382nd Auction

1559,  Kingsletter signed "Yo El Rey" (I the King) by Phillip II King of Spain (1527-1598), letter of condolence to the Count of Buendia, dated inside, light traces of a red wax seal on the reverse of the lettersheet, fine and rare

1582, folded entire from Villadelprado in Madrid to Toledo, clearly dated twice inside, endorsed "con propio" and addressed to a member of the tribunal of the inquisition "consultor del Santo Oficio a San Cristobal"; very fine and extremely scarce item

1674, Folded entire from Cadix to London, almost intact red wax seal on reverse, with adjacent Bishop mark "DE 24" applied on arrival; very fine, an attractive early entire

"AFRICA", fair strike in red and accounting black handstamp "B29" (Catalonian dinero) on an entire lettersheet with full content to Palafrugell, Catalona, dated inside "Oran, Julio 18 del 1775".  A fine and delightful entire graced with a very rare origin

1790 (ca.), Folded entire from Cadiz to Lima, Peru, endorsed in manuscript "Por la Coruña, Buen. Ayres, Aviso", struck on departure with red straightline handstamp "CADIZ" and Coruña transit "ESPAÑA"; a few trivial worm holes on the back only, otherwise very fine and fresh. A very rare entire with the "Aviso" annotation, refering to the transportation via an advice boat

"DAROCA ARAGON", almost complete Crowned Circular handstamp on entire lettersheet addressed "au citoyen Marbot négociant" in France, adjacent receiving handstamp "64 OLERON", fully dated inside "16 mars 1796"; fine mail, the combination of a very rare postmark and an unusal destination (G&T-Nr. 2)

"ANDALUCIA BAXA", very fair strike in red on an undated folded entire (part missing) sent to Justice Burgo de Osma, endorsed "Por El Rey" (By The King) at the top; fine and scarce postmark from Granada

1850, 6 c. black, Type II, fresh colour and good to large balanced margins, tied by neat black araña handstamp to folded entire to Cadiz, red cds. "BARCELONA CATALONA 4 MARZ 1850" departure alongside, endorsed in manuscript "Vapor Mercurio". Very fine, an exceptionally rare steamship usage of the first issue of Spain 

1851, Isabella II 2 r. red-orange, Sperati forgery type A, fresh colour with good margins all around, used with araña cancel, very fine

1853, Isabella II 2 r. vermilion, fresh colour and good margins all around, used with clear bar-cancel, very fine and rare, certificate Comex (2009)

1930, Monastery La Rabida 5 c. Large Die Proof in black on gummed paper, together with 10 c. yellow green overprinted "MUESTRA", unobstrusive clear spot on the proof´s margin, otherwise very fine and very scarce

1935, Amazon Expedition 30 c., Die Proof in black, signed in pencil by the engraver Sanchez Toda, small surface abrasion on the upper right corner, otherwise very fine, a rare item for the connoisseur

1937 (ca.), Cisneros 50 cts., original artwork hand-drawn on thick card (107 x 132 mm) for an unissued stamp, together with the original sketch pencilled on pelure paper, very fine and rare

50 c., original artwork on card (110 x 137 mm) by Spanish engraver Sanchez Toda for the design of the Antonio Nebrija stamp, attached to a larger handwritten paper sheet, the later annotated "aportado por el Director el 17 junio 46"; very fine and unique specialist item (Edifil-Nr. 1002) 

1946, Day of the Postage Stamp 50 c. green, Trial Colour Proofs in block of four unmounted mint, fresh with very good to large margins all around, unusual pre-printing paper folds; a very fine and scarce block, certificate CEM (2018) (Edifil-Nr. 1002ccbs) 

TELEGRAPHSTAMPS: 1865, 20r. red, fresh color and good even margins, without gum, fine

1866, 40c. - 2es., fresh color and good perforations, unused without gum, 40c. small part original gum, fine, certificate Comex (1970, for 2es.)

MANILLA-LONDON: 1840, Folded entire to London endorsed on the inside flap "MANILA 1840", on front "VIA BOMBAY" with red framed "INDIA", reverse red cds. "CALCUTTA STEAM LETTER PAID", very fine, scarce Spanish colonial mail via India

"PONCE" black-bluish straight-line with adjacent blue handstamp "2Rs.", on a domestic envelope to Puerto Rico, endorsed in manuscript "Sin Cargo" (without charge) on the back flap, nevertheless charged, few small worm holes, still fresh and fine

1893, Landing of Colombus 3 c. dark green, fresh colours, unmounted mint, one short perf as often with this issue, otherwise very fine and scarce (Scott-Nr. 133)

3 c. dark green, First Day Cover, mis-perforated stamp with extra vertical row of perforations through centre, tied by cds. "SAN JUAN 19 NOV 93"; one short perf and tiny part missing at top due to the nature of the variety, otherwise fine and very scarce usage (Scott-Nr. 133)

1866, envelope from Engelholm via Trieste to Alexandria, Egypt, charged at Trieste with "30/10" kreuzer for the distance to resp. from Trieste. The letter was undeliverable and returned, showing on front boxed "MAI CHIESTA" and on the reverse several transit- and arrival marks. A rare early cover from Sweden to Africa.

1855. 3 sk.bco. light bluish green, nice fresh colour and quite well centered, unused without gum as usual. A few shortish perfs, otherwise very fine and fresh. A rare stamp in this condition. Certificate Dr. Helena Obermüller-Wilén (2004) (Facit 1a)

1855. 6 sk.bco. grey, nice fresh colour and nice perforation, unused without gum as usual. Very fine and fresh. A rare stamp in this condition. Certificate Sjöman (1966) (Facit 3)

1855. 24 sk.bco. orange-red, nice fresh colour and quite well centered, the upper right corner perf somewhat short, otherwise nice perforation, unused without gum as usual. Fine and fresh. A scarce stamp in this condition. Certificate Dr. Helena Obermüller-Wilén (2001) (Facit 5b)

1872/76, Ring type 4 o. grey, fresh colour and well perforated, unmounted mint. Very fine.Certificate Dr. Helena Obermüller-Wilén (2001)

1872/76, Ring type, 1 riksdaler, fresh colour and well perforated, unmounted mint, extremely fine.

1918, Värnamo 55 o. unused and 80 o. unmounted mint, both nice fresh colour, 55 o. well centered, a very fine set, each stamp certificate Obermüller Wielen

1918, Värnamo 55 o. and 80 o., Fresh colour and well to almost perfectly centered, used, very fine and fresh, each stamp certificate Dr. Helena Obermüller-Wilén (2002)

1846, Großer Adler 5 C. a. gelbgrün, farbfrisch und voll- bis meist breitrandig, mit leicht aufgesetzter roter Rosette auf kleine Briefstück. Tadellos. Fotoattest Marchand (2004)

1846, großer Adler 5 C. a. gelbgrün, farbfrisch und voll- bis meist breitrandig, mit leicht übergehend aufgesetzter roter Rosette und rotem Aufgabestempel "GENEVE 7 JUIN 47" auf kleiner Briefhülle nach Jargonnant. Einwandfreie und sehr schöne Erhaltung. Fotoattest Marchand (2015, kleiner vorderseitiger Falzrest nach Attesterstellung entfernt)

1849, Waadt 5 C. grauschwarz/bräunlichrot, farbfrisch und allseits breitrandig, unten mit größerem Teil der Nachbarmarke, sauber entwertet durch schwarze Genfer #. Einwandfrei. Signiert von der Weid mit Fotoattest (1986)

1850, Ortspost 2½ Rp. grauschwarz/dunkelorangerot, Type 3, allseits voll- bis breitrandig mit Teilen der Trennlinien auf zwei Seiten, mit sauberem Strichstempel, einwandfrei, signiert Richter und Fotoattest Abt BPP (1997) (Zumstein 13I)

1850, Poste Locale 2½ Rp. grauschwarz/dunkelorangerot, Type 32, allseits voll- bis breitrandig, rechts mit vollständiger Trennungslinie, mit zweimal aufgesetztem „P.P“ von Neuenburg (AW 313), einwandfrei, Fotottest Hermann (2017) (Zumstein 14I)

1850, Rayon I 5 Rp. schwarz/rot/dunkelblau mit Kreuzeinfassung, Type 24 mit unvollständiger Kreuzeinfassung (Zumstein 2.01) und Blaudruck gesprenkelt, allseits vollrandig, sehr schön entwertet durch zentrisch aufgesetzte „PD“ von Lausanne (AW 328), einwandfrei, eine seltene Marke, signiert Bühler sowie Fotoattest Hermann (2020) (Zumstein 15 I.b.1.02/2.01)

1850, Rayon I 5 Rp. schwarz/ziegelrot/violettblau ohne Kreuzeinfassung mit Blaudruck gesprenkelt, Type 32, farbfrisch, oben links leicht berührt und unten auf der Randlinie geschnitten, sonst breitrandig mit vollständiger Trennungslinie und rechts mit Bogenrand, sehr leicht entwertet mit schwarze Zürcher „P.P“, gute Erhaltung für diese sehr seltene und intensive Farbnuance, signiert Marchand sowie Fotoattest Hermann (2019) (Zumstein 15 IIb.1.03)