Bud's Observations
Located in the Atlantic bay of Equatorial Guinea’s Mitémélé
River, these obscure Spanish colonial islands had their own stamps for only
seven years (1903-10). The likeness of
King Alfonso XIII appears on all 60 stamps listed in Scott’s catalog.
Since Alfonso XIII was King from birth, Spain and the colonies
record his maturation in philatelic detail -- infant, tousled child, youth, and
maturity. He departed Spain in 1931 voluntarily after the Republic gained control
and eventually renounced his throne.
EA&C has only the second and fourth of the above -- child and the
“of full age” youth; BB has spaces only for the latter.
Census: seven in BB spaces, one tip-in. Three have been
added on a new supplement page since the scans were made.
Jim's Observations
Obscure, but alive in Big Blue! Adding some additional stamps should not be a financial burden.
Now, finding them, well, that could be another story. ;-)
Elobey, Annobon and Corisco Blog Post and Checklist
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Comments appreciated!
Check out Delcampe - Elobey is listed in a subsection of the main Spain listings...over 250 items listed.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/stamps/spain/elobey-annobon-corisco/search
There are indeed a great many Elobey stamps available, especially via Delcampe and Todocolleccion, both European-based and the latter, Spanish. Except for the highest values and random odd-balls, they're fairly inexpensive.
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