1869 Lettersheet sent to Curaçao (David A. Senior correspondence), in the Dutch West indies, bearing a second issue 1868 Coro-La Vela Private Postal service black on bright yellow label, uncancelled following the norm, paying the railway mail charge between two towns, with La Vela being the port of embark; the recipient has dated the arrival of the cover as '5 March 1869', in remarkably fine condition; one of just three known covers recorded; cert. Holcombe (1991); ex Rosich and Biern. (Image)
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Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30789
Symbol: H,J,D
Cat No: Collection
1889 Study on seven album pages of the Coro-La Vela "little dove" issue, comprising complete set of seven unused labels, 1/2 Real, 1, 2, 3, 4 Reales, Free Postage and the Official stamp, as well as large blocks of each and smaller multiples used and unused, such as a block of 12 of the 'Official' together with a single and a strip of three used, a block of 12 Free Postage and a strip of four used with similar assemblies of each value, a comprehensive and scarce selection in fine condition. (Image)
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Sold For 1900
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30790
Symbol: F
1891 (Feb 8) Printed reply envelope sent to Manchester bearing Coro-La Vela "Porte Libre" (free postage) yellow label with control mark in violet "Controlada Correo del Kqmercio" (Ringström & Tester No. 13), paying the private postal service between Coro and La Vela (port of embark), also franked with 1875 25c red-brown tied by Curacao cds, this paying the portion of the journey to England, on reverse a New York foreign transit mark dated 'FEB 19' and an arrival in Manchester dated 'MR 1'; envelope has some imperfection and has been reduced at top with a central vertical filing crease, otherwise an exceptional example of this fascinating and scarce issue; a similar cover is illustrated in 'The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World, Part 1', by Ringström and Tester (page 112) with the same posting date; only three covers known; cert. Holcombe (1984); ex Biern. (Image)
