps and a few covers, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves, starting with 1892 French Sage "Congo Francais" tied by cds "BATA" or "BENTO", Ferdinand Poo 1899/1903 with better items such as 1900 50c. on 20c. lilac-red double overprint (Mi 66 uncatalogued), some Paquebot postmarks, Spanish Guinea 1902/60 including better items such as First Issue 1902 2pta. dark olive and 5pta. salmon-red (Mi 7, 8), some covers including airmails with multiple frankings, overall condition mostly very fine, a nice assembly
1905/75, collection of over two hundred (200) used stamps and fifteen (15) covers, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves, starting with Rio de Oro First Issue, with better items such as 10pta. salmon-red (Mi 16), 1908 2c. on 2pta. orange, single franking tied by cds "RIO DE ORO 1908" to attractive philatelic card to Barcelona (ex Mi.-Nr. 1/275)