368. Auction

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

PUERTO RICO - GREAT BRITAIN: 1836, Entire letter with black "FORWARDED BY WHITMORE & Co. ST. THOMAS" to London with arrival mark of July 2, 1836 and red boxed "PACKET LETTER" on front, charged "2/2"

PUERTO RICO - GREAT BRITAIN: 1850, Entire letter dated "Naguabo Aug. 23 1850" with clear red oval "FORWARDED BY J.F. PENISTON & Co. ST. THOMAS" and cds. "ST:-THOMAS SE 16 1850" to London, charged "1/5". The letter was transported with the ship "Trend" on the first direct voyage from St. Thomas to Southampton

PUERTO RICO - GREAT BRITAIN: 1850, Entire letter from Guayama with red oval "FORWARDED BY WHITMORE & Co. ST. THOMAS" (oval in red), and British ST:-THOMAS MR 30 1850" to London with April 21 arrival mark, charged "2/2"

PUERTO RICO - SPAIN: 1851, Entire letter with crowned circle "PAID AT SAN JUAN PORTO RICO" and dispatch "SAN JUAN PORTO RICO JY 16 1851" to Cadiz, transported in closed mail via St. Thomas. The letter was prepaid with "2/1" (1/5 to London + 8 d. to the Spanish border), in Spain charged with additional "11 R"

PUERTO RICO - SPAIN: 1852, Small envelope with crowned circle "PAID AT SAN JUAN PORTO RICO" and dispatch mark of July 29 1852, to Barcelona, transported in closed mail via St. Thomas to London and from here via France to Spain, prepaid to the Spanish border with "2/1", in Spain charged with additional "10 Rs" and "6 ms" at Barcelona, a special fee charged between 1848 and 1854

PUERTO RICO - SPAIN: 1857, Lettersheet (bottom flap missing), franked with Spanish Westindies 1856, ½ r. green-blue, tied by barilla with adjacent blue "ADMON GRAL. PUERTORICO 29 NOV 57" and British "PAID AT SAN JUAN PORTO RICO", addressed to Rivadeo, transported November 30 per "Conway" to St. Thomas and the same day to Southampton; a fine and scarce cover

PUERTO RICO - NEW YORK: 1858, Entire letter franked with Spanish West Indies 1857, ½ r. blue tied by paria with adjacent "GUAYAMA 3 NOV 58" to New York, sent with Spanish mail to St. Thomas and handed here from the Spanish counselate to forwarding agent Koefoed, Whitmore & Co. (clear red oval marking on front) and mailed via "FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE ST. THOMAS" to New York, here charged with "6" cents; a vertical cover crease affecting the stamp, still fine; a scarce entire

PUERTO RICO - UNITED STATES: 1860, Entire letter with crowned circle "PAID AT SAN JUAN PORTO RICO" with adjacent manuscript "1/-" from "SAN JUAN PORTO RICO MR 28 1860" via "ST. THOMAS MR 28 60" to New York with frontside "STEAMSHIP 10"

PUERTO RICO - UNITED STATES: 1863, Entire letter from Arecibo, transported by forwarding agent to San Juan and here posted at British PO with red "PORTO-RICO PAID" with manuscript "1/-" via "ST.-THOMAS JY 29 1863" via Spanish mail to Havana and from here to New York, charged "10" cents

PUERTO RICO - UNITED STATES: 1868, Entire letter from Mayaguez to New York, sent via "ST. THOMAS 14/9 1868" franked with 1861/67, 10 c. green, cancelled on arrival "NEW YORK SEP 21", faint filing creases not affecting the stamp

PUERTO RICO - UNITED STATES: 1869, Lettersheet from Mayaguez, privately carried to San Juan and franked for quadruple rate with 1 s. green, pl. 4, and 4 d. vermilion, pl. 11, tied "C61" with adjacent faint red "PORTO RICO PAID" and sent via "ST. THOMAS SP 11 69" to New York, charged with "40" cents, filing crease through 1 s., still attractive and quite scarce (SG Z38, 49)

PUERTO RICO - UNITED STATES: 1872, Dated lettersheet from San Juan, franked with pair GB 4 d. vermilion, pl. 12, tied by "C61" with adjacent red "PORTO-RICO PAID MR 13 72", sent via closed mail to New York with frontside "M.Y. STEAMSHIP 10 / MAR 21" and sent to Philadelphia, few short perfs, otherwise fine (SG Z90)

PUERTO RICO - UNITED STATES: 1873, Lettersheet with sender's mark from Arecibo, privately carried to St. Thomas, franked with US 1870, 10 c. brown for transportation with USBMSC, and posted at Danish PO with cds. "ST. THOMAS 14/7 1873" and adjacent red manuscript "10 c. paid" and boxed black "FRANCO." to New York, , cancelled "NEW YORK JUL 21" upon arrival; the entire some faults; very scarce, only few entires with the "FRANCO"-handstamp are recorded

PUERTO RICO - UNITED STATES: 1873, Entire letter franked with GB 4 d. vermilion, pl. 12, tied by duplex "C61", sent by closed mail via St. Thomas to New York with "N.Y. STEAMSHIP 10 / NOV 20" on front (SG Z90)

PUERTO RICO - UNITED STATES: 1874, Entire printed matter (Market Report) franked with GB 1 d., tied by unclear "F88" with adjacent "PONCE PORTO-RICO PAID NO 11 74" to Philadelphia, sent by closed mail via St. Thomas and New York, here charged "2" cents inland postage, fine (SG Z64)

PUERTO RICO - UNITED STATES: 1876, Entire letter from Mayaguez, franked with GB 4 d. vermilion, pl. 14, tied by clear "F85" with adjacent "MAYAGUEZ PORTO-RICO PAID NO 11 75" via "ST. THOMAS NO 14 75" to Baltimore with frontside "BALT. PAID ALL" and further to New York (SG Z38)

SPAIN (?) - VENEZUELA: Printed matter letter (side flaps missing) with printed text in Spanish language addressed to Carupano, Venezuela, forwarded to London with manuscript endorsement of Sandeman, Sons & Co. on reverse, dispatched at "LOMBARD STREET FE 16 61", prepaid with "1/2½" and franked with 1 d. red as late fee. The letter was transported with the "Australasian" of Cunard Line to New York, from here per "Desoto" March 21st to Havana with transit mark of March 27, oval "FRANCO" and boxed "NE 2". On April 8 the letter was transported per "Clyde" of the RMSPC to St. Thomas and from "ST. THOMAS AP 13 1861" per "Pajaro del Oceano" to La Guaira with arrival mark on front. A very rare transatlantic printed matter, light ink corosion in the address and a tape strip on front removed, still very attractive, sign. Holcombe

ST. MARTIN - GREAT BRITAIN: 1843, Entire letter dated "FRENCH MARTIN 23 d MARCH 1843" via "ST:-THOMAS MY 9 1843" prepaid with "1/5" to Glasgow and re-directed to London, very fine

ST. LUCIA - FRANCE: 1871, Lettersheet franked with 1864/76, (4 d.) yellow in horizontal pair, tied by "A11" with adjacent "ST. LUCIA DE 2 .." to Bordeaux, sent per closed mail via St. Thomas to London and from here to France; one stamp corner crease, otherwise fine (SG 12)