(Accountancy) 1830 outer letter sheet to London struck with an oval-framed GALICIA/ CORUNA handstamp, a two-line ESPAGNE PAR/ St. JEAN-DE-LUZ’ French entry handstamp and annotated “Via Calais”. On arrival the front struck with dotted framed ‘Oz at 8s/8d per Oz’ handstamp applied at the London Foreign Branch. Light vertical filing creases at sides.
(Antilles – Windward Islands) 1801 (Oct 24) entire to Sta Cruz de Tenerife bearing fair two-line strike in magenta ISLAS DE/ BARLOVENTO, docketed despatch from “Havonay” and received”17 Apl 1802”; fine and clean condition.
(Balearics) 1799 entire to Zaragoza written from Palma and bearing circular-framed MA/LLOR/CA handstamp, central ‘10’ handstamp and ‘8’ handstamp at right.
(Balearics) 1819 (31 Oct) entire with printed ‘REGIO/ Consolato Generale/ Di S.M.Sarda/ in Mahone’ to Torino, Italy with straight-line MENORCA handstamp and, at top an interweaved SG (Sanita Genoa – in use 1819-20). Fine and scarce.
(Balearics) 1829 small entire to Barcelona written from Palma bearing red straight-line MALLORCA handstamp and ‘8’ charge handstamp. Fine and clean condition.
(Balearics) Undated (ca. 1800) Napoleonic entire headed “Liberte” and “Egalite” to Marseille from Palma with circular-framed MA/LLOR/CA handstamp. Wafer seal on reverse.
(British Post Office - Disinfected) 1853 outer letter sheet to Barcelona, rated “1/-“ in manuscript, also bearing black crown circle Paid At Buenos Ayres that is overstruck by circular framed 7.R handstamp, endorsed at top “Via Canarias” with on reverse red Canarias (3 Ago) cds and Barcelona (18.8.)arrival, rated. The wrapper also shows four small diagonal slits for fumigation.
(British Post Office) 1842 entire to Porto and 1847 to London displaying both types of B.C./ CADIZ cancels of British Consular Service.
(British Post Offices) 1845 (JY 31) outer letter sheet to London bearing red double arc Corunna cds of the British Post Office and rated “2/2”; two heavy filing creases, one through cancel.
(Canary Islands) 1853 entire to Buenos Ayres with endorsement on reverse folded out for display which was overlaid once delivered to the “Paqueta Amalia” Captain at Cadiz, datelined from Puerto Real and endorsed “Via de Tenerife” and bearing very fine British crown-circle PAID AT TENERIFFE, where "2/-" double rate was charged,"10" quartos charged on arrival. Ex. Sacher.
(Disinfected Mail) Circa 1850 front bearing fine blue handstamp ALCAYDIA DAL LAZARETO/ DE St SIMON, twp disinfection slits, to Pontevdra. Of the few examples of this large cachet, all are recorded on fronts only.
(Maritime Mail) 1837 (4.7.) entire from Cadiz, Spain to Porto, endorsed "P Steamer Iberia", faint oval-framed C.Est de N applied in Lisbon whose cds appears on reverse, '160' reis charge handstamp with '40' added in manuscript, the top right showing the P.S.N.C. company handstamp Peninsular Steam Navigation CY Cadiz. Only three of these cachets are recorded on cover, and all in 1837
(Military) 1827 entire to Pamplone from San Sebastian bearing two-line ‘A Bis/ ARM.D’ESPAGNE’ handstamp, rated ‘2’ decimes; very fine small, neat entire.
(Spanish Civil War) 1937 (14.1.) ‘Legacion Del Japon/ Madrid’ envelope to Consulate of Japan, Cape Town, carried outside of the mails to St Jean de Luz because of disruptions caused by the War, there franked with French adhesives tied St Jean de Lux Basses Pyrennie. Reverse with fine wax seal Legation Du Japon Madrid. Without arrival, some toning.
1657 long and thick entire written from Cadiz to Amberez without postal markings; a fine early entire.
1668 (3 Agosto). Entire from Malaga to Lille, France, "10Pt" manuscript charge in different ink from address. Very clean condition.
1687 entire from Cadiz to Amberez with manuscript rate marking, in fine condition.
1699 (?) entire from Sevilla to Florence, Italy without postal markings, annotated "13-4", wafer seal on reverse, ink smudge on front
1786 entire from Faro to Gand, Belgium sent via the Spanish Postal Agent in Cadiz and struck with the straight-line PORTUGAL handstamp, manuscript "13" rate mark. An early example of this rare marking and believed to be the only recorded example on a letter written outside of Lisbon.
1812 (10 March) part entire rated “2/2” from Cadiz to Edinburgh, without despatch cancels as handed into the British Consulate after the regular mail had closed and too late to be included in the mail bag and thus carried loose to Falmouth where an unframed cursive CADIZ/ F unclearly dated cancel applied, red arrival overstriking this