Spain and Colonies

154, 164, 167. 1875. 5 cts green, 10 cts blue and 40 cts chestnut (with defects before cancellation, contrary to postal regulations). SANTANDER to BAYONA (FRANCE), circulated by sea. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE LETTER NOT APPRAISED WITH DEFECTIVE STAMPS IN ORIGIN.
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163, 164. 1875. 5 cts lilac and 10 cts blue. BARCELONA to LISBON (PORTUGAL). Postage in excess of 5 cts according to new rates in force since July 1875. MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF POSTAGE.
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163, 164. 1875. 5 cts lilac and 10 cts blue. BARCELONA to LISBON (PORTUGAL). Postage of 15 cts completing the rate of 50 mils or 12.5 cts of August 1867, the new rate of 10 cts already in force since July 1, 1875. MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE.
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163, 165, 168. 1875. 5 cts lilac, 20 cts orange and 50 cts lilac. BARCELONA to BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA). MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE COMBINATION TO COMPOSE THE RATE OF 75 CTS TO BUENOS AIRES.
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163(3). 1875. 5 cts lilac, three stamps. SEVILLE to MALAGA. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE POSTAGE WHERE AN ORDINARY POSTAGE STAMP REPLACES THE WAR TAX STAMP
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163(2), 154. 1875. 5 cts lilac, pair and 5 cts green War Tax. BARCELONA to MALAGA. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE POSTAGE.
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163, 164. 1875. 5 cts lilac and 10 cts blue. FIGUERAS to BARCELONA. Postmark FIGUERAS / GERONA. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE USE OF AN ORDINARY POSTAGE STAMP REPLACING THE WAR TAX STAMP.
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163. 1875. 5 cts lilac. Printed from TARAZONA (ZARAGOZA) to BARCELONA. Dated August 1, 1875. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
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164, 167. 1875. 10 cts blue and 40 cts chestnut. MALAGA to MILAN (ITALY). MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF POSTAGE TO COMPLETE THE RATE OF 50 CTS TO ITALY.
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164(2). 1875. 10 cts blue, two stamps, one of them BISECTED. CUEVAS DE VERA (ALMERIA) to HUESCAR (GRANADA). Postmark CUEVAS DE VERA / ALMERIA. MAGNIFICENT AND EXTRAORDINARY RARE USE OF A BISECTED ORDINARY MAIL STAMP AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR WAR TAX.
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164. 1875. 10 cts blue and 5 cts ultramarine SALES TAX. RIPOLL (GERONA) to OLOT. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE USE OF A TAX SEAL AS A WAR TAX.
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164, 143. 1875. 10 cts blue and 2 cts yellow Allegory of Justice. CIUDAD REAL to LISBON (PORTUGAL) (archive fold). The new agreement with Portugal, in force since July 1875, establishes single postage at 10 cts, so in this case it is not appropriate to add a 2 ct stamp. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE POSTAGE FROM DIFFERENT ISSUES, ESPECIALLY WITH A DEMONETIZED STAMP, ONLY ONE OTHER KNOWN.
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164, 168(3). 1875. 10 cts blue and 50 cts lilac, three stamps. MALAGA to NEW YORK (USA). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE POSTAGE COMBINATION TO COMPLETE THE DOUBLE POSTAGE RATE (1.60 PTS) VIA ENGLAND.
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★ 165. 1875. 20 orange cts. Excellent centering. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE IN THIS QUALITY. Certificate CEM.
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165(2). 1875. 20 cts orange, pair. LA CORUÑA to BORDEAUX (FRANCE). Postmark CORUÑA / (4). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE POSTAGE COMBINATION.
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166, 168. 1875. Set of two letters franked with 25 cts pink and 50 cts purple, respectively, both originating in BARCELONA and addressed to GENOVA (ITALY), one single postage and the other double postage. MAGNIFICENT.
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166(2), 167(2). 1875. 25 cts pink, two stamps and 40 cts chestnut, two stamps (one stamp has a small defect). BARCELONA to BUENOS-AIRES (ARGENTINA). Postage of double postage, according to the rate in force since July 1875 (65 cts each 10 grs). MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL COMBINATION.
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167(4). 1875. 40 cts chestnut, strip of four stamps. CADIZ to BAYONNE (FRANCE). Postmark CADIZ / (3). MAGNIFICENT, RARE, AND SPECTACULAR FOUR-POSTAGE STAMP.
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167(4). 1875. 40 cts brown, four stamps. MALAGA to NEW YORK (USA). Double postage according to the November 1872 tariff via England. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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167. 1875. 40 cts chestnut. ZARAGOZA to ANNONAY (FRANCE). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE, CIRCULATED ON THE LAST DAY OF THE RATE OF 40 CTS, WHICH BECOMES 25 CTS.
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168. 1875. 50 cts lilac. WALLS to GENOVA (ITALY). Postmark MUROS / CORUÑA. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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168(2). 1875. 50 cts lilac, pair. MALAGA to NEW YORK (USA). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE RATE OF FOUR PORTES.
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168. 1875. 50 cts lilac. CADIZ to VERACRUZ (MEXICO). Postmark CADIZ / (3). MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL DESTINATION.
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163, 165. 1876. 5 cts lilac and 20 cts orange. MADRID to LONDON (GREAT BRITAIN). MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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163, 165, 168. 1876. 5 cts lilac, 20 cts orange, and 50 cts lilac. Front of Certificate from MADRID to LONDON (GREAT BRITAIN). On the front is marked GRAMS / CERTIFICATE, special date stamp PD / EXCHANGE STATION / MADRID and arrival. MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL POSTAGE COMBINATION TO COMPLETE THE SINGLE CERTIFIED POSTAGE RATE TO ENGLAND. CERTIFICATES IN THIS ISSUE ARE VERY RARE. A PIECE OF ENORMOUS SPECTACULARITY.
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163, 164(2), 168, 169(2). 1876. 5 cts lilac, 10 cts blue, pair (one stamp defective), 50 cts lilac and 1 pt black, pair (one stamp defective). Certificate from SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE to MONTECOSARO (ITALY). Postage of nine postage units plus certificate fees. BEAUTIFUL AND SPECTACULAR POSTAGE. Cert. COMEX.
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164(3), 154. 1876. 5 cts green and 10 cts blue, three stamps. BARCELONA to MADRID. MAGNIFICENT.
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164(3), 166(2), 168. 1876. 10 cts blue, three stamps, 25 cts pink, two stamps and 50 cts lilac. MALAGA to BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA), circulated via Portugal with insufficient postage for double postage, so it is valued at "15" (tenths) postage 1'30 pts, corresponds to via Barcelona and Gibraltar, it is also noted for not have transit through Badajoz or Lisbon. MAGNIFICENT AND SPECTACULAR POSTAGE, PROBABLY ONLY KNOWN.
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164, 166(3), 154. 1876. 10 cts blue, 25 cts pink, three stamps and 5 cts green War Tax. VALENCIA to BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA), circulated via Portugal whose rate was 75 cts, so it has excess postage of 15 cts, of which 5 cts of War Tax was not applicable; most likely the 85 cts postage rate was applied to circulate via France or England but finally the Portuguese route was used, on the reverse transit through Badajoz. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE POSTAGE, A PIECE OF ENORMOUS SPECTACULARITY.
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|COVER| 164(2), 170. 1876. 10 cts blue, two stamps and 1 pts black. BILBAO to SANTIAGO DE CHILE. On the front handwritten annotation "Vía de Inglaterra" corrected to "Belgium" and mark VALPARAISO / 10 CTS / MULTADA, on the back date stamp CHILI / PAR ANVERS, applied to Belgian ships that were subcontracted by the German line Kosmos (the postage is correct for the route from England but with an excess of 20 cts for this Belgian steamship company). MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE, A PIECE OF ENORMOUS INTEREST.
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166. 1876. 25 cts rose. CADIZ to FRANCE. Postmark CADIZ / (3). MAGNIFICENT.
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166. 1876. 25 cts pink. CADIZ to HAMBURG (GERMANY). Postmark CADIZ / (3), on the back transit through Madrid and arrival. MAGNIFICENT.
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166, 154. 1876. 25 cents pink and 5 cents green War Tax. BARCELONA to HAVANA (CUBA). Postmark COLONIAL GRILL, upon arrival and handwritten on the front "Vapor Marial". MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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167(2). 1876. 40 chestnut cts, pair. MALAGA to NEW YORK (USA). Unusable by pen. MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL DOUBLE PORTION.
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167(3). 1876. 40 chestnut cts, three stamps. BARCELONA to CHARLESTON (USA). MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE POSTAGE OF FOUR POSTAGE WITH EXCESS OF 20 CTS.
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167(2). 1876. 40 cts chestnut, two stamps. MALAGA to NEW YORK (USA), circulated on the England route (some erosions on the front). Large date postmark MALAGA / (6). PRETTY.
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167(2). 1876. 40 cts chestnut, two stamps. Certificate from MALAGA to PUY DE DOME (FRANCE). On the front are marks CERTIFICATE, "R" and a handwritten note that the recipient had died; on the back, arrival. MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF POSTAGE TO COMPLETE THE CERTIFICATE RATE, WITH AN EXCESS OF 5 CTS. CERTIFICATES IN THIS ISSUE ARE EXTREMELY RARE.
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173eac(2). 1876. 4/4 cts green COMPOSITION ERROR TYPE IV, pair. CAGoodAJENTE / VALENCIA postmark. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE VARIETY IN A PAIR.
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174, 175, 179. 1876. 5 cts sepia, 10 cts blue and 50 cts green. BARCELONA to BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE COMPOSITION TO COMPLETE THE RATE OF ORDINARY MAIL TO ARGENTINA.
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175, 183. 1876. 10 cts blue and 5 cts green. MADRID to MATARO. Disabled "by brush" and on the front mark DESPUES / DE LA / SALIDA. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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175. 1876. 10 blue cts and Fiscal 5 blue cts SALES TAX. SANTANDER to ARAYA (ALAVA). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE POSTAGE WITH A TAX STAMP.
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177, 179. 1876. 25 red chestnut cts and 50 green cts. Certificate from MADRID to PARIS (FRANCE). On the front mark "C-" and handwritten certificate number. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE CERTIFIED LETTER.
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177, 179. 1876. 25 cts chestnut red and 50 cts green. BARCELONA to BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA). Circulated on the Lisbon route with a rate of 75 cts according to the agreement with Portugal for simple carriage. MAGNIFICENT.
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△ 179s(3). 1876. 50 cts green, strip of three vertical. NO TEETH. Postmark CADIZ / (3). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE IN USED.
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175(2), 180. 1877. 10 cts blue, two stamps and 1 pt blue. BILBAO to VERACRUZ (MEXICO). On the front, transit through Santander and handwritten notation "Via Santander by French Steamer", single postage on French ships according to the January 1876 tariff. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE WITH THE USE OF THE 1 PTS.
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175(2), 180. 1877. 10 cts blue, two stamps and 1 pt blue. BARCELONA to CHARLESTON (USA). Single postage via England. MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE WITH THE USE OF THE 1 PTS.
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175,183(3). 1877. 5 cts, three stamps and 10 blue cts. FIGUERAS to BARCELONA. Postmark CIRCULO DE PUNTOS, on the front FIGUERAS / GERONA. MAGNIFICENT.
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177, Yv 68. 1877. 25 cts. blue, french stamp and 25 cts. chestnut, seal of Alfonso XII. NOGENT-S-MARNE to ARCACHON and forwarded to FUENTERRABIA. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE MIXED POSTAGE IN THIS ISSUE.
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177. 1877. 25 chestnut cts. CADIZ to HAIDA (BOHEMIA). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE DESTINATION.
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177, 183, 184. 1877. 25 cts chestnut, 5 cts green and 10 cts blue. VILANOVA AND LA GELTRU to HAVANA (CUBA). Postmark VILª Y GELTRU / BARCELONA. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE COMBINATION OF POSTAGE.
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