CB6a, 1938 45c + 2P + 5P Defenders of Madrid, Imperforate, left margin pair, light evenly toned o.g., l.h., Very Fine; each stamp signed Roig (Scott $800; Edifil 759s, EUR1,060) (Image)

CV. 100

657 var., 1938 30c Emerald green, "CMS" in place of "CTS", Imperforate color proof, margin blocks of four in dark green, emerald green and black on gummed stamp paper, NH, Very Fine and scarce; stamp was issued in deep red and with "CTS" abbreviation, (Edifil 844 Aeca, Aece, Aecd, EUR2,620) (Image)

CV. 200

SPAIN - CANARY ISLANDS LIFETIME COLLECTION. a wonderful collection of over 100 covers and dozens of stamps from classics through civil war, as well as interesting stamps and back of the book, housed in two albums with extensive exhibition-style write-up; so many attractive condition early covers are very seldom seen in collections, with individual items here that the collector bought 15-20 years ago for up to EUR200 each, all painstakingly assembled and researched; highlights are an 1847 inland stampless cover with perfect strike of red Tenerife cds and red 5c in circle sent to the small village of Vegas, then 1850s imperf frankings with 2c Green Isabellas with combination cancels with red cds postmarks, through the large cartwheel cancel type with '42' of Tenerife to the neat two-ring datestamps including cover Villa de Orotava to Realejo Bajo and another beautiful example Laguna to San Miguel; then 1860s imperf usages with 2c Blue and 2c Rose, perf 2c covers with issues of 1866 and 1867, followed by an interesting range of later 19th century, including the scarce cloverleaf postmark on 1880 25c Alfonso cover to Marseille, the stamp tied by mute rhomboid cancel unusually applied on transit; both 19th and 20th century, especially the latter advertising covers, all-over illustrated propaganda, a fascinating and extensive range of censor covers of the civil war period, a study of the 1930s Las Palmas postal tax stamps incl. bisect commercially used on cover, as well as much unusual cinderellas of those days, generally F-VF; a collection that must be seen to be appreciated, accompanied by "The Postal History of the Canary Islands" by the expert R.G.Shelley. viewing highly recommended (ex-Fielding)

CV. 3,000