Sale 325

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Spain and the Civil War
 
 
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Lot 3179

[Barcelona] 1944 Unissued Christmas sheets, o.g., NH, minor toning and natural gum skips, as always, Very Fine. Only 1600 sold. Edifil NE25-26 €440 ($480).
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Lot 3180

[Barcelona] 1945 Unissued Christmas sheets, o.g., NH, light tone spot NE30, otherwise Very Fine. Edifil NE29-30 €440 ($480).
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Lot 3181

[Barcelona] 1945 Unissued Christmas sheet, 5¢ brown dramatically shifted, o.g., NH, natural gum skips, as always, F-VF. Another unique Stamps on Stamps collectible. Edifil NE32 var.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3182

[Barcelona] 1950 Unissued Stamp Centenary sheets, o.g., NH, minor edge toning NE34, natural gum skips, as always, Very Fine. Only 1000 sold. Edifil NE33-34 €316 ($340).
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Lot 3183

[Menorca] 12 Nationalist covers (Menorca was captured by the Nationalists late in the war), all are franked solely with Provisional stamps that were in use only from 13 Feb until 18 Feb 1939. Eight bear the 40c (Ed. 1), including a 13 Feb usage, the other four bear the 1.40p airmail (Ed. 2), including an 18 Feb usage. There are a few minor varieties included, as well as rare censor marks. A very scarce group, seriously undervalued in Edifil, accompanied by reference articles.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 3184

[Asturias & Leon] 1,20p on 5¢ blue, surcharge in orange (Edifil NE15hcc), control no. 025.897, o.g., NH, Extremely Fine. Only 50 issued. Edifil €370 Estimated ($400).

Expertization: signed Hevia, Llach.
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Lot 3185

1936 Values, surcharges inverted (Edifil 4hi-6hi), 1.25p is the large (5.5mm) "25", o.g., NH, F-VF. Only 20 of the 50¢ and 10 of the others exist. Scott 9LC4, 6, 8 var. Edifil €710 Estimated ($770).

Expertization: signed Fil Garcia, Galvez.
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Lot 3186

1937 80¢ on 2¢ type II, "08" instead of "80" (Edifil 5A var.), o.g., NH, Very Fine, signed Agual [Aurioles 8E]. According to Aurioles, this error was discovered during printing and corrected. It is 50-times rarer than the normal stamp. Scott 9LC5a var.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3187

1.25p red surcharge on 5c brown, double surcharge (Edifil 6 var.), block of four, 2nd overprint diagonally between stamps, upper right stamp hinged, lower right damaged, otherwise NH, Fine. Unlisted by Edifil. Scott 9LC8 var.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3188

1.25p on 5c, large "25", overprint double in pair with normal (Edifil 7 var.), o.g., F-VF and rare [Sanabria 9d, $200 in 1966]. Scott 9LC8.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: J. Silombra, Fil. Garcia.
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Lot 3189
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1937 Values, proof impressions of overprints (Edifil 8-10), on white paper, 1.25p with printer's notations, faults due to careless storage (perhaps salvage from trash), rare. Scott 9LC5, 7, 10.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3190

50¢ on 2¢ orange brown errors, vertical pairs, one inverted and vertical pair, one double, o.g., NH. Edifil 11B, 11Bvhi, 11Bhh €710 Estimated ($770).

Expertization: 1st signed Roig, 2nd Alcalde.
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Lot 3191

Inverted surcharges (Edifil 15-17 var.), o.g., NH, F-VF. Unlisted by Edifil [Galvez 21i-23i]. Scott 9LC15, 16, 18 var.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 3192

1937, 23 December surcharges, 50c & 80c without imprint (Edifil 37-39), along with 1p Isabella on registered airmail cover from Las Palmas to airmail dealer F.W. Kessler in New York, 28 Dec 1937, unlisted Las Palmas military censor mark on reverse, backstamped New York, 11 Jan, Extremely Fine. The stamps without imprint are approximately 8x scarcer than the normal varieties and are quite rare on cover.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3193
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80c blue and 1.25p violet surcharge proofs on buff manila paper (Edifil 38-39 var.), horizontal pairs, light creases, otherwise VF. Scott 9LC38-39 var.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 3194
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+2.30p and +5p surcharge proofs on buff manila paper (Edifil 41, 43), Very Fine. Scott 9LC42-43 var.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 3195

1939 Cathedrals souvenir sheet, black "Via Aerea" overprint inverted (Edifil 62hi), original gum, never hinged, Very Fine. The majority of these sheets were issued without gum. Edifil €275 for hinged ($300).

Expertization: F. Graus Certificate.
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Lot 3196

1939 Cathedrals souvenir sheet, black "Via Aerea" overprint double (Edifil 62hh), o.g., NH, Very Fine. The majority of these sheets were issued without gum. Edifil €410 Estimated ($440).

Expertization: F. Graus Certificate.
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Lot 3197

First surcharges, normal and with "13" instead of "18" (Edifil 1-3, 1hab-3hab), se-tenant pairs on cover from Las Palmas to La Linea de la Concepcion, 31 Oct 1936, unlisted type of Las Palmas military censor marking, F-VF. Scott 9LC1-3 & vars.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3198

1937, 2 March surcharges (Edifil 8-10), on cover, along with 10c on 5c local (Galvez 187s), from Las Palmas to Medina del Campo, 26 May 1937, purple Las Palmas military censor marking, Heller P12.1a, backstamped 31 May, VF. The local is quite rare on cover. Scott 9LC5, 7, 10.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: signed Roig.
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Lot 3199

1937, 1,25p on 1c, 30c+80c & 50c+1,25p (Edifil 26, 28, 29), on attractive patriotic lettersheet, along with 1c green (638) and 10c on 5c local (Galvez 187) (neither tied), sent registered from Las Palmas to Jerez de la Frontera, 31 Oct 1937, purple Las Palmas military censor marking, Heller P12.1b on reverse, backstamped 3 Nov, VF. Scott 9LC26, 28, 29.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3200

1938, 1.25p on 1c blue green, vertical pair, imperf between (Edifil 26spv), on registered airmail cover from Las Palmas to Edouard Locher in Tegna, Switzerland, 29 Jan 1938, also bearing 40c & 60c Scott 631, 649, 10c Postal Tax, Scott RA11, and 5c Charity stamp (Ed. 19), partial Las Palmas military censor mark, Heller P12.1a, backstamped Tegna, 2 Feb, Extremely Fine and very rare. Only 20 imperf between pairs exist. Scott 9LC26 var.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 3201

1938, 1.25p on 1c blue green, vertical pair, imperf between (Edifil 26spv), on registered airmail cover from Puerto de la Cruz to Civil War expert Edouard Locher in Tegna, Switzerland, as previous, Extremely Fine and very rare. Only 20 imperf between pairs exist. Scott 9LC26 var.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 3202

1937, 16 July surcharges plus 1,25p inverted (Edifil 31-33, 33hi), on cover, along with Spain 15c & 25c (627-628), from Las Palmas to Seville, 17 July 1937, unlisted Las Palmas military censor marking, backstamped 20 Jul, VF. The invert is very rare on cover. Scott 9LC31-33 & 33 var.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3203

1.25p Inverted surcharge (Edifil 33hi), along with complete set Ed. 31-33 and Spain 15c & 25c Junta de Defensa, on cover from Las Palmas to Seville, 17 Jul 1937, unlisted Las Palmas military censor mark, backstamped Seville, 20 Jul; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and especially attractive with red postmarks.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 3204

1937, 29 October surcharges (Edifil 34-36), registered cover, along with Spain 10c & 20c (643, 645), 5c Orphans (Ed. 19 & 19sph) in strip of 3, and block of 6 10c/25c Las Palmas locals with inverted surcharge, from Las Palmas to the Portuguese Consul in Coruña, 23 Dec 1937, Las Palmas military censor marking, Heller P12.1a, VF and rare combination. Scott 9LC34-36.
Estimate 750 - 1,000

Expertization: signed Roig.
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Lot 3205

1937, 29 October surcharges (Edifil 34-36), including two shades of the 1.25p plus another without imprint, on cover from Las Palmas to Seville, 7 Nov 1937, also bearing Spain 30c Isabella, Las Palmas military censor marking, Heller P12.1, backstamped Seville, 9 Nov, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 3206

1937-38 Four surcharges including rare +1,25p surcharge in blue (Edifil 40, 46, 51, 51hcc), on cover from Las Palmas to Seville, 18 Apr 1938, Las Palmas military censor marking, Heller P12.1a, backstamped, negligible edge toning on stamps and cover, otherwise F-VF and exceedingly rare and perhaps even unique on cover. Only 20 of the blue +1.25p surcharge were issued. Scott 9LC40, 47, 48, 48 var.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 3207

1938, February surcharges complete (Edifil 44-51), on registered cover, along with 5c blue Charity stamp (Ed. 20), from Puerto de la Luz to Palma de Mallorca, 4 Mar 1938, Las Palmas military censor marking, Heller P12.2, backstamped 10 Mar, F-VF. Scott 9LC44-53.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 3208

1938, Unissued 80c on 10c green, value omitted (Edifil 45A var.), block of 4, listed by Edifil as 46he (1.25p missing) but the top stamps in the block clearly show just enough of the top of the value to identify it as the 80c overprint, on cover, along with Spain 30c (657), from Las Palmas to Seville, 18 Apr 1938, Las Palmas military censor marking, Heller P12.1a, backstamped 21 Apr; light edge toning around stamps, otherwise exceedingly rare and, in all likelihood, unique on cover. Scott 9LC45 var.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 3209

1938, 2.50p-10p surcharges (Edifil 47-49), along with 5c Las Palmas local charity stamp (Galvez B510) on cover from Las Palmas to Lerida, 30 Aug 1938, Las Palmas military censor marking, Heller P12.1, backstamped 2 Sep; minor perf toning on stamps, otherwise VF. Scott 9LC51-53.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3210

1938, 2.50p-10p surcharges (Edifil 47-49), along with five Spain 10c (643) and 5c Orphans (Ed 20) on cover from Las Palmas to Lille, France, 19 Feb 1938, Las Palmas military censor marking, Heller P12.1a, VF. Scott 9LC51-53.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3211

1938 High value surcharges (Edifil 47-49), on registered cover, along with Spain 15c (627), from Las Palmas to Cadiz, 31 Apr [sic, May 1?] 1938, Las Palmas military censor marking, Heller P12.1b, backstamped 3 May, VF and scarce. Scott 9LC51-53.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: signed Roig.
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Lot 3212

25c Isabella and 50c & 1p Airmail overprints (Edifil 822, 845-845), on post-war cover from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Hamburg, Germany, 3 Sep 39, Las Palmas "Par Avion" handstamp type T17 and "Arona (Tenerife)" military censor marking (Heller records no censor marking from Arona), VF. Scott 646, C88-89.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 3213

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1936 Handstamped overprints (Edifil 1-7, NE1-4, NE6), includes 1c with two shades of both stamp and overprint, and a pair of NE2 with overprint inverted on one, also 5c local (Galvez 184), all tied on registered cover from Santa Cruz to Las Palmas, 11 Feb 1938, red Santa Cruz military censor marking, Heller S47.3b, backstamped 16 Feb, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 3214

Burgos, 1938 Cathedrals souvenir sheet, double overprint (Edifil 96hh), o.g., NH, tiny inclusion and faint tone spots. Edifil €495 Estimated ($540).

Expertization: clear 1993 Calves Certificate.
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Lot 3215

Huelvar, 5¢ Huevar local (Galvez 363), tied on cover from Huevar to Seville, along with seven unlisted overprints (6 different), "Viva España (Arms of Huevar) Huevar" in red, black or yellow, 27 Oct 1938, Seville military censor mark, backstamped "Seville 40" c.d.s. the next day; minor perf toning on a couple stamps, VF and exceedingly rare. The only examples of these overprint ever seen by Mr. Florence.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 3216

La Carolina, 1939 Complete set (Edifil 1-12), on pair of matching registered covers from La Carolina to José Maria Francés, Postmaster of Zaragoza, 27 May 1939, the basic 5c-30 numerals are gray paper (Ed. 745G-750G), plus there is a 30 on white paper (750), backstamped Zaragoza, 30 May, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3217

Lugo, 1937 Overprints (Edifil 1-12), two issues complete on airmail cover from Lugo to stamp dealer Carlos Lenze in Paris, 9 Nov 1937, Lugo military censor mark, Heller L37.5, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3218

Martorell, 25¢ Auxilio Social (Sofima 5), tied on cover from Martorell to José Maria Francés, Postmaster of Zaragoza, 4 Oct 1939, unlisted military censor mark, VF and rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3219

Melilla, 1936, 30¢ Inverted overprints (Edifil 1hi, 2hi), o.g., NH, fresh and F-VF. Edifil €297 Estimated ($320).

Expertization: signed Galvez.
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Lot 3220

Niébla, 5¢ Auxilio a Necesitados (Galvez 521), partial pane of six, the sole franking on reverse of a Patriaotic postal card to Seville, 26 Mar 1938, VF and rare.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3221

Santa Maria de Albarracín, 1937, 1c and 2c overprint varieties (Edifil 1-2 & vars.), ten of each in two blocks of 5 showing the positions of all the overprint varieties comprising missing "6" in "1936", inverted "E" in España, and "Julio 1936" omitted, each both normal and inverted, plus each block contains a horizontal pair, one with inverted overprint; o.g., NH, F-VF and exceedingly rare in blocks, particularly NH. Edifil €615 Estimated ($660).
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Lot 3222

Teruel, 1937, 1c and 2c overprint varieties (Edifil 1-2 & vars.), ten of each in two blocks of five showing the positions of all the overprint varieties comprising "F" for "E" in Correos, inverted "E" in España, and "n" in Espana without tilde & 2nd "E" of "Teruel" inverted, each both normal and inverted, plus each block contains a horizontal pair, one with inverted overprint; o.g., NH, F-VF and exceedingly rare in blocks, particularly NH. Edifil €675 Estimated ($730).
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Lot 3223

Valladolid, 1937, 25c rose carmine, inverted overprint (Edifil 1hphi), in pair with normal, o.g., LH, fresh and Extremely Fine. Edifil €170 ($180).

Expertization: F. Graus Certificate.
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Lot 3224

Arenas de San Pedro, 0,20p Municipal local (Sofima 1, Galvez B25), along with two 15c Scott 547 on cover from Arenas to Avilla (29?) Sep 1936 (postmark not struck up), backstamped Avila carrier postmark, 30 Sep, VF and rare. Accompanied by a background article on the stamps and their use.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3225

Arenas de San Pedro, 0,20p Municipal local (Sofima 1, Galvez B25), the sole franking on a commercial cover from Arenas to Avila, postmarked violet municipal datestamp, 20 Sep 1936, backstamped Avila, 21 Sep; reduced slightly at left, F-VF. Accompanied by a background article on the stamps and their use.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3226

Arenas de San Pedro, 0.20p Municipal local (Sofima 1 var., Galvez B25 var.), period instead of comma between "0" and "20", along with 30c Scott 577 on cover from Arenas to Avilla, 3 Oct 1936, backstamped Avila slogan roller, 3 Oct, and carrier postmark, 4 Oct, VF. Accompanied by a background article on the stamps and their use.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 3227

Arenas de San Pedro, 20c Municipal local (Sofima 2), the sole franking on cover from Arenas to Mombeltran, 26 Sep 1936, tied by violet municipal datestamp with normal Arenas c.d.s. alongside, backstamped Mombeltran the same day, VF and rare. Accompanied by a background article on the stamps and their use.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 3228

Burgos, Souvenir sheet with blue winged envelope overprint (Edifil 91), on registered cover from San Sebastian to Asperg, Germany, 12 Nov 1938, San Sebastian military censor mark, Heller S49.7, backstamped Asperg, 15 Nov, VF.
Estimate 150 - 200
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