Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2501
Symbol:Cat No:39

39, 1871 5c Blue, used block of eight, light Bulacan fiscal cancel, Very Fine and fresh, a very scarce multiple (Image)

CV. 150

40P, 1871 10c Blue, trial color proof in the color of the issued 5c stamp, faint manuscript "X," Fine and attractive (Image)

CV. 200

40P, 1871 10c Deep green, imperforate with manuscript cancel, Very Fine and remarkably rare with only a few known (Image)

CV. 300

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2504
Symbol:Cat No:40

40, 1871 10c Deep green, right sheet margin block of six, perf reinforcement in margin only, stamps NH and remarkably fresh, F-VF, scarce multiple (Image)

CV. 50

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2505
Symbol:Cat No:39-42

39-42, 1871 5c-40c "Espana" Issue Collection, mostly mint and including some shade varieties and different types of forgeries, highlights include 5c mint (2 incl one NH), 10c single and strip of three NH, block of four used, 20c mint, used (2), 40c mint, used, the various forgeries include 10c Segui (scarce), 40c blocks of 15 and 18, a Fine selection (Image)

CV. 250

43P/47P, 1872-73 12c/1p25c Trial Color Proofs, 15 items including 12c blue: imperforate on medium paper, perforated on thin paper, perforated on medium paper, and perforated on medium paper with Type 1 specimen overprint; 12c yellow-brown imperforate on medium paper; 62c rose: imperforate on thin paper, perforated on medium paper, perforated on medium paper with Type 1 specimen overprint, and perforated on medium paper with Type 1A specimen overprint; 62c blue imperforate on thin paper, 62c green imperforate on medium paper, 62c black imperforate on thin paper, 62c yellow-brown imperforate on thin paper, 1p25c light blue on perforated thick paper, and 1p25c light blue perforated on pink hard paper; generally Very Fine, all scarce to rare, a wonderful assortment for the specialist in this issue which would be nearly impossible to duplicate (Image)

CV. 1,200

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2507
Symbol:Cat No:43P

43P, 1872 12c Rose, imperforate block of four with horizontal penstrokes commonly seen on this issue, Very Fine, imperforate proofs of this series in the issued color are rarer than color proofs with only a few known, this being the only known block, ex-Tows (Image)

CV. 600

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2508
Symbol:Cat No:43

43, 1872 12c Rose, used block of six with Isabela fiscal cancel, F-VF, the largest recorded used block of this stamp (Image)

CV. 150

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2509
Symbol:Cat No:44

44, 1872 16c Blue, full sheet of 100, printer's waste, imperforate with three impressions (one of which is inverted), partially trimmed margins but still shows top margin with imprint, confirming the sheet size (10x10) and imprint format, F-VF, the only recorded complete sheet (Image)

CV. 900

44 var., 1872 16c Blue, Sperati forgery, o.g., Very Fine and choice, attractive and quite rare (Image)

CV. 100

46P, 1872 62c Violet, imperforate proof on stamp paper in issued color, few minor tone spots, still Very Fine and rare (Image)

CV. 100

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2512
Symbol:Cat No:43-47

43-47, 1872 12c-1p25c King Amadeo Selection, of mint and used singles, multiples and some shade varieties, better include 12c mint, used block, 16c mint (2), used (2 singles, block with Graus certificate), 62c mint (2), 1p25c mint (2), used (2), also includes the 16c facsimile as an illustration on a label for stamp packets, generally Fine (Image)

CV. 200

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2513
Symbol:Cat No:48-49

48-49, 1874 12c Gray lilac, 25c Ultramarine, used blocks of four, 12c with parrilla cancels (few pulled perfs at top right), 25c with circle of dots, both F-VF and attractive, very scarce as postally-used multiples with only a few blocks known (Image)

CV. 100

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2514
Symbol:Cat No:49

49, 1874 25c Ultramarine, NH block of four, Fine and fresh, rare (Image)

CV. 75

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2515
Symbol:Cat No:48-51

48-51, 1874 12c-1p25c "Peace", mint o.g. set and used set, F-VF (Image)

CV. 100

52/58, 1875/77 2c/25c Alfonso XII, Plate proofs group, 10 mostly imperf proofs, comprised of Trial Color 2c Orange perf and imperf, 2c Violet imperf on thin paper, 25c perforated on green paper, Imperfs in Issued Colors 2c Carmine pair, 2c Dark blue single, 10c Blue pair, 12c Lilac pair, 20c Violet brown single, 25c Dark greenpair, mostly o.g., F-VF, a desirable selection of these scarce to rare proofs (Image)

CV. 500

52TC, 1875 2c Trial Color Proofs, includes proofs in orange (both perforated and imperforate) on stamp paper, and imperforate in violet on thin paper, Very Fine, rare and attractive group

CV. 150

52TC, 1875 2c Green, 1922 Paris Exhibition Reprints, both imperforate and perforated (with trivial perf faults), F-VF, in his 1987 handbook Peter Harradine reported the 2c Green was a reprint made especially for the 1922 Paris Exhibition, all of which are rare (Image)

CV. 150

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2519
Symbol:Cat No:52

52, 1875 2c Rose, NH block of nine, a Fine and exceedingly scarce multiple (Image)

CV. 150

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2520
Symbol:Cat No:53

53, 1877 2c Dark blue, used single with illegible cds, mint single with o.g. and large natural gum skip, F-VF (Image)

CV. 75

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2521
Symbol:Cat No:54

54, 1877 6c Orange, lower left sheet margin block of four, NH and Fine, an attractive and rare multiple (Image)

CV. 100

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2522
Symbol:Cat No:54

54, 1877 6c Orange, block of four with fiscal cancel, Fine and fresh, scarce in multiples (Image)

CV. 100

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2523
Symbol:Cat No:55P

55P, 1877 10c Blue, Imperforate proof, gummed block of four, insignificant gum bends, Very Fine, a scarce multiple (Image)

CV. 150

58P, 1876 25c Blue, trial color proof on perforated stamp paper, one unused, one with possible bogus cancel, Very Fine and rare (Image)

CV. 75

Sale No: 3043
Lot No:2525
Symbol:Cat No:58

58, 1876 25c Deep green, block of four with fiscal cancel, small hole between stamps, still Very Fine appearance and rare with only a few used blocks recorded (Image)

CV. 100