Spain and Colonies

1937. FUENLABRADA (MADRID) to ORENSE. CENSURA MILITAR / LEGANES (TOLEDO) mark, arrival back. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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(1937ca). Addressed to RIBADEO. Franchise mark CUERPO DE EJERCITO DE GALICIA / ESTADO MAYOR and its corresponding censor mark, both in purple. MAGNIFICENT.
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1937. ESPINOSA DE HENARES (GUADALAJARA) a CAMPOS DEL PUERTO (BALEARES). Marca de franquicia REGIMIENTO INFANTERIA PALMA / 3ER BATALLON, en azul y CENSURA MILITAR / JADRAQUE y al dorso llegada. MAGNIFICA Y RARA.

687(2). 1937. 30 cts carmine, pair. MARTIHERRERO to LONDON (GREAT BRITAIN). MARTIHERRERO and CM / AVILA (Censura) postmarks, in violet, on the transit back. MAGNIFICENT.
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737. 1937. 45 cts carmine and 5 cts from Barcelona. Envelope with letterhead MINISTRY OF JUSTICE / NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS from BARCELONA to SAINT ETIENNE (FRANCE) (Saint Etienne was one of the places that welcomed a large number of refugee children from the Civil War). MAGNIFICENT.
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823(3), 817. 1937. 30 cts pink, three stamps and 10 cts green. Certificate from LA ESTRADA (PONTEVEDRA) to MILLAU (FRANCE). On the front it marks CENSURA MILITAR / LA ESTRADA, on the back arrival. MAGNIFICENT.
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Canary Islands. 39. 1938. 1´25 sts over 10 cts green and 50 cts blue. THE LAGOON in CANNES (FRANCE). On the front it marks CENSURA MILITAR / LA LAGUNA and arrival on the back. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1938. Postcard from BUBAL (HUESCA) to ZARAGOZA. Franchise brand MILITARY COMMAND OF / JACA? (text deleted) and MILITARY/BUBAL CENSORSHIP, both in purple. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE, THE BUBAL BRAND IS NOT REVIEWED.
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1938. Dirigida a MANACOR. Marca de franquicia REGIMIENTO DE INFANTERIA / 10º BATALLON y CENSURA MILITAR / BATALLON CICLISTA, ambas en negro y al dorso llegada. MAGNIFICA Y MUY RARA.

1938. 90 blue cts from France, surcharge "F". SAINT CYPRIEN to PARIS (FRANCE). Postmark CAMP ST. CYPRIEN PLAGE / PYR. ORLES, with the handwritten inscription "Urgent". MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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(1938ca). LANGRES (FRANCE) to BARCELONA, sent by a Spanish woman in Campo de Langres. On the back franchise mark SOUS-PREFECTURE DE LANGRES / (HAUTE MARNE), in violet. MAGNIFICENT.
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1938. 90 French blue cts, surcharge F. From the SAINT CYPRIEN Refugee Camp (FRANCE) to PARIS. Postmark CAMP.ST.CYPRIEN-PLAGE / PYR.ORLES. MAGNIFICENT.
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(★)1938. Folleto de seis páginas REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE NATIONAL JOINT COMMITTEE FOR SPANISH RELIEF, en el que se integran THE BRITISH COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES FROM SPAIN y THE BASQUE CHILDREN´S COMMITTEE (texto en inglés). MAGNIFICO Y RARISIMO.

(1938ca). 50 cts azul. BILBAO a CAERLEON (GALES), corte en diagonal de apertura y dirigida a dos hermanos vascos refugiados en Cambria House, a la llegada de la carta, los niños no estaban en la residencia, por lo que se anota a mano "Try Gracechurch st Ec3", en azul (según consta en archivos, estos dos hermanos fueron repatriados a España el 21 de Mayo de 1939). MAGNIFICA Y RARA.

1938. 20 cts violeta, 30 cts rojo y diversos valores. Certificado de BILBAO a EVINGTON, dirigida a un "niño vasco" refugiado en Evington Hall. MAGNIFICA Y RARA.

816, 822. 1938. 5 cts, 25 cts and 5 cts VALVERDE local stamp. VALVERDE OF THE WAY to SEVILLE. MAGNIFICENT.
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844. 1938. 30 cts red. ZARAGOZA to PARIS. Postmark MOVIL BRIGADE Nº23, in violet and on the front mark BATALLON 2º GRUPO LIGERO / BATTERY, in violet and censors, arrival on the back. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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844, 828. 1938. 30 cts red and 1 pts blue. ARRECIFE to SEVILLE. On the front it marks CENSURA MILITAR / ARRECIFE, in purple. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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844. (1938ca). 30 ct red. BELCHITE (ZARAGOZA) to CADIZ. Postmark CENSURA MILITAR / BELCHITE, in violet and arrival on the back. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. 40 cts gray green and 30 cts pink. GUERNICA (BIZCAYA) to ROMA (ITALY) (address cropped at the bottom). On the front it marks MILITARY CENSURE / GUERNICA Y LUNO. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. Addressed to BARCELONA, written in a Refugee Camp in the Pyrenees. PTAS brand. 1´40, in violet and on the back arrival. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. 90 blue cts from France. LE BARCARES to VERNET LES BAINS. CAMP LE BARCARES / PYR ORLES postmark and arrival backstamp. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. LE BARCARES in GENEVA (SWITZERLAND). Postmark CAMP LE BARCARES / PYR ORLES and tax of "60", applied in Switzerland. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. LE BARCARES in GENEVA (SWITZERLAND). Postmark CAMP LE BARCARES / PYR ORLES and tax of "60", applied in Switzerland. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. LE BARCARES in TOULOUSE (FRANCE). CAMP LE BARCARES / PYR ORLES postmark and arrival backstamp. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. LE BARCARES to PARIS (sender's flap missing). Postmark CAMP LES BARCARES / PYR ORLES, arrival back. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. 90 blue cts from France. LE BARCARES to PERPIGNAN (FRANCE). Postmark CAMP LES BARCARES / PYR ORLES. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. 90 blue cts from France. BARCARES to PERPIGNAN (FRANCE), written in the Campo de Le Barcares by Lieutenant Colonel Izquierdo Carvajal of the Barrack of Chiefs and Officers. On the back arrival. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. BARCARES to MADRID (text inside). Postmark CAMP LE BARCARES / PYR ORLES and rate mark TASA ONE PTA 40 CTS, in violet and arrival on the back. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE RATE MARK.
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1939. ARGELES SUR MER in BARCELONA (text inside). Postmark ARGELES SUR MER / PYR ORLES and rate mark PTS 1´40, in violet applied on arrival. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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1939. SAIN CYPRIEN in BARCELONA. Postmark CAMP ST. CYPRIEN-PLAGE / PYR ORLES and rate mark PTAS 1´40, in violet applied to the arrival and to the arrival back. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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1939. 90 blue cts from France. SAINT CYPRIEN to BONIFACIO (CORSICA), addressed to 17 CTE (Compagnie de Travailleurs Espagnols), of Bonifacio, for which we have no data. Postmark CAMP ST. CYPRIEN PLAGE / PYR ORLES. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. SAINT CYPRIEN in BOURG (FRANCE). "FM" (Franchise Militaire) manuscript and CAMP ST dater. CYPRIEN-PLAGE / PYR ORLES, arrival back. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. SAINT CYPRIEN to ARGELES SUR MER (FRANCE), written between Spaniards interned in the camps of Saint Cyprien and Argeles. Postmark CAMP ST. CYPRIEN-PLAGE / PYR ORLES MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. France stamp of 90 cts blue with "F" surcharge. BRIANCONNET to PUGET THENIERS. The Brianconnet Camp lacked a special mark, so it was mentioned in a handwritten form "Refugiés espagnols (Camp de Brianconnet)", on the back arrival. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. ARGELES SUR MER to ISSOUDUN (FRANCE), written in the Argeles Internment Camp (Campo de Marina 6 Bis). On the back arrival. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. PERPIÑAN to FONTVIEILLE, written by a Spaniard from the countryside of Argeles Sur Mer and circulated without postage or franchise. Postmark "roller" PERPIGNAN RP MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France, with "F" surcharge. ARGELES SUR MER to SAINT CYPRIEN (FRANCE). written from the Argeles Sur Mer Internment Camp to the Saint Cyprien Camp. CAMP D´ARGELES SUR MER / PYR ORLES postmark and CAMP DE ST. CYPRIEN / SERVICE / DE / CONTROL. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE LETTER BETWEEN DIFFERENT INTERNMENT CAMPS.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. SERVIERES LE CHATEAU a PARIS (FRANCE), written by a Spanish interned in the Preventorio de Servieres, probably due to some illness, since this center was intended for the work of a prentorio-hospital. Postmark SERVIERES LE CHATEAU / CORREZE. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. SEPTFONDS to CAMBRAI. Postmark CAMP DE SEPTFONDS / T. ET G. and addressed to a Spaniard from 71 CTE, on the front it marks LA CAMBRAI / 22 JUIL 1939 / LE VAGUEMESTRE DU 1ER RI, in violet. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE LETTER BETWEEN REFUGEE CAMPS.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France with "F" surcharge. CLERMONT FERRAND to PARIS (FRANCE). Addressed to the Spanish Refugee Evacuation Service (SERE), the 198 GTE (Foreign Workers Group) was located in Clermont Ferrand. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. Blue 90 cts from France, with "F" surcharge. SEPTFONDS to PARIS (FRANCE). Postmark CAMP DE SEPTFONDS / T. ET. G., the Septfund Camp known as Camp de Judes (Jews), was made up of interned refugees and prisoners, most of them from Camp Saint Laurent. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. LE BARCARES to CAMAGUEY (CUBA) (some Cuban Brigade Members passed through the Le Barcares Internment Camp, they even had a barrack for them). Postmark CAMP DE LE BARCARES / PYR. ORLES. BEAUTIFUL AND VERY RARE ADDRESSED TO CUBA.
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1939. LE BARCARES (dated Marseille) to BARCELONA (text inside). CAMP LE BARCARES / PYR.ORLES postmark and rate mark PTAS 1´40, in violet applied upon arrival. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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1939. ARGELES SUR MER in BARCELONA (text inside). CAMP ARGELES SUR MER / PYR.ORLES postmark and rate mark PTAS 1´40, in violet applied to the arrival and to the arrival back. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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1939. 2´25 blue fr from France. BORDEAUX to BARCELONA, referred from the temporary hospital of La Bruyere. At the beginning of World War II, temporary hospitals were created to care for the wounded and refugees, among whom were many Spaniards, these were asylums, convents and even schools, as is the case, on the front marked LE VAGUEMESTRE / ESTERNAT / LA BRUYERE. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. ARGELES SUR MER to GIRON (FRANCE) (sent without postage from the Argeles Refugee Camp with partial handwritten notation "to be paid by the addressee") (lower part of the letter is missing). Appraised on arrival with "1´80 fr", applying tax stamps. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE APPRAISED WITH STAMPS, USUALLY THE FRENCH RATE WAS SIMPLY APPLIED WITH A POSTAL MARK.
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1939. ARGELES SUR MER to TOULOUSE. Postmark CAMP ARGELES SUR MER / PYR.ORLES. MAGNIFICENT.
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1939. Overseas 10 cts and blue 90 cts with F surcharge, both from France. ARGELES SUR MER to PARIS. Postmark CAMP ARGELES SUR MER / PYR.ORLES. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1939. ORTHEZ (FRANCE) to ALCALA DE HENARES (possibly sent from the Gurs Camp, when it was not yet established as a Refugee Camp). Priced in transit for lack of postage. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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