S351 – Spain 1931 – III Congreso de la Unión Postal Panamericana. Complete ordinary-post commemorative set of ten denominations, Edifil 604–613, issued 10 October 1931 during the Second Spanish Republic. Denominations: 5c, 10c, 15c, 25c, 30c, 40c, 50c, 1p, 4p and 10p. This is the complete ordinary-post series; the related airmail Edifil 614–619 series is separate.
Design subjects: Pan-American postal congress motifs including Granada, the Mosque of Córdoba, the Alcántara Bridge in Toledo, postal-union figures and Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. Printing: recess printing (calcografía), Waterlow & Sons, London. Perforation: catalogue specification 12 (line), individual measurement not recorded.
Condition: nine stamps Mint Lightly Hinged (MLH); the 15c is Mint Never Hinged (MNH) with attached lower sheet margin. Attractive fresh designs and generally sound perforations. Important disclosed fault: the 4-pesetas stamp (Edifil 612) has a confirmed paper thinning in its upper-left corner. The 10-pesetas high value (Edifil 613) is Very Fine, MLH, with no other reported faults. These observations are based on collector examination and supplied scans.
Edifil catalogue reference, complete set: MNH €120; MH €65; Used €65 (values as shown on the supplied catalogue page). AllCollect valuation: €32.00, reflecting the 4p thinning and sound 10p.
Collection Grade: 3.5/5. Investment Grade: 2/5. Decision: KEEP. Complete set stored and catalogued as one collection object.
