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Papal state

Spain - Incoming Mail 1850-1880
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  • Lot# : 7550 Papal state

    1865: Coat of Arms, 6 b. black on grey and 8 b. black on white pair, used on cover, from ROME to PALMA DE MALLORCA (Balearic Islands), tied by Rome datestamp in black (17 March 1855) and a Spanish '18Rs' mark in blue, with a black 'P.P' and red French transit datestamp, there is a vertical filing crease running between the two values, small fault top of cover, otherwise a fine and scarce example to Spain. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7551 Papal state

    1865: Coat of Arms, 4 b. black on light grey-brown and a pair and single 6 b. black on grey, used on cover, from LORETO to PALMA DE MALLORCA (Balearic Islands), tied by diamond grid cancel in black, Loreto straight-line alongside also in black, with a Spanish '4Rs' mark in blue, a red 'P.P' and red French transit datestamp (22 Dec 1855), some soiling, a fine example of the 22 b. rate to Spain. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 7553 Papal state

    1852: Coat of Arms, 2 b. black on olive green, 3 b. black on orange bistre four singles, 5 b. black on light pink and a 8 b. black on white, used on cover, from LORETO (Papal States) to PALMA DE MALLORCA (Balearic Islands), tied by diamond grill cancel in black, with handstruck black Loreto alongside, a French transit datestamp in red overstruck by a Spanish '4Rs' due mark in black, to the reverse transit marks for La Junquera (1 Sept 1859), Perpignan (3 Sept 1859) and an arrival in Mallorca (9 Sept 1859), there are vertical and horizontal filing creases one which runs vertical through the 8 b. although the stamp looks to be unaffected, an attractive configuration despite being cut into, visually appealing and rare. 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7554 Papal state

    1852: Coat of Arms, 7 b. black on blue pair and 8 b. black on white, used on cover, from ROME (Papal States) to VALENCIA (Spain), tied by diamond grill cancel in black, with Roma datestamp alongside (2 Dec 1856), 'P.P.' mark in red, a French transit datestamp in red (8 Dec 1856) part overstruck by a Spanish '4Rs' due mark in blue, to the reverse transit marks for Marseille (9 Dec 1856), Perpignan (10 Sept 1856) and an arrival in Valencia (13 Dec 1856), there is a horizontal filing crease through the lower part of the 8 b., tear and some toning to cover, however a scarce example.     
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 7555 Papal state

    1852: Coat of Arms, 1 b. black on grey green two singles and 7 b. black on blue six singles, used on cover, from LORETO (Papal States) to PALMA DE MALLORCA (Balearic Islands), tied by diamond grill cancel in black, with Loreto handstamp alongside, red 'P.P', as well as a French transit datestamp in red (21 Feb 1857), a Spanish '8Rs' due mark in blue, to the reverse there are transit marks for Lyon (21 Feb 1857), Gap (23 Feb 1857) and one other the location unclear (25 Feb 1857), there is a horizontal filing crease which runs through the 7 b. on the far right side, despite this and stamps touching and being cut into in places an extremely attractive franking, the stamps very fresh, eye catching double rate and exceptionally rare. 
    Starting bid : 550 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 7559 Papal state

    1852: Coat of Arms, 1/2 b. black on greenish grey, pair, and 7 b. black on light blue, three singles, used on cover, from LORETO (Papal States) to PALMA DE MALLORCA (Balearic Islands), tied by diamond grill cancel in black, with Loreto handstamp alongside, red 'P.P', a transit datestamp in red (25 May 1857), the Spanish '4Rs' postage due mark in blue, on reverse Lyon and Marseille transit datestamps (24 and 25 May 1857) and Balearic arrival in black (31 May 1857), horizontal filing crease lower portion running through the 7 b. stamps, small tears to top, otherwise fine, a extremely rare franking on a cover to Spain.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7560 Papal state

    1852: Coat of Arms, 6 b. black on grey and 8 b. black on white, two singles, used on cover, from LORETO (Papal States) to PALMA DE MALLORCA (Balearic Islands), tied by diamond grill cancel in black, with Loreto handstamp alongside, red 'P.P', a transit datestamp in red (22 Sept 1857), the Spanish '4Rs' postage due mark in blue, on the reverse are Lyon and Marseille (23 Sept 1857) and Bordueax transits in black (24 Sept 1857) and an arrival Balearic also in black (28 Sept 1857), there is a horizontal filing crease not affecting stamps, a rare franking on destination mail from Italy to Spain.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7562 Papal state

    1852: Coat of Arms, 4 b. black on pale yellow, two singles, 6 b. black on greenish-grey and 8 b. black on white, used on cover, from ROME (Papal States) to VALENCIA (Spain), tied by diamond grill cancel in black, with Rome datestamp to the top corner also in black (21 July 1859), a black 'P.P', a handstruck '10' crossed out and below a Spanish charge mark '4.Rs.' in black, Marseille transit in red (26 July 1859), to reverse there is a Valencia arrival in Black (29 July 1859), stamps are cut into in places, the 4 b. and 6 b. have faults, stain to part of front and some soiling, a rare configuration of 22 b. on cover to Spain.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 7565 Papal state

    1852: Coat of Arms, 4 b. black on yellow and 6 b. black on grey three singles, used on cover, from LORETO (Papal States) to PALMA DE MALLORCA (Balearic Islands), tied by diamond grill cancel in black, with Loreto handstamp alongside, black 'P.P', as well as a transit datestamp of Antibes in red (16 April 1860), the Spanish '4Rs' postage due mark in black, on the reverse there is Bordeaux (17 April 1860), La Junquera (18 April 1860) and arrival Palma de Mallorca (24 April 1860) all in black, damage to top centrally repaired, a rare usage on destination mail from Italy to Spain.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7570 Papal state

    1865: Coat of Arms, 6 b. black on grey and 8 b. black on white two singles, used on cover, from ROME to VALENCIA (Spain), tied by diamond grill cancel in black, with Rome datestamp in black alongside (22 April 1865), a black 'P.P', as well as a transit datestamp of Marseille in red (25 April 1865), the Spanish '4Rs' postage due mark in blue, on the reverse a La Junquera transit in blue (27 April 1865) and arrival Valencia in black (30 April 1865), a fine example of the 22 b. rate to Spain, scarce.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7571 Papal state

    1865: Coat of Arms, 6 b. black on grey and 8 b. black on white pair, used on cover, from ROME to BARCELONA (Spain), tied by diamond grill cancel in black, with faint Rome datestamp in black alongside (10 April 1866), also a black 'P.P', red French transit datestamp and a Spanish '4Rs' postage due mark in blue, endorsed top "Urgentissima' (most urgent), addressed to 'Cesare Boccolini' (Italian opera singer), on the reverse a Barcelona arrival datestamp (14 April 1866), does have a horizontal and diagonal crease not affecting stamps, soiled, otherwise a fine example of the 22 b. rate to Spain, rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7575 Papal state

    1868: 5 cts. blue-green, 10 cts. vermilion-orange and 40 cts. lemon-yellow, used on cover, from ROME to SEVILLA (Spain), cancelled by lozenge, tied by a Rome datestamp (31 Dec 1869), with a black 'P.P' alongside, also a red French transit datestamp (2 Jan 1870), the Spanish '4R' postage due mark in red applied to front on arrival in Spain, on the reverse a Sevilla arrival in black (7 Jan 1870), 5 cts. has a tear and is damaged across the top, however a neat and tidy tri-colour franking, attractive and scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 7576 Papal state

    1867/68: 5 cts. blue-green, 10 cts. vermilion-orange and imperforate 40 cts. yellow, used on cover, from ROME to SEVILLA (Spain), cancelled by diamond lozenge, with Rome datestamp (14 Jan 1870) alongside which coincides with a red French transit (16 Jan 1870), a black 'P.P' and Red Spanish '4R' postage due mark also to front, on the reverse are black datestamps for Marseille (17 Nov 1870) and Bordeaux (18 Jan 1870) and an undated Sevilla arrival in black, 5 cts. has some creases, otherwise an attractive small envelope with a three colour franking, scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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