368. Auction

"AGUADILLA" blue straight-line on small envelope to Puerto Rico, a very fine entire

"AGUADILA PORTO RICO 8 NOV 63" cds. with large handstamp "A" (prepaid) on official cover front with manuscript "Vo Bo" (Visto Bueno)  for free at upper left, couple worm holes, fine

"ARECIBO" rare red straight-line on small cover with faded address, some worm holes, otherwise fine

"ARROYO" blue straight-line on folded letter to Ponce, very fine

"CAGUAS." red straight-line on folded letter dated "Obre 28 del 1844" to Ponce, very fresh and clean, very fine Provenance: The Don Gaspar Roca Collection (HR Harmer, 2006)

"CAGUAS." blue straight-line on folded letter dated "1de Octubr 1849" to Patillas with blue "ISLA DE PTO RICO 2 OCT 1849" on reverse, very fresh and clean, very fine

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

"CIALES" black straight-line with adjacent cds. "CIALES PUERTO-RICO 12 ABR 71" and double oval Municipal seal on official cover with manuscript "Vo Bo" at upper left to Arecibo with arrival mark on reverse, few small worm holes, fresh and fine

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

"MAYAQUEZ" red straight-line on small folded letter dated Septiembre 22 del 1844" to Ponce, very fresh and clean, very fine Provenance: The Don Gaspar Roca Collection (HR Harmer, 2006)

"Pt RICO FRANCO" black oval handstamp on folded letter to Barcelona, very fine and rare with only a few registered

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

"PUERTO RICO" red oval double framed handstamp on folded letter with red due marking "7.R." alongside, very fine and attractive

"SANGERMAN" and "SANGERMAN" with adjacent "FRANCO", blue straight-lines on two cover fronts, some toning and worm holes

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

1845/68(ca.), small group of five cover fronts with blue straight-lines "CAGUAS", "GIALES", "MAYAGUEZ" with adjacent "FRANCO" and boxed "GUAYAMA", toning, worm holes as usual

1850/63, interesting group of 7 larger sized coverfronts with different cancels incl. "SIN CARGO" blue "FRANCO", usual condition (toned, worm holes etc.)

1858/69, interesting group of 9 folded letters via Maritime mail to New York (6), Amsterdam (1), Edinburg (1) and London (1), 5 with forwarding agent cachets, some filiing folds, mostly good appearance

1861, folded letter dated "Aquadilla Setbre 4 de 1861" to New York with forwarding agent cachet "MICHELENA & Co. MAYAGUEZ" on reverse and handstamp "SHIP 5" and receiver "NEW HAVEN Con. OCT 17 1861" on front, vertical folds, otherwise fine  

1862, folded letter from Ponce with forwarding agent cachet "FORWARDED BY L. TORO & Co. PONCE, P.R." alongside to New York with handstamp "SHIP 6" and receiver "NEW HAVEN CT. NOV 20" on front, vertical folds, otherwise fine

1865, folded letter dated "Mayaguez Sept. 1865" with forwarding agent cachet "FORWARDED BY LATIMER, TURLL & CO MAYAGUEZ. P.R." alongside to New York with boxed handstamp "SHIP" with adjacent "12" and receiver "NEW HAVEN CT. OCT 11" on front, two light filing folds, very attractive

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

1857, "PAID AT SAN JUAN PORTO RICO" black crowned circle handstamp on folded letter to Vigo with red crayon "2/2" and black due marking "2R", filing crease, otherwise fine

1857, "PAID AT SAN JUAN PORTO RICO" blue crowned circle handstamp on folded letter endorsed "By West Ind Steam Packet" to Vigo with manusscript mark "2/2" and red crayon "58" alongside, a very fine and attractive entire

1863, "PAID AT SAN JUAN PORTO RICO" black crowned circle handstamp on folded letter to Barcelona witth red "PORTO RICO PAID" and "LONDON PAID" alongside, 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

1870, unpaid folded letter dated "San Juan Mayo 11 1870" to Genoa, with scarce boxed "F.*56" and accountancy mark "GB 1F60C" alongside, upon arrival charged "20" thus postage due 2l. applied and tied by csd., fine

"MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO UNPAID JA 75" cds. on reverse of folded letter to Genoa, upon arrival charged "17" decimes thus postage due 30-40c. and 1l. added and tied by cds., fine and scarce

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 send to Denmark, certificate BPA (2007)

1864, Victoria 1d. rose-red as horizontal pair tied by barred "C61" to folded letter originating from Mayaguez where cds. "MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO UNPAID JA 10 74" was applied, with 2d. insufficiently franked thus upon arrival charged full amount with corresponding charge "17" and postage due 30-40c. and 1l. applied and tied by cds., a fine, very interesting and most unusual combination

1865, Victoria 4d. vermillion and 1sh. green tied by oval barred "C61" to folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. "PUERTO-RICO C JA 27 75" to Genoa with arrival mark, a fine and scarce cover, signed Alberto and Giulio Bolaffi and Sismondo with certificate (2016)

1867, Victoria 10d. red-brown as horizontal strip of three with wing margin on right stamp neatly tied by two strikes of barred "C61" to double-weight folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. "PORTO-RICO FE 12 74" and accountancy mark "4d" alongside to Cadiz, Spain with arrival mark on reverse, file crease not affecting stamps, a attractive and rare franking, certificate PF (1984) and Sismondo (2005) Provenance: The Don Gaspar Roca Collection (HR Harmer, 2006)  

1855, Isabella 2r. red as horizontal pair with close to good margins all around tied by parilla killer with adjacent cds. "PUERTO RICO 9 10 57" to hektographed printed matter (market report) to Palma de Mallorca, tiny age spots, a very attractive and exceedingly rare entire

1857, Isabella II. ½r. blue with good margins all around neatly tied by parilla killers to folded lettersheet with adjacent crowned circled "PAID AT SUAN JUAN PORTO RICO" and red "PD" etc. alongside, reverse with transit and arrival marks, a scarce and interesting cover

1857, Isabella II. ½r. blue horizontal pair with close to good margins all around tied by parilla killers to folded lettersheet endorsed "per Steamer via Southampton to Rochelle with cds. "PONCE 19 MAY 91" alongside, fine Provenance: 332. Heinrich Köhler Auction

1857, Isabella II. ½r. blue vertical strip of four with close to good margins with parilla killers on registered cover addressed to "Vicente Costa farmaceutico" in Tossa, with clear cds. "AGUADILLA PUERTO RICO 9 FEB 62", straight-line "CERTIFICADO" and "CADIZ" and "BARCELONA" transit marks alongside, the first stamp was originally affixed around the envelope, now stabilized by paper strip thus fully visible at the front, in overall very beautiful and appealing condition, being one of the most important letters of Puerto Rico and the only known registered letter recorded, detailed certificate Graus AIEP