Former Spanish colonies

1863. HAVANA to PARIS (FRANCE), forwarded to New York by the agent L.VON HOFFMANN AND Cº (mark on the back), where it is deposited in the mail. Franco-British interchange mark GB/1F 60C and handwritten portings, circulated via Liverpool and London. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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61. 1863. 1 real chestnut. LAREDO to HAVANA. Postmark LAREDO / SANTANDER. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1864. GÃœINES to COLUMBUS. Mayor's mark and COLONIAL GRILL, indicating that the letter circulated postage-free. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1864. 1 real green, leaf edge. Addressed to SEVILLE. Postmark PARRILLA, of scripts and manuscript "Vapor Correo de la Empresa". MAGNIFICENT.
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1865. MELENA to GÃœINES. Mark CAPITANIA / DEL PARTIDO / DE / MELENA and COLONIAL GRILL, indicating that the letter circulated postage-free. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1866. SAN NICOLAS to GÃœINES. Brand GRILL COLONIAL, indicating that the letter circulated free of porte. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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15(7). 1866. 20 cts green, seven stamps (franked on the back as closure). HAVANA to MADRID. Postmark MADRID / (1), applied on arrival. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE AND SPECTACULAR POSTAGE.
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1867. HAVANA to BORDEAUX (FRANCE). Octagonal dater LA HAVANE / *, in black and French portage "10" handwritten, LIGNE B dater on the back / *PAQ.FR.*Nº2*. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1868. EARLY TO GÃœINES. Brand GRILL COLONIAL, indicating that the letter circulated free of porte. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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91. 1868. 10 cts green. CADIZ to HAVANA. MAGNIFICENT.
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92. 1868. 20 cts lilac. LLANES to VERACRUZ (MEXICO). Postmark LLANES / OVIEDO. Circulated via Cádiz and Havana through Spanish ships whose rate was half, although it took longer to reach its destination. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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Ant 16(2). 1869. 10 cts brown, pair, franked on the back. CUBA to CITADEL. Postmark CIUDADELA / MENORCA, upon arrival. MAGNIFICENT.
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★/(★)1869. TURN STAMPS from 1868. Set of twelve COLOR TESTS and WITHOUT DENTATION of different values. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1869. HAVANA to EDINBURGH (SCOTIA), circulated via Saint Thomas. Manuscript "Per Tamar" and bearing mark 1 / - (shilling), in black. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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98(2). 1869. 50 mils violet, two stamps. CASTROPOL to HAVANA (CUBA). Postmark CASTROPOL / OVIEDO. MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL COMBINATION OF POSTAGE TO MAKE UP THE 100 MILES TO CUBA.
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99. 1869. 100 mils chestnut. Front from LAREDO to HAVANA. Postmark LAREDO / SANTANDER. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE USE OF THIS STAMP IN CUBA.
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1870. SANTIAGO DE CUBA to NEW YORK (USA), forwarded by the agent RMARQUETTE AND Cº (mark on the back) where it is deposited in the mail. Dater NEW YORK / USNOTES / 10. MAGNIFICENT.
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1870. 1 sh green, pair. BIRMIMGHAM to HAVANA. Duplex postmark BIRMINGHAM / 75 and on the front mark NE, in black of the Empresa de Correos Marítimos de La Habana and porterage "4". MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1871. Registration of Shipment from BATABANO to HAVANA. Mark CARABINEROS DE LA ISLA DE CUBA / SECCION / DE / BATABANO / 1ª COMPª, in blue. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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★1871. ENDORSEMENT STAMPS from 1871. 4 pesos black on blue, two stamps with different shades. OF FOREIGN PASSPORTS. MAGNIFICENT. (Jones and Rodriguez BD2)
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(★)1871. ENDORSEMENT STAMPS from 1871. 12 reales black on pink. OF NATIONAL PASSPORTS. MAGNIFICENT. (Jones and Rodriguez BD3)
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25. 1872. 12 cts lilac. HAVANA to SANTIAGO. Postmark STEAM / DE LA / HAVANA. MAGNIFICENT AND EXTRAORDINARILY RARE USE OF THIS POSTMARK.
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1873. 10 chestnut cts FISCAL TURN. MATANZAS (CUBA) to PORT-AU-PRINCE. On the back handwritten "Guaranteed by Aurelio Ferrer", validating the tax stamp in its use as a postage stamp. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE. Certificate GRAUS.
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(★)1873. RECEIPTS AND ACCOUNTS from 1873. 1´25 light brown pts (double impression, one inverted). MAGNIFICENT. (Jones and Rodriguez CC3)
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1873. 50 chestnut cts, strip of three. HAVANA to CADIZ. MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION OF POSTAGE DESTINATION TO THE PENINSULA.
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1873. 50 cts castaño BISECTADO, para cubrir la tarifa dentro de la isla. LA HABANA a TRINIDAD. En el frente manuscrito "Vapor Villaclara". MAGNIFICA Y RARISIMO USO TARDIO DE UN SELLO DE AMADEO SIN SOBRECARGAR, EL REY AMADEO ABDICO EN FEBRERO DE 1873 Y LA MISIVA ES DEL 17 NOVIEMBRE DE 1873. Marquilla ECHENAGUSIA.

1874. Registration of Shipment from HAVANA to PUERTO RICO. Mark ADMº PRAL DE CUSTOMS DE LA / HABANA, in blue and "Vapor español Marsella" handwritten on the back, "I received" handwritten. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1874. 10 cts chestnut GIRO, two stamps. GUANAJUAY to AYHERERRE (FRANCE), circulated via Madrid and Bayonne. Postmark GUANAJUAY / ISLAND OF CUBA. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE POSTAL USE WITH TAX STAMPS, POSSIBLY THE ONLY ONE CIRCULATED ABROAD.
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28(2). 1874. 25 overseas cts, pair. SANTIAGO DE CUBA to NEW YORK (USA). Postmark GRILL OF POINTS (circular) and date stamp NEW YORK / DUE 10 / US CURRENCY on the front. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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△ 1876. 2'50 pts blue POLICE PROSECUTOR. HAVANA Neighborhood Certificate (CUBA). MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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1876. 1´25 pts blue POLICE. Neighborhood Certificate of SANCTI SPIRITUS. Postmark CELADURIA DE / SANCTI SPIRITUS. MAGNIFICENT.
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(★)1877. STAMPED PAPER of 1877. Complete series, eleven values (printed in black and on cardboard), different values but the same design as the series issued for Spain. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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41(2). 1877. 25 cts green, pair. HAVANA to VERACRUZ. Addressed by J. RAFECAS Y Cª / HABANA, manuscript "By American Vapor" and appraised by the Mexican mail "35 cts." MAGNIFICENT AND RARE.
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41(2). 1877. 25 cts green, pair (frangible on the back). SANCTI-ESPIRITUS in NIEVRE (FRANCE). The letter is taxed and said tax is annulled, realizing the postage on the back. MAGNIFICENT AND SPECTACULAR.
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★ EP1. 1878. 25 cts blue on Postal Stationery. MAGNIFICENT. Edifil 2016: 36 Euros
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(★) EP1/2. 1878. 25 cts azul y naranja y 25 cts castaño rojo, sobre Tarjetas Entero Postales. MAGNIFICOS. Edifil 2020: 72 Euros

47(3). 1878. 25 cts dark green, three stamps (one with insignificant defect). Front (with part of the back cover) from SANTIAGO DE CUBA to LIVERPOOL (ENGLAND). Oval dotted DM postmark, used on steamships from the Northern line of Compañía de Vapores Herrera, which sailed along the north coast. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE, WITHOUT DOUBT THE MOST SPECTACULAR LETTER KNOWN WITH THIS POSTMARK, AND ALMOST WITH ALL PROBABILITY THE ONLY KNOWN ADDRESSED ABROAD. Certificate ECHENAGUSIA.
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66. 1878. 10 cts light chestnut. HAVANA to CADIZ. The letter is originally placed in the mailbox of the steamship and upon arrival in Cádiz it is disabled in the port. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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★ EP2. 1879. 25 cts brown on Postal Stationery. MAGNIFICENT. Edifil 2017: 36 Euros
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★ EP2. 1879. 25 cts brown on Postal Stationery. MAGNIFICENT. Edifil 2017: 36 Euros
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★ EP2. 1879. 25 cts brown on Postal Stationery. MAGNIFICENT. Edifil 2017: 36 Euros
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(★) EP2. 1879. 25 cts castaño rojo sobre Tarjeta Entero Postal. MAGNIFICA. Edifil 2019: 36 Euros

1880. 2'50 pink pts on STAMPED PAPER (fiscal) on baptismal certificate of HAVANA. MAGNIFICENT.
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(★) EP3/6. 1880. Juego completo de cuatro Tarjetas Entero Postales (incluyendo obviamente las dos de ida y vuelta). MAGNIFICAS. Edifil 2020: 118 Euros

59. 1880. 25 gray cts. CIEGO DE AVILA (CUBA) to MANZANILLO. COLONIAL GRILL postmark, in blue. MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE.
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59(4). 1880. 25 gray cts, strip of three and one stamp. HAVANA to CORUÑA (SPAIN). On the back arrival. MAGNIFICENT AND RARE POSTAGE.
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59. 1880. 25 cts blue gray (minor flaw). French octagonal postmark *LA HAVANE* / LIG.B.PAQ FR.Nº, in red. BEAUTIFUL AND VERY RARE, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS EXCELLENT PRINTING.
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(★) EP7/10. 1881. Complete set of four Postal Entire Cards (obviously including the two back and forth). MAGNIFICENT. Edifil 2018: 115 Euros
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(★) EP7/10. 1881. Juego completo de cuatro Tarjetas Entero Postales (incluyendo obviamente las dos de ida y vuelta). MAGNIFICAS. Edifil 2020: 115 Euros

★ 11/14. 1881. Set of four Entire Postcards issued in 1882. MAGNIFICENT AND UNUSUAL. Edifil 2015: 108 Euros
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