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Lot 3229 |
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Burgos, Souvenir sheet with red overprint and blue winged envelope overprint (Edifil 97A), on registered cover from Vitoria to Bremen, 13 Dec 1938, Vitoria military censor mark, not backstamped, VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3230 |
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Epila, Two souvenir sheets (Sofima 5, 8), on large cover from Zaragoza to Mons, Belgium, franked with 1,65p postage (Scott 646, 649 (2), 651), Zaragoza military censor mark, Heller Z8.4. While the cover is rather beat up (it is nearly separated vertically along file fold between sheets), Sofima 8 is extraordinarily rare on cover.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 3231 |
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1937 Granada Local cover, franked with tête-bêche pair 10c Local Telegraph stamp (Sofima 38phc) and 10c Orphans Telegraph stamp (Ed.16) cancelled Granada 20 c.d.s., 30 May, Granada military censor marking, Heller G28.4, backstamped 31 May, VF. The tête-bêche pair is exceedingly rare and possibly unique on cover. However, we would be remiss if we did not point out that the 10c Orphans Telegraph stamp (Ed.16) was not issued until 1938. Nonetheless, given the philatelic nature of most of the interesting covers of the period, a highly collectable item.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3232 |
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1937 Granada Local cover, franked with 10c Local Telegraph stamp (Sofima 38), 5c Local Charity stamp (Galvez 311) and Granada 10c Municipal stamp cancelled Granada 20 c.d.s., 25 Apr, Granada military censor marking, Heller G28.4, backstamped 26 Apr, VF.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 3233 |
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GRANADA, selection of 19 scarce and unusual covers: a.) four covers bearing unlisted "Impuesto Municipal " local revenue stamps used between 20 Apr and 13 Jul 1937, each bears a different value: 5c, 10c, 15c & 25c; b.) six bear 10c "Plato Unico" stamps (Sofima 117) used between 9 Apr (4) and 22 Sep 1937 [these stamps were given out at restaurants for donations in lieu of a second course]; the 5c "Impuesto Municipal" cover in the first group also bears a 5c "Plato Unico" stamps (Sof. 116); c.) nine covers with a different type of unlisted local stamp, 10c (4), 15c (4), 25c (1) used between 21 Apr and 11 Jun 1937; most covers bear additional stamps and/or labels. All concisely described and priced by the owner between $50 and $150 each, totaling $1,800.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 3234 |
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Huevar, Set of six souvenir sheets (Galvez 417-422), on matched pair of covers from Huevar to M. Galvez in Brussels, 12 Jan 1938, each franked with 20c & 50c Isabella, Scott 645, 650, and each has a vertical file fold not affecting the sheets, VF and scarce.
Estimate 250 - 350
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Lot 3235 |
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Manzanilla, 5c Manzanilla local (Galvez 440), along with 10c Hacienda Provincial fiscal (Ed. 2) on cover to Palma de Mallorca, cancelled Huelva-Seville railroad postmark, 5 Aug 1937, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3236 |
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 11 different stamps (Edifil 12//41), on cover from Santa Cruz to Las Palmas, 6 Nov 1937, includes unlisted 20c overprinted as Ed. 36/44 but inverted, red Santa Cruz military censor marking, Heller S47.7b, backstamped, some wax seal damage on reverse, still VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3237 |
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1937 Overprints (Edifil 36-43 & vars.), 5c is type 2 (Ed. 40a), 10c overprint is inverted (unlisted), also includes unlisted red overprint on 15c & 20c (547, 532, Ed. 683, 666), the latter being damaged; also 5c local (Galvez 184), all tied on registered cover from Santa Cruz to Las Palmas, 31 May 1938, red Santa Cruz military censor marking, Heller S47.3, backstamped 2 Jun, Fine. Scott 13L1-9 & varieties.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 3238 |
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1937, 10c on 5c to 1p on 5c locals (Sofima 16-23), complete set (25c on 5c imperf) on cover from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Burgos, 8 Sep 1937, Santa Cruz military censor marking, Heller S54.5; vertical file fold not affecting stamp and light perf toning, VF and rare cover. Ex-Sraub.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3239 |
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1937, 50c on 5c to 4p on 5c locals (Sofima 24-28), complete airmail set on cover from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Cáceres, 8 Sep 1937, Santa Cruz military censor marking, Heller S54.5; vertical file fold not affecting stamp, VF and rare cover. Ex-Sraub.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3240 |
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Seville, 1937 1c-10p set of 23 complete (Edifil 30-52), on three 1937 covers, the first is a local Seville usage, 21 Jul, the other two, bearing Ed. 36, 42, 47, and 49-51 respectively, are matching airmail covers to Zurich, 27 Jul; fresh and Extremely Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3241 |
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Aguilas 10c F.I.J.L. local (Sofima 3), cancelled 20 Oct 1937, on local Aguilas cover along with Charity stamp (Ed. 12), 1p Telgraph (ED. 73) and 5¢ & 10¢ Aguilas locals (GG 9-10), VF. The F.I.J.L. stamp is a great rarity on cover. The F.I.J.L. (Ibérica de Juventudes Libertarias or Iberian Federation of Anarchist Youth) was formed in 1932 in Madrid. After the War, the F.I.J.L. was split into two branches, one in exile in Paris and one in Spain as a secret organization under Franco's regime.
Estimate 800 - 1,200
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Lot 3242 |
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Asturias y León, rare group of 12 Republican covers from the Asturias, the northernmost province of Spain, which was cut off from the rest of the country, 11 bear the Asturias y León local stamps, most with additional Spanish postage, each concisely described and priced between $150 and $225, totaling $1,325; also includes an interesting article on the Asturias by Ron Shelley.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 3243 |
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Barcelona, 25c First Anniversary label (GG 2520), on cover, along with 5c Charity stamp (Ed. 12), 5c Barcelona tax stamp (Ed. 13) and 45c postage, from Barcelona to a military address in Castuera, 25 Aug 1937, fresh and VF.
Estimate 250 - 350
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Lot 3244 |
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Barcelona, "Train" labels (GG 2053, 2554, 2557), three different political labels, each featuring a railroad locomotive in the design, on local cover franked with 45c postage and a Barcelona 5c tax stamp (Ed. 13) cancelled Branch P.O. No. 8 c.d.s.s, 29 Apr 1937, Spanish Northern Railway corner card, VF. A unique cover for a Railroad topicalist.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 3245 |
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Castellon de la Plana, 5c on 10cwar tax overprint (GG 326), on cover from Castellon to Barcelona, 17 Jun 1937, franked with 45c postage, printed address, VF and very scarce commercial usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3246 |
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Cieza, 10c Frontline Hospitals (GG 383a), on commercial cover with illustrated corner card from Cieza (Murcia) to Cologne, 24 Oct 1936, franked with 50c Scott 550, Murcia censor mark, Heller RM1.1; slight stamp damage apparently due to original thick contents (not present), Fine and exceedingly rare on a commercial cover.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3247 |
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Colonias (Murcia) 5c Children's Aid (Sofima 2), on cover from Murcia to Barcelona, 20 Jan 1937, franked with 30c Scott 549, José Sainz Moreno corner card; flap missing, fresh and VF. Unlisted in GG, very rare on cover.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3248 |
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Carabineros Pro Huérfanos, unlisted 10c Charity stamp, along with 5c & 25c Orphans stamps (Ed. 1, 3), 5c Socorro Rojo Internacional label (GG 427) and 20c Scott 532, postmarked Aguila, 26 Oct 1927 on locally mailed postal card, VF and rare.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3249 |
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Foyer du Français War Refugees souvenir sheet (GG 2249), on registered cover from Barcelona to Civil War expert Edouard Locher in Tegna, Switzerland, 3 Mar 1938, franked also with Scott 546 (2) & 591, backstamped Tegna, 7 Mar, VF. Rare on cover.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3250 |
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Foyer du Français, Siege souvenir sheet imperforate (GG 2260), on registered cover from Barcelona to Civil War expert Edouard Locher in Tegna, Switzerland, 3 Mar 1938, franked also with Scott 547 & 591, backstamped Tegna, 7 Mar, VF. Rare on cover.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3251 |
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Foyer du Français, Republican Leaders souvenir sheet imperforate (GG 2280), on registered cover from Barcelona to Civil War expert Edouard Locher in Tegna, Switzerland, 2 Feb 1938, franked also with pairs of Scott 547 & 591, Barcelona military censor mark, Heller RB3.13, backstamped Tegna, 9 Feb; name of sender rubbed out, sheet with lower left corner missing, otherwise F-VF. The sheet is exceedingly rare on cover.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3252 |
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Igualda, Three political labels (GG, 689, 692, 695), on local Igualda cover, along with three Orphans stamps (Ed. 1, 12, 13) and five other labels: Llobregat Hospital GG 668, Red Croos 1638, Catalonia C.S.G. 2139, Pro-Infancia 2285 & Euzkadi 2337; franked with with 15c Scott 547 and missing what appears to have been a diagonal bisect (probably of a 60c stamp), postmarked Igualda (Barcelona), 23 Jul 1937; despite being a philatelic cover with a missing stamp, a file fold and some toning, a remarkable cover.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3253 |
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Linares, Unlisted 5c Federación Universitaria Escolar local, tied by "Camara Federal, Linares, F.U.E." handstamp on cover from Linares to Barcelona, 14 Dec 1937, franked with two 25c Scott 534, backstamped Barcelona roller, F-VF.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 3254 |
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Madrid, 1p Aid to Refugees (GG 833), tied, along with 45c on 2c Scott 591 on censored cover from Madrid to Vancouver, Wash., 14 Apr 1937, International Student Society label on reverse; tear at top, minor stamp flaws, Fine and very rare usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3255 |
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Montcada i Reixac, Ten different souvenir sheets (GG 911//924), on a series of matched philatelic covers from Montcada (Barcelona) to Brussels, Belgium between 23 & 26 Feb 1926 (one to Paris), each with 60c postage and Barcelona censor mark (Heller RB1.4a) and all backstamped, F-VF and rare. Comprises GG 911, 913-918, 920, 922 & 924, with five being rated Scarce and the other five Rare…and that is for off-cover!
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 3256 |
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Montcada i Reixac, Conquest of Teruel souvenir sheets (GG 927-930), complete set of four sheets on four censored covers from Barcelona to Paris or Brussels in Feb of 1938, each with additional postage, the brown sheet is postmarked Barcelona Branch 12, the others Montcada, VF and rare.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
The government recaptured Teruel from Franco's forces in December of 1937 and these sheets were to be released to honor the event but several days later, before the sheets were released, Franco's army retook the town and many sheets were destroyed. Fewer than 2,500 of each of these sheets are believed to have been produced, but how many survived is anyone's guess. Needless to say, they are quite rare on cover.
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Lot 3257 |
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Montcada i Reixac, Conquest of Teruel souvenir sheets imperforate (GG 927-930 varieties), complete set of four imperforate sheets on four censored covers, the deep blue sheet is a local Barcelona cover, 8 Apr 1938, the others are postmarked Montcada to Paris or Brussels in Feb of 1938, each with additional postage, VF and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
Both Gomez Guillamon and Sofima list only one sheet imperforate, the ultramarine. There is no record of how many imperfs exist but certainly there can be no more than a handful on cover.
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Lot 3258 |
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Pego, War Production souvenir sheet (GG 1017), investment holding of 50 NH sheets acquired one at a time over many years, there are a few small edge flaws and a few with some light toning, but overall the sheets are F-VF. The owner has had a standing buy offer of $100 for some years and this is all he was able to acquire. [Due to the rise of the Euro against the Dollar, he has since raised his offer to $125 and still can't find any.] Believed to be the largest holding in the world at this time.
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
Ron Shelley commented on the sheet several years ago: "…The price that Galvez put on the sheet in 1960 is 60 pts. He was no doubt aware of the printing (10,000) being a friend of the 'originator'. What he was not aware of was that the dealer who had permission to keep all the stock had been sitting on them for years—releasing very few and in consequence very few people have this particular sheet in their collection and I had not seen one until recently. Those that were fortunate to buy had to pay a lot more than the 60pts quoted by Galvez. The whole of the printing recently came into the possession of a friend. He then had the problem of what to do…he did not wish to lose his outlay either and of course there were those who had them already and had paid a 'rarity' price for them. So he destroyed the whole printing of 10,000 (less the few that had been sold) with the exception of 500 sheets and 300 sets sin dentar. This continued the rarity factor but at least, I presume that at last they will become available…".
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Lot 3259 |
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Pi de Llobregat, National Fête souvenir sheet (GG 1028), large size sheet (115x135mm) tied on cover to Barcelona by Catalan Parliament c.d.s., 2(4) Nov 1937, backstamped Barcelona roller, 25 Nov, VF and rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3260 |
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Pi de Llobregat, Rare Francisco Maciá souvenir sheets (GG 1029-1032), complete set of four rouletted sheets, each on separate April 1938 censored cover from San Juan Despi to Brussels (to stamp dealers M. Galvez or S. Srebrakian), each additionally franked with 60c postage and all are backstamped, control numbers between "0051" and "0059"; F-VF and very rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
In chapter 9 of "The Souvenir Sheets of the Spanish Civil War", a monograph by Dr. Charles H. Evans, a primary reference source published in November of 1938, the author states "I have just learned that after circulation of only a few sheets and covers of this issue the entire lot was seized by Republican Authorities and destroyed".
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Lot 3261 |
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Pi de Llobregat, Maciá souvenir sheets (GG 1029-1032), complete set of four rouletted sheets, each on separate 1938 censored cover cancelled either San Juan Despi or Catalan Parliament to Paris, Berne or Brussels, each additionally franked with 60c postage, three are backstamped and three also bear identical control numbers "0053"; F-VF and rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 3262 |
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Pi de Llobregat, Maciá souvenir sheets (GG 1029-1032), complete set of four rouletted sheets, each on separate April 1938 censored cover cancelled either San Juan Despi or Catalan Parliament to Barcelona, each additionally franked with 25c or 60c postage, one is uncancelled but all are backstamped control numbers between "0022" and "0069"; sheets with light foxing, otherwise F-VF and rare.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 3263 |
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Pi de Llobregat, Maciá souvenir sheet in black (GG 1029), rouletted sheet, control no. "0038", on cover from San Juan Despi to Barcelona, 14 Apr 1938, franked with 45c postage, backstamped 16 Apr, file fold not affecting sheet of stamps, VF.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 3264 |
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Pi de Llobregat, Francisco Maciá souvenir sheet imperforate (GG 1031 var.), control no. "15061", on cover from San Juan Despi to M. Galvez in Brussels, 14 Apr 1938, franked with 60c postage, Barcelona transit c.d.s. on reverse, 16 Apr, F-VF and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
Dr. Evans' monograph, "The Souvenir Sheets of the Spanish Civil War", makes no mention of the existence of imperforate sheets. Nor is there any mention made anywhere else in the literature with which Mr. Florence is familiar.
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Lot 3265 |
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Pi de Llobregat, Francisco Maciá souvenir sheet imperforate (GG 1031 var.), control no. "15063", on cover from San Juan Despi to M. Galvez in Brussels, 14 Apr 1938, as previous; small tone spot on sheet, otherwise F-VF and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 3266 |
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Pi de Llobregat, Francisco Maciá souvenir sheet imperforate (GG 1031 var.), control no. "15057", on cover from San Juan Despi to Barcelona, 14 Apr 1938, backstamped 16 Apr; very minor edge toning on sheet, otherwise F-VF and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 3267 |
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Pi de Llobregat, Francisco Maciá souvenir sheet imperforate (GG 1031 var.), control no. "15068", on local Barcelona cover, 14 Apr 1938, franked with 30c Scott 549, backstamped 16 Apr; very minor toning on sheet, otherwise F-VF and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 3268 |
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Pi de Llobregat, Francisco Maciá souvenir sheet imperforate (GG 1031 var.), control no. "15313", on cover from San Juan Despi to M. Galvez in Brussels, 14 Apr 1938, franked with 60c postage, Barcelona transit c.d.s. on reverse, 16 Apr, F-VF and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 3269 |
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Pi de Llobregat, Francisco Maciá souvenir sheet imperforate (GG 1031 var.), control no. "15313", on cover from San Juan Despi to Paris, 14 Apr 1938, franked with 60c postage, Barcelona transit c.d.s. on reverse, 16 Apr; minor edge toning on sheet, otherwise F-VF and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 3270 |
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Pi de Llobregat, Defenders of Madrid souvenir sheets (GG 1033a-1040a), the complete set of eight rouletted sheets, each on separate cover from San Juan Despi, seven to stamp dealer and writer, M. Galvez in Brussels, the other to Paris between Jan and Mar of 1938, all have 1.20p registry postage (though only four show any appearance of having been registered) and Barcelona censor marks, F-VF and a rare set on cover.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 3271 |
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Pi de Llobregat, Defenders of Madrid souvenir sheets (GG 1033a//1040a), five different rouletted sheets, each on separate cover similar to previous lot, comprises 1033, 1034a, 1036a, 1038a, 1040a; F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 3272 |
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Port-Bou, 5c Municipal Seal (Sofima 1), on cover from Port-Bou to Barcelona, along with 10c Charity stamp (Ed. 13), franked with 20c Scott 532 and 1½ x 30c 549 tied by Cambio, Port-Bou roller cancel, 16 Nov 1937, VF and very rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3273 |
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Novaliches, Unlisted 10c War Tax stamp, tied with Scott 547 & 549 on cover from Novaliches to Valencia, 18 Dec 1937, Valencia censor mark, Heller RV2.4, backstamped Valencia 19 Dec; minor tear at left, VF and very rare.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 3274 |
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Santoña censor marking, unlisted "Frente Popular de Izquerdas Censurado Santoña" handstamp in purple on postal card from Santoña to Santander, 2 Jan 1937, franked with 5c and 10c Scott 528 & 546, from a soldier of the 6th Brigade stationed at the Dueso prison in Santoña to his wife requesting 15 or 20 pestas, VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3275 |
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Spanish Communist Party - Southern Sector, 10c Komsomol propaganda stamp on reverse of a cover from Madrid to Tangiers, franked with 30c Scott 528, Madrid censor mark, Heller RM1.1, backstamped Tangiers, 15 Feb 1937 tying the label, F-VF.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 3276 |
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Unidentified "República Española" label, on commercial cover from Almagro to Humberto Roig in Valencia, 20 Jan 1937, franked with 30c Scott 549, backstamped 23 Jan, VF and undoubtedly very rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3277 |
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Vinebre, Souvenir Sheets on cover, selection of 27 covers bearing one of seven different sheets (GG 1504//1513) plus additional postage, most addressed to M. Galvez in Brussels between August of 1937 and January of 1938. F-VF and rarely offered in such a large group.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 3278 |
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Zumalacárregui souvenir sheet (Galvez 12), cancelled Pamplona on reverse of registered postcard sent by stamp dealer/expert Renato Critikian to Paris, 25 Apr 1938, franked with 90c postage, backstamped Irun transit, 26 Apr, and Paris receiver, 27 Apr, Pamplona military censor mark, Heller P15.2; addressee "rubbed" out, VF and rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
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