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.)

1687/1938 predominately a mint and used stamp collection, with a small selection of pre-philatelic and early covers, contained within a folder, presented upon self designed album pages, Michel 1 onwards with around ninety values of Isabella II, noted a Comex certificate for a 1851 10 r., includes six examples of the 19 c. value, partly complete sets up to 10 p., incomplete in the main, condition generally fine with many later examples very fine, catalogue value undoubtedly in the late twenty thousand, a useful and valuable assembly. 

1850/1982, unmounted mint/unused and used collection in three albums, with many complete sets as well as duplicates, better items like Mi.-Nr. 987II unused (certificate Comex), together with souvenir sheets, local civil war issues, perfins, official stamps, a few forgeries noted, mixed condition in the early issues, otherwise fine to very fine, an attractive and extensive collection 

1850/1991, unused and used collection in four albums, with many duplicates in a stockbook, incl. local civil war and official stamps, together with a small group of Puerto Rico and Philippines issues, condition varies, mostly fine

1852/89, used and unused group of 16 stamps, with Mi.-Nr. 189-201 cpl. set unused, fine to very fine

1866/1992, unused and used accumulation in two stockbooks and one binder, also some covers franked with meter stamps, souvenir sheets, large part sheets together with one book by Daniel Frances, fine to very fine

1873/1957 (ca.), unused and used collection in one album, incl. Carlist Post, Spanish Marocco and Guinea, mostly very fine

1930/38 (ca.), unmounted mint stock of 'back of the book' material, mostly local issues including Canary Islands, Tuberculosis stamp 1937 (ca. 50), etc.

1938, unissued Ibanez 45 on 2 c., 300 copies, most in multiples, unmounted mint (EDIFIL NE28a, 24.000,-;  Mi. AVII 15.000,-)

1938, unissued Fernando with "CMS" instead of "CTS", 89 imperforated copies in black, dark green or emerald green, most in multiples, unmounted mint (EDIFIL 844Aeca, Aecd,Aece)

1824/1957 Group of album pages with covers from Spain, France and Hungary, including useful remainders, noted Spain Civil War, France stampless mailings, Hungary inflation correspondence, hundreds of items, also some South American flights, generally fine, some faults, an interesting assortment. 

"ULTRAMAR": 1890/1920 (ca.), unused group of over 20 postal stationery cards, incl. reply cards (13) with the security overprints from the Portuguese UPU postal archives for the colonies, incl. "MUESTRAS", together with airmail card (1); some toning and mixed condition, a very scarce group

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