1891/1907: Don Carlos I, the Exhibition collection housed in two
albums comprising 343 items amounting to over 600 stamps,
beautifully
1891/1907: Don Carlos I, the Exhibition collection housed in two
albums comprising 343 items amounting to over 600 stamps,
beautifully mounted on exhibit leaves replete with 1891/92
spectacular Essays including the original head-plate Essays in
black with black surround, Essays of the head-plate in red (2),
Essays and Proofs of the near completed design without Duty Plates,
(2), Die Proofs in black on thick white card (13) and in blue for
the 50 r. (1), Plate Proofs for the 5 r. in orange-yellow
imperforate incl. a block of twelve, 25 r. in green in blocks of
four (2) and of twelve, 50 r. Proofs in various colours on
different coloured papers (22), 100 r. Proof in deep blue on blued
paper, 5 r. to 80 r. values imperforate and overprinted SPECIMEN
incl. multiples (20 items); 1898 sideface Essays (4) all
uncatalogued, Essays for the value surcharges on the 25 r. green
(6); 1895/96 Mouchon Die Proofs (2) in black with uncleared
surround (both unique), imperforate Proofs in black (2) and in
rose-pink without Duty Plates, approved design imperforate Proofs
without Duty Plates in pairs (3), blocks of four (3), a block of
six and a block of twelve in black, Colour Proofs in lilac (unique)
and two in shades of olive, shades of brown (5), grey-blue and blue
shades (5), shades of violet (4); in green with single, pairs (2),
a block of four and a block of nine; in shades of red with singles
(3) pairs (2) and in a complete pane of 28 (4 x 7); shades of pale
orange (3); in grey (5) incl. a marginal strip of three further
Proofs on coloured papers (5) and in and a single in very deep
black - all imperforate and all without Duty Plates; range of
Proofs (31) with Duty Plate inserted (often erroneously) mostly on
imperforates or perf. examples printed in various different colours
and incl. 15 multiples; perforated and imperforate Proofs and
Colour Trials with or without Duty Plates including multiples (70)
and superb 500 r. bicoloured imperfoate designs; Proofs for the
1898 Mouchon issue in black on card, Proof in brown with unadopted
exquisite scrolling below head-plate; large format Proofs in black
(3) all uncatalogued; completed design Proofs in colour imperforate
without Duty Plate (12), completed design Proof in pink with value
in black; two Composite Essays in black neither adopted, sheetlets
of six imperforate with and without Duty Plate inserted for 2½ r. -
300 r. (10); 1907 Essay in black for the head-plate with uncleared
surround, Frame only Essay in brown on card; unadopted Essays
without Duty Plates imperforate on card (12); completed designs
with Duty Plates from 5 r. (with a unique example) to 500 r.
including multiples with 56 items incl. the Triptych designs with
proposed Azores examples at left; 1907 Essays with smaller
head-plate with Frame Only Essays (2, both unique), Vignette only
Proofs with uncleared surround (2) in black and Essays without Duty
Plate (4) in colour. Impossble to replicate - a once in a lifetime
opportunity to acquire this unique collection offered intact
including a copy of "Provas e Ensais de Portugal e Colonias" by
A.H. de Oliveiras Marques. A spectacular and wonderful collection
of great significance to Portuguese philately
