Spain: Stamps

Thank you!

A second Sc 638  This one was in a "block" of Spain stramps stuck together inside a glassine, so ungummed (now) It is not as heavily inked and also a different shade.... hmmm


and Scott 314 1920, but htis is so crude I think it likely a forgery/fake or s reproduction (an a poor one at that!)  -other examples I have seen are more clear/distinct


and last- 15 King Alfonsi XIII  (not at all a becoming image!?!) Scott # 261  Perfin B E.  I've looked online and what dew references I can find, the only perfins close have periods after each letter (B.E.)


this would be the most interesting of the stamps in the block- there may be others, but nothing jumps out

Air post stamps 1920, April 4, Scott 1-4.
I didn't do any overprint checking.
Thanks for any help.

Well, Alphonso XIII did eventually grow up and lose the appearance shown above by stainlessb  -  apparently he was Monarch in waiting from birth which is presumably why we get the baby image on some defs. and his Mother was Regent until he was crowned.      The attached blue stamp shows what he looked like c. 1923 when this 40 centimo value (sub-division of the peseta) was first issued.   Not much later it all went pear shaped of course with the civil war etc.      There are some backs of stamps shown above with Nos., and just a few more now to show ink colour variation - a habit of the Spanish (and apparently a few other countries) to indicate the sheet Nos. - for Spain this looks to have occurred during the last quarter of the C19 and through until  1940s ??         All stamps from a given sheet should in theory carry the same No. though seems didn't always hold good  -  rather obviously, when a used stamp is soaked, dampened and removed from a cover the No. is impaired to some extent, so apologies these backs don't look too good. 

But it wasn't the stamp  - an air post mailed on 30th July 1930 from Malaga to London  -  that I had in mind  -  rather it was the large and colourful cinderella on the back of the envelope - rather gorgeous.    As always, please correct my words as necessary  -  my interest in stamps is a general one and I lack specialist knowledge - thanks.

I was about to post this image in the Catalonia Cinderella thread, but then I looked more closely at these stamps, and I realized that these are Spanish postal tax stamps, so I had to re-think where to post them.  On the advice of Joan (cursus ), I have moved the post to this thread.  Thank you, Joan!

I acquired this margin block of four in a mixed lot bought at the Oxford Stamp Auction late last fall.  They are nice-looking stamps, and I like the fact that they show an image from Barcelona, one of my favorite cities in the world, but I wish that they had turned out to be Catalonia Cinderellas!  Oh, well.


Spain, Postal Tax Stamps, Series 5a, 5 Centavos, issued to mark the 1930 Barcelona Philatelic Congress & Exposition

Note: A bit oddly, at least in my opinion, the Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue doesn't show a listing for these stamps.  The postal tax stamps for Spain in the 2021 edition of the catalogue begin with number RA11 issued in 1937, so RA1-RA10 seem to be missing.  Regular postage stamps of this same design are listed as Spain, Sc371-372.

Thank you for your post, Joan (cursus ), and for clarifying more about these stamps.  I had it in my mind that back-of-the-book stamps like postal tax or stamp duty can also be considered as Cinderellas, but perhaps that is a misunderstanding on my part.  As you know much more about Cinderellas than I do, I will follow your guidance in this case.

So, as postal tax stamps, are these considered as postage stamps or revenue stamps?  Can you tell me?

I will move my post to one of the other threads after receiving your reply.  Thanks again.

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I have now moved the posts to this thread, as I notice that there are other examples of stamps that not strictly postage stamps already posted here.

Thanks again for your comments, Joan (cursus).

Believe this is  SG 1276, 'The Crockery Vendor' - issued March 1958 - from the set 'Day Of The Stamp & Goya Commemoration'.      In view of  the four black  barred cancellation-like lines,  do people think this  is  a 'remaindered' item, or simply an unusual cancellation?       Spain  certainly 'remaindered' some stamps  though mostly in the C19 I think.     Grateful for any and all thoughts.   thanks.  

The Ladies of Spain !     ALAVA to ZARAGOSA

thanks Alex (vikingeck) for information on the 'Crockery Vendor' - yes, I see the point, it's been used then and the bars are simply part of the cancellation. thanks again.

Spain: ATM Meter Stamp
120 pesetas
Hispano Suiza  T  (casc) ?
Wooden Wheel spokes
4166 ?

Label shows cycloidal knife slit, to prevent re-use.

CASC maybe the collection that holds the motorcar depicted on the variable value stamp,  Col·lecció d’Automòbils Salvador Claret in Sils (Girona).

cursus, That is too much credit.

I am Dutch and very much of Dutch origin. I have visited Spain a lot. Girona is the next city on my list. If I have any Iberian genes, they, lihely, go back to the sixteenth century. I did learn Castillian in Salamanca, hence the alias. I do try to pick up something of the local culture and language wherever I go.