1860 (Dec 6) Entire sent from St Thomas to Carúpano, with Páezb"Carúpano Debe" arrival postmark and a "1" numeral to front indicating postage due, commercial cachet in blue of "von Lindeman Brothers St Thomas", with the rare oval "Foreign Letter Office - St. Thomas" in black to the reverse, has a horizontal filing crease not affecting the cancellations, a fine and rare example of this British steamer mark; cert. Asofilca (2010). (Image)
Opening EUR 500.00
Sold...EUR 750.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30723
Symbol: F
1863 (July 1) Entire sent from La Havre to Carúpano franked with French 80c tied by a indistinguishable lozenge cancel, a La Havre cds front, endorsed "Per des Antilles", also to the front is a boxed "P.P." in red, a charge mark "2" in blue and a La Guaira cds dated 'Jul 21' also in blue, on the reverse is a St Thomas transit dated 'Jul 16', has a horizontal filing crease and tear to the front centre, otherwise a fine and scarce example. (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
Sold...EUR 380.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30724
Symbol: F,WWW
1869 (Aug 4) Entire from St Thomas addressed to Carúpano and Trinidad, no postal markings to substantiate its route or arrival in Carúpano, although time elapses before it is franked with a GB 4d vermilion tied by the "C51" horizontal oval of the British Post Office in St Thomas with cds in red of St Thomas dated 'SP 1', there is an arrival in Trinidad on the reverse dated September the date not clear but possibly 18th; has a horizontal filing crease; otherwise an intriguing and scarce cover; cert. Asofilca (2009). (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 550.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30725
Symbol: F
1870 (May 9) Entire sent from Santander (Spain) to Carúpano franked with horizontal pair of Spanish 1870 200m pale-brown, sent erroneously on a Spanish schooner from Cadiz to Trinidad Cuba, arriving June 4th where it was redirected to St Thomas on June 10th, arriving 23rd where it was sent onto Trinidad, from there it was forwarded to Carúpano arriving July 14th; an interesting cover which was missent to Trinidad Cuba because the handler in Spain was not familiar with the distinction made on the front of the cover "Trinidad de Barlovento" which was the Spanish term to distinguish the "Island of Trinidad" from the Cuban town called Trinidad; ironed-out horizontal filing crease and paper surface loss at the end of "Barlovento"; otherwise a fine and scarce cover; cert. Asofilca (2009). (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 400.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30726
Symbol: F
1871 Cover sent from St Thomas to New York, franked with a rare combination of Danish West Indies 3c red and a US 10c brown both tied by the New York Steam Ship circular, date unclear although possibly 'FEB 15', the DWI stamp additionally cancelled by a black 5 ring undated obliterator, also to the front a St Thomas cds dated 'FEB 13', to the reverse the forwarding agent's cachet "Nunes Fills & Co" dated 'FEB 13'; horizontal and vertical filing creases and some minor faults, but an appealing and scarce US and DWI mixed franking; cert. Moller (2001) and Asofilca (2009); ex Seybold, Ackerman and Knapp. (Image)
Opening EUR 2,500.00
Sold...EUR 3,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30727
Symbol: F
1871 (May 16) Entire sent from Santander (Spain) to Carúpano franked with two 1870 Spanish 200m pale-brown, sent via a Line B French steamer, arriving in St Thomas on May 20 and presumably forwarded by a private steamer to Carúpano, horizontal filing crease and small tears top, otherwise fine and scarce; cert. Asofilca (2010). (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 600.00
Closed..Dec-05-2022, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 22DE
Lot No: 30728
Symbol: F,WWW
Cat No: Collection
1872-1879 Selection of four covers sent to Mexico written-up on two album pages, comprising three franked with GB 4d vermilion sent from St Thomas to Veracruz tied by "C51" duplex and upright oval, all have Asofilca certificates, the fourth cover is a wrapper sent from La Guaira to Veracruz franked with a pair of French 30c cinnamon, comes with a Holcombe certificate, a fine group of covers in fine condition for the origins and destination. (Image)
