1863 (Jun 3). Lettersheet from La Guaira to San Sebastian, Spain, franked by 1862 2r red paying the journey to St. Thomas for onward transmission, tiny corner crease and just touched, tied by blue La Guaria double circle ds, handed to a non-contract ship and carried to St. Thomas where it was put aboard the RMSPC SS "La Plata" to Southampton, then with London and Irun backstamps and "4R" charged on arrival for letters coming from South America, fine; cert. Moorhouse (2013). (Image)
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Sale No: 21SU
Lot No: 10151
Symbol: F
Cat No: FACIT LG12
1866 (Nov 8). Cover from Caracas to France, with 1864-67 2r St. Thomas-La Guaria-Puerto Cabello private ship letter stamp (Felix Rasco of Caracas printing) cancelled by circle of dots, paying the carriage to St. Thomas, from where is was placed onboard RMSPC SS "Seine" to Southampton, then transiting Calais and on to Bordeaux with arrival bs, with Anglo-French Treaty 1F60c accountancy hs and "10" decimes charge, very fine; one of the rarest cancellations on this issue and probably unique on cover, with no examples included in the sales of Julius Steindler, Frenz Gregory, Jan Berg, Rongström and H. E. Tester, and only strikes off cover illustrated in Ringström & Tester handbook p.99 which states "origin unknown"; signed G. Bolaffi, A. Bolaffi, A. Diena and Lamy, cert. G. Bolaffi (1968).
Note: According to FACIT this stamp is from stone II6 and is unpriced on cover from this printing; and according to Kelly it is from the 3rd stone with the "dot in the ship's foresail and a small tail on the "Q" in "PAQUETE" (see Ringström p.43). (Image)
