Lot 10392 – 1767, Sept. 25. Entire letter from Cádiz (Spain) to Buenos Aires, struck on disp

Stamp of Argentina » Incoming Mail 1767, Sept. 25. Entire letter from Cádiz (Spain) to Buenos Aires, struck on disp
Stamp of Argentina » Incoming Mail 1767, Sept. 25. Entire letter from Cádiz (Spain) to Buenos Aires, struck on disp
Stamp of Argentina » Incoming Mail 1767, Sept. 25. Entire letter from Cádiz (Spain) to Buenos Aires, struck on disp
Stamp of Argentina » Incoming Mail 1767, Sept. 25. Entire letter from Cádiz (Spain) to Buenos Aires, struck on disp

Lot 10392 – 1767, Sept. 25. Entire letter from Cádiz (Spain) to Buenos Aires, struck on disp

Argentina » Incoming Mail
Price realised
850 EUR
Estimate
1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Auction date
Thu 1 Jun 2023 at 18:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1767 (Sept 2). Entire letter from Cádiz (Spain) to Buenos Aires, struck on dispatch with three postmarks in red including “3 De Plata” (reales) rate & “España” straight-lines and “Andalucia/Alta” two-line handstamps. From the date it is inferred that this letter was transported on the first regularly scheduled voyage of a Spanish Royal Mail Packet from Cádiz to Buenos Aires. The earliest incoming mail to modern-day Argentina showing postal markings.

Provenance: Kouri and Sitjà.

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