368. Auction

GUATEMALA - PRUSSIA: 1852, Lettersheet from "GUATEMALA 1 DICBRE 1852" with adjacent "4" (reales) part-paid, via British PO "BELIZE DE 15 1852" per closed mail via St. Thomas to London and further to Krefeld, charged on arrival "17" silbergroschen, front with paper fault

GUATEMALA - PRUSSIA: Lettersheet with red "GUATEMALA ... 1862" endorsed "per steamer via Panama" addressed to Krefeld in Prussia, prepaid with "4" reales to Panama, from here overland to Cologne and August 23 per "Clyde" in closed mail to St. Thomas (29.8.) and per "Seine" (30.8.) to Southampton and London with arrival mark of September 15, at arrival charged with at total of "27" silbergroschen

HAITI - FRANCE: 1881, Imperforated issue 3 c. and 7 c., both with wide margins, tied by clear cds. "CAP-HAITIEN 7 MARS 82" via "ST. THOMAS 21/3 1882" to France with arrival marks, very fine, certificate Holcombe (1986)

HAITI - MEXICO: 1866, Entire letter from Jacmel, "FORWARDED BY HURZIG & Co. ST. THOMAS" with manuscript "30/6/66", franked with GB 4 d. vermilion, pl. 7, tied by "C51" and sent from "ST. THOMAS JU 30 1866" via "PANAMA JY 9 1866" to Mazatlan (SG Z10)

HAITI - OLDENBURG: 1855, Envelope showing on reverse clear blue forwarding agent oval marking " ARTHUR B. WHITE. PORT AU PRINCE. HAYTI" and faint British PO "JACMEL JY 12", mailed July 13 per "Tyne" to St. Thomas and July 18 with the same ship to Southampton, German transit mark "SEEBRIEF PER ENGLAND AACHEN 5/8 B", charged with a total of "19½" silbergroschen. The envelope 2 tears at left, otherwise fine

ITALY - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 1875, Letterfront franked with Victor Emanuel 30 c. and 60 c. in horizontal pair from "GENOVA 12 NOV 75" per address of forwarding agent Hurtzig & Co., St. Thomas, to Puerto Plata; in St. Thomas additionally franked with 4 d. vermilion, pl. 14, tied by duplex "ST. THOMAS PAID / C51"; some ink erosion in the last line of forwarding address, otherwise fine; a rare combination Provenance: St. Gibbons 1976

JAMAICA - CANADA: 1856, Entire letter from "SAVANNAH-LA MAR JA (8) 1856) to Montreal with transit mark of Kingston and St. Thomas, arrival mark of February 16, charged with "10" d. Britsh Northamerican currency

JAMAICA - CANADA: 1856, Second rate entire letter from "SAVANNAH-LA MAR-JAMAICA SP 22 1856" to Montreal with transit mark of Kingston, St. Thomas and Quebec, arrival mark of October 28, charged with "1/8" British Northamerican currency

JAMAICA - CANADA: 1857, Entire letter from "SAVANNA LA MAR JAMAICA AP 23 1857" to Montreal. Although Kingston noted "6" d. for the direct route to Halifax, the letter was transported per "Urinoko" to Southampton with London transit mark of May 17, here taxed with "1/2" and transported from Liverpool "L/MY 19" per "Canadian" to Quebec, Montreal arrival mark of June 2, charged with at total of "1/4". The "Canadian" wrecked on this trip on the St. Lorenz, no further mail recorded

JAMAICA - ST. BARTELEMY: 1844, Entire letter from "PORT ROYAL JAMAICA FE 23 1844" via St. Thomas forwarding agent De Gout / National Hotel, to St. Bartholomews with frontside red "JAMAICA PAID FE 23 1844"; the entire somewhat weak in the folds, otherwise very fine

JAMAICA - UNITED STATES: 1869, Lettersheet from Kingston, privately carried to St. Thomas, posted at Danish PO with "ST. THOMAS 14/11 1869", franked with 1869, 10 c. orange to New York, cancelled "N. YORK STEAMSHIP DEC 20" at arrival, very fine

MARTINIQUE - UNITED STATES: 1860, Envelope from "FORT DE FRANCE MARTINIQUE 27 MARS 1860" via St. Pierre to St. Thomas, here handled by forwarding agent Koefoed, Whitmore & Co. (clear red oval on front) and handed over to the Danish PO, here posted with cds. "ST:-THOMAS 15 4 1860" by private ship to Boston with frontside arrival mark, "SHIP" and "5" (cents due), small marginal faults

MEXICO - CONFEDERATE STATES: 1862, Lettersheet franked with 1861, 2 r. on rose MEXICO, cut into at left, tied by mute cancel and light "CORREOS MEXICO 28 AGO" addressed to New Orleans, transported via the British PO "VERA-CRUZ SP 1 1862" and transported via St. Thomas (per "Trend") to Southampton, London transit mark of September 29 and again from Southampton October 1st per "Hansa" of the Northgerman Lloyd to New York with frontside "NEW YORK AM.PKT. OCT. 14". From New York most likely transported with U.S. navy ship. A very rare letter redirected via Europe due to Civil War blockade

MEXICO - FRANCE: 1855, Lettersheet with clear "FRANCO ENELMIN. DE LA LUZ FRANCO" with manuscript date in centre, sent via British PO "VERACRUZ SP 4 1855" and from here in closed mail via St. Thomas and England to France with boxed "COLONIES & c. ART.12", taxed with "15" decimes

MEXICO - FRANCE: 1859, Partpaid entire letter from Santa Ana de Tamaulipas to France, transported by Mexican post to Tampico and from here by British closed mail via St. Thomas to England. From London mailed by mistake via Belgium to Prussia ("SEEBRIEF PER ENGLAND UND AACHEN 30/6") and returned to London, here re-charged and sent with boxed "GB 1F 60 c" directly to France, charged with "8" decimes, interesting letter

MEXICO - FRANCE: 1865, Entire letter with clear "FRANQUEADO VERACRUZ OCTBRE 2" addressed to Le Havre, partpaid with 2 reales, sent in closed mail via St. Thomas and London with boxed "GB 1F 60 C" on front, taxed with "8" decimes

MEXICO - FRANCE: 1868, Entire partpaid printed matter stamped on reverse "FRANQUEADO VERACRUZ AGOST.." addressed to Aigre, sent per closed mail via St. Thomas, Plymouth and London with frontside accountancy mark "GB/2 F PK.", some age stains, still fine, taxed "15" centimes

MEXICO - JAMAICA: 1868, Lettersheet with frontside forwarding agent mark "BÜSING, MERTENS & Co. Veracruz / FEB 1 1868" sent to St. Thomas forwarding agent Schon Willink & Co. (blue oval on reverse) and sent via British post, franked with 4 d. vermilion, cancelled "C51" from "ST. THOMAS FE 17 68" to Kingston with arrival mark

MEXICO - JAMAICA: 1871, Lettersheet dated "Tampico 25 Mar.", dispatched at the Mexican PO, franked with Hidalgo 12 c. cancelled by oval "FRANCO EN TAMPICO", transfered to the British PO and here franked with 4 d. vermilion, pl. 11, tied by clear "C63" with adjacent "TAMPICO MR 27 1871", carried by the "WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC STEAM-SHIP COMPANY LIMITED" (blue oval of Tampico agency on reverse) and sent via "ST. THOMAS AP 12 71" to Kingston, with arrival mark of April 21; the British stamp few short perfs, otherwise very fine. A rare letter

NEW ZEALAND - IRELAND: 1867, Envelope from "PORT CHALMERS FE-4 67", franked with 1864/67, 6 d. brown, cancelled "18", sent by closed mail via Panama, Colon, Jamaica and St. Thomas to London with arrival mark of April 3, from here sent to Dublin, small imperfections, still fine (SG 122)

NEW ZEALAND - NEW BRUNSWICK: 1868, Blue envelope franked with 2 copies 1864/67, 3 d. lilac, tied by Dunedin numeral and sent December 2 to St. John, New Brunswick, transported in closed mail via Panama, Colon and St. Thomas, here directed to New York with frontside "N.Y. STEAMSHIP 10" and further to St. John with arrival mark of January 26; cover open on 2 sides, fine and unusual (SG 117)

NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION - CURACAO: 1869, Entire printed matter under cross wrapper, franked with 1868, ¼ gr. violet and 1869, ½ gr. orange, tied by cds. "HAMBURG P.E. 4 30/10 69", transported via London with red "P.D." and pair closed mail via St. Thomas to Curacao with arrival mark of November 21 on front, some minor and absolutely negligible transportation marks. A marvellous item

NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION - MEXICO: 1870, Double rate letter with red "F. BREMEN 2 / 30 1 70" and endorsed "Per steamer via Southampton" via London and from here per closed mail via St. Thomas to Veracruz, prepaid with "28½" groschen, taxed on arrival with "6" reales inland postage

NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION - MEXICO: 1869, Entire printed matter franked with 1868, ¼ gr. violet and 1869, ½ gr. orange, tied by railway mark "GEESTEMÜNDE / 31 / 10 / HANNOVER" with adjacent "BREMEN", sent via "LONDON 1 NO 69" and per closed mail via St. Thomas and Veracruz to Guadalajara. The ½ gr. slightly rounded corner, otherwise very fine and fresh. A rare transatlantic printed matter

PANAMA - GREAT BRITAIN: 1876, Small sailor's letter (envelope) from a member of HMS Albatros at Panama, the ocal countersigned by commanding officier, franked with GB 2 d. blue, cancelled in transit with "C51" of St. Thomas, addressed to Pocklington with transit and arrival marks, most part of upper backflap missing and the stamp negligible small corner fault. A stunning letter, certificate Paaskesen (1995)

PERU - AUSTRIA: 1861, Unpaid entire letter from Callao with faint dispatch mark of British PO, per closed mail via Panama, Colon and St. Thomas to England and from "LONDON E.C. JA 14 63" via Belgium and Prussia with red "SEEBRIEF PER ENGLAND UND AACHEN" to Austria, taxed with a total of "1.30" (gulden/nkr.)

PERU - FRANCE: 1859, Entire letter from Lima, sent via British PO "CALAO AP 27 1859" sent by closed mail via Panama, Colon, St. Thomas and London, showing on front clear accountancy mark "GB 2 F 87 5/10 c." and charged "12" decimes

PERU - ITALY: 1846, Entire letter from Lima to Genua, Italy, endorsed "Via de Panama" and transported via "ST:-THOMAS JA 14 1846" to London, since unpaid with boxed "No.  Detained for Postage" and "Returned for   Postage" with manuscript "2/6", finally sent to Italy with red "PAID 16 MR 1846" and arrival mark of March 23, interesting letter

PERU - NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION: 1871, Part-paid lettersheet franked with Peru 1868, 1 d. green, tied by cds. "LIMA 18 JUN 1871" and clear boxed "Aus Westindien über Bremen" to Hamburg, transported per closed mail via Panama, Colon, St. Thomas and England to Bremen, arriving July 15, and from here to Hamburg, charged with a total of "19¼" groschen; a fine and scarce letter

PERU - PRUSSIA: 1864, Small envelope with crowned circle "PAID AT CALLAO" endorsed "via Panama - via Ostende" to Münster, prepaid with "4/10", transported in closed mail via Panama, Colon and St. Thomas to England and via Belgium to Germany, showing on front blue "SEEBRIEF PER ENGLAND UND AACHEN 29/11"

PRUSSIA - MEXICO: 1860, Lettersheet (top and bottom backflap missing) from "WITTEN 3/8" addressed to the Prussian consul in Mexico, endorsed "durch die Vereinigten Staaten", prepaid with "15¼" silbergroschen, transported via "AACHEN PAID  Cts. / 4 8" to New York, here marked "24". Since there was no regular steamship service any more from New Orleans to Veracruz since November 1858 the letter was held and finally mailed via "ST. THOMAS OC 12 1860" to Mexico, here charged with "2" reales inland postage; a highly unusual item

PRUSSIA - UNITED STATES: 1851, Entire letter from "COELN 17/2", prepaid with "39½" silbergroschen addressed to a member of the German ship "Reform" at San Francisco, endorsed "via Panama", travelled via London, in closed package per "Trend" to St. Thomas (arrived March 19) and on March 24 per "Great Western" to Shagres and further via Panama to San Francisco, on reverse forwarding agent mark "Reynolds & Co. Express / San Francisco" and oval "NOT PAID", both in blue. A fine and extremely rare letter of the forwarding agent Reynolds & Co., who disappeared already in the fall of 1851

PUERTO RICO - BREMEN: 1848, Entire letter endorsed "By West Ind. Steam Packet" to Bremen, dispatched British PO "SAN-JUAN-PORTO-RICO JU 11 1848", transported per "Teviot" (RMSPC) via St. Thomas to Southampton and further via London to Bremen, here taxed with a total of "46" grote. A very unusual letter avoiding the Spanish post at Puerto Rico completely

PUERTO RICO - CURACAO: 1856, Lettersheet with crowned circle "PAID AT SAN JUAN PORTO RICO" and dispatch mark "SAN JUAN PORTO RICO SP 29 1856" via "ST. THOMAS SP 30 1856" to Curacao with red arrival mark on front, some folds (one with small paper break at top) and some ink erosion in the address

PUERTO RICO - FRANCE: 1860, Lettersheet franked with Spanish West Indies 1857, ½ r. blue, tied by paria with adjacent blue "PONCE 24 MAR 60", transported to St. Thomas with arrival mark of the Danish post, transfered to the British PO and sent via England to the Isle of Corse, charged "8" decimes. Name in the address cancelled, otherwise fine

PUERTO RICO - FRANCE: 1873, Envelope franked with Cuba 1873, 25 c. grey, tied by blue parila with adjacent blue "YAUCO PORTO RICO 2 ABR." via San Juan to St. Thomas, here sent via Danish post with cds. "ST. THOMAS 28/4 1873" to Bremen with frontside boxed "Aus Westindien über Bremen" and from here via Paris to Corsica; little unfresh, part of backflap missing, still fine and very scare, the only recorded entire from Puerto Rico with the boxed transit mark