368. Auction

1877, Numerals 10c. brick-red paying the local rate tied by barred "A" to envelope endorsed "pr. Europa" with adjacent cds. "CORREO MONTEVIDEO 6 DICIE 78" to Genoa, taxed "4" d. and postage due 40c. applied, with good very clear strike of handstamp "con Bastim Mercant." with another one alongside, slightly toned at left, a scarce and fine entire

1877, Numerals 10c. brick-red paying the local postage tied by cds "CORREOS MONTEVIDEO 8 5 77" to enevelope to Genoa from there forwarded to Stradello and back, taxed "10" d. and two singles postage due 1l. applied with adjacent two-line "Da Montevideo coi Postali Italiani", despite some faults an an attractive entire

1877, 10c. brick-red as block of eight plus single, paying internal rate for 9 Uruguayan weights of 7,5 gr., tied by barred "A" to reverse of enevelope endorsed "Pr. Str. Nord America" addressed to Genoa, upon arrival charged for five Italian weights of 15gr. and postage due 5l. applied and tied by cds. "GENOVA 3 1 78" with two-line handstamp "Da Montevideo coi Postali Italiani" alongside, some folds away from adhesives and openend out for display, this is already a very rare single franking, beyond that the only known letter from South America with a single 5l. postage due stamp, signed E. Diena with certificate (1987)

1877, Numerals 20c. yellowish-brown paying the local postage tied by cds "CORREOS MONTEVIDEO 8 MAYO 77" to double-weight enevelope to Genoa, taxed "10" d. and postage due 1l. applied with adjacent two-line "Da Montevideo coi Postali Italiani", some ago spots, a fine and scarce entire

1877, unpaid enevelope sent from  Montevideo to Genoa, taxed "10" d. thus postage due two singles 50cl. applied and tied by cds. "AGQUI 3 SET 77" and two-line "Da Montevideo coi Postali Italiani" alongside, reverse flap roughly opened and small tear at top, otherwise a fine and attractive cover directly consigned to the Italian Consulate

1867, Postal stationery enevelope Numerals 10c. green endorsed "p. Vapore Europa" paying the local postage, taxed "9" d. and two-line "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani" alongside, faults at top and two disinfection slits, a rare cover as the "Europa" did not call at Montevideo, the cover was privately sent to the Buenos Aires P.O. and embarked on the "Europa", only two entires with this peculiarity are known (Higgins & Gage#6)

1879, Postal stationery enevelope Numerals 10c. blue endorsed "p Steamer Matteo Bruzzo" from "MONTEVIDEO AUG 8 84" to Lemgo and from there forwarded to Bad Oeynhausen (Higgins und Gage #8) During the ships journey a terrible cholera epodemic afflicted the people provoking several deaths. The vessel was rejected by Uruguay and Brazil and forced to sail back to Italy, where it was kept in quarantine close to the isle of Pianosa

1857, folded letter dated inside "La Guaira Enero 8 1857" addressed to Genoa with circular "CORREO DE VENEZUELA / GUAIRA/ DEBE" in black with '2' rate mark alongside, privately carried to St. Thomas, there transhippe onto "Atrato" up to Southampton, charged "10" decimes upon delivery, a fine entire

1857, folded letter addressed to Genoa, privately carried to St. Thomas, there transshipped onto the "Seine" upto Southampton, charged "10" decimes upon delivery with accountancy marking "G.B. 1F60C" alongside, fine and attractive entire

1857, folded letter addressed to Marciana with forwarding agent "POLLY Y CO" cachet, privately carried to Curacao with red cds. "CURACAO 7/3 1862" on front, charged "10" decimes upon delivery, fine and attractive entire

1862, folded letter addressed to Marciana, privately carried to St. Thomas, there transshipped onto the "Seine" upto Southampton, charged "10" decimes upon delivery, few faults and age wear, otherwise a fine and scarce entire

1864, folded letter addressed to Marciana endorsed "Por La Guaira via de ynglaterra", reverse with superb red strike of oval forwarder handstamp "ST. THOMAS EXPRESS OFFICE", accountancy marking "G.B. 1F60C" on front, charged "6" decimes upon delivery, fine and attractive entire with only a few known from Venezuela

1876, unpaid folded letter dated "Maracaibo Marzo 31 de 1876" to Genoa, privately carried to Porto Cabello, then via French P.O. with adjacent octogonal "PORTO CABELLO 6 AVRIL 76" and "VENEZUELA PAQ. FR. A No. 3 6 AVRIL 76", upon arrival charged "14" thus postage due 40c. and 1.l applied and tied by cds., fine, signed Sorani with certificate (1989)

1880, Bolívar 25c. yellow tied by oval "CORREOS VENEZUELA 18 JUNIO 1880 CARACAS" to refolded envelope with adjacent octogonal "LA GUAYRA PAQ. FR. D. No 2 30 JUIN 80" to Genoa, small tears in enveleope, otherwise very attractive and rare

1893, Bolívar 25c. violett tied by blue "CORREOS MARACAIBO" to enevelope via New York to Livorno, fine

1870, folded letter dated "Maracaybo 28th Feb 1873" to Genoa, endorsed "P. Steamer" with blue straight-line "TEUTONIA" added by the purser, reverse of "SHIP-LETTER C LONDON AP 19 73", upon arrival charged "17" thus postage due "50c. and pair of 60c. applied and tied by cds., some minor ageing, otherwise fine and scarce as letters carried by German ships before 1895 from Venezuela are very infrequent, especially combared to those carried by French and British packets, signed Sorani with certificate

1859, Coat of arms 1r. blue, fine printing, fresh colour and mostly good to large margins, each with central "0" in black on folded letter to Genoa, paying the single weight not exceeding ½ ounce as stipulated for carriage between Venezuela and St. Thomas, accountancy marking "G.B. 1F60C" alongside, upon arrival charged "20" decimes, a beatiful and a very rare cover with only few of these frankings recorded on transatlantic covers, certificate Moorhouse (2017)

LA GUAIRA: Ship mail of the steamship "Robert Todd" and the company Cameron Macaulay & Co: 1865, Schip 2r. yellow-green tied by cds. "LA GUAIRA SET 9" to folded letter to Genoa with accountancy marking "G.B. 1F60C" alongside, upon delivery charged "20" decimes, sideflaps missing, otherwise a fine, attractive and very early entire, signed Wahl with certificate (1991)

1867/1908, interesting group of 5 different ship timetables e.g., three send as printed matters, also a small brochure with timetables plus a few other documents

BOLSHEVIK PERIOD: 1917-19 (16.5) money transfer card for 15 rubles, sent from Lemburg, Lifland to a soldier with the 13th Finland regiment, via the Head Field Post Office at Velikie-Luki, from where it was directed to F.P.O. No.19, then to F.P.O. No.20, then F.P.O. No.18. Over 3 months later received in Kovrov, then to Riga (2.4.18), back to Kovrov (22.3.19) and finally returned to Lemburg two years later! A historical document, reflecting the fluid military situation and the disruption of postal communications during this period which saw the Bolshevik Revolution, German occupation of the Baltic States, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, the Allied Armistice and civil war in Russia. Despite the nearly two years of effort, the poor soldier never received his (now vastly devalued and nearly worthless) 15 rubles

1918, 20k. on 14k. as vertical strip of three tied by cyrillic cds. "VELIKIE LUKI 27.7.18" to registered cover addressed to the Royal Dutch Consulate in Riga, with censor label and arrival mark "RIGA 17.8.18", a fine and scarce cover

1919, 3k. lilac as complete sheet with two rows perforated 9 3/4, mint never hinged, scarce, fine

1919, 3-5 k. and 15-75 k. black on chalky paper, horizontal resp. vertical pairs, without gum, fine

10 k. blue with clear double-print, block of 12 with right sheet margin on multicoloured label paper, without gum, fine

10 k. blue, block of 24 from the upper left sheet corner on multicoloured label paper, without gum, fine

1919, Issue for North-Latvia, 10 k., proof black on rose paper, without gum as issued, fine

"MAJORI 4.9.19", cds., clear strikes on 15 k. green and two singles stamps 5 k. red on cover with boxed "SERVICE SUSPENDED", fine

1919, 1st Anniversary of Indendence 10 k., archive proof, without gum, very rare only few copies known, fine

1922, Coat of arms 50r. brown tied by cds. "RIGA 9 9 23" to small sized insured letter to Heidelberg, reverse with 5 intact wax seals and 100r. four singles and 50r. brown with additional franking tied by cds. „RIGA 8 8 23“ to reverse of insured letter to Hamburg, two rare and attractive high-value frankings

1923, Coat of arms 5s. green vertical pair tied by cds. "LEEPAJA 14 5 25" to complete printed matter to Denver, fine

1925, Coat of arms 5l. green with additional franking tied by cds. "RIGA DZ. ST 8.12.33" to reverse of registered airmail cover to Sydney, Australia, few marginal imperfection and roughly openend, scarce

1928, 10th Anniversary of Independence 30s. with reversed horizontal watermark, unused and used, fine, very scarce, signed Rucins a.o.

1928, 10th Anniversary of Independence 50s. with reversed vertical watermark, mint never hinged, short perf at lower left, otherwise fine, scarce, signed

1928, 10th Anniversary of Independence 50s. with reversed vertical watermark, used, fine, scarce, signed Rucins

1928, Liberty Memorial fund 15s. with reversed vertical watermark, unsed, fine, scarce

1928, Liberty Memorial fund 50s. with normal horizontal watermark, used, small paper split on reverse, a very rare stamp not listed in HvH catalogs