Lot 50568 – 1849 cover to New York, showing manuscript note “H.E.

1849 cover to New York, showing manuscript note “H.E. Realejo 12 sept 1849” on the flap, with very rare departure handstamp “CHINANDEGA” (Nicaragua) and red “2” reales numeral sent “via Isabal” to British Honduras were an extremely fine strike of the rare Crowned Circle “PAID AT BELIZE” and a manuscript 1 Shilling paid was applied. The reverse with very fine backstamps “BELIZE DE 11 1849”, “ST GEORGES BERMUDA JA 3 1850″ and oval ” JA 10 1850 N.S” of Nova Scotia. A very spectacular and unique mixed franking between Nicaragua and British Honduras before the opening of the British P.O in Greytown in 1855. Very Fine. A normal usage of the rare “PAID AT BELIZE” already priced in SG at £5’000.