Lot no. 6200

Puerto Cabello Steam Ship Co, 1867, 2r. orange-yellow, Caracas printing, tied to folded cover to Livorno, Italy by “Correos/Caracas” double-circle, endorsed in manuscript “Steamer via Southampton”, carried thus via London, where struck with boxed “G B/ 1F60c” accountancy mark, “ANGL AMB CALAIS” (29 Oct) entry c.d.s., French “10” (decimes) due mark for unpaid letters over 7.5g, backstamped Paris (29 Oct), Paris a Bordeaux (29 Oct) and Libourne (30 Oct), light filing folds and slight toning spots, covers appears to have been lightly cleaned, otherwise fine and scarce, with only a small number of examples recorded on cover.