Spain Stamps

NYStamps 2 Album Antique WW German Spain Stamp Collection $80K

NYStamps 2 Album Antique WW German Spain Stamp Collection $80K

US $79,999.00

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200 Euro Duisemberg Spain V UNC stamp TOO1G5

200 Euro Duisemberg Spain V UNC stamp TOO1G5

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Stamps -> Europe -> Spain & Colonies

When looking for old Spain stamps, online auctions like eBay are a great place to search. Often, auctions are in lots so you get several stamps to add to your collection, often from many different countries and time periods. Some stamps can also be purchased individually, with or without ready-made displays. With a little research and some time spent browsing the auctions, you can find an excellent deal on the stamps you want to buy.

Queen Isabella II, the Queen of Spain, issued a decree in 1849 for the use of postage stamps on correspondence. After watching England first embrace the use of the postage stamp, starting in 1840, and then seeing that use spread to France, the Queen of Spain decided after 9 years that it was a good idea, so she got her country on board by approving the first Spain stamps.

In the two months between the decree and the actual issuance of stamps in early 1850, many rules were handed down about their use. In this time is was decreed that they were to go on the top left corner of the letter, and they could only be used to mail pre-paid letters within Spain, and to Italy. The two original designs on Spain stamps were reproduced 100 years later, in 1950, to celebrate 100 years of stamps, and then in 1964 for International Stamp Day

The Spanish Penny Black, named after the first postage stamp in Great Britain, bears an image of the queen, just as most Spain stamps did until she abdicated the throne in 1868. During the time when here face graced these stamps, a special postmark was used that wold not deface the image of the stamp, but rather frame her face respectfully, by her own request. She didn’t want the image of her face on each stamp to be marked over by a “demeaning” cancel mark. Metallic ink was first used on Spain stamps in 1853 when reduced cost stamps bearing Madrid’s coat of arms were printed for letters delivered within the city.

Spain stamps were changed yearly because officials were afraid of forgery. This resulted in Spain’s high creation of stamps—285 different stamps in 20 years, making them less than sought after by early collectors. In 1966 on the anniversary of the first postage stamp in the world, the Penny Black, Spain issued 3 commemorative stamps for International Stamp Day, in which the covers and postmarks were reproduced, something not yet done in stamp design, so these are interesting for collectors based on that alone.

When shopping for Spain stamps, note how the auction lists the condition of the stamp, whether or not gumming remains on the back, whether or not it’s alone or in a sheet or coil, and the general condition of the stamp. Also, if it’s in a lot, clarify if the lot is all Spain stamps, or if they’re from a variety of sources. And don’t discount lots of mixed stamps, sometimes you’ll find an unexpected treasure in them.

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SPAIN 776 9 C127 30 IMPERF MARGINAL PAIR STAMP ON STAMP

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Spain Stamps Imperf Submarine Set Of 9

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Spain Stamps 685 UNIQUE Error Block Of 4

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SPAIN 1950 776 9 C127 30 IMPERF NH STAMP ON STAMP 12329

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SPAIN 1950 776 9 C127 30 IMPERF NH STAMP ON STAMP 11807

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Spain stamp MNH 1953 Personalities Sorolla WS84591

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SPAIN 776 C130 Ed 1075 01 Mint NH 1950 Stamp Centenary Set

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LIGHTHOUSE SPAIN STAMP ALBUM VOL 1 1850 1949 w MOUNTS

US $518.45

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SPAIN1850 1969 KABE Printed Album MINT Used CollectionAppx 400Stamps

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Spain Lot 11 Notes P 72b EMBOSSED STAMP 1927 50 1928 1000 Pesetas AU UNC

Spain Lot 11 Notes P 72b EMBOSSED STAMP 1927 50 1928 1000 Pesetas AU UNC

US $500.00

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Spain stamps 1889 YV 210 MLH VF

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AFRICA Italy France Spain Portugal Large MintUsed CollectionAppx 1500 Stamps

US $400.00

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Spain Stamp 1865 19c Scott 70 Mi 64 €700 VF

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SPAIN Sc 272 86 Less 277 282 VG F LH Stamps CV $1100

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US $335.00

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US $325.00

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US $325.00

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SPAIN CIVIL WAR ORENSE CHANGE COLOR OF STAMP RRR

US $320.00

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SPAIN Sc CB6 Defenders of Madrid Marginal NH Stamp

US $295.00

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US $283.00

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US $280.00

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1996 SPAIN DUCK STAMP PRINT RUDDY SHELDUCKS SIGNED FRAMED MINT

US $274.99

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Spain Madrid proof 1938 Helicopter local post charity revenue 4m704 stamp ED

US $250.00

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Spain stamps 1872 YV 127 regummed VF

US $250.00

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Inverted Center Stamp Spain Sc016 Deputies 1916 MNH i89

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Inverted Center Stamp Spain Sc018 Deputies 1916 MNH i91

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Inverted Center Stamp Spain Sc017 Deputies 1916 MNH i90

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Inverted Center Stamp Spain Sc019 Deputies 1916 MNH i92

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DAVO SPAIN STAMP ALBUM LUXE HINGELESS VOL 1 1850 1944

US $227.00

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DAVO SPAIN STAMP ALBUM LUXE HINGELESS VOL 2 1945 1969

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US $225.00

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Inverted Center Stamp Spain Sc014 Senate 1916 MNH i87

US $222.22

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Inverted Center Stamp Spain Sc013 Senate 1916 MNH i86

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Inverted Center Stamp Spain Sc012 Senate 1916 MNH i85

US $222.22

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DAVO SPAIN STAMP ALBUM LUXE HINGELESS VOL 5 1991 1999

US $218.00

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Spain Stamps 23 SUPERB Used W 4 Margins

US $217.00

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SPAIN CIVIL WAR CNT AIT 25 CTS PRO MILICIAS ANARCHIST STAMP GG 1849 RR

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Guinea Spain rare special stamps MNH Spanien cc80

US $199.50

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IFNI Spain rare special stamps MNH Spanien cc79

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Tanger Spain rare special stamps MNH Spanien cc81

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Spain Elobey Stamp Scott 34 10P Mint OG Retail $375

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SPAIN Sc 220 Fine Used Scarce Stamp

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Spain stamps 1867 YV 86 UNG F VF

US $175.00

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DAVO SPAIN STAMP ALBUM LUXE HINGELESS VOL 7 2007 2009

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SPAIN 1964 70 LINDNER Hingeless Album MintUsed Collection app 500 STAMPS

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SPAIN MALAGA Edifil 5 Block of 6 Stamps VF

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SPAIN 1938MH 22 STAMPS FROM A SET COLOR VERIETIES

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Spain Stamp Scott 53 Mint OG Retail $360 VF

US $139.00

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Spain Stamps 281 F OG Rare Hinged

US $138.00

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Spain Stamps X2 VF Unused As Issued

US $138.00

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Spain stamp MNH Airplane 4Pta Traffic WS89273

US $133.33

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Spain stamp MNH 1931 Art Philately Sculptures WS83790

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Spain Stamps Early Collection

US $132.00

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1897 OLD Mekeel International Stamp Album China Finland Netherlands Sweden Spain

US $127.50

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Cabo Juby Spain rare special stamp MNH Spanien cc75

US $125.00

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Spain rare special stamp MNH Virgin Mary Spanien cc78

US $125.00

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Spain stamps 1866 YV 84 MLH VF

US $125.00

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Spain 1938 Civil War cover No Stamps Available VF

US $125.00

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Spain and Colonies Mint Stamp Collection

US $124.99

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Spain 50 different stamps set Lot of 100 sets

US $124.95

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Spain Puerto Rico 1886 Nice Large Doc Piece revenue tax fiscal Stamp 5m1071

US $124.95

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Spain Puerto Rico 1876 Local Aguadilla 1p25 revenue tax fiscal Stamp 5m1070

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KABE Spain 2010 OF Stamp Album Supplement Pages

US $120.00

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Spain stamp MNH Legazpi Famous people WS84590

US $120.00

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Spain Stamp 1862 19c Scott 58 Mi 52 €220

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