United States Possessions continued...
Cuba - Spanish Mails - Catalonia Surcharges, Military & Official continued...
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| 1562 |
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 Cuba, (Official Mail) 1858 (Mar. 6) La Coruna, Spain to Havana, Cuba. Datelined folded letter bearing Spain ½ oz. and 1 oz. Officials tied by grid cancels, Coruna
(3.6) cds, sharp "Regencia De La Audiencia De La" oval seal handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
ONE OF ONLY A FEW TRANSATLANTIC LETTERS WITH OFFICIAL STAMPS ARE RECORDED.
A special stamp for
official mail came in use in Spain from 1854 up to about 1868, which for technical reasons became possible not until 1858 for Cuba. (Image1) |
Est. $400-600
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| 1563 |
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 Cuba, (Official Mail) 1862 Havana, Cuba to Miranda de Duero. Cover front bearing Spain ½ oz. Official tied by grid cancel, oval Corps if the Engineers oval handstamp, Miranda del
Duero (9.20.62) arrival cds on side flap, Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
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| 1564 |
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 Cuba, Cuba to Spain, 1852-1855. Four stampless covers comprising two non-contract letters and two carried by the Zagroniz Hermanos company, comprising 1852 Havana to Barcelona per "Caledonia"
with blue "5R" reales and red "6ms." due handstamps; 1852 Havana to Cadiz endorsed per "Isabel la Catolica" with "5" reales due handstamp, 1854 Santiago de Cuba to Santander with black "2Rs." due handstamp,
1855 Havana to Madrid with blue "4R." reales due handstamp, Very Fine group.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
For a period up to 1854, the administration was unable to find a dependable contractor for mails to Spain. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1565 |
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 Cuba, Cuba to Spain via Messrs. Antonio Lopez y Cia. Line, 1862-75. Group of 17 franked covers bearing various issues, including 1862 Havana to Madrid with two ½r. blue singles for the double
rate, 1863 Mantazas to Sevilla with 1r green vertical pair carried by "St. Domingo"; 1864 Mantazas to Palma de Mallorca carried as endorsed per "Principe Alfonso", etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Finally
in 1861, the Spanish Administration found a reliable and dependable shipping company - Messrs. Antonio Lopez y Cia. This firm was prepared to operate a subsidized (590,000 reales for each two round trips) bimonthly service between Cadiz and
Havana via the Canary Islands, Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo. This agreement was confirmed by the Real Orden of Sep. 11th 1861. (Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Cuba - British Mails
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| 1566 |
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 Cuba, 1827 (Nov. 13) Texcoco, Mexico to London, England via Havana. Datelined folded letter with red "FRANCO EN / VERACRUZ" postmark and "7" Reales rating handstamp for
1¼oz. letter, carried by HMS Kingfisher via Havana - Bermuda - Halifax - Falmouth, London "F P O, FE - 1, 1828" backstamp and matching " '1¼' Oz at 12s/- per Oz" straightline handstamp with
manuscript "15/" shilling due rating at top right, Very Fine, ex-Schimmer.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1) |
Est. $400-600
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| 1567 |
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 Cuba, 1831, 1834 Havana, Cuba to London, England. Two folded letters, 1831 (Jun. 23) with "HABANA" straightline with manuscript "6/-" rating (2x 2s1d plus 2x 9d to
London), 1834 folded letter with "HABANA" straightline with manuscript "1oz" notation and "6/4" rating for 2x 2s1d plus 2x 11d to London; small flaws, Fine pair.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
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| 1568 |
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 Cuba, 1839 (Oct. 19) Havana, Cuba to London, England. Datelined folded letter endorsed "p. H.M.S. Packet Swift" at top, London (11.26) arrival backstamp, manuscript "9 /
3" 9s3d rating for triple rate crossed out, flap with "Only double, Fred Huth & C" notation, returned and original rating crossed out and ms. "3 / 1" 3s1d credit rating added, red "Rebate, Foreign Office, 28 Nov 28,
1839" rimless crown oval struck, Very Fine, ex-Forrester-Smith.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED LETTER FROM CUBA WITH A FOREIGN OFFICE REBATE HANDSTAMP.
Occasional letters were incorrectly
overcharged and, when taken back to the post office for reassessment, were stamped with the special "REBATE" handstamp when refunding the incorrectly assessed amount. The rate breakdown was London to Falmouth 270 miles 2s plus 4s2d =. (Image1) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1569 |
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 Cuba, 1842 (Oct. 12) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba to London, England. Gray folded letter with sharp ornate "J. Abad" forwarder's handstamp and fancy oily "CUBA" oval postmark,
flap with sharp "St. Jago-De-Cuba, OC 12, 1842" cds, endorsed "Paquetes de Vapor de la Comp. Rs. Inglesa" at bottom left, privately carried to Boston, then by Cunard Line Britannia from Boston Nov. 1st to Liverpool arriving
Nov. 16th, red London (11.19) arrival cds and "2/" shilling due rating, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1) |
Est. $400-600
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| 1570 |
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 Cuba, 1844 (Apr. 27) Santiago, Cuba to London, England via Jamaica. Folded cover with red "Santiago, Isla de Cuba, 27 Abr. 1844" cds, sharp "Kingston, Jamaica, AP30 1844"
double-circle backstamp and matching crisp "JAMAICA / SHIP LETTER" two-line handstamp, endorsed "per Steam Packet", missed the RMSP Co. packet and sent by private ship to London, red London (6.5) backstamp and
manuscript "1/4" 1s4d due rating for double ship letter up to one ounce; light horizontal fold, Very Fine and choice, ex-Foster.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
THE ONLY RECORDED LETTER FROM CUBA TO GREAT BRITAIN SENT VIA
JAMAICA, HIGHLIGHTED IN THE FOSTER BOOK.
This letter was illustrated and highlighted in the Foster book, but the rating was incorrectly explained by him.
(Image1) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1571 |
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 Cuba, 1851 (Oct. 15) Chalon-S-Marne, France to Havana, Cuba. Folded letter bearing France, 1849, Ceres, 1fr light carmine (9), pair and single, four margins, tied by diamond
grids, matching "Chalon-S-Marne, 15 Oct 51" origin cds, red London Paid (10.17) transit cds, carried by RMSP Avori via St. Thomas (11.5), then by branch RMSP Conway to Havana, blue Nov. 15th arrival backstamp and
matching "NE" and "2" reales due handstamp; minor erosion at right, Very Fine, with 2013 Roumet certificate.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
A CHOICE USE AT THE PREPAID 3FR RATE FROM FRANCE TO CUBA VIA BRITISH
PACKET. (Image1) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1572 |
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 Cuba, (1849 Treaty) 1859 (Feb. 28) Havana, Cuba to Edinburgh, Scotland via New York. Datelined folded letter endorsed "per. am. Str. Cahawba via New York" at top, black
"New-York, Br. Packet., Apr. 8" exchange backstamp and "10" debit handstamp to G.B., carried by Cunard Line "Canada" from New York to Liverpool, "Liverpool, Br. Packet" entry cds with matching rare
"1/2½" due handstamp and "ART-2" backstamp, Edinburgh (3.22) arrival backstamp; soiling and wear, Fine and rare.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
The "ART-2" handstamp was struck on
unpaid letters from foreign countries transiting through the United States to Great Britain under the 1849 Treaty. The United States debited G.B. 10¢ for the steamship rate from Havana to New York. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1573 |
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 Cuba, 1864 (Jul. 13) New York N.Y. to Mexico via Havana. Blue folded letter datelined "New York, 13 July 1864" carried privately to Cuba, "Boring & Co., Havana" forwarder's
backstamp, entered mails with "Havana, JY 24, 1864" double-arc backstamp and matching black "Paid At Havana" crown circle (CC3, £1,000) and red crayon "1/-" shilling prepaid rating, Mexico
"2" reals inland postage, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1) |
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1574 |
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 Cuba, 1870 (Dec. 2) Havana, Cuba to Christiansund, Norway via New York. Blue folded cover with "Mathias Hermanos & Co., Habana" company handstamp, sent by Moro Castle to New
York, black "New York, Dec 8" transit cds with large black "7" debit handstamp to North Germany Union, carried by Inman Line City of Washington from New York Dec. 10th to Queensland arriving Dec. 20th, Prussian blue crayon
"10" sbr debit, Norwegian red crayon "35" skilling due rating, Very Fine, uncommon letter routing from Cuba through the U.S. to Norway by North German Union mails.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
New York debited NGU
7¢ for transit fees from Cuba to New York. Letter sent in closed mail bag through England and Ostende to Cologne. Prussia marked 10 silbergroschen debit to Norway-Sweden post office for transit fees owed Prussia. Norway marked letter for 35
skilling postage due. (Image1) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1575 |
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 Cuba, 1871 (Dec. 12) New York N.Y. to Tampico, Mexico via Havana. Docketed folded cover sent privately from New York, blue Havana forwarders oval, entered mails with G.B. 4d vermilion,
horizontal pair tied by "Havana, DE 22" duplex with "C58" barred oval, endorsed per RMSP Eider Mexico large "2" real plata inland postage due, Very Fine.
Estimate; $250 - 350. (Image1) |
Est. $250-350
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1576 |
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 Cuba, (Cunard Line) 1840 (Oct. 31) Havana, Cuba to London, England via New York. Folded letter endorsed and "pr. Norma via New York" at top, bold strike of red "Forwarded
from Harnden's, New York" oval handstamp, carried as endorsed by Cunard Britannia from Boston to Liverpool arriving Dec. 15th, Liverpool "L, America" oval handstamp, manuscript "4/-" shilling due rating, Very
Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1577 |
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 Cuba, (Cunard Line) 1863 (Dec. 26) London, England to Havana, Cuba. Folded letter bearing G.B. 2d blue, 3d rose, and 1s green (2) prepaying the double 2s5d rate, all tied by
"12" grid cancel, matching London (12.26) backstamp, carried as endorsed by Cunard Line Africa from Liverpool Dec. 27th to New York arriving Jan. 9th, then carried by Cunard Line Corsica on the alternative route via
Nassau to Havana, Havana arrival backstamp and framed "NE2" due handstamp, Very Fine and scarce via the Cunard transatlantic and Caribbean routes.
Estimate; $250 - 350.
This is a scarce routing since it is 5d more
expensive than the direct routing via Southampton. The extra 5d (10¢) is due to the United States. The "NE2" should have been "NE4" for double the 2 Real local charge. (Image1) |
Est. $250-350
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1578 |
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 Cuba, (Cunard Line) 1872 (Oct. 11) Havana, Cuba to Buenos Ayres, Argentina via New York and London. Blue folded letter with "Sama, Sotolongo Y Ca., Habana" forwarder handstamp
and endorsed "via Liverpool", sent privately to New York, then by Cunard Line Java from New York to Liverpool, forwarded by Fesser Utoh Co. with G.B. 1s green tied by bold "London, OC 11 82" duplex prepaying the 1s
packet rate to Buenos Ayres, Buenos Ayres blue crayon "2/4" inland due rating, Very Fine and unusual use.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
(Image1) |
Est. $200-300
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| 1579 |
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 Cuba, (West Indies Packet) 1861 (Oct. 7) Havana, Cuba to Bilbao, Spain. Blue folded letter with "G. de Murrieta y Ca., Londres" forwarders oval and "SPAIN VIA
FRANCE" directional handstamp, red "London, Paid, OC 30 61" cds and red ms. "1/-" shilling rating, red oval "PD" handstamp, Bilbao (11.2) arrival backstamp, blue "Franco" fancy handstamp, Very
Fine, This is the only recorded example of this directional handstamp.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
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| 1580 |
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 Cuba, (West Indies Packet) 1866 (Sep. 17) San Luis near Tampico, Mexico to Amiens, France via Cuba. Gray folded letter with "Corps. Exp. Mexique, Bau A, 26 Sept. 68" cds and
black "6" decimes due handstamp for officer's rate, carried by RMSP Eider to St. Thomas, then RMSP Shannon to Southampton arriving Oct. 28th, red "Corps Exp. Mexique, V. Angl., 30 Oct. 66" arrival cds, updated with
"30" centimes due handstamp for soldier's rate, Amiens (10.30) arrival backstamp, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1581 |
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 Cuba, Anglo-French Postal Convention Mail, 1859-1874. Group of 6 covers sent under the 1857 and 1870 postal conventions, includes "GB/1F 60c", "G.B. / 3F60c" and "GB/2F"
accountancy handstamps, Very Fine group.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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