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This blog shares my stamp collections and highlights individual items which I feel might be of interest to others.

While my focus is on the stamps of the Philippines, you will find classic stamps, aviation covers, postal history, and many others included.

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Monday, March 1, 2010

SPANISH PHILIPPINES - 1 REAL OF 1856, PAIR USED ON COVER, MANILA to LOGRONO, SPAIN, 24 DEC 1862

(Philippines Scott #8, Edifil #6A) 1 Real (pair) USED on cover: MANILA to LOGRONO, SPAIN
with small MANILA CDS dated 24 DEC 1862
and showing double overseas postage rate of 2 reales.
Purchased from Soler y Llach on February 15, 1995.
SCARCE DESTINATION!

Logroño is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, formerly known as Logroño Province.  The city is a centre of the trade in Rioja wine, for which the area is noted, and also produces wood, metal, and textile products.