Lot 30708 – 1861 (Sept 7) Entire letter sent from La Guaira to

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 is the rare British « Paid at La Guayra » crown circular, to the reverse there are corresponding towndated circular marks for « La Guayra » dated Nov 8 and « St. Thomas » on Nov 11, vertical filing creases, otherwise fine; less than five covers are recorded with the crowned circle; cert. Meri (2002) and Asofilca (2009).