Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 6

1850: 6 cs. black, plate 1, unused block of twenty one, no gum, with sheet margin left showing frameline, four good to large margins all round, vertical crease centrally, diagonal crease in margin into first stamp, tear to lower portion of margin not affecting block, thin to one stamp, overall a spectacular exhibition item, very fine to superb appearance, extraordinarily rare, one of the largest known unused blocks from this plate and in such...

1850: 6 cs. black, plate 1, type 20, used example, cancelled by a combination of the CAB.DEL BUEY/ESTREMADURA/BAXA mark in black and a spider in writing ink, stamp cut in two halves and restored, Antoni Roig expert mark to back, extremely rare in black. Cert. Comex (2018).

1850: 6 cs. black, plate 1, types 6-4-5-6 / 12-10-11-12 / 18-16-17-18, imperforate, used block of twleve, cancelled by lightly struck spider handstamps in black, touching one stamp top otherwise four good to large margins all round, thin affecting two stamps which does not affect the exceptionally fine visual appearance, a rare and impressive multiple. Cert. F. Graus (1996).
Provenance: Enrique Magriñà.

1850: 6 cs. black, used, reconstruction block of fifty four, made up of two blocks of 24 (12 x 2) each and one of 6 (3 x 2), all heavily cancelled by spider handstamps in black, many defects, although a spectacular and eye catching piece, an important reconstruction, with philatelic pedigree, comes with diagram showing composition.
Provenance: The Collection of Arthur Hind, Harmer, London, 25th March 1935, lot 31.

1850: 6 cs. black, plate 2, types 14 and 15, two singles used on Judicial cover front, from SEVILLA to BAENA, with pair of 12 cs. purple and two 10 r. greens, tied by spider hadstamp in black, Sevilla datestamp in red (6 June 1850) and Sevilla Court administration mark in black, some acid ink erosion and imperfections, although to be expected for such a large piece, an appealing tri-colour franking, exhibition item, an extraordinary rarity,...

1850: 6 cs. black, group of 31 examples reconstructed with BAEZA datestamps covering each day of January 1850 (1st to 31st), mounted neatly on an album page, mixed condition although almost half have four margin; the 1 Jan 1850 stamp is four margins and comes with a certificate as does the group; an extraordinary assembly and extremly rare. Cert. F. Graus (1998 and 2011).

1850: 6 cs. black, plate 2, a quadrisected example on cover, from VALLS to TARRAGONA, sent on 16 April 1850, arriving 23 April, accepted by the Post with Manuscript 'Ha Ilegado en este estado' (it has arrived in this state) and signed Adm. A. Lazcano; an exceptional fraudulent usage of a quadrisected stamp accepted by the Postal service contrary to regulations; the earliest bisect of a Spanish stamp and unique. Cert. F. Graus (2011)....

1850: 6 cs. black, plate 1, type 16, used on cover from MANRESA to GANDIA, cancelled by the handstruck 'R' in red of Maresa, with MANRESA/CATALUÑA datestamp (25 Feb 1850) in red alongside, stamp just touched top of right side otherwise good to large four margins, slight soiling and creasing to cover but does not detract, exceptionally rare, the only known example, Antoni Roig expert mark to front. Cert.Comex (1974).
Provenance: Jean...

1850: 6 cs. black, plate 2, type 30, used on cover, from ALCOY to ALICANTE, tied by a superb combination of the ''1 R' double circle in red, and a spectacular spider handstamp in black, Alcoy datestamp (8 Jan 1851) also to front, with manuscript 'Con Cargo', and '1R' charge (the stamp circulated after the period of validity), arrival to reverse (8 Jan 1851), two vertical filing creases, one affecting the left side of the stamp, otherwise fine...

1850: 6 cs. black, plate 2, used on a cover sent from MADRID to USAGRE, tied by a spider handstamp in black, readdressed to LLERENA with additionally applied 6 cs. black, plate 2, not tied but with two red cancellations washed out in order to defraud the Post; a most unusual example of Postal Fraud especially upon a readdressed cover. Cert. F. Graus (2013).

1850: 6 cs. black, plate 2, type 11, used on cover from ZARAGOZA to MADRID, cancelled by '1.R.L' handstamp in blue, applied at Zaragoza, with faint ZARAGOZA/ARAGON datestamp to front, adhesive cut into lower right otherwise four margins, a rare cover, unique on a plate 2 of this issue, Antoni Roig expert mark to front. Cert. Comex (2010).

1850: 6 cs. black, plate 2, type 28, used on cover, from MUROS GALICIA to SANTIAGO, tied by the two-line MUROS/GALICIA in blue-green, four margins, very fine and fresh, uncreased and clean cover, very rare espcially this fine. Cert. Comex (1977).