SPANISH STUDY CIRCLE

POSTAL AUCTION 2025

 

Closing date  Friday 25th July 2025

 

 

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1 - Stamps – Spain                                       2 Covers - Spain                   3 Postal Stationery           4 Colonies     

                 5 Locals etc                      6 Fiscals and Oddments                  7 Literature                8 Late Lots   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STAMPS SPAIN

 

 

 

 

 

1

1852

6r Ed 16, 4 margin, parilla cancels. With certificate.   reverse

£185.00

2

1854

Officials Ed 30,31 nicely used (30 has small thin)     reverse

£17.00

3

1855

2 cu green Ed 39 3+ margins.  Used

£16.00

4

1862

6 Values - 2cu Ed 57, 4cu Ed 58a, 12cu Ed 59, 3 x 12cu Ed 62 - All 4 margins - FU  2cu may be a forgery  reverse

£20.00

5

1865

12cu Ed 76 unmounted mint, centred low   reverse

£200.00

6

1866

 2cu, 4cu & 12cu Ed 80-82 used    reverse

£8.00

7

1867

4cu Ed 88   block of 4 very lightly mounted, 1 may be UM. Block just starting to split    reverse

£19.00

8

1867

19c Ed 90 used, pale colour   reverse

£100.00

9

1867

25m  Ed 95 red & pale blue - Parilla con cifra No 1.    reverse

£5.00

10

1867

Stockcard of 15 assorted values - 1867-1929.  Very nice 4p cadet

£18.00

 

 

 

 

11

1868

12cu Ed 89A or 100A but Imperf (not listed in Edifil).  4  margins with pencil  on reverse. SG say orange, pale orange, red orange. Edifil say yellow, orange and vermilion.    reverse

£18.00

12

1872

4p Ed 128 fine used.   reverse

£125.00

13

1873

1p Ed 138  Grey lilac - used, weak top left corner.   reverse

£7.00

14

1873

Carlist Ed 156  1L blue on thin paper, 4 margins, thinned at top under hinge.   reverse

£16.00

15

1873

to 1878 Stockcard of 13 assorted used values

£17.00

16

1873

to 1879 Stockcard of 15 assorted  used values Most fine to very fine used

£18.00

17

1876

20c Ed 176, 50c Ed 179 mint, many hinge residues.  reverse

£10.00

18

1876

1p Ed 180 very fine used.   reverse

£22.00

19

1879

10p Ed 209 very fine used.   reverse

£48.00

20

1882

12 copies 75 c Ed 212 lavender fine used

£6.00

 

 

 

 

21

1889

4p Ed 227 centred up and to left, certificado cancel.   reverse

£6.00

22

1889

10p Ed 228 centred to right, a little grubby.   reverse

£20.00

23

1905

Quixote to 50c used. Ed 257 - 263

£10.00

24

1906

10c Ed 243 Superb ship letter Plymouth cancel.   reverse

£6.00

25

1909

20c Ed 272 mounted mint, centred low and to left.   reverse

£8.00

26

1909

1p Ed 278 - Light mounted mint.   reverse

£7.00

27

1920

Air overprints Ed 292-296 mounted mint.   reverse

£15.00

28

1926

Red X postage set Ed 325-338 mounted mint.

£26.00

29

1926

similar lot.

£29.00

30

1926

Red X Airs set Ed 339-348 mounted mint, some unmounted inc 4p marginal.

£30.00

 

 

 

 

31

1927

Red X set Coronation overprints Ed 349-362  mounted mint.

£30.00

32

1927

Red X Coronation overprints part set Ed 349-359, Ed 362 mounted mint.

£30.00

33

1927

Red X Airs Coronation overprints Ed 363-372 mounted mint.

£30.00

34

1927

similar lot.

£30.00

35

1927

Red X Coronation surcharges part set Ed 373-381, 383-386 mounted mint.

£68.00

36

1927

Red X Coronation  surcharges Ed 373-4 mounted mint.   reverse

£4.00

37

1927

Constitution air surcharge 75c/5c Ed 388 mounted mint.   reverse

£2.00

38

1927

Red X Air 75c surcharges Ed 388-391 mounted mint.   reverse

£27.00

39

1929

Seville-Barcelona part set Ed 435-447 mounted mint.

£35.00

40

1929

Seville-Barcelona part set Ed 435-446 and Ed 434d mounted mint.

£31.00

 

 

 

 

41

1929

Seville-Barcelona airs Ed 448-453 mounted mint, 5c corner damage

£21.00

42

1929

Urgente Ed 454 well centred, gum bend, missing control no, also Ed 676. Mounted mint.   reverse

£30.00

43

1929

Society of Nations Ed 455-459, 462-464 and 1931 Republic overprints Ed 593-598, 600-602 (1p damaged). Mounted mint

£8.00

44

1930

Vacquer part set Ed 490-498 missing 40c type 1, mounted mint

£23.00

45

1930

Goya short set to 1p Ed 499-512, 516 very lightly mounted

£4.00

46

1930

Goya postage Ed 499-516 used.

£15.00

47

1930

Columbus Airs for Europe 10p Ed 558 mounted mint.   reverse

£5.00

48

1930

Columbus Ed 531-545 used, 546 mounted mint.

£30.00

49

1930

Columbus Airs for Europe Ed 547-558 used.

£10.00

50

1930

Railway 10p Ed 481 mounted mint control A000088 cat €490.   reverse

£75.00

 

 

 

 

51

1930

Railway Congress Airs specimens Ed 483N-488N mounted mint.   reverse

£90.00

52

1930

Iberoamericana postage Ed 566-581 used, 582 mounted mint.

£20.00

53

1930

Iberoamericana 4p Ed 579 lightly mounted mint. Blank space in imprint. Reprint?

£21.00

54

1930

Iberoamericana Airs Ed 583-588, 590-91 mounted mint.

£30.00

55

1930

Iberoamerica 1p Ed 588, block of 6 with missing head, unmounted mint

£75.00

56

1931

Montserrat 20c, 40c Ed 641, 644 perf 14 mounted mint.   reverse

£10.00

57

1931

Personalities with control Ed 655-661 mounted mint

£45.00

58

1936

Press Urgente Ed 710, sheet of 25 unmounted

£5.00

59

1938

Republic 7th anniverary Ed 755 mounted mint. Centred low and to right.   reverse

£5.00

60

1939

Franco Sanchez Toda 1p and 4p Ed 875, 877 unused, toning on reverse

£11.00

 

 

 

 

61

1939

Franco Sanchez Toda 2p-10p Ed 876-878 used

£10.00

62

1939

Autogiro Ed 880-886 lightly mounted.

£22.00

63

1944

Castile set mounted mint Ed 974-982.

£4.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

After 1950 all stamps are unmounted mint unless stated otherwise

 

 

 

 

 

64

1951

Isabel postage Ed 1092-1096 mounted mint.

£10.00

65

1953

Legazpi Ed 1125 fine used.

£7.50

66

1954

Holy Year Ed 1130-1131. 

£16.00

67

1955

Telegraphs Ed 1180-1182 mounted mint.

£3.50

68

1958

Brussels min sheets Ed 1222-1223  

£18.00

69

1991

Patrimonio - Specimen Ed 3115M and 3115 for comparison

£10.00

70

1994

to 1996 Olympics sheets Ed 3325-3334, 3364-3377, 3418-3426

£5.00

 

 

 

 

71

1996

Juan Carlos Ed 3461-3464 

£17.50

72

1998

Horses Ed 3608A -3613A (bottom half of sheetlet, no margins)

£6.50

73

1998

Horses sheet Ed MP62, Ed 3608-3613A

£10.00

74

1999

Horses Ed 3679A-3684A (bottom half of sheetlet) 

£7.50

75

1999

Horses sheet Ed MP 67, Ed 3679-3684A 

£12.50

76

2000

Horses sheet Ed MP 69, Ed 3723-3728A 

£17.50

77

2001

UNESCO world heritage sites sheet MP77, Ed 3843-3854

£3.00

78

 

no lot

 

79

2002

Flowers booklet Ed 3869C  (Ed 3869-3876)

£8.00

80

2002

similar lot   cover

£8.00

 

 

 

 

81

2002

Stamp Exhibition Juvenil 2002 Ed 3878 

£1.75

82

2002

Stamp Exhibition PHILAIBERIA Ed 3881

£2.00

83

2002

Horseracing sheet Ed MP 78, Ed 3898-3904 

£3.50

84

2002

Stamp Exhibition Exfilna 2002 Sheet Ed 3906

£2.50

85

2002

Music booklet Ed 3925C (Ed 3925-3932).   cover

£8.00

86

2002

Stamp Exhibition Juvenil 2002 (2nd issue) Ed 3944-3950. more

£5.00

87

2002

80 page hardback book with all the issues for 2002, Spain and Andorra. Unmounted mint, with details of each issue. Face €72, catalogue €250. Weight 1.3 Kg

£37.50

88

2004

Aragon History booklet Ed 4052C (Ed 4052-4059).  cover

£5.00

 

 

 

 

 

COVERS SPAIN

 

 

 

 

 

89

1818

Entire Pamplona to Marcilla, rate 5, red PAMP. / NAVARRA G&T 11

£4.00

90

1823

Entire Pamplona to Marcilla, rate 5, black PAMP. / NAVARRA  G&T 11

£4.00

91

1825

Entire Tarragona to Barcelona, rate 6, weak T39 / CATALUNA G&T 11

£3.00

92

1825

Entire Tarragona to Barcelona, rate 6, T39 / CATALUNA G&T 11 and B6

£3.50

93

1825

Entire Cervera to Barcelona, black C13 / CATALUNA G&T 8, red B6

£5.00

94

1825

Entire Olot (Gerona) to Barcelona. Rate 6, black O.3O / CATALUNA G&T 5

£5.00

95

1825

Entire to Barcelona, m/s 7. boxed CATALVNA

£3.00

96

1825

Entire Ferrol (Galicia) to Marcilla. Unclear m/s rate. Blue FERROL / GALICIA in oval G&T 6

£6.00

97

1826

Entire Seville to Espinosa de los Monteros (Burgos). Black rate 11, Crown /SEVA / ANDALUCIA / BAXA G&T 14

£4.50

98

1826

Entire Pamplona to Marcilla. Unclear m/s rate. Crown / PAMPLONA / NAVARRA in circle G&T 15

£6.00

99

1827

Entire Arellano (Navarre) to Marcilla. Rate 5, ESTA / NAVARRA G&T 3

£4.00

100

1827

Entire Tudela to Marcilla, unclear m/s rate, TUDA / NAVARRA G&T 4

£4.00

 

 

 

 

101

1829

Entire Seville to Medina a Pomar (Burgos). Rate black 11, weak Crown / SEVILLA / AND.BAJA G&T 14

£3.50

102

1830

Entire Seville to Medina a Pomar. Red rate 6 and black 11, weak crown / SEVILLA / AND.BAJA G&T 14

£4.00

103

1831

Entire Granada to Almeria. Rate 7, crown / GRANADA / AND.BAJA G&T 22

£5.00

104

1837

Entire to Madrid, Madrid dated arrival G&T 68, straight line …INA

£2.50

105

1840

? Entire Madrid to Barcelona, B8

£2.50

106

1842

Entire Calahorra to Marcilla (Navarre), rate 6, black CALAHORRA / RIOJA G&T 5

£5.00

107

1843

Entire North Spain to Huth, London.   Baeza G&T 12, circular ESPAGNE ST-J-DE-LUX, '2', unclear transit, London arrival

reverse

£5.00

108

1845

Entire Cadiz to Madrid, Cadiz baeza G&T 26, Madrid arrival G&T 69

£3.00

109

1846

Entire Seville to Madrid. Seville baeza, G&T 23, boxed 'FRANCO' G&T 26, Madrid arrival G&T 67

£5.00

110

1848

Entire Villarcayo (Rioja) to Madrid. Villarcayo baeza G&T 1, Madrid arrival G&T 69

£3.00

 

 

 

 

111

1848

Entire to Madrid, Rioja baeza, Madrid arrival G&T 69

£2.50

112

1849

Entire Burgos to Madrid. Burgos baeza G&T 14, Madrid arrival G&T 69

£3.00

113

1851

Valencia to Madrid entire 6 cu Ed 6 4 margin, black arana, red Valencia baeza

£8.00

114

1851

Jerez to Madrid entire 6 cu Ed 6 4 margin, black arana, red Jerez baeza

£8.00

115

1851

San Sebastian to Madrid entire 6 cu Ed 6 4 margin, black arana, red San Sebastian baeza

£8.00

116

1851

Lerida to Avila wrapper, 6 cu Ed 6 4 margin, black arana, red Lerida baeza

£6.00

117

1851

Orense to Madrid entire 6 cu Ed 6 4 margin, black arana, red Orense baeza.   reverse

£6.00

118

1852

Folded sheet to Madrid. 6cu Ed 12 cancelled black parilla. Unclear red baeza from Castellon, poor Madrid arrival mark

£3.00

119

1853

Entire to Madrid, Madrid arrival G&T 69

£2.50

120

1853

Entire Malaga to Nerja. Malaga baeza G&T 15

£2.50

 

 

 

 

121

1853

October 13th  - Wrapper Elda to Alicante, two poor baezas

£2.00

122

1854

Piedrahita to Madrid wrapper. 6 cu Ed 24 4 margin cancelled parilla, red Piedrahita baeza, blue Madrid arrival

£5.00

123

1855

Aguilas to Barcelona entire. 4 cu Ed 33, 2 margin cancelled parilla, 2 cds of Aguilas, blue Barcelona arrival.

 Expertised Roig.    reverse

£3.00

124

1856

Barcelona to Madrid 4c Ed 48 with parilla, blue Barcelona cds, blue Madrid arrival.   reverse

£8.00

125

1857

Folded sheet to Madrid. 4 cu Ed 48 with black parilla, blue cds unclear, Madrid arrival.   reverse

£3.00

126

1866

Jerez to London, small envelope, torn at left.20c Ed 85, Jerez cds, 'PD' in oval, London paid cds.   reverse

£5.00

127

1866

Lugo to Ortigosa. 4c Ed 81 cancelled cartwheel. Envelope trimmed

£3.00

128

1867

Barcelona to Prades, no stamp , blue boxed 'PD' and black '5' French tax mark. Barcelona cds, red French entry mark, Prades cds.

£3.00

129

1868

Seville to Jerez. 50m Ed 96 cancelled parilla con cifra, Seville fechador. Partial Jerez fechador on reverse.

£3.00

130

1872

50m Ed 107 on entire Valencia to Jumilla. Part bar cancel

£11.00

 

 

 

 

131

1874

San Sebastian to France entire. 50c Ed 107, black arana late use, San Sebastian cds, weak ambulante cancel, PD, weak French TPO and arrival cancel.   reverse

£8.00

132

1877

Entire, Alicante to Barcelona, 4c Ed 48 parilla cancel.

£3.00

133

1895

? Madrid to Mallorca, 5c + 15c babyhead cancelled with Madrid squared circle, boxed 'DESPUES DE LA SALIDA'.   reverse

£6.50

134

1906

Portugalete (Bilbao) to UK, postcard of Santurce Sporting

£7.00

135

1910

Unclear postmark on 10c  to UK, postcard of Tiana, Message says 'Where the troops caught Ferrer'

(anarchist, executed 1909).   picture

£6.00

136

1911

Madrid to London. 10c, 15c medallion cancelled ESTAFETA DEL ESTE MADRID, small boxed ESTAFETA DEL ESTE / MADRID / DESPUES / DE LA SALIDA. London arrival.   reverse

£3.00

137

1912

Huelva to UK, postcard of  Calle de Joequin Costa - message  says - 'lost the lamptrimmer, got drowned'

£6.00

138

1916

Gerona to UK censored, 25c rate.   reverse

£5.00

139

1916

To Paris, no stamps, handstamp of CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS FRANQUICIA, boxed 'T'. Reverse blank

£6.00

140

1921

Madrid to Palma.Three line 'CORREOS Inspeccion de la iia Region MADRID. On original Shelley card priced £25

£10.00

 

 

 

 

141

1922

Canaries to Switzerland. 4 x 5c and 1 x 20c Medalion cancelled GUIMAR.   reverse

£2.00

142

1923

Valencia Mourning cover to UK - with 40c Alfonso  From the widow of Casimiro Coco  (Agricultural products).   reverse

£8.00

143

1923

Madrid to Madrid. Envelope 15c Ed 315 cancelled roller slogan, boxed 'ONCE Y MEDIA MANANA 20 REPARTO'

£3.00

144

1925

Vac…unclear postmark on postcard of Torla

£6.00

145

1925

Unclear postmark on card of Cervera, Ex-University.

£5.00

146

1927

Madrid to Belgium registered, CERTIFICADO SECCION NOCTURNA cancel on 4 x 25c Ed 312, 5c Ed 317. wax seal on reverse.

£5.00

147

1930

Postcard San Sebastian to Switzerland.

£8.00

148

1931

Barcelona to Switzerland, envelope of Majestic Hotel.

£8.00

149

1932

To Winterhur, Switzerland. Illustrated envelope of the Fabrica Suiza de Locomotoras y Maquinas.   reverse

£8.00

150

1934

Cadiz to Wales, 25c republic ovpt with weak ambulante cancel, Pencoed arrival. Postcard of Casablanca.

£5.00

 

 

 

 

151

1935

Madrid to Paris airmail, Madrid Avion cancel. Two letters inside from different hotels.   reverse

£8.00

152

1935

Madrid to Paris Express, 1p 50 rate (50c + 1p urgente) cancelied Urgente Madrid. Paris backstamps. Mourning letter inside, both Madrid Casino stationery. (Same correspondence as lot 151).   reverse

£15.00

153

1935

Madrid to Paris Registered Express, 2p rate (50c +  50c certificado + 1p urgente)  cancelled Certificado Madrid. Paris backstamp. Letter inside, both Palace Hotel Madrid stationery. (Same correspondence as lot 151).   reverse

£15.00

154

1936

San Sebastian to UK  on plain postcard, 3 x 15c Ed 683, SS censor.   reverse

£4.00

155

1937

Front only: Palencia to Seville with 30c Ano Compostelano  and bisect of Winter relief label, Palencia censor

£12.00

156

1937

Front Cordoba to Seville, 30c Ano Compostelano and Cordoba local, Cordoba censor and patriotic slogan

£4.00

157

1937

Redondela to Leipzig censored, Winter Relief tax stamp

£8.00

158

1937

Barcelona to Barcelona front with 30c Ed 659 plus attached bisect to make the 45c rate

£3.00

159

1937

Mourning cover from Manresa to Paris, 2 x 30c Ed 687, violet censor Heller RB3.12a.   reverse

£4.00

160

1937

Barcelona? to Paris 4 x 25c Ed 8685, violet Barcelona censor.   reverse

£4.00

 

 

 

 

161

1937

Front Segovia to Pamplona. No stamps. Free postal marking of the Falange, and a handstruck statement that it is only official correspondence. Machine slogan cancel SEGOVIA ROMAN CITY, SEGOVIA THE TOWN AND THE AQUEDUCT

£2.50

162

1937

Tatty envelope, Registered Alcala de Henares to Gibraltar, Alcala and Madrid censors.   reverse

£2.50

163

1938

Las Palmas to UK, Airmail postcard of Cunard Lancastria.  4 x Ed 825, Las Palmas censor  

£4.00

164

1938

Front only registered airmail Tolosa to Switzerland.with 10 adhesives rate 2p 72, should be 3p 50. Censored.

£7.00

165

1938

Salamanca to Switzerland, censored

£8.00

166

1938

Airmail Barcelona to Belgium, 2p 75 rate, green censor Heller RB3.12a   reverse

£5.00

167

1938

Airmail Madrid to France, 1p 10 rate,purple CENSURADA Heller RM1.1   reverse

£6.00

168

1938

? Airmail Barcelona to France, one stamp removed, 1p plus Barcelona local. Violet censor RB3.12a   reverse

£5.00

169

1938

Barcelona? To France, 2 x 45c Ed 744, unclear cancel. Baarcelona censor, nice CASTRES TARN receiving mark.

£4.00

170

1939

Barcelona to Tegna, Switzerland, censored.

£8.00

 

 

 

 

171

1939

Novelda (Alicante) to London. 75c rate, scarce NOVELDA 'CENSURA MILITAR', PC 66 sealing label.   reverse

£3.50

172

1939

? Maybe 1938 Printed matter Burgos to Holland. Adressee erased, probably a bank. 15c cancelled weak Burgos cds and Burgos censor.   reverse

£1.50

173

1939

March. Plasencia to Valladolid. 40c Isabel, smudgy censor P42.1

£3.00

174

1939

September. Zaragoza to Barcelona. 2 x 20c Isabel with roller cancel, incomplete and smudgy Zaragoza censor Z 7.12b

£3.00

175

1939

Window envelope from Barcelona to Lerida (backstamp), censored. Barcelona tax stamp Ed 22.   reverse

£2.00

176

1940

Airmail Murcia to England. Rate 2p 20 cancelled smudgy BARRIO DEL CARMEN MURCIA. Boxed Censura Gubernativa de Comunicaciones / GRUPO A / VALENCIA DEL CID. PC 90 sealing label.   reverse

£2.50

177

1940

? Seville to San Sebastian. Unreadable cancel, Seville censor, tax stamp on reverse.

£2.00

178

1941

Airmail Corcubion (Coruna) to UK. 6p 10 rate, La Coruna censor, Madrid airmail transit, PC90 sealing tape.   reverse

£2.00

179

1941

Airmail Canaries to England, 3p 20 rate. Santa Cruz censor, PC 90 sealing label.   reverse

£2.00

180

1941

? Airmail Madrid to England.2p 25 rate, Madrid censor, PC 90 sealing label. Illustrated envelope on reverse

£2.50

 

 

 

 

181

1941

Madrid to Lerida from Ministry of Industry & Commerce. Official handstamp, Lerida backstamp.

£2.00

182

1942

Bilbao to Switzerland registered express, censored, Madrid transit, St Gallen arrival

£8.00

183

1942

Airmail Madrid to London, machine franking, Madrid censor and PC90 sealing tape.   reverse

£3.00

184

1942

Airmail Zurich to Vallidolid  label fo INSTITUTO ESPANOL DE MONEDA EXTRANJERO, boxed 157 (German), Madrid censor.   reverse

£10.00

185

1943

Registered airmail Barcelona to USA. 5p rate, possibly 5ct stamp missing. Barcelona censor, PC90 sealing tape code I.C. (Bermuda) New York arrival

£5.00

186

1950

Barcelona to UK with 9 adhesive, Hotel Granvia envelope.    reverse

£11.00

187

1943

Airmail Huelva to Belfast. Madrid censor tape and handstamp, PC 90 sealing tape.   reverse

£3.00

188

1943

4 x 10c Cid Ed 818 with Gijon cancel, sent to Bilbao. Unclear boxed censor

£2.00

189

1944

Airmail Zurich to Vallidolid  label to INSTITUTO ESPANOL DE MONEDA EXTRANJERO (different to lot 184), also handstamp and German censor tape, Madrid censor.   reverse

£10.00

190

1946

Bilbao to Switzerland, with TB stamp Ed 997

£8.00

 

 

 

 

191

1946

Airmail Cadiz to Belgium, 5 x 25c Autogyro, Seville transit.   reverse

£1.75

192

1946

Official mail Madrid to Barcelona, 10c Mutiladad de Correos (Galvez 112) cancelled MINISTERIO DE LA GOBERNACION. Reverse blank.

£6.00

193

1946

Madrid to England from the British Chamber of Commerce for Spain. 30c Franco cancelled roller cancel, 25c cancelled by mute. Reverse blank.  Letter inside.

£3.00

194

1947

Airmail Madrid to Belgium, Post Restante and returned.1p 80 rate, Belgian postage due.   reverse

£2.00

195

1948

Unaddressed cover with range of adhesives, cancelled San Sebastian Philatelic Exhibition

£8.00

196

1949

Registered Airmail Carcagente to Germany (British Zone). 2p 40 rate. Hamburg arrival

£2.00

197

1951

Tenerife to UK Airmail, 4 adhesives 1p 65 rate.   reverse

£7.00

198

1951

San Sebastian to UK postcard River Urumea & Bridge, stamp of Hotel Baleares. Incorrect rate 70c. 45c surface, 1p35 air. And 1p 25 surface from Jan 1952.

£6.00

199

1952

Palma to Bradford, Card of Ibiza with 1p 25 postage, stamps wrapped over edge of card,

£5.00

200

1953

Pl…tegenil (Cordoba) to UK.4 Adhesive cover to UK cancelled 2 strikes black boxed  RECLAMADO.   reverse

£7.00

 

 

 

 

201

1953

Barcelona to Switzerland. Envelope of Hotel Oriente. With 2p Salamanca Ed 128.   reverse

£8.00

202

1954

Logrono to England, 3p in Franco litho cancelled by rhombus of dots.Logrono cds on reverse.

£1.50

203

 

15 assorted covers, all with Mallorca cancels and ship's handstamps. 2 examples shown

£12.00

204

 

similar lot (no pic)

£12.00

205

 

similar lot   )no pic)

£12.00

206

 

6 covers all with maritime TPO's inc Tanger-Algeciras and Ceuta-Melilla   (no pic)

£6.00

 

 

 

 

 

POSTAL STATIONERY (MINT & USED)

 

 

 

 

 

207

1873

5c + 5c reply card Ed 2 unused

£10.00

208

1873

Sent portion only of 5c+5c reply card Ed 6i unused - Scarce

£15.00

209

1875

5c Ed 7 Madrid  to Seville, toned.   reverse   

£4.00

210

1875

5c Ed 7a to Madrid, postmark unclear, clean.   reverse

£7.00

 

 

 

 

211

1875

5c Ed 8 unused

£4.00

212

1875

similar lot

£4.00

213

1879

5c  Ed 8 used Vitoria to Barcelona, additional 15c War Tax Ed 188 cancelled mute.   reverse

£9.00

214

1882

10c Ed 11 Malaga  to Berlin. Filing holes left side a little dirty.   reverse

£4.00

215

1882

15c reply card Ed 12 - strengthened across the divide.  Unused

£10.00

216

1884

5c Ed 13 - Portugal y Gibraltar unused, tiny piece missing top corner

£4.00

217

1884

5c Ed 13 unused, small closed tear at top

£3.00

218

1884

10c Ed 15 unused

£3.00

219

1884

similar lot

£3.00

220

1884

10c reply card Ed 17 unused

£10.00

 

 

 

 

221

1884

15c reply card  Ed 18, one card sun toned on part

£11.00

222

1889

10c brown Ed 19  unused

£4.00

223

1890

5c Ed 25 unused

£3.00

224

1890

10c Ed 28 unused, slight corner damage

£12.00

225

1892

5c Ed 30 - Portugal y Gibraltar - unused  

£15.00

226

1892

5c Ed 30 - Portugal y Gibraltar - unused  v small paper adhesion

£8.00

227

1892

10c Ed 31 unused

£3.50

228

1893

10c Ed 31 used Las Palmas to Sweden. Elder Dempster handstamp, Liverpool packet and Stockholm arrival.   reverse

£7.50

229

1893

5c  reply card Ed 35 - Portugal y Gibraltar - unused  

£18.00

230

1895

10c Ed 27 unused

£15.00

 

 

 

 

231

1896

10c Ed 27 used from Madrid to England.   reverse

£2.00

232

1902

10c Ed 37 used from Barcelona to Italy AMB DESC Barcelona cancel, arrival mark.   reverse

£6.00

233

1903

10c Ed 37 used from Madrid to Karlsbad, nice arrival mark.   reverse

£4.00

234

1903

10c Ed 42 used from Barcelona (smudgy cancel) to Vienna, arrival mark.   reverse. 

£2.50

235

1907

10c Ed 47 used from Madrid to Belgium.   reverse.

£2.50

236

1934

25c Ed 59 to Germany with AMB EXPRESS cancel, 2 filing holes at bottom.   reverse

£6.00

237

1935

15c Ed 69 uprated to Germany. Cancelled AMB MIXTO xxx to Seville - Filing holes at bottom.   reverse

£4.00

238

1935

15c Ed 69 uprated to Paris, cancelled BUZONES ALCANCE  Filing holes at top, one through stamp.   reverse

£4.00

239

1962

70c Ed 90 Franco, mint

£15.00

 

 

 

 

 

COLONIES

 

 

 

 

 

240

1871

ANTILLES 1p Ed 24 block of 4 printed double, one inverted, imperf (printers waste)

£4.00

241

1926

CAPE JUBY Red Cross Ed 26 - 39 used on 4 pieces of paper with FD cancels  more

£20.00

242

1948

CAPE JUBY 2c Ed 162 unmounted mint block of 15

£2.00

243

1948

CAPE JUBY 5c Ed 163 unmounted mint block of 15

£2.00

244

1948

CAPE JUBY 15c Ed 164 unmounted mint block of 15

£2.00

245

1948

CAPE JUBY 25c Ed 165 unmounted mint block of 15

£2.00

246

1882

CUBA 2c p stat card Ed 11 mint

£5.00

247

1879

FERNANDO POO 1879 5c-50c Ed 2-4  unused,  some foxing.   reverse

£12.50

248

1963

FERNANDO POO FDC Arms - Santa Isabel cancel

£8.00

249

1963

FERNANDO POO to Denmark.Guinea Ed 299, 313, 381 cancelled airmail Santa Isabel.   reverse

£5.00

 

 

 

 

250

1926

GUINEA Red Cross Ed 179 - 190 used on card with FD cancels

£20.00

251

1942?

GUINEA to USA. Damaged cover with 5 x 1p Ed 268, unreadable cancel.  reverse

£3.00

252

1950

GUINEA to USA. Small cover, 2 x 50c Ed 285 cancelled Santa Isabel. Calabar, Nigeria transit.   reverse

£4.50

253

1955

GUINEA Dia de Sello Ed 355-357 unmounted mint

£3.50

254

1955

GUINEA airmail to UK 7 x 1p Ed 328, Santa Isabel cancel. Ink - 'Via Douala and Paris'. UK Official envelope.   reverse

£6.00

255

1956

GUINEA to USA  3 x 50c Ed 309, 1p90 Ed 329, 10p Ed 354 5c Ed 355 on reverse all with Santa Isabel airmail cancel.

£6.00

256

1956

GUINEA to USA printed matter mixed franking. 5c Guinea Ed 314, 5c Africa Ed 4 both cancelled Santa Isabel Fernando Poo. On 1955 US commemorative envelope. Reverse blank.

£3.50

257

1950

IFNI Pro Infancia Ed 68-70 mounted mint

£4.00

258

1951

IFNI Dia de Sello Ed 76-78 unmounted mint

£1.50

259

1952

IFNI Dia de Sello Ed 83-85 on unadressed locally produced FDC. Creased in middle, has been folded, not affecting stamps

£4.00

 

 

 

 

260

1953

IFNI Dia de Sello Ed 99-102 unmounted mint

£1.50

261

1954

IFNI to USA. 1953 Pro Infancia set Ed 95-98 cancelled SIDI IFNI 2 Jan 1954

£5.00

262

1958

IFNI to USA. Ed 91, 129, 140, 141 cancelled SIDI IFNI 30 Apr 58 (says 85). Red crayon 'Taxe' crossed out and 'Imp', so treated as printed matter

£6.70

263

1938

MOROCCO BENEFICIENCIA sheets Ed 4-6 mounted mint.   pic 2   pic 3

£4.00

264

1939

MOROCCO Tangier to Murcia registered airmail. 3 x 45c Ed 752 and Beneficencia Ed 29,

black  Barcelona censor  RB3.12a.    reverse   

£8.00

265

1945

MOROCCO 1945 Larache to Madrid.40c Ed 254 and 10c Beneficencia Ed 35 on advertising cover for Radio dealers.   reverse

£3.00

266

1946

MOROCCO Pro TB 1st Day Maximum card 90c Ed 274

£3.00

267

1946

MOROCCO Pro TB Ed 270-274 unmounted mint

£1.25

268

1947

MOROCCO Pro TB Ed 275-279 unmounted mint

£1.50

269

1951

MOROCCO Tangier to New York, mixed Tangier and Spanish stamps.

£8.00

 

 

 

 

270

1954

MOROCCO Spain Marian Year set Ed 1132-1141 used on unaddressed FDC's from Tangier, dated 24 Dec,

date of  issue for the 2p. 

£5.00

271

1954

MOROCCO TB Ed 394-396, 399 on FDC.   

£1.50

272

1955

MOROCCO gateways Ed 400, 401 on FDC

£1.00

273

1898

PUERTO RICO p stat card 5m Ed 9 mint

£30.00

274

1926

SAHARA Red Cross Ed 13-22 on cover with FD cancels, Ed 23 and 24 used with La Aguera cancels

£20.00

275

1952

SAHARA Dia de Sello Ed 98-100 unmounted mint

£1.50

276

1963

SAHARA to Sweden, Postcard, 3 x 1p Ed 204, faint AAIUN cancel.  picture

£5.00

277

1969

SAHARA Pro Infancia Ed 271-274 unmounted mint blocks of 4

£5.00

278

1969

SAHARA Dia de Sello Ed 275-278 unmounted mint

£1.50

279

1971

SAHARA Pro Infancia Ed 288-291 unmounted mint

£1.50

280

1972

SAHARA Stamp Day & Pro Infancia. Painters, Ed 306-309 unmounted mint blocks of 4

£5.00

 

 

 

 

 

LOCALS, etc

 

 

 

 

 

281

1937

BILBAO Death of Mola Ed 11-20 set mounted mint`

£12.00

 

282

1936

BURGOS Airmail overprints on fiscals Ed 62, 63 unmounted mint

£7.50

 

283

1937

BURGOS  Airmail overprints Ed 68, 69, 72, 73. Unmounted mint.

  10p has wrong control number 

£8.00

 

284

1836

CADIZ  Ed 1-10 unmounted mint

£6.00

 

285

1937

Foyer du Francais Antifasciste Gomez 930B - 10c Green Sheetlet 4 hinged top two. Missing right margin

£50.00

 

286

1937

Foyer du Francais Antifasciste Gomez 931E  10c Black  Sheetlet 4 hinged top margins

£70.00

 

287

1937

Foyer du Francais Antifasciste Gomez 934A 10c Red  Sheetlet 4 hinged at top  Light bend

£50.00

 

288

1937

Foyer du Francais Antifasciste Gomez 935D  10c Blue  Sheetlet 4 hinged top margins patchy gum. Missing right margin

£70.00

 

289

1937

SAROCCA Pro Refugiats Loc 1-4 (complete set) mounted mint

£7.00

 

290

1936

SEVILLE Ed 18-29 set unmounted mint

£9.00

 

291

1937

SEVILLE Ed 57-68 set mounted mint

£6.00

 

292

1937

SORT Pro Victimes del Feixisme Loc 1-4 (complete set) mounted mint

£7.00

 

293

1937

VINEBRE Loc 27 min sheet, Rafael de Casanova. Unmounted

£7.00

 

294

1937

ZARAGOZA  Galvez 791d, Loc 10d 10c blue double opt imperf UM marginal signed on reverse.

£16.00

 

295

1937

ZARAGOZA  Galvez 791da, Loc 10da 10c blue double opt one inverted imperf UM

£16.00

296

1937

ZARAGOZA  Galvez 793i, Loc 12i 10c blue inverted opt Perf unmounted mint

£13.00

 

 

 

 

 

FISCALS and ODDMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

297

1860s

Fiscals 17 assorted Pro Judicial, undated

£15.00

298

1866

Fiscals - Pro Judicial 12 assorted, some overprinted 'Valga para el ano de 1866'

£15.00

299

1866

Stockcard of 7 x revenues 1866-1869 used or unused

£8.00

300

1866

to 1877 Fiscals 18 assorted mainly Judicial

£15.00

301

1868

to 1881 Fiscals 13 assorted mainly Judicial

£15.00

302

1869

Fiscals - Assorted blocks (28 total) 100 ml Secretarias de Audiencias

£15.00

303

1869

Fiscals - Assorted blocks (22 total) 100 ml Secretarias de Audiencias

£15.00

304

1869

to 1878 Fiscals assorted inc 1875 Judicial x 5 mint block, police

£15.00

305

1887

7 revenues 1887-1891used, 1 cut very close, 1 in 2 pieces repaired

£9.00

306

1898

4 x 1898 Revenues - 3 used - 1 unused

£4.00

307

1930s

Costa Brava ppc Les Terrasse del Restauante se S'Agaro Unused 

£4.00

308

1939

Beneficencia min sheet Ed 34 unmounted mint

£4.00

309

1944

to 45 Orphans of Postal Employees charity blocks of 4 unmounted Galvez 89-91, 93-98, 101

£2.50

 

 

 

 

310

 

Epopeyas de la Guerra' 11 cards fom a set of 12 (10 different) size 14 cm x 9 cm, published 1938 by Almacenes Alemanes. A complete set is online for €250

£25.00

311

 

no lot

 

 

 

 

 

 

LITERATURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First 7 lots are Shelley’s Spanish Philatelic Publications, all A4 softback except SPS12 hardback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

312

 

Small Change in Spain S.Nathan SPS 2 1974 wt 111g

£5.00

 

313

 

IFNI - Stamps and Cancellations. James Negus SPS 3 1975 wt 267g

£5.00

 

314

 

The Message Carriers of Cadiz 1830-1860. S.Nathan. SPS 6 1976 wt 252g

£4.00

315

 

The Post Office Markings of Madrid 1757 to 1900. Anthony C. Crew SPS 7 1976 wt 223g

£4.00

316

 

The Railway Theme in Spanish Philately. S.Nathan.SPS 10 1978 wt 404g

£6.00

317

 

Town Censor Marks of Spain, Heller SPS 12 1982 A4 382pp  includes postage

£25.00

318

 

A Guide to the Postal History of Spain. R.G.Shelley. SPS 21 1996 wt 286g

£4.00

 

 

 

 

319

 

Catalogue Spain & Colonies 1923 (in Spanish) Galvez, 17th edition Hardback size 8.5" x 5.5" 380pp Contains telegraphs, fiscals, essays and proofs

£30.00

320

 

Spain & Britain - 1937 20pp publication by David Lloyd George

£6.00

321

 

How Mussolini provoked the Spanish Civil War  10pp booklet published 1938

£6.00

322

 

Camp de Gurs by Gerard Apollaro 2 publications 1986/1992 in French

£8.00

323

 

The Parilla Numerada C.J.Cheshire. SSC pamphlet no 21

£1.00

324

 

3 Soler y Llach catalogues from 2023. Weight 1.7 Kg

£4.00

325

 

Tort - Guide to the Collection of Spanish postage stamps (in Spanish). 3 volumes in slipcase. Vol 1 1850-54 pub 1935, vol 2 1855-1869 pub 1945, vol 3 1870-1900 pub 1950. Includes postmarks, forgeries etc.

£50.00

326

 

Study of the Urgente stamps of 1937 (in Spanish) Guillermo Madronal, 1972, Valencia Filatelica.500 examples.  Softcover, Size 8" x 5.5" 32 pp, cover needs reattaching. Not available online

£7.50

327

 

Scholars of Spanish Stamps' (in Spanish) Trino Pons 1960 122pp Softcover, Size 8" x 5.5". Not available online

£7.50

328

 

Postal History of Cadiz - Civil War Jose Garcia 1989 76pp Hardback A4 size. Not available online

£10.00

329

 

Stamps of Spain 1850-1900, how to spot forgeries (in Spanish) Antonio Molina Hardback 8.5" x 6" 174 pp. Not available online

£10.00

 

 

 

 

330

 

Express Mail in Spain and Dependencies (In Spanish) Francisco Aracil 2001 Softcover Size 9.5" x 7" 154pp ISBN 8493170011. One copy in Spain at £43

£15.00

331

 

Postmarks and Datestamps of Madrid up to 1900 (In Spanish) Ramon Cortes de Haro FESOFI 1990 Softcover size 9" x 6.5" 96pp ISBN 8440460244. One copy in Spain for £36

£12.50

332

 

Listing of towns with population, railway, telegraph, telephone, giro, festivals and fairs (In Spanish) 6th ed. Softcover, spiral bound size 9" x 6.5" 266pp. Earlier edition online for £18

£5.00

333

 

Study of the Urgente stamp of 1939 and San Juan de la Cruz 1942 (In Spanish) Guillermo Madronal and Jose Segui Valencia Filatelica 1976. Hardback, size 8.5" x 6.5" 128pp  rear cover loosening. Not available online

£8.50

334

 

Postmark Collectors Breviary (In Spanish) J.Tocabens 1947 softcover size 7" x 5", 98pp  Has map of postal routes in Barcelona, 1860 which is torn. Online for £26

£5.00

335

 

“Wild Spain” F.Grunfeld 1988. Good condition hb with dustjacket. 222pp wt 558g, ISBN 085223693x. Travel guide with details on wildlife, walking etc.

£3.00

336

 

 “The Companion Guide to the South of Spain” A.Lowe 1973. Hardback, no dustjacket. Very light wear to corners and spine extremities. 445pp wt 616g ISBN 0002111381. Travel.

£3.00

337

 

Granada Window” M.Steen 1949. Reasonable condition hb with badly torn dustjacket. Spine and front board sunfaded, pages clean  Top of frontispiece clipped.. 182pp wt 299g. Living in Granada.  

£4.00

 

 

 

 

338

 

“Gullible’s Travels” J.Carter 2016. Good condition pb 234pp wt 298g ISBN 9781784770327’. Travel worldwide.

£2.50

339

 

“The Pillars of Hercules” P.Theroux 1996. Reasonable pb, corners rubbed, 524p 353g. ISBN 0140245332. Mediterranean travel.

£2.50

340

 

”A Journey to Gibraltar” R.Henrey 1945. Reasonable hb, no dustjacket. Light wear to corners and spine extremities, one name inside. 170pp wt 233g. Travel.    

£4.50

341

 

“Enjoying Majorca” P.Legge 1995. ISBN 9780906635216 Good condition hb with dustjacket. 288pp wt 526g. Guide 

£4.00

342

 

“Spanish Holiday” S.Mais 1955. Good condition Hardback, no dustjacket. 260pp wt 411g. Travel

£4.00

343

 

“Fabled Shore” R,Macaulay 1950. Hb, no dustjacket. Very light wear to corners and spine extremities. 248pp wt 293g  Travel. 

£4.50

344

 

“Journey in the Sun” D.Chandos 1952. Good condition hb with slightly chipped dustjacket. 216pp wt 306g. Guide 

£4.50

345

 

National Geographic July 1988 with 34pp article “When the Moors Ruled Spain” wt 302g History

£2.50

 

 

 

 

 

LATE LOTS (no pictures)

 

 

 

 

 

346

 

12 postcards of hotels (1960's to 1990's) and 3 with hotel cachets, two of them being meter marks

£2.50

346

 

12 postcards of Spain (1960's to 1990's) from various places inc, Jaen Zaragoza, Salamanca, Vinaroz, Grazalema etc. Not beach scenes.

£2.50

348

 

Canary Islands - 18 long tourist envelopes, all different, 9 postally used.

£2.50

 

 

349

 

20 envelopes with ATM labels, all different, with clean postmarks

£2.50

350

 

15 envelopes from different hotels all used

£2.50

351

 

16 envelopes with meter marks 1946-1999

£2.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

END OF AUCTION

 

 

 

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