Auction España, Dep. Postales y Extranjero - II Sesión
Tuesday, September 22th 2026
Session one
10 am | Lots 1 - 1742
Wednesday, September 23th 2026
Session two
10 am | Lots 1743- 3626
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Lot 2493
✉ TAHITI. 1885 (May 16). Registered cover to Bordeaux franked by General Issues 1881 25c. yellow on straw pair and 1fr. olive green tied by fine ´Papeete/Taiti´ cds´s with framed ´R´ alongside. Bordeaux arrival (July 10) on reverse of a fine and very scarce cover. Scott 53,59.
Lot 2495
✉ TAHITI. Ce. 51. 1892 (Jan). Cover at Military Concession rate franked by Dubois 1881 15c. blue (fault) tied by bold octagonal CORR. D´ARMEES-PAPEETE in black with repeated strike alongside. Military cachet at right and reverse with arrival cds´s (Feb 24). Some faults to edge of envelope but rare.
Lot 2498
✉ TAHITI. 1895. Unstamped envelope from Papeete cancelled by PAPEETE TAITI 31 DEC 95 double ring addressed to Tipaerui with TAX handstamp and French General Colonies postage dues 5 c blue (Yvert 18) and 15 c pale green (Yvert 20) applied and tied on arrival by PAPEETE TAITI datestamp. Fine and rare item of postage due mail.
Lot 2502
✉ TUNEZ. Ce. 30. 1872 (Nov. 12). Cover to TUNIS, readdressed on arrival, franked by Laureated 1863-67 30c. brown pair tied by scarce ´34´ Paris Star (Avenue Josephine) with red PD. Reverse with seven further datestamps including BÔNE (Nov. 16 and 20) and very fine (and rare) LA GOULETTE cds (Nov 17), then returned to Paris (Nov. 25). A most unusual cover.
Lot 2512
✉ GRAN BRETAÑA. 1847. Envelope to FRANCE bearing SG 8a, 1d brown (imperf four margins) cancelled by LIVERPOOL NUMERAL, routed via London with French entry cachet in red, COGNAC arrival, tased ´14´ erased and charged ´13´. Very fine item of mail, a scarce franking overseas.
Lot 2514
✉ GRAN BRETAÑA. 1849 (Feb. 16). Prepaid entire letter to RIO NEGRO (Nueva Granada), endorsed ´per Thames´, from LONDON with red PAID datestamp of despatch in red and ´1s.´ in manuscript, struck on landing with fine oval SANTAMARTA / DEBE. and rate mark ´3´ reales in blue. A fresh and fine entire.
Lot 2530
✉ GRAN BRETAÑA. 1904 (Apr 1). Cover to SYDNEY, Australia franked at 2 1/2 d. rate with 1902 1/2 d. and 2 x 1 d. red tied by LONDON squared circle datestamps with scarce usage of ´London, Brighton & South Coast Railway´ 2 d. yellow green tied by BEXHILL oval handstamp in violet with manuscript ´Post at London Bridge´. A delightful cover. Scott 127, 128.
Lot 2536
✉ ADEN. Sg. 43+94. 1868. Cover endorsed ´via Marseilles´ to LONDON franked by Great Britain 1858 1d. red and pair of 4d. vermilion pl. 8 tied on arrival in London by Foreign Branch ´50´ obliterators in black. Reverse with London arrival cds´s (April 26) in black and in red. Docketed over address with ´Rec´d April 26, 1869 April 1 3 months cruise expect to arrive at Aden about the end of May´.
Lot 2540
✉ ANTIGUA. 1871 (April 27). Illustrated cover (return address) from Antigua via Halifax, Nova Scotia to Bangor, USA with 1867 1d. vermilion tied by ´AO2´ obliterator in black, red manuscript ´1´ in crayon. Struck with straight line ´Due 2 cts.´ in black on arrival. SG 7. BPA certificate (1963).
Lot 2547
✉ AUSTRALIA. 1878 (May 28). Small envelope to Bendigo (Victoria Mining District) franked by 1867 25c. green and 50c. maroon tied by Lucerne cds´s. On arrival the addressee was not found, cover struck with ´Unclaimed At-Golden Square´ and ´Rifiuto´ in black. Reverse with seven cancels including ´Down Train-Victoria´ (July 16), ´Golden Square´ cds and Dead Letter Branch Melbourne (Feb 4, 1879) in green. Somewhat grubby due to immense journey but rare. Scott 55,59.