368. Auktion

1858, Victoria 2d. blue as horizontal pair and 1873 3d. rose 4 singles tied by barely legibly strikes of barred "F85" to folded lettersheet with adjacent fordwarding agents cachet and cds. "MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO DE 11 74" to Genoa, adhesives small imperfections, one 3d. was affixed with lower part torn away, a scarce and attractive entire Provenance: Robson Lowe (1957)

1867, Victoria 2sh. blue and 1873 3d. rose tied duplex "C61" "PORTO RICO MAR 24 77" to folded letter to Genoa, fine Provenance: "The Glassco Collection" (Robson Lowe, 1969)

1873, Victoria 1sh. green as horizontal pair together with two singles 1865 4d. orange-red tied by barred "F85" to folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. "MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO DE 11 74" to Genoa, filing fold through one 4d. otherwise a fine and scarce entire

1873, Victoria 1sh. green as horizontal pair togehter with 3d. rose tied by barred "F85" to folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. "MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO AU 10 76" to Genoa, a very fine and handsome double rate usage, signed Diena with certificate (1985)

1873, Victoria 1sh. green with additional franking tied by barred "F85" to folded letter with adjacent cds. "MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO AP 10 76" to Genoa, a very fine and attractive entire

1870, folded letter dated "Mayaguez 23 Mayo 1870" endorsed "Via de Inglaterra" to Genoa with accountancy marking "G.B. 1F60C" and cds. "ANGL. AMB. CALAIS 10 JUN 70" alongside, upon arrival charged "20" decimes thus postage due 2l. applied and tied by cds., a fine and attractive entire

1873, Amadeus 50c. brown, two horizontal pairs tied by "Parilla" cancel to folded lettersheet endorsed "Via inglesa", considered unpaid for the transatlantic journey thus charged "17" upon delivery and postage due 1l. applied, right stamp with small tear, otherwise a fine and attractive entire, certificates PF (1984) and CEM (1985)

1879, Alfons XII. 5c. lilac-red, 10c. brown and 25c. blue with illegible cds. on folded lettersheet to Genoa, vertical fold through 5c. and some minor imperfections, still an scarce and attractive entire

1870, fifth weight unpaid folded lettersheet from Puerto Rico to St. Thomas with ship "Neva", there transshiped onto the "Seine" to Plymouth from there to Genoa, accountancy marking "G.B. 1F60C" and French Italian exchange marking "F*56" applied, upon arrival charged and postage due 1l. single and 2l. as vertical applied, all tied by cds. "GENOVA", adhesives with sime imperfections, scarce  

1878, Alfons XII. 25c. green two singles tied by oval "PORTO RICO 1 NOV 78" to folded lettersheet to Genoa with adjacent cds. "LIGNE PAQ. Fr. NO 3 1 NOV 78", fine

1879, Coat of arms 1c. green and 10c. black tied by wonderfully contrasting red grid of diamonds to mourning cover endorsed "via Panama" to Roma with red cds. "ADMINISTRACION de SUCHITOTO. ABR 16 1882" alongside, a small, completely irrelevant tear at the bottom of 1c. adhesive does not disturb the excellent appearance of this scarce entire

1851, Britannica 1d. rose, fresh colour, tied by barred numeral "1" to folded lettersheet (one backflap added) with good strike of crowned circle "PAID AT TRINIDAD" and framed "E Franca" alongside to Napoli, transported by ship "Prince" from Trinidad to Barbados, then transshipped onto "Dervent" und sent to St. Thomas, there transshipped onto the "Parana" and shipped to Southampton. From there via Marseile to Napoli, the adhesive with imperfections, but a very attractive and scarce entire via the rarely used Marseile route

1851, Britannica 1d. red-brown, fresh colour with illegible cancel on envelope to Parma, transported by ship "Wye" from Trinidad to Barbados, then transshipped onto "Clyde" und sent to St. Thomas, there transshipped onto the "la Plata" and shipped to Southampton with London "PAID 17 AP 1854" and "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN FRANCO 18 4B" alongside, reverse with almost complete wax seal "CONSULADO DE ESPANA EN TRINIDAD", adhesive with small imperfection, signed Sorani with certificate (2008). A very attractive and rare cover and according to our knowledge the only letter from Trinidad to the Duchy of Parma

1d. red as vertical pair together with 1sh. yellow tied by cds. "TRINIDAD MR 27 1876" to small mourning envelope to Vicenza, an attractive entire

1877, Large Numerals 5c. blue as vertical pair paying the local postage with barred cancel on folded lettersheet to Genoa, with blue "T" and 1-10" alongside, taxed upon arrival "17" decimes thus postage due 30-40c. and 1l. applied, part of address and "SOUTHAMPTON-SHIP-LETTER" cds. restored, nevertheless a scarce and attractive entire

1877, Large Numerals 5c. blue as horizontal pair and 20c. rose paying the local postage tied by barred "A" to folded letter to Genoa endorsed "p Liffey" and with red "SHIP-LETTER B LONDON" alongside, taxed upon arrival "22" decimes thus postage due 2l. and 10c. as vertical pair applied and tied by cds. "GENOVA 9 APR 74", some adhesives with minor imperfections, a very attractive and scarce entire, signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1991)

1877, Numerals 10c. brick-red paying the local postage tied by barred "D" to enevelope to Genoa endorsed "per Britannia", taxed "80c" and upon arrival "13" decimes thus postage due 30c. and 1l. applied (the latter removed and re-affixed to show the red "PAYS ETR. P. ANG BORDEAUX 30 OCT 79" cds., minor ageing, a fine and attractive cover

1861, unpaid cover from Montevideo with blue octogonal "MONTEVIDEO" to Ivrea with red transit mark "BRESIL BORDEAUX 19 JANV 61", upon arrival charged "10"., fine

1861, unpaid folded letter from Montevideo with cds. "MONTEVIDEO * PAQ. FR. K. No. 1 * 15 NOV 68" to Como with "CORREO MONTEVIDEO" and several transit marks, upon arrival charged "10"., fine

1866, Numeral 5c. blue and horizontal strip of three 20c. rose tied by barred "A" to reverse of folded letter endorsed "Pr. Sh. Gironde" (acutally travelled by "Orenoque") to Genoa with octogonal "MONTEVIDEO PAQ FR. J NO 2 12 JANV 74" and scarce French Italian exchange marking "F*56" alongside, upon arrival charged "70" decimes thus horizontal strip of three postage due 2l. and single 1l. applied and tied by cds., horizontal fold through 1l. postage due, otherwise a fine and very attractive cover and a large franking of this Uruguayan issue combined with one of the highest Italian taxations on transatlantic mail from South America

1866, Numerals 10c. green tied by barred "3" to cover endorsed "p France" to Genoa, charged "80" in France and upon arrival charged "14" thus postage due 40c. and 1l. applied and tied by cds., small part of front missing at upper left, otherwise a fine and attractive entire, signed Raybaudi with certificate (1988)

1872, unpaid printed matter dated "Montevideo 20 Stbr 1872" with blue senders cachet alongside to Genoa, upon arrival charged "17" thus postage due 2,5 and 10c. applied on reverse and tied by cds., minor ageing at left, a fine and scarce usage

1877, Numerals 5c. green as horizontal strip of four with barred "A" on cover to Genoa with blueish-green senders cacher alongside, charged "160" in France and upon arrival charged "28" thus postage due 10c. and 1l. each as pair and single 60c. applied and tied by cds. "GENOVA 21 6 78", postage due some minor imperfections, a scarce and very attractive entire

1877, Numerals 10c. red tied by barred cancel to cover endorsed "vap La France" to Genoa with boxed "FUERA DE HORA" alongside, charged "80" in France and upon arrival charged "13" thus postage due 30-40c. and 60c. applied and tied by cds., small part of front missing and reverse flap stabilized, otherwise a fine and attractive entire

1877, Numerals 10c. red and 20c. brown tied by barred "A" to cover to Genoa with blueish-green senders cacher alongside, charged "80" in France and upon arrival charged "26" thus postage due 60c. as pair of 1l. applied and tied by cds. "GENOVA 21 6 78", a scarce and very attractive entire

1877, Numerals 20c. brown, two singles tied by barred "A" and partially by cds. "CORREO MONTEVIDEO 21 AGOST 78" to double weight cover endorsed "pr St. Poitou" to Genoa with blue senders cacher alongside, charged "160" in France and upon arrival charged "28" thus postage due
40c. and 1l., each as vertical pair, applied and tied by cds., tiny part of front missing at left and 1l. affixed around the edge, otherwise a rare and attractive cover

1841, folded letter dated "Montevideo 21 Maggio 1841", addressed to Genoa and transported by ship "Costante", charged 4 soldi upon arrival and red three-line "VIA DI MARE (A)" applied, fine

1841, folded letter dated "Montev Abrile 7 1840", addressed to Genoa and transported by ship "Mima", charged 5 soldi upon arrival and red three-line "VIA DI MARE (A)" applied, fine

1848, folded letter dated "Mtevideo 28. febbraro 1848", addressed to Genoa and transported by ship "Maria Teresa", charged 4 soldi upon arrival and red -line "VIA DI MARE (A)" applied, fine

1848, folded letter dated "Montevideo Agosto 5 1848", addressed to Genoa and transported by ship "Chinescal", charged 9 soldi upon arrival and red -line "VIA DI MARE (A)" applied, fine

1874, Estero Viktor Emanuel II. 30 (with lower left corner "unmodified") and 40c. tied by a superb strike of the rare barred "MONTEVIDEO" to insufficently paid registered envelope transported on the ship "Europa" to Aulla, upon arrival a good strike of two-line "Da Montevideo coi Postali Italiani" applied, some soiling and minor imperfections on the adhesives, but one of only four known registered letters carried by Lavarello from Montevideo to Italy, only two of these known with the barred "MONTEVIDEO" cancel and this is the only known with this franking as also mentioned in "Sassone Gli Annullamenti" on page 629, signed Colla with certificate (2009) and certificate Scheller (2009)

1874, Estero Viktor Emanuel II. 20 and 40c. tied by a strike of the rare barred "MONTEVIDEO" to folded letter to Napoli Vallo della Lucania per Acquavella, some soiling and minor imperfections on the adhesives, but only two other covers known with this cancellation, signed E. Diena with certificate (1984)

1866, Numerals 10c. green paying the local rate tied by barred "A" to envelope endorsed "Italo-Platense" with adjacent cds. "CORREO MONTEVIDEO 25 OCT 72" to Genoa, taxed "4" d. and postage due 40c. applied on reverse, with good strike of handstamp "con Bastim Mercant." alongside, two disinfection slits, a scarce and fine entire

1874, Numerals 10c. green (faulty) paying the local postage tied by barred oval and cds. "CORREOS MONTEVIDEO 19 JUN" to almost complete folded letter to Como, taxed "9" d. and postage due 40 and 50c. applied with adjacent three-line "PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI", (last line with pen strike-through, this cancellation was in use because the handstamp "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani" was not ready yet), two disinfection slits, fine. A very attractive entire from the first journey of the "Espresso" of the Laverello Company from Montevideo to Genoa and at the same time the only known letter from Montevideo with this peculiarity

1874, Numerals 10c. green paying the local postage tied by barred oval with adjacent cds. "CORREOS MONTEVIDEO 19 OCT 74" to enevelope to Stradella, taxed "9" d. and three singles postage due 30c. applied with adjacent two-line "Da Montevideo coi Postali Italiani", two disinfection slits, the Uruguay and one postage due adhesive faults. A very attractive entire with the earliest known date of the handstamp

1877, Numerals 10c. brick-red paying the local postage tied by cds "CORREOS MONTEVIDEO 7 JUNIO 77" to enevelope to Genoa, taxed "10" d. and postage due 1l. applied with adjacent two-line "Da Montevideo coi Postali Italiani", a fine and scarce entire