371. Auktion

1837, Entire letter from Santiago to Bordeaux containing a bill of exchange for 2000 fr., showing on front boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER" with adjacent "ROCHEFORT 1 MAI 1837"

Incoming Mail: 1895, Helvetia 3 fr. pale brown, four single stamps and 1 fr. lilac, tied by cds. "CHAUX DE FONDS 22.VIII." to insured parcel card via Bremen to Manila, fine, rare

FILIPINO REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT: 1898/99, 'CORREOS FILIPINAS' 2 cents red imperforated horizontally, the complete sheet of 192 stamps with full margins, unused with full unmounted original gum. Despite of some minor light creasing in very fine and fresh condition (Scott Y2 var.) Provenance: General Harry Hill Bandholtz

"PUERTO RICO" red oval double framed handstamp on folded letter with red due marking "5.R." alongside, light filiing creases, otherwise fine and attractive

1843, folded letter dated "St. Johns P. Rico June 28 1843" with forwarding agent cachet "FORWARDED BY M.G. GONZALES & CO. St.JOHNS. PORTO RICO" alongside to Middletown with red straight-line "SHIP" and "NEW YORK JUN 15" arrival mark on front, reverse with further forwarder cachet "FORWARDED BY THOMPSON & ADAMS NEW YORK", a scarce and attractive entire

"CAGUAS." blue straight-line with adjacent bowed "SIN CARGO" on cover front with manuscript "Vo Bo" to Ponce, few wormholes, heavy toning

"GUAYANILLA" blue straight-line on envelope to Ponce, few worm holes and usual toning

1850, folded letter dated "Guayama 22 Jan 1850" with black split circle "SAN-JUAN-PORTO-RICO JA 24 1850" on reverse and manuscript "1/5" rate, addressed to London, file crease, otherwise fine

1868, folded lettersheet with cds. "PORTO-RICO C NO 11 68" on reverse of folded lettersheet endorsed "per royal mail steamer..." to Genoa with  "GB/1 F.60 C." accountancy marking alongside, fine

1872, 1d. red tied by barred "C61" to printed matter to Copenhagen with cds. "PORTO-RICO PAID" and "PD" alongside, reverse with arrival mark, a beautiful and very rare entire especially sent to Denmark, certificate BPA (2007)

½r. green on white, strip of four sind single with mostly good margins tied by parilla killers to cover front to Adjuntas, scarce and interesting Provenance: 332. Heinrich Köhler Auction

1871, Hispania 25c. blue tied by oval "S. JUAN a YABUCOA" to judicial cover front to Yabucoa with neat strike of fancy handstamp "PITUTACION PROVINCIAL DE PTO RICO" alongside, fine

1855, Coat of arms ½o. on yellow with good margins all around, tied by smeared parilla killer to envelope to San German, fine and rare

1891, Alfons XIII. 2c. red-brown tied by illegible cancel ton printed matter to Paris with violet "Por Vapor Correo Espanol" alongside, fine