Lot 2746
Worldwide, Spain Disinfected Mail Balance, 1801-84, of 27 covers virtually all showing disinfection slits; includes three similar early 1801 Alcante to San Felipe usages, most are 1831-34 folded letters from the cholera epidemic with many showing disinfection staining, includes 1833 England to Seville, Spain usage and a nice 1833 Malaga to Barcelona usage, also very late disinfected mail usages in 1884 including France to Barcelona and a England to Barcelona use, etc.; a nice group for the disinfected mail specialist, generally F.-V.F. or better, includes S. Nathan The Disinfected Mail of Spain monograph.Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $850