1638 - Doble sello Nobleza y Mayorazgos Conde Luna - 1638

1. Deed of sale in favor of Don Pedro de Quiñones Osorio (Knight of Santiago) – León, 1638/1639
Stamp: Fourth-class stamp of 10 maravedís, dated 1639. A highly significant pre-philatelic piece, as it dates from the early years of the introduction of stamped paper in Spain (begun in 1637).
Contents: Deed of sale granted by María de Caces, resident of Santa Lucía (Pola de Gordón, a fief of the Count of Luna), in favor of the Leonese nobleman Don Pedro de Quiñones Osorio, Knight of the Order of Santiago and alderman of León, and his wife Doña Catalina de la Vega y Canseco. A rural property adjoining lands belonging to the historic Collegiate Church of Santa María de Arbas del Puerto is transferred for the sum of 8 ducats.
Authentication: Includes the fine notarial symbol and signature of the scrivener Pedro de Espinosa y Concha, as well as contemporary archival annotations on the reverse.
2. Power of attorney and account of entails income (Segovia and Madrid) – Segovia, 1647
Stamp: Second-class stamp of 68 maravedís, dated 1647 (a higher fiscal category reserved for deeds involving larger sums).
Contents: Financial and genealogical document granted in Segovia by alderman Don Antonio de Aguilar, holder of the entail of Don Pedro de Aguilar, in favor of fellow alderman Joseph Ibáñez de San Román. It contains a detailed accounting breakdown (with marginal sums in maravedís totaling 30,892 maravedís) for the collection of juros, alcabalas, and censuses in Madrid, Segovia, Fuenlabrada, and Turégano.
Authentication: Signed and marked by the public notary of Segovia and the grantors.