Lot no. 6129

1874, cover franked with 1874 6d grey, plate 13, 1874 1sh green, plate 9, and 1867 2sh blue, tied together by St. Thomas PAID “A” C51 duplex (14 Sep), to Hamburg, Germany, blue J. VICENTE MARACAIBO forwarding agent handstamp and “3/6” manuscript rate notation obscured by franking, thus cover likely carried privately to the Danish West Indies and there conveyed to the British Post Office, red London PAID transit (29 Sep) c.d.s, Hamburg c.d.s. arrival backstamp (1 Oct), roughly opened, some overall creasing and small tear at top clear of adhesive, yet an unusual franking and desirable Venezuelan origin.