368. Auction

UNITED STATES - TURKS ISLANDS: 1845, Entire letter from New York "FORWARDED BY GORDON & LAMB ST. THOMAS" (red oval)

VENEZUELA - FRANCE: 1837, Entire letter from Puerto Cabello to Marseille, showing on reverse clear oval forwarding agent mark "PTR. HESTRES & Co. ST. THOMAS", on front boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER" and Marseille arrival mark of 10.4., taxed "2" decimes

VENEZUELA - FRANCE: 1852, Entire letter dated "La Guaira 17 9bre 1852", endorsed "Par Packet - via Southampton", on reverse clear "ST.- THOMAS DE 18 1852", transported per "Magdalena" (RMSPC) to Southampton and via London to France with frontside "COLONIES & c. ART. 13", taxed on arrival with "15" decimes

VENEZUELA - FRANCE: 1873, Entire letter from Caracas to Bordeaux, privately carried to St. Thomas and posted at Danish PO with clear cds. "ST. THOMAS 28/4 1873", endorsed "voie de St. Nazaire", but instead sent to Bremen with arrival mark of April 17 and frontside boxed "Aus Westindien über Bremen"; the German post charged "5" groschen to France, which charged a total of "11" decimes to the recipient; a scarce entire

VENEZUELA - FRANCE: 1874, Entire letter with oval "CORREOS DE VENEZUELA / CARACAS" and endorsed "p. W.I. mail", transported via St. Thomas with ship "Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm" of the Norddeutsche LLoyd to England with red "SHIP-LETTER LONDON FE 18 74" on reverse and with accountancy mark "GB / 1 F 60 C" to France, charged with "12" decimes

VENEZUELA - GREAT BRITAIN: 1844, Entire letter with brownish "CORREOS DE VENEZUELA / GUAIRA FRANCA" via "ST:-THOMAS NO 27 1844" to London, charged "1/-"

VENEZUELA - GREAT BRITAIN: 1850, Entire letter with clear "CORREO DE VENEZUELA / GUAYRA FRANCA" with adjacent "2" (reales) via "ST:-THOMAS SE 13 1850", Southampton and London (October 5) to Bordeaux, on front red boxed "COLONIES & c. ART.13", charged on arrival with "15" decimes

VENEZUELA - MEXICO: 1873, Lettersheet dated "Maracaybo Julio 25 1873", privately carried to Curacao, here posted cash paid with cds. "CURACAO 7/8 1873" with adjacent "FRANCO." and endorsed "Care of the Honorable J. Cappe", mailed to St. Thomas, here franked with 4 d., pl. 13, tied by duplex "ST. THOMAS PAID AU 15 73" and mailed to Veracruz, fine and extremely scarce (SG Z10)

VENEZUELA - MEXICO: 1875, Lettersheet from Maracaibo endorsed "Care of J. Cappe Esq. dutch Consul St. Thomas", franked with 1873, 2½ c. green, 10 c. blue and 15 c. brown-orange with mute bar cancel, sent to St. Thomas, where GB 4 d. vermilion was applied, tied by duplex "ST. THOMAS AU 15 73" and sent to Veracruz. The paper of the entire restored and backed, 25 c. with ironed crease and 2 rubbed spots. A rare and attractive franking, certificate APS (2002) (SG Z10) Provenance: Svend Yort coll. (R. Lowe, Basel 1981)

VENEZUELA - UNITED STATES: 1862, Entire letter from Caracas to New York, sent by Venezuelan post to St. Thomas forwarding agent James T. Abbot & Co. (blue oval), handed over to "ST. THOMAS EXPRESS OFFICE" (in blue with manuscript date "21 10 62") and sent to New York with frontside "5" cents due; the Venezuelan stamp removed, still a very scarce letter via the express office

VENEZUELA - UNITED STATES: 1869, Entire letter sent from British PO "CIUDAD-BOLIVAR PAID SP 1 69", franked with Trinidad (1 d.), tied by "D22" and sent via "TRINIDAD SP 5" and "ST. THOMAS SP 13" to New York with frontside "N.Y. STEAMSHIP 10" and from here to Philadelphia with arrival mark of September 21. A fine and rare letter. Only about half a dozen letters are recorded with Trinidad 1 d. stamps franked and cancelled at Ciudad Bolivar for Trinidad transit. (SG 69), certificate RPSL (2001) Provenance: J. Grant Glassco (1969)

VENEZUELA - UNITED STATES: 1874, Entire letter from La Guaira with frontside blue oval marking of forwarding agent F. de Aldeoca & Co. and cds. "ST. THOMAS 11/2 1874" to New York with adjacent "NEW YORK JU 11 U.S. CURRENCY"