Lot 50104 – Spain – 1852-75, a phenomenal lot of 112 items

Spain – 1852-75, a phenomenal lot of 112 items, comprising 1852 Issue with three 2r glass clichés in red and black, of which two showing a pair, one 6r cliché on celluloid in vermilion to create, three 2r trial exposures on photographic paper and five finished reproductions including one pair unused, single used and vertical pair on piece with ‘Baeza’ of Alcira alongside; the 1853 Issue is represented by two magnificent 6r glass cliches with double painted thick frame around the design to avoid the light to diffuse laterally in the next step of production, with interesting notes including « 16° x 2’30 » x6° » for the 2 mins 30 secs of light exposure under 16°C and using a 6% of a chemical substance, and « 3/44 » for March 1944 with additional comment indicating that it was serving as a essay of the denomination « ess. chiff. » probably because Sperati was not happy with the result of the value tablet, 2r & 6r trial exposure trials, one dated « 4/40 »; 1854 4c six glass clichés, four in different colours and two in negative, some dated Feb.-24, with more notes about the exposure times and temperature and « 5,5% tiedi gel » (5,5% of tempered gelatin); 1860 19cu with glass cliché numbered as essay 12, one trial exposure.