382nd Auction
18. – 23. September 2023 in Wiesbaden
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Pages
1984, 25th anniversary of Cuban revolution 5 k., imperforated vertical pair, mint never hinged, fine
1984, Tanks ISU-152 10k., imperforated vertical pair from lower sheet margin with color bar at bottom, mint never hinged, very fine and attractive
1984, Sarajevo Winter Olympics 10-45k., vertical pairs with lower sheet margin, mint never hinged, very rare, fine
1984, Snow leopard 4k., imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, very fine
1988, North Pole Expedition 20k., imperforated horizontal pair with left sheet margin showing color bar, mint never hinged, very fine
1989, Honeybee 5k., imperforated horizontal pair with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine
1989, International Letter Week 5k., imperforated block of four with left sheet margin showing complete color bar at left, mint never hinged, very fine and attractive
1989, Soviet Circus 1-10k., imperforated with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine
1990, Birds issue 10-20k., imperforated block of four from the upper left sheet, with tab, mint never hinged, very fine
1990, Ducks 5-20k., imperforated blocks of four from the lower right sheet margin with full printers color scale, very fine and attractive
1990, Poultry 5-15k., imperforated horizontal pairs, mint never hinged, very fine
1925, Exchange Fee Stamp 1 r. on 7 k. brown/green, inverted overprint, fresh colours, unused, very fine and scarce variety, certificate Leupold (2021) (Standard PE 13)
PROVISIONAL BISECT: 1928, Exchange Fee Stamp 10 k. on 250 r. violet, diagonal bisect, tied by official exchange office cachet to reverse of registered envelope to Vienna, correct 28 kopek franking on obverse tied by cds. "MOSCOW -6 X 28", alongside larger departure cds. "MOSCOW -7 10 28", reverse arrival receiver cds. "WIEN 66 -9. X. 28". Very fine, a very rare usage probably due to the shortage of 5 kopek exchange stamp in October 1928 in Moscow, certificate Leupold (2021)
1931, Exchange Fee Stamp 10 k. on 25 k. on 300 r. green, fresh colours, used with the Moscow Exchange Office handstamp, insignificant natural pinhole, fine, very scarce, certificate Leupold (2021)
Post office at Smyrna: 1882, Commercially used corner cover with blue "SAMIKON IGEMONIKON TACHYDROMEION EN SMYRNI" (Kosmidis type A2), prepaid, with boxed "PLIROMENON" (Kosmidis type A3), sent to Carlovassi, Samos, via "SAMIKON TACHYDROMEION EN L. VATHEOS 2.21.1882" (Samian P.O. at Vathy). Very rare. Signed Wenkums
1502, Royal mail signed by Ferdinand II King of Spain (1452-1516) and Queen Isabella I (1451-1504), entire lettersheet with complete papered Royal paper seal used by the Catholics Monarchs, some wear and soiling, otherwise fine. A very rare and important document.
1547, Kingsletter signed "Yo El Rey" (I the King) by Charles V King of Spain (1500-1558), entire lettersheet with complete papered Royal paper seal, a couple of unobstrusive toned spots, otherwise fine and very rare
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.)
Condition
6Catalogue no.
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