Postal History

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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|ENVELOPE| 166(2), 168, 154. 1875. 25 cts pink, two stamps, 50 cts lilac (torn due to archival preservation) and 5 cts green War Tax. Certificate from MADRID to HAVANA (CUBA). On the back I received and seals (two from the certificate). MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE COMBINATION OF POSTAGE FOR THE CERTIFICATE RATE TO CUBA, CERTIFICATES IN THIS ISSUE ARE VERY RARE.
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|ENVELOPE| 167. 1875. 40 cts chestnut. MADRID to BELFORT (FRANCE), circulated via England due to the Carlist blockade. Postmark RHOMBUS OF DOTTS and on the front dates ESTAFETA DE CAMBIO / MADRID and French ANGL. / AMB.CALAIS. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE ROUTE.
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|ENVELOPE| 167(4). 1875. 40 cts brown, strip of four stamps. CADIZ to BAYONNE (FRANCE). Postmark CADIZ / (3). MAGNIFICENT, RARE AND SPECTACULAR FOUR-POST POSTAGE.
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|ENVELOPE| 167(4). 1875. 40 cts brown, four stamps. MALAGA to NEW YORK (USA). Double postage at the November 1872 rate via England. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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|ABOUT| 167. 1875. 40 cts chestnut. ZARAGOZA to MILLAU (FRANCE), circulated via Jaca. MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL ROUTE.
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|ABOUT| 167. 1875. 40 cts chestnut. ZARAGOZA to ANNONAY (FRANCE). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE, CIGoodULATED 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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168. 1875. 50 cts lilac grey. MADRID to LANGNAU (SWITZERLAND). MAGNIFICENT.
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|ENVELOPE| 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 marks GRAMOS / CERTIFICADO, special date stamp PD / ESTAFETA DE CAMBIO / MADRID and arrival. MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF POSTAGE TO COMPLETE THE SINGLE CERTIFIED POSTAGE RATE TO ENGLAND, THE CERTIFICATES IN THIS ISSUE ARE VERY RARE, PIECE OF ENORMOUS SPECTACULARITY
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|ENVELOPE| 163, 165. 1876. 5 cts lilac and 20 cts orange. MADRID to LONDON (GREAT BRITAIN). MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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|ENVELOPE| 163, 164(2), 168, 169(2). 1876. 5 cts lilac, 10 cts blue, pair (one stamp defect), 50 cts lilac and 1 pts black, pair (one stamp defect). Certificate from SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE to MONTECOSARO (ITALY). Postage of nine shipments plus certificate fees. NICE 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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|ABOUT| 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 an excess of postage of 15 cts, of which 5 cts of the War Tax was not applicable, most likely the postage of 85 cts was applied to circulate via France or England but finally the route of Portugal was used, on the back transit through Badajoz. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE POSTAGE, PIECE OF ENORMOUS SPECTACULARITY.
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|ENVELOPE| 164, 167. 1876. 10 cts blue and 40 cts brown. BILBAO to LANGNAU (SWITZERLAND). MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL POSTAGE COMBINATION TO COMPLETE THE DOUBLE POSTAGE RATE TO SWITZERLAND ACCORDING TO THE AGREEMENT OF JULY 1876.
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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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|ENVELOPE| 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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|ENVELOPE| 166, 154. 1876. 25 cts pink and 5 cts green War Tax. BAGoodELONA to HAVANA (CUBA). Postmark PARRILLA COLONIAL, on arrival and on the front handwritten "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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|ENVELOPE| 167(2). 1876. 40 cts chestnut, two stamps. Certificate from MALAGA to PUY DE DOME (FRANCE). On the front, 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 EXCESS OF 5 CTS, CERTIFICATES ARE VERY RARE IN THIS ISSUE.
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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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|ENVELOPE| 179(2). 1876. 50 cts green, two stamps. Certificate from MADRID to PARIS (FRANCE). On the front, mark GRAMOS / CERTIFICADO and special date stamp PD / ESTAFETA DE CAMBIO / MADRID, double certified postage rate. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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|ENVELOPE| 175(2), 180. 1877. 10 cts blue, two stamps and 1 pts blue. BILBAO to VERACRUZ (MEXICO). On the front, transit through Santander and handwritten annotation "Via Santander by French Steamer", single postage by French ships according to the January 1876 rate. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE WITH THE USE OF THE 1 PTS.
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|ENVELOPE| 175(2), 180. 1877. 10 cts blue, two stamps and 1 pts blue. BAGoodELONA to CHARLESTON (USA). Single postage via England. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY 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. 1877. 25 chestnut cts. Illustrated cover from MADRID to PARIS. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY SPECTACULAR.
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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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177. 1877. 25 cts chestnut. MALAGA to COPENHAGEN (DENMARK). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE DIRECTED TO DENMARK.
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|ENVELOPE| 177. 1877. 25 cts chestnut, leaf edge. BAGoodELONA to ARENDAL (NORWAY). On the front handwritten annotation "Via Germany". MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE DESTINATION.
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|ENVELOPE| 177, 178. 1877. 25 cts red chestnut and 40 cts chestnut. BAGoodELONA to BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE COMBINATION OF POSTAGE TO COMPLETE THE 65 CTS RATE VIA BAGoodELONA IN JANUARY 1876. USE OF THE 40 CTS IS VERY RARE.
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|ENVELOPE| 177(4). 1877. 25 cts brown, four stamps. BAGoodELONA to CHARLESTON (USA). Postage in four installments according to the General Union of Post Office rates in force since January 1876. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE AND SPECTACULAR.
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|ENVELOPE| 177. 1877. 25 cts red chestnut. MADRID to VIENNA (AUSTRIA). Arrival on the back. MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL DESTINATION.
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179, 183. 1877. 5 cts and 50 cts. BARCELONA to PUERTO RICO. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE DESTINATION.
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175(2), 174. 1878. 10 cts blue, two stamps and 5 cts chestnut. MADRID to MONTECOSARO (ITALY). BEAUTIFUL AND RARE COMBINATION OF POSTAGE TO COMPOSE THE RATE OF 25 CTS TO ITALY.
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|ABOUT| 191, 192, 196. 1878. 5 cts orange, 10 cts brown and 50 cts green. Front from BAGoodELONA to MONTEVIDEO (URUGUAY). MAGNIFICENT.
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192(2), 162(3). 1878. 10 black chestnut cts, two stamps and 2 chestnut cts of 1875, three stamps. SAN FERNANDO (CADIZ) to FLORENCE (ITALY). On the front it marks INSTITUTO / Y / OBSERVATORIO DE MARINA / DE / SAN FERNANDO, in blue (the 2 cts stamp of 1875 had been demonetized since July 31, 1878). MAGNIFICENT AND SPECTACULAR POSTAGE OF TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES OF ALFONSO XII, ONLY KNOWN.
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