1860, Isabella 4 cuartos orange on greenish, horizontal strip of 6, nice fresh colour and clear to large margins, tied to double rate letter sheet with adjacent c.d.s. “VALENCIA 27 NOV 60” to Paris, charged additional “5 c” upon arrival (effective from January 1860 till July 1869 on all mail from Spain to France). A fine and scarce franking)

1874, Justice  40 centavos lilac, tied upon arrival by French GC "2240" to letter sheet from Barcelona, docketed "28 JUN 75" to Marseille, with adjacent red "ESPAGNE MARSEILLE 1 JUIL 75", the first day of UPU. A scarce and most interesting entire, documenting the transition into the UPU-period. 

1874, Justice  40 centavos lilac, 2 copies, tied by mute cancel to 2nd rate letter sheet with adjacent "ESTAFETA DE CAMBIO MADRID 1 JUL 75" to Lagnau, Switzerland. Originally the letter had been franked just with one stamp, the post detected second weight step, marked the letter "2" and applied the tax handstamp "T", which was cancelled after the sender applied second stamp for correct postage.  Only reported FIRST DAY USE of the GPU “T”.  A...

1920, UPU 1 peseta and 5 centavos, tied by special boxed cancellation "BUREAU DE POSTE DU VI CONGRESS POSTAL UNIVERSEL RECOMMANDE MADRID/1.XI.20" two special registered envelope with special registered label, to New York. The envelope with transportation marks and backflap missing, still fine and very rare.
 

1873, postcard 5 centimos blue, used from “CADIZ 13 JAN 74” to Gibraltar, with front side arrival mark. Light creasing at left and tiny thin on reverse, still fine and attractive. This is the earliest use of a Spanish postcard to abroad and the earliest of 3 recorded cards from Spain to Gibraltar before UPU.

1882, postal stationery double card King Alfonso XII 15 centimos greyish green, complete with its answer part, with departure cds “MALAGA JUN 90” to Dorpat, Russia with arrival cds “DERPT LIFL. 24 JUN. 1890” (Old Style calendar), there re-addressed to “REVEL 26 JUN 1890”, correspondence finally returned to Spain with departure cds “REVEL 27 JUN. 1890” and arrival “MALAGA 16 JUL. 90” (New Style calendar), some very minor toning of no...

1882/87, Alfonso 1 centavo grey-green, tied by clear c.d.s. “HABANA 27 OCT,83” to printed matter envelope to St. John, New Foundland. Very fine and scarce.

1877, Surcharge “HABILITADO 12 Cs. PTA” inverted on 2 centavos de peso rose, tied by cds “MANILA 18 SE 77” to printed shipping circular, with adjacent merchant's cachet “G. VAN POLANEN PETEL & Co. Manila", to Marseilles; red French "PAQ. ANG. V. BRIND 3 NOV 77" alongside and on reverse arrival mark "MARSEILLES 4 NOV 77". The entire with usual folds, well clear off adhesive. A great rarity; the only recorded example of an inverted...

1881/88, "HABILITADO PA.U POSTAL 8 CMOS" on 2 centavos lilac rose, study of 39 stamps, mostly unused and in multiples, including blocks of four with handstamp inverted resp. double, block of nine with central row handstamps inverted, pairs with and without handstamp, etc. 4 certificates (Scott 95). Also 3 other stamps.
 

1881/88, "HABILITADO U.POSTAL UN CENT.O" on 2 4/8 centavos ultramarine, 24 copies, mostly in multiples, tied by blue c.d.s. "MANILA 3. NOV.87" to cover to the Imperial Directorate General of Posts at Bremen, Germany, with transit mark of Bavarian railway. A very scarce and attractive franking in nice condition. (Scott 101)

1881/88, "HABILITADO U.POSTAL 10 CENT.s" on 2 4/8 centavos ultramarine, 2 copies, with 2 copies without handstamp (on reverse), all tied by c.d.s. "MANILA 8. ENE.87" to registered cover to Barcelona, with arrival mark. Fine and scarce. (Scott 91)

1887, “UNION GAL. POSTAL HABILITADO 8 CENTS" in purple on 2 4/8 C. De Peso light blue, strip of three, fresh colour and good perforations for this issue, tied by blue cds (date unclear but Feb 1889) to a US Consulate in Manila registered envelope sent to Halifax, Nova Scotia, endorsed “Via San Francisco”, with “R No. 7534 MANILA” registry box in red. Reverse, a four line unboxed "REGISTERED FE 18 1889 SAN FRANCISCO" CAL" in red, transit “ST....