Lot 10471 – 1805, Nov. 3. Entire letter from Caracas to Puerto de la Orotava (Te

1805 (Nov 3). Entire letter from Caracas to Puerto de la Orotava (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain), directly transported by the “Santo Christo del Grao” boat, cleanly struck by “Caracas” straight-line hs. Docket of receipt in January 1806. This very crisp entire represents one of the few examples of transatlantic mail originating from Venezuela.

Provenance: Sitjà.