Spain 1860: the "4 cuartos" stamp

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I have recently received a lot of these stamps. Here is the first post, related to the Cartwheel marking ('Rueda de Carreta' in Spanish) from Barcelona, RC 2.

Here I show a comparison of the numeral. I am guessing that there are at least six unique types, and perhaps more. It is easy to categorize a single type as two because the same type can look quite deferently depending on wear.



I found one type repeated and with a small bump at 7 o'clock.



I also find a few other with breaks. These look like breaks and not gaps caused by the angle at which the mark was punched on the stamp.







I also have Picasa web albums of the stamps and the numerals here:

http://www.somestamps.com/pages-articles/351-400/article351-200901-cuatro-cuartos-1860-RC-2-picasa.html

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In reference to the color varieties, I find there major categories: orange, yellow orange, and orange yellow.

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I have added to my site dated copies of this stamp for the three years of usage I have. Does anyone have it used on 1863 or thereafter?

1860



http://www.somestamps.com/domain-cuatro-cuartos/spain-cuatro-cuartos-1860-dates-1860.html

1861



http://www.somestamps.com/domain-cuatro-cuartos/spain-cuatro-cuartos-1860-dates-1861.html


1862



http://www.somestamps.com/domain-cuatro-cuartos/spain-cuatro-cuartos-1860-dates-1862plus.html

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I have also looked for plate varieties and have group them based on three parts of the design:

Varieties of the denomination (4 CUARTOS)





here is a page for all of the ones I have found:

http://www.somestamps.com/domain-cuatro-cuartos/spain-cuatro-cuartos-1860-platevars-legend.html

Varieties to the bust of Isabel II (I only find one):





and varieties to the frame:







here is a page for all of the ones I have found:

http://www.somestamps.com/domain-cuatro-cuartos/spain-cuatro-cuartos-1860-platevars-frame.html

Revised by Lucky Boldrini - April 2010