371st Auction
24-28 September 2019 in Wiesbaden
1837, Entire letter from Santiago to Bordeaux containing a bill of exchange for 2000 fr., showing on front boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER" with adjacent "ROCHEFORT 1 MAI 1837"
"PUERTO RICO" red oval double framed handstamp on folded letter with red due marking "5.R." alongside, light filiing creases, otherwise fine and attractive
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
"CAGUAS." blue straight-line with adjacent bowed "SIN CARGO" on cover front with manuscript "Vo Bo" to Ponce, few wormholes, heavy toning
"GUAYANILLA" blue straight-line on envelope to Ponce, few worm holes and usual toning
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
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
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 sent to Denmark, certificate BPA (2007)
½r. green on white, strip of four sind single with mostly good margins tied by parilla killers to cover front to Adjuntas, scarce and interesting
Provenance: 332. Heinrich Köhler Auction
1871, Hispania 25c. blue tied by oval "S. JUAN a YABUCOA" to judicial cover front to Yabucoa with neat strike of fancy handstamp "PITUTACION PROVINCIAL DE PTO RICO" alongside, fine
1855, Coat of arms ½o. on yellow with good margins all around, tied by smeared parilla killer to envelope to San German, fine and rare
1891, Alfons XIII. 2c. red-brown tied by illegible cancel ton printed matter to Paris with violet "Por Vapor Correo Espanol" alongside, fine