5 Dec 2022 – 9 Dec 2022
812 lots
Lot 30699 | 1840 (Aug 24) Entire ship letter from Caracas to London
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1840 (Aug 24) Entire letter from Caracas to London, carried by private mail service of “Valentin Salboch y Cía. La Guayra” large oval mark with ms date…
Estimate: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 30700 | 1845 (Feb) Wrapper sent from La Guaira to Madrid, endorsed
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1845 (Feb) Wrapper sent from La Guaira to Madrid, endorsed “Fragata Carmen” indicating it was transported via a frigate, with very fine straightline “De…
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 30701 | 1845 (Sept 18) letter La Guaira to London
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1845 (Sept 18) Entire folded letter from La Guaira sent to London bearing the scarce Páez triple circle “GUAYRA/FRANCA” mark in red to front, manuscript…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30702 | 1846 (Sept) Entire letter from Caracas to Bordeaux, Páez “Correo de Venezuela/Guaira Franca”
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1846 (Sept) Entire letter from Caracas to Bordeaux (France), with vermilion Páez “Correo de Venezuela/Guaira Franca” double circle, reverse with attractive…
Estimate: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 30703 | 1850 (Sept 25) letter La Guaira to London
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1850 (Sept 25) Entire folded letter from La Guaira to London with fine example of the black triple circle “GUAYRA/FRANCA” to front, with very fine and…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30704 | 1852 Wrapper sent from La Guaira to Cadiz, endorsed
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1852 Wrapper sent from La Guaira to Cadiz, endorsed “vapour Caledonia”, with very fine straightline “Yndias” in red and “5” mark to front in black indicating…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 30705 | 1857 (Nov 4) Entire letter from La Guaira to Bordeaux
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1857 (Nov 4) Entire letter from La Guaira to Bordeaux, with bold “4” reales paid on dispatch, via St. Thomas Nov. 7 under Anglo-French treaty with boxed…
Estimate: 250 – 400 EUR
Lot 30706 | 1861 (Mar 27) Entire letter sent from Puerrto Cabello
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1861 (Mar 27) Entire letter sent from Puerrto Cabello to New York, endorsed “pr Joseph Maxwell” with “Ship” mark in black lower left, the number “5” mark,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30707 | 1861 (Sep 7) Entire letter sent from La Guaira to New
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1861 (Sep 7) Entire sent from La Guaira to New York, endorsed “Per via St Thomas” with a US “Steamship 20” circular in black and the rare British “Paid…
Estimate: 500 – 800 EUR
Lot 30708 | 1861 (Sept 7) Entire letter sent from La Guaira to
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1861 (Nov 7) Entire letter sent from Caracas to New York, endorsed “by way of St. Thomas” with a US “Steamship 10” circular in black and visible underneath…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’500 EUR
Lot 30709 | 1863 (Mar 28) Entire letter sent from Maracaibo to
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1863 (Mar 28) Entire letter sent from Maracaibo to New York, with circular “5” American steamer mark in black to the front, manuscript note inside documenting…
Estimate: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 30710 | 1867 Mourning envelope sent from Caracas to Paris,
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1867 Mourning envelope sent from Caracas to Paris, sent via St Thomas on a British steam carrier and bearing to the front a superb strike of the rare private…
Estimate: 3’500 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 30711 | 1867 (Nov 9), Wrapper sent from Caracas to New York,
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1867 (Nov 9) Wrapper sent from Caracas to New York, via St Thomas bearing to the back a strike of the rare private circular mark “St Thomas – La Guayra…
Estimate: 750 – 850 EUR
Lot 30712 | 1868, Wrapper sent from La Guaira to Philedelphia via
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1868 Wrapper sent from La Guaira to Philadelphia via St Thomas with very fine strike of the American Steamship “10”, although without the transit payment…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30713 | 1869 (July 24), Entire sent from La Guaira to Bordeaux,
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1869 (July 24) Entire sent from La Guaira to Bordeaux, via St Thomas, with bold strike of the “Guayra Franca” circular cancel, endorsed “per W I mail”,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 30714 | 1871 (Nov 8), Entire sent from Caracas to Bordeaux,
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1871 (Nov 8) Entire sent from Caracas to Bordeaux, via St Thomas, with fine strike of the “Correos Caracas De Venezuela” oval cancel, carried to St Thomas…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 30715 | 1873 (April 9), Entire sent from La Guaira to Bordeaux,
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1873 (April 9) Entire sent from La Guaira to Bordeaux, via the more unusual Bremen-Paris route, although endorsed “via Southampton”, with St Thomas transit…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30716 | 1875 (July 21), Entire sent from La Guaira to Malaga,
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1875 (July 21) Entire sent from La Guaira to Malaga, endorsed “via St Thomas”, with fine strike of the Correos La Guaira undated to front, and a rare British…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30717 | 1878-1879, Album page with two entires sent from Caracas
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History
1878-1879 Album page with two entires sent from Caracas to New York, the first sent in 1878 endorsed “pr Bermuda” with Caracas undated to front as well…
Estimate: 200 – 250 EUR
Lot 30718 | 1851 (Jan 25) Letter sent from St Thomas to Carúpano,
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History » Incoming Mail
1851 (Jan 25) Letter sent from St Thomas to Carúpano, with spectacular strike of the rare oval “Foreign Letter Office – St. Thomas” in black to the reverse,…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 30719 | 1856 (July 28) Letter sent from Puerto Rico to Carupano,
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History » Incoming Mail
1856 (July 28) Letter sent from Puerto Rico to Carúpano, with a very fine strike of the rare British crown circle “Paid at San Juan Porto Rico” in black…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30720 | 1855 (Nov 25) Wrapper sent from Trinidad to Caracas
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History » Incoming Mail
1855 (Nov 25) Wrapper sent from Trinidad to Caracas, franked with Trinidad 1d red tied by indistinct horizontal oval, with rare “Paid at Trinidad” crown…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30721 | c1860 Outer wrapper sent from Genova to Maracaibo,
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History » Incoming Mail
1860 Outer wrapper sent from Genova to Maracaibo, endorsed ” per Antoine”, with “Costa Hermanos & Co – St Thomas” cachet in blue to front, and an exceptional…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30722 | 1860 (Dec 6) Entire sent from St Thomas to Carúpano,
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History » Incoming Mail
1860 (Dec 6) Entire sent from St Thomas to Carúpano, with Páezb”Carúpano Debe” arrival postmark and a “1” numeral to front indicating postage due, commercial…
Estimate: 500 – 600 EUR
Lot 30723 | 1863 (July 1), Entire sent from La Havre to Carúpano
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History » Incoming Mail
1863 (July 1) Entire sent from La Havre to Carúpano franked with French 80c tied by a indistinguishable lozenge cancel, a La Havre cds front, endorsed…
Estimate: 250 – 300 EUR
Lot 30724 | 1869 (Aug 4), Entire from St Thomas addressed to Carúpano
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History » Incoming Mail
1869 (Aug 4) Entire from St Thomas addressed to Carúpano and Trinidad, no postal markings to substantiate its route or arrival in Carúpano, although time…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30725 | 1870 (May 9), Entire from Santander sent to Carúpano
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History » Incoming Mail
1870 (May 9) Entire sent from Santander (Spain) to Carúpano franked with horizontal pair of Spanish 1870 200m pale-brown, sent erroneously on a Spanish…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30726 | 1871 Cover sent from St Thomas to New York, franked
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History » Incoming Mail
1871 Cover sent from St Thomas to New York, franked with a rare combination of Danish West Indies 3c red and a US 10c brown both tied by the New York Steam…
Estimate: 2’500 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 30727 | 1871 (May 16), Entire from Santander sent to Carúpano
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History » Incoming Mail
1871 (May 16) Entire sent from Santander (Spain) to Carúpano franked with two 1870 Spanish 200m pale-brown, sent via a Line B French steamer, arriving…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 30728 | 1872-1879, Selection of four covers sent to Mexico
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History » Incoming Mail
1872-1879 Selection of four covers sent to Mexico written-up on two album pages, comprising three franked with GB 4d vermilion sent from St Thomas to Veracruz…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30729 | 1874 (March 14), Entire sent from Bordeaux to Caracas
Venezuela » Maritime Postal History » Incoming Mail
1874 (March 14) Entire sent from Bordeaux to Caracas franked with five French 40c orange-yellow, tied by a lozenge cancel, endorsed “via Southampton”,…
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 30730 | 1875, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, two plate proofs
Venezuela » RMSP Ship Mail
1875 Two plate proofs of the 10c printed in black on white card, the first “Before Hardening” dated “Feb. 18 1875”, the second “After Hardening” dated…
Estimate: 500 – 600 EUR
Lot 30731 | 1875, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company,10c rose, complete
Venezuela » RMSP Ship Mail
1875 10c rose, complete mint n.h. sheet of 30 with marginal surround, excellent centring, vivid colour, fresh appearance, some toning in top right and…
Estimate: 750 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 30732 | se, two
Venezuela » RMSP Ship Mail
1875 10c rose, two mint top marginal corner blocks of four, from opposing corners, with original gum, good centring, fresh colour, both allow for varieties…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30733 | 1875, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, 10c rose used
Venezuela » RMSP Ship Mail
1875 10c rose used with manuscript cancellation, almost perfect centring, fresh colour and in fine condition, scarce.
Estimate: 50 – 60 EUR
Lot 30734 | 1878 (Feb 18), Lettersheet sent from Puerto Cabello
Venezuela » French Consular Mail
1878 (Feb 18) Lettersheet sent from Puerto Cabello to Bordeaux, sent via the French post office in Puerto Cabello (at the time in transition) the French…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 30735 | 1875, Hamburg American Packet Company, complete sheet
Venezuela » German HAPAG Mail
1875 10c yellow and green-blue, full complete sheet of sixteen private postage stamps, with original gum, superbly centred, fresh vibrant colour, imperforate…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 30736 | 1875, Fragment with Hamburg American Packet Company
Venezuela » German HAPAG Mail
1875 10c yellow and blue-green on fragment, tied by concentric circle cancel, alongside a commercial cachet “Crasemann & Stavenhagen – Hamburg”, scarce…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 30737 | 1877 (Jan 1), Fragment of cover franked with a 10c
Venezuela » German HAPAG Mail
1877 (Jan 1) 10c yellow and blue-green, from the top of the sheet, affixed inverted on fragment of a cover, tied by small concentric circle cancel, with…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 30738 | 1877 (Nov 3) Letter sent from La Guaira to St Thomas,
Venezuela » German HAPAG Mail
1877 (Nov 3) Letter sent from La Guaira to St Thomas, franked with a pair and a single of the HAPAG 10c yellow and blue-green, tied by blue La Guaira HAPAG…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Lot 30739 | 1876 (Dec 30) Cover from Liverpool to Caracas with HAPAG strip of three cancelled at St. Thomas
Venezuela » German HAPAG Mail
1876 (Dec 30) Cover from Liverpool to Caracas endorsed “German Steamer”, bearing HAPAG 10c yellow and blue-green in strip of three, tied by concentric…
Estimate: 25’000 – 30’000 EUR
Lot 30740 | 1864, La Guaira – St Thomas, 4 Centavo black on blue
Venezuela » St Thomas-La Guaira-Puerto Cabello – Robert Todd Issues
1864 St Thomas – La Guaira, 4 Centavo black on blue paper, two complete sheets of twenty, one the normal shade the other a deep blue grey paper, presented…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 30741 | 1864, Complete sheet of 100 2 Reale yellow La Guaira
Venezuela » St Thomas-La Guaira-Puerto Cabello – Robert Todd Issues
1864 2r yellow, complete sheet of 100, original gum, good centring, vivid colour with a vibrant shade, some slight soiling not detracting and in very good…
Estimate: 2’500 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 30742 | 1864, Study on two album pages of the 2 Reales yellow
Venezuela » St Thomas-La Guaira-Puerto Cabello – Robert Todd Issues
1864 Study on two album pages of the 2 Reales yellow, comprising 23 examples, including marginal strip of four, vertical pair and illustrating the five…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30743 | 1864, Album page study of the 1/2 Centavo black on white
Venezuela » St Thomas-La Guaira-Puerto Cabello – Robert Todd Issues
1864 Album page study of the 1/2 Centavo black on white paper St Thomas – La Guaira Private shipping stamps, including 11 examples from stone I and II,…
Estimate: 150 – 250 EUR
Lot 30744 | 1864, Album page study of the 1 Centavo black on pink
Venezuela » St Thomas-La Guaira-Puerto Cabello – Robert Todd Issues
1864 Album page study of the 1 Centavo black on pink paper St Thomas – La Guairas Private shipping stamps, set-out upon two pages including 24 examples…
Estimate: 250 – 350 EUR
Lot 30745 | 1864, Album page study of the 2 Centavo black on green
Venezuela » St Thomas-La Guaira-Puerto Cabello – Robert Todd Issues
1864 Album page study of the 2 Centavo black on green paper St Thomas – La Guaira Private shipping stamps, including 17 unused single examples illustrating…
Estimate: 250 – 350 EUR
Lot 30746 | 1864, Album page study of the 3 Centavo black on yellow
Venezuela » St Thomas-La Guaira-Puerto Cabello – Robert Todd Issues
1864 Album page study of the 3 Centavo black on yellow paper St Thomas – La Guaira Private shipping stamps, including two complete sheets of 20 one four…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 30747 | 1864, Album page study of the 3 Centavo black on yellow
Venezuela » St Thomas-La Guaira-Puerto Cabello – Robert Todd Issues
1864 Album page study of the 3 Centavo black on yellow paper St Thomas – La Guaira Private shipping stamps (9), featuring types III and IV, their positions…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 30748 | 1864, Album page with thirteen examples of the La Guaira
Venezuela » St Thomas-La Guaira-Puerto Cabello – Robert Todd Issues
1864 Album page with thirteen examples of the St Thomas – La Guaira 4 Centavo black on blue paper, illustrating types II to IV, the positions on the sheet,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR