Spain 1815/1852 - Spanish Pre-Stamp Covers Selection 1815-1852

Spanish Pre-Stamp Covers Selection 1815-1852

1 Postal Item Analysis, 1830 Spain to UK Pre-Stamp Folded Letter - Blue Galicia Coruña Postmark - Frederick Huth Archive

• Origin & Date: Sent from Coruña (Galicia, Spain) on July 10, 1830.
• Sender: Joaquín de Zerecedo (signed on interior page 2 and noted on verso docketing).
• Addressee: Messrs. Federico Huth y Compañía (Frederick Huth & Co.), London, England.
• Postal Markings & Markings:
o Blue Oval Handstamp: GALICIA / CORUÑA (Spanish provincial originating mark).
o Boxed Transit Handstamp: ESPAGNE PAR / S.T JEAN-DE-LUZ (French entry border marking via Saint-Jean-de-Luz).
o Rate Marks / Manuscriptor Marks: 24 in manuscript ink across top center; red London foreign branch arrival/charge markings.
Translation & Summary of Contents
• Heading: Coruña, July 10, 1830 — Addressed to Messrs. Federico Huth & Co., London.
• Main Text Summary:
o Joaquín de Zerecedo acknowledges receipt of their letter from June 25 regarding specialized merchandise and commercial orders.
o Discusses shipments of textiles, woolens, dark chestnut/brown fabrics (castańa oscuro), orange tones (color naranja), black damask (damasco de lana negra), and sample swatches (muestras).
o Mentions instructions to ship via named vessels/captains (referencing El Primer Duque, Captain Blain/Vinger) and arrangements via the French consul (Consul de Francia).
o Includes detailed instructions on approving fabric quality and color swatches for commercial distribution.
Market Price Evaluation
• Key Value Factors:
o Pros: Complete pre-stamp folded letter sheet with full commercial text intact, crisp strike of the blue oval GALICIA / CORUÑA postmark, clear boxed French entry handstamp, and addressed to the historically famous London merchant bank/trading firm Frederick Huth & Co.
o Cons: Common transit route for Anglo-Spanish pre-stamp mail; folded vertical crease lines typical for 19th-century mercantile correspondence.

2 Item Analysis
• Type: Official judicial / stampless official postal cover (Spain).
• Markings (Front):
o Oval Judicial Seal: JUZGADO DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA DE... featuring the Royal Spanish Crown and coat of arms (Escudo de España).
o Postmarks: Datestamp marked CARMONA (Seville, Andalusia) with month/day (24 MAR), along with a circular date/number postmark.
o Destination / Annotations: Addressed to Carmona, with lower-left pencil annotations referencing CUENCA / TARANCON (likely collector or reference marks). Top-right annotations include "S.S." (Su Señoría) and "Oficio / Servicio Official" indications.
• Markings (Verso): Clear circular transit/arrival postmark CARMONA / 24 MAR on the rear flap with remnants of red wax sealing.
• Condition: Edge tears, missing paper on left margin, small tears along seal edges, typical antique toning.
Translation & Transcription
• Front Markings:
o Seal: "Juzgado de Primera Instancia de..." (Court of First Instance of...).
o Text: "Al Sr. [Señor]... Vecino de la Insa [Instancia]... Oficio de la Juicio / Juzgado" (To Mr. ..., resident of..., Official Business of the Court).
o Location: "Carmona" (Carmona, Seville province).
• Pencil notation: "CUENCA / TARANCON" (Cuenca province / Tarancón municipality).
Market Price Evaluation
• Valuation Drivers:
o Pros: Clear, bold strike of the Judicial Court seal (Juzgado de Primera Instancia) and crisp CARMONA postmarks on both front and back. Official stampless mail from the 19th century retains steady interest among Spanish local and postal history collectors.
o Cons: Severe edge tears on the left border, minor surface paper loss, and modern pencil annotations reduce overall visual grade.

3 Item Analysis, 1832 Spain Pre-Stamp Cover Olite to Cinquenigo Navarra Red OLITE NAVARRA Handstamp Letter
• Type: Pre-stamp folded letter sheet (entire letter cover).
• Date: September 21, 1832 (Olite y Sep.tre 21 d 1832 inside).
• Origin & Destination: Sent from Olite to Cinquénigo (also spelled Cincúniz / Cinquenigo, near Miranda de Arga/Peralta, Navarra).
• Postal Markings:
o Red straight-line boxed/arch origin handstamp: "OLITE / NAVARRA" (Spanish pre-philatelic marking).
o Hand-written pencil/ink notations: "NAVARRA 1832" and "OLITE 30 €" (collector/dealer annotations).
o Rated/charged mark: Hand-inked manuscript rate/postage mark "5" (or re-rated charge).
Transcription & Translation
• Address (Front):
Al D.n Pascual Malo / de Real Cinquenigo Translation: To Don Pascual Malo de Real, Cinquenigo.
• Letter Text (Inside):
Olite y Sep.tre 21 d 1832 Mi amigo y señor D.n Pascual: El negocio de la egecu.n [ejecución] de Murillo, quedó al cargo de D.n Diego del Burgo vecino de Tafalla y Administrador del Concurso de dicho Murillo a instancia de sus acreedores, a quien pasé tus cartas contestando a d.o para q.e te entendieses en el negocio: Es regular lo haya hecho para esta hora; y si no lo hubiese verificado podrás escribir a d.o Burgo y entenderte con el. Es de v.d [vuestro] mas atento y comp.o [compañero] Joaquin de Iras (?) [or Serras]
Translation: Olite, September 21, 1832 My friend and Lord Don Pascual: The matter regarding the execution/proceeding against Murillo was left in the charge of Don Diego del Burgo, a resident of Tafalla and Administrator of the Insolvency Proceedings for the said Murillo at the request of his creditors, to whom I passed your letters, replying so that you could come to an agreement regarding the business. It is likely he has done so by now; and if he has not done so yet, you can write to the said Burgo and deal directly with him. From your most attentive friend and companion, Joaquin...
Market Price Evaluation
• Market Factors:
o Clean, intact pre-stamp letter sheet from Navarra during the Ferdinand VII / late Kingdom period.
o Clear red "OLITE NAVARRA" postal handstamp.
o Typical legal/commercial content between local individuals, which carries standard historic/philatelic value rather than major political/military premium.
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4 Analysis, Spain 1827 Pre-Stamp Folded Letter Guadalajara to Madrid, Rare Manuscript Rate, Vicente Silva Signature
Item Type: Pre-stamp folded entire letter (stampless cover) with manuscript postal markings.
• Date & Origin: Written at Recreo 24, de Enero [?] Nra. Sra. de la Paz, año de 1827 (January 24, 1827). Top left front cover bears pencil provenance notation Guadalajara 1827.
• Addressee: Al Sr. Dn. Pedro Cestino, Valpuesta [?] c. Lerma / Madrid.
• Postal Markings: Features a prominent manuscript rate mark ("7" or "10") on the front cover indicating postal charges/reales due.
Transcription & Translation
Transcription (Spanish):
Recreo 24, de Enero Nra. Sra. de la Paz, año de 1827 Querido Herm.º Pedro: nos tiene a todos los de esta casa con mucho cuidado el no haber tenido contestacion alguna a la que con fecha 22 del corriente... en esta tu casa de la Sra. Manuela Tomira... Maria se marchara tan luego como siente el fino... te escribo para saber si has tenido alguna noticia... Tu h.o q.e te ama, Vicente Silva
Translation (English):
"Recreo, January 24, [Feast of] Our Lady of Peace, Year of 1827" "Dear Brother Pedro: All of us in this home are very concerned about not having received any reply to the letter sent on the 22nd of the present month... María will leave as soon as... I write to you to know if you have received any news... Your loving brother, Vicente Silva."
Market Price Evaluation
• Condition: Pre-stamp entire in fair-to-good historical condition; bottom edge of the letter sheet shows moderate paper wear/losses, but the front panel markings and address panel remain clear and legible.
• Philatelic & Postal History Value: Standard pre-stamp folded letters from Spain (Guadalajara / Madrid route) during the decade of 1820–1830 typically sell in the range of €15 – €35 ($16 – $38 USD) depending on buyer interest in specific regional postal routes or manuscript rates.

5 Postal & Historical Analysis, 1848 SPAIN Pre-Stamp Cover Madrid to Avila, Red Postal Markings, Grippe Epidemic Letter
• Origin & Date: Sent from Madrid on Saturday, January 15, 1848, addressed to Avila de los Caballeros (Ávila, Spain).
• Addressee: A D. Patricio Perez Herrero / Doctor en Medicina y Cirugía / Ávila de los Caballeros (To Dr. Patricio Pérez Herrero, Doctor of Medicine and Surgery).
• Postal Markings:
o Red circular origin postmark: MADRID / 15 ENE / 1848 / CAST.ª LA N. (Castilla la Nueva).
o Red framed rate mark: 11 (11 cuartos postal rate for pre-stamp internal mail).
• Sender: Signed on the reverse inner page by Manuel Gómez Parreño.
Letter Translation (Summary & Transcribed Highlights)
• Opening: Madrid, Sábado 15 de Enero de 1848. Mi querido amigo Patricio: contesto a Tu estimada fecha 12. Siento el fallecimiento de D.ª Teresa, comunícalo a su familia en nombre nuestro. ("Madrid, Saturday, January 15, 1848. My dear friend Patricio: replying to your valued letter of the 12th. I am sorry to hear of the passing of Doña Teresa, please convey our condolences to her family.")
• Business & Purchases in Madrid: The writer details various errands made in Madrid:
o Gravestone/Tombstone: Inquired at calle angosta de San Bernardo for a black marble slab from San Pablo with gold lettering (1 real per letter).
o Beds & Furniture: Visited showrooms on Calle de Alcalá and a factory on Calle de San Gregorio checking prices for iron/varnished beds with gilded finishes (costing 9 duros / ~180 reales).
o Real Estate Matters: Mentions acquiring a third of the house they live in, now owning "a house and a half in Madrid," and planning to sell or announce the house in Ávila via the Boletín de la Provincia.
• Epidemic Mention: Por aquí hay muchísimo enfermo de Grippe... ("Over here there are a great many people sick with the Flu [Grippe]... Manya was in bed for three days, but is better now.")
Market Price Evaluation
• Key Valuation Factors:
o Postal Markings: Pre-stamp 1848 Madrid postmark and '11' rate mark are clear and well-struck in red ink, though fairly common for Spanish pre-philately.
o Social & Medical Content: Mentions a prominent doctor recipient (Doctor en Medicina y Cirugía), local commerce/craft details in 1840s Madrid (marble work, iron furniture, real estate), and an explicit historical reference to a local flu epidemic ("Grippe").
o Condition: Clean fold line, legible ink, clear blind-embossed paper watermark / tax seal top left.
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6 SPAIN 1818 Folded Pre-Stamp Letter Granada to Madrid - Red GRANADA Postmark & Rate 8 - Commercial Correspondence
• Type: Pre-stamp folded letter sheet (pre-philatelic commercial cover).
• Date: September 16, 1818 ("Granada 16 Sep.e 1818").
• Origin: Granada, Spain.
• Destination: Madrid, Spain.
• Addressee: A Dn. Gregorio Biale / al Com.o [al Comercio] / Madrid (To Don Gregorio Biale, Merchant / Commerce, Madrid).
• Postal Markings:
o Red boxed origin handstamp: "GRANADA" (Baeza/pre-stamp type handstamp in red ink).
o Black ink manuscript postal rate marking: "8" (8 Reales postal charge / rate mark).
o Sender filing notes on docketing panel: "Granada 16 7bre 1818 / Ramos y C.a / R.da 21 d.ho / C.da 22 d.ho" (Received Sept 21, Answered Sept 22).
Translation of Letter Contents
Addressed to: Sen. Dn. Gregorio Biale, Madrid
Dateline: Granada 16 Sep.e 1818
Very esteemed Sir: Your favored letter of the 11th, which we answer, brings us copy of the short shipment/remittance of your buyer at 76, so that it is conformable to our amount... Rs 4257 credited to your account.
We will appreciate your honoring two bills of exchange of today's date, one for Rs 2000 to the order of Dn. Fran.co Perea, and another for Rs 500 to Dn. Antonio Gallinas, which remain credited to your account for these 111 gr. in B.
Signature: Ramos y C.a [Ramos & Co.]
Postscript (P.D.): Likewise, credit to your account another bill of exchange for one hundred... to Dn. Juan Maximo Ruiz...
Market Evaluation
• Value Drivers: Common pre-stamp domestic commercial correspondence within Spain. The "GRANADA" red handstamp is clean and legible with a clear rate marking ("8"), making it a nice standard piece for collectors of Andalusian pre-stamp postal history or Spanish banking/commercial ephemera.
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1. 7 Spain Pre-Stamp Cover Lérida to Barcelona - Red Rate 4 Stamp, c.1815-1828
• Type: Pre-stamp folded letter / outer wrapper (pre-philatelic postal cover).
• Origin & Postmark: Sent from Lérida (Lleida, Catalonia, Spain). Features a bold, black linear postmark reading LÉRIDA at the top right, accompanied by a red circular tax/rate marking 4 (4 Cuartos charge/rate).
• Recipient & Destination: Addressed to Snr. Jaume Puigoriol in Barcelona.
• Handwritten Annotations:
o Pencil top left: LERIDA
o Pencil top right: 25 € (dealer pricing annotation)
o Pencil bottom left: 1815-28 (estimated/known date range of usage for this postmark style).
Translation
• Front Address: Señor Jaume Puigoriol, Barcelona (Mr. Jaume Puigoriol, Barcelona).
• Postmark: Lérida (Lleida).
Condition Assessment
• Front: Clear, legible hand script and strike markings. Minor age toning and handling marks.
• Verso (Back): Significant paper tear/paper pull where a red sealing wax seal was torn open.
Market Valuation
• Pricing Factors: Common pre-stamp domestic cover within Catalonia. While the front strike is strong and clean, the severe paper thinning/tear on the back from seal removal impacts overall grade.
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8 1852 Spain Pre-Stamp Cover Zaragoza to Tudela Navarra Red Postmark & L.1. Mark
• Origin & Destination: Sent from Zaragoza to Tudela (Navarra, Spain).
• Recipient: Sr. Dn. Gerónimo Pinachas (or Pinachás).
• Postal Markings:
o Datestamp / Postmark: Circular red postmark dated 1852 (front pencil note indicates Zaragoza 1852).
o Cancellation / Rate Markings: Black framed/boxed obliteration/mark "L.1." or "L.2." (indicating the local postal circuit / line rate or origin mark in Spain, standard for the 1850s Isabel II pre-stamp/stamped transitional era).
o Condition: Pre-stamp folded cover/entire (without adhesive stamp). Back shows opening tears along the fold line and minor toning, typical for fold-letters of this period.
Translation (Address)
• Spanish: "Sr. D[o]n Gerónimo Pinachas / Navarra / Tudela"
• English: "Mr. Gerónimo Pinachas / Navarra / Tudela"
Market Price Evaluation
• Market Dynamics: Spanish pre-stamp and early classical folded covers between provincial cities like Zaragoza and Tudela are common in philatelic auctions and eBay lots. The red Zaragoza circular postmark adds nice visual appeal, though the tear on the reverse fold slightly limits premium collectible interest.

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