1867 12c orange IMPERFORATE right marginal example cancelled by neat blue “Ceniro 9 may 68 Logrono” cds on piece, superb, UNIQUE imperforate example known, a world rarity! cert. SORO BERGUA 1997 (Image)

ONE OF ONLY THREE KNOWN IMPERFORATE EXAMPLES RECORDED 1867 Isabel II IMPERFORATE 10c green, clear to very large margins, fresh deep shade, unused, light thin on reverse otherwise very fine. An extraordinarily rare stamp of which only THREE examples are recorded. See copy of page 48 of the 2008 Bolano catalogue classifying it under nr. 91s with a catalogue value of 38’000 euros. Missing in almost every collection. Certificate: Graus and Soro Bergua Estimate: € 5’000 – € 7’500 (Image)

1867-69 20c Lilac and 1867 25m blue & rose together as mixed currency franking tied by barred “2” numeral on folded cover from Barcelona (28 Nov 67) to Langnau, Switzerland, reverse bears Bern & Geneva transits as well as LANGNAU 1 DEC 67 arrival, scarce franking, cert. BPB (Image)

1872-73 50c Green in pair tied by diamond of dots on folded cover from Barcelona in January 1873 to Geneva, Switzerland, ESPAÑA LA JUNQUERA transit and Swiss TPO cds, very fine (Image)

1875 (Jan 11) Wrapper from Tarragona to Rivadeo (Lugo) with War Tax 1874 5c black and 1875 10c lilac tied by Tarragona cds, which was only allowed for a very short time in the city during the Carlist War, known as “Habiltacion de Tarragona”, this use is the second earliest date recorded by Tort Nicolau, minor soiling, a scarce franking (Image)

1880 Envelope from Madrid to San Germain, PORTO RICO, franked with 1879 40c brown, with Madrid despatch and San Germain arrival cds adjacent, very minor foxing, a scarce destination (Image)

1881 (Jul 20) Mourning envelope from Alicante to the PHILIPPINES, with 1879 5c grey-green, 10c rose and 50c dull buff tied by Alicante cds, some minor tears on reverse, a very attractive three-colour franking to a scarce destination, cert. Graus (1994) (Image)

1881 (Nov 5) Mourning cover from Seville to GUATEMALA with pair of 1879 5c grey-green paying the printed matter rate, tied by Seville cds, some minor white marks on the stamps otherwise fine and rare destination, thought to be the only cover to Guatemala known during the Alphonso XII period. (Image)

1889 (May 16) Envelope from Malaga to GIBRALTAR with 1879 10c rose tied by Malaga cds with Gibraltar British P.O. arrival adjacent, Algeciras bs, surprisingly few covers sent to Gibraltar from Spain, minor creasing, fine (Note: Illustrated in RF magazine p.439, 1995) (Image)

1938 Submarine: 6 values in black in marginal blocks of four on carton paper, defaced, very fine, scarce (Image)

1938 Submarine set tied to cover by Mahon “Correo Submarino” oval ds (13 AGO 1938), to Barcelona (bs), fine and very scarce on cover (Image)

1671-1858 28 Stampless coversof incoming/outgoing mail to/from Netherlands, destinations incl. Palma & Tenerife, diverse rates & postmarks, mostly very fine (Est. € 200/300) (Image)

1850 Issue, Mint & used selection neatly mounted on pages, includes well-margined first issue set plus a study on some of the types between 21 and 40, gen. fine (Est. € 700/1’000) (Image)

1850-80, Attractive selection of classics on two stockpages, mostly used, few unused, strength in the early Isabela section, quality is mixed, see also enclosed list with Scott $4’750 (those with punch holes not counted) (Est. € 200/300) (Image)

1852-1953, Collection in thick Scott album crammed with material, including also SPANISH COLONIES and BOB, mostly used or mint hinged, some never hinged, with diverse medium to better sets & singles, etc., mostly fine to very fine (Est. € 400/600) (Image)

1905-2000, About 190 covers and cards, mostly commercial items sent to the US, some censored material, maximum cards, etc. (Est. € 120/200) (Image)

FORGERIES: 1851-73, 19th Century reference collection including odd genuine example, half a dozen well written up pages with about 80 examples, interesting and unusual (Est. € 300/400) (Image)