1877, folded letter from Schon, Wilson & Co, datelined Maracaibo, 13 December, franked with 10c black, dark yellow & bluish green, the rare second printing, the left-hand stamp with clear double embossing shift to upper right, oval cachet “LESEUR ROMER & Co. PUERTO CABELLO”, to St. Thomas, with Puerto Cabello despatch postmark on front, reverse with St. Thomas c.d.s. of the Danish Post Office (22 Dec), negligible horizontal fold and trace of ink erosion on reverse, inconsequential given this rare multiple franking, particularly desirable with the double embossing; exJulius Steindler.
