Maritime Postal History continued...
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30701 |
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1845 (Sept 18) Entire folded letter from La Guaira sent to London bearing the scarce Páez triple circle "GUAYRA/FRANCA" mark in red to front, manuscript charge mark "2" denoting a 2s rate applied at London with dated arrival
20 Oct 1845 on reverse, two vertical filing creases otherwise a fine example of this scarce mark and rate.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30702 |
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1846 (Sept) Entire letter from Caracas to Bordeaux (France), with vermilion Páez "Correo de Venezuela/Guaira Franca" double circle, reverse with attractive A. Moreau y Cía. three-line forwarding agent hs of La Guaira in green,
transits of New York (Oct. 6) and arrival, front with, boxed vermilion "Colonies/&c. Art. 12" and French entry cds, "1/-" packet rate crossed out and transformed into 20 centimes to collect on delivery, interesting and rare.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 250
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30703 |
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1850 (Sept 25) Entire folded letter from La Guaira to London with fine example of the black triple circle "GUAYRA/FRANCA" to front, with very fine and crisp transit mark of "St. Thomas" dated Oct 16 and smudged London
arrival Nov 1 in red to the reverse, very light vertical filing creases, a fine and clean example.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30704 |
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1852 Wrapper sent from La Guaira to Cadiz, endorsed "vapour Caledonia", with very fine straightline "Yndias" in red and "5" mark to front in black indicating 5 reales, with arrival cds to back 22 July 1852, scarce example;
carried on the Caledonia which was a 107ft steamship built in Port Glasgow and acquired by the Spanish Navy in 1850 from the British Cunard Line; cert. Asofilca (2021).(Image 1)
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Estimate. € 300
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30705 |
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1857 (Nov 4) Entire letter from La Guaira to Bordeaux, with bold "4" reales paid on dispatch, via St. Thomas Nov. 7 under Anglo-French treaty with boxed "GB/1F60c" accountancy marking, transits of London, Calais and Paris, 16
centimes charged; a rare combination of rates; cert. Asofilca (2010).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 250
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30706 |
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1861 (Mar 27) Entire letter sent from Puerrto Cabello to New York, endorsed "pr Joseph Maxwell" with "Ship" mark in black lower left, the number "5" mark, a transit dated mark from Philadelphia dated April 20 and the
commercial cachet in black of "F. Kerdell & Co.", two vertical filing creases, otherwise fine and scarce combination.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 150
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30707 |
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1861 (Sep 7) Entire sent from La Guaira to New York, endorsed "Per via St Thomas" with a US "Steamship 20" circular in black and the rare British "Paid at St Thomas" crown circular, to the reverse Robert Swift St Thomas oval
cachet in blue and the circular dated St Thomas 'SP 14', two vertical filing creases and some soiling, otherwise very fine and rare; only a handful of examples recorded and scarce this fine; cert. Asofilca (2009).(Image 1)
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(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 500
SOLD for € 550.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30708 |
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1861 (Nov 7) Entire letter sent from Caracas to New York, endorsed "by way of St. Thomas" with a US "Steamship 10" circular in black and visible underneath is the rare British "Paid at La Guayra" crown circular, to the
reverse there are corresponding towndated circular marks for "La Guayra" dated Nov 8 and "St. Thomas" on Nov 11, vertical filing creases, otherwise fine; less than five covers are recorded with the crowned circle; cert. Meri (2002) and Asofilca
(2009).(Image 1)
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(Image 3)
(Image 4)
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Estimate. € 2,000
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30709 |
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1863 (Mar 28) Entire letter sent from Maracaibo to New York, with circular "5" American steamer mark in black to the front, manuscript note inside documenting arrival April 24, has vertical filing crease to left; the ships
carrying such mail almost always stopped over in Bermuda on route to New York; cert. Asofilca (2010).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 150
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30710 |
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1867 Mourning envelope sent from Caracas to Paris, sent via St Thomas on a British steam carrier and bearing to the front a superb strike of the rare private circular mark "St Thomas - La Guayra & Pto. Cabello Steam Packet",
also to the front the hs charge mark "10" in black, Calais transit 'SP 15' and the accountancy mark "GB/1F60c", to the reverse a red London cds dated 'SP 14' and a faint arrival, a very fine cover; five examples known struck with this distinctive
steamship handstamp, this being undoubtedly the finest; cert. Asofilca (2009).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 3,500
SOLD for € 3,600.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30711 |
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1867 (Nov 9) Wrapper sent from Caracas to New York, via St Thomas bearing to the back a strike of the rare private circular mark "St Thomas - La Guayra & Pto. Cabello Steam Packet", to the front an undated Caracas circular in
black, a manuscript "20" and a commercial oval cachet "J. Braun Y Ca Caracas", there is an internal note indicating the cover arrived on 31st December in New York, has two vertical filing creases, otherwise a good example of this rare mark; one of
five covers known showing this steamship handstamp; cert. Asofilca (2009).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 750
SOLD for € 1,100.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30712 |
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1868 Wrapper sent from La Guaira to Philadelphia via St Thomas with very fine strike of the American Steamship "10", although without the transit payment applicable in St Thomas, an unusual item, some climatic toning,
otherwise fine and scarce; cert. Asofilca (2009).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 150
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30713 |
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1869 (July 24) Entire sent from La Guaira to Bordeaux, via St Thomas, with bold strike of the "Guayra Franca" circular cancel, endorsed "per W I mail", with charge mark "10" and the accountancy mark "GB/1F60c" (Anglo-Franco
treaty), a Calais transit dated 'Aug 14' also to front, on the reverse a London cds 'Aug 14', Paris 'Aug 15' and arrival 'Aug 16', tear to back, otherwise fine and scarce.(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 150
SOLD for € 120.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30714 |
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1871 (Nov 8) Entire sent from Caracas to Bordeaux, via St Thomas, with fine strike of the "Correos Caracas De Venezuela" oval cancel, carried to St Thomas on the Sider steamer and then reshipped onto the RMSP Nile that
departed on 14 November destined for Plymouth, with charge mark "12" and the accountancy mark "GB/1F60c" (Anglo-Franco treaty), a Calais transit dated 'Nov 28' also to front, on the reverse a London cds 'Nov 28', central horizontal filing crease,
otherwise fine and scarce; cert. Asofilca (2010).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 100
SOLD for € 100.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30715 |
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1873 (April 9) Entire sent from La Guaira to Bordeaux, via the more unusual Bremen-Paris route, although endorsed "via Southampton", with St Thomas transit dated 'AP 28', reaching Southampton on May 16 and Bremen May 17 (cds
to reverse), with arrival to back dated 'May 19'; slight wrinkling to edges, otherwise fine and scarce; cert. Asofilca (2010).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 200
SOLD for € 850.00
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30716 |
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1875 (July 21) Entire sent from La Guaira to Malaga, endorsed "via St Thomas", with fine strike of the Correos La Guaira undated to front, and a rare British Post Office "La Guayra Paid" in red dated July although there is no
date slug, also a "London Paid" in red dated 'Aug 28', and a Malaga arrival to the back dated 'SP 1', horizontal filing crease and some slight soiling, however a very scarce cover with the British La Guayra Paid mark; cert. Meri (2019).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 500
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30717 |
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1878-1879 Album page with two entires sent from Caracas to New York, the first sent in 1878 endorsed "pr Bermuda" with Caracas undated to front as well as a "U.S. Charge to Collect 6 Cents" in black and has a Asofilca certificate dated 2010, the
other entire being sent in 1879 on the steamship "Maria Reynolds", both have filing creases, otherwise clean and fine, a scarce page.
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Estimate. € 200
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30718 |
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Incoming Mail. 1851 (Jan 25) Letter sent from St Thomas to Carúpano, with spectacular strike of the rare oval "Foreign Letter Office - St. Thomas" in black to the reverse, has horizontal filing crease not affecting the
mark, an exceptionally fine example of this British steamer mark; an exhibition quality piece; cert. Asofilca (2010).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. € 400
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30719 |
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1856 (July 28) Letter sent from Puerto Rico to Carúpano, with a very fine strike of the rare British crown circle "Paid at San Juan Porto Rico" in black to front, charged 1 shilling in red manuscript, with hs "2" in black (2
reales) and double circle "Guayra Debe" also to front, in addition the blue cachet oval of "PJ Hermanos San Juan de Puerto Rico", on reverse circular dated San Juan 29 July and transit for St Thomas dated 31 July, horizontal filing crease centrally,
very rare example of the British paid mark from San Juan on mail to Venezuela, extremely rare this fine regardless of the destination; cert. Asofilca (2009).(Image 1)
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(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 1,500
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |
30720 |
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1855 (Nov 25) Wrapper sent from Trinidad to Caracas, franked with Trinidad 1d red tied by indistinct horizontal oval, with rare "Paid at Trinidad" crown circle in red, "Caracas Debe" double circle in black and "2" hs in black
alongside indicating 2 reales postage due, to the reverse is a dispatch cds dated Nov 25 and transit in St Thomas dated Nov 30, has creasing and some of the back torn and missing, however a rare and unusual combination of marks, the Trinidad paid not
normally found on such covers and no doubt applied erroneously; cert. Asofilca (2009).(Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate. € 1,000
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-05, 11:59 PM |