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  • Lot# : 1563 Venezuela

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    1840 (Jan 22): Entire letter from Caracas to London with fine strike of large framed Forwarding Agent cachet of VALENTIN SALBOCH Y CA applied in La Guayra, oval "Guayra / Franca" handstamp in red below. Charged 2/3 d. due in manuscript on arrival in London (March 22) and rate checked by Inspector's Crown handstamp in red. Rate was found to be correct and '2/3d.' to pay again written at top. Entire opens well for display, a scarce usage. Opinion Holcombe (1990).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1564 Venezuela

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    1849 (Jan 5): Cover from La Guaira to Herrnhut, Saxony endorsed 'per Esther Sophie via Hamburg' and carried direct by German Ship, with various manuscript rates on obverse and reverse with SCHIFFSBRIEF - POST. / HAMBURG cds in black (March 7) and Hamburg cds alongside of the same day.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1565 Venezuela

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    1850 (Dec 8): Entire letter from La Guayra to Bordeaux endorsed 'per W.I.Steamer' in manuscript, struck with fine CORREOS DE VENEZUELA / GUAYRA / FRANCA handstamp in black with '3' alongside, thence via British P. O. in ST. THOMAS with double arc cds (Dec 18) in black on reverse. London transit in red and framed 'Colonies / &c. Art 13' in red on front. Charged at double rate '30' décimes due on arrrival. Fresh and fine, signed Holcombe.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1566 Venezuela

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    1852: Entire letter to Herrnhut, Saxony endorsed 'pr. Steamer', struck on despatch with fine corcular CORREOS DE VENEZUELA / GUAYRA / FRANCA in black with '3' handstamp at left. Mailed via London with transit (Feb 27) on reverse in red (charge of 1/10d.' raised), thence via Aachen with red transit. 'Magdeburg - Leipzig' and 'Berlin - Minden' TPO's (Feb 29, leap year) also on reverse, charged '21½' due in blue ink on front of a scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1567 Venezuela

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    1853 (Jan 22): Entire letter from Porto Cabello to Jacobstad, Finland endorsed 'via Ostend', mailed with circular CORREOS DE VENEZUELA / GUAYRA / FRANCA handstamp in black, via Forwarding Agent in London (March 9, manuscript notation and datestamp on reverse) where a charge of 1 shilling was raised, thence via Aachen with 'Aus England per Aachen' in red (March 11) and handstruck '3½ / Groschen' in black. A fine entire to a most unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1568 Venezuela

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    1824/52: Small group of pre-philatelic covers (7) with three 'Nueva Granada' usages: 1824 prepaid large part cover struck with BARINAS and FRANCA handstamps, 1837 cover prepaid to San Carlos cancelled TOCOYO / FRANCA and 1841 cover to Caracas cancelled CARORA straight; also 1827 and 1828 covers with oval framed 'Caracas / Franca' and 'Caracas / Debe' markings in black and 1850 unpaid and 1852 prepaid entires with circular 'Guaayra / debe' or 'Guayra / Franca' handstamps in black. Condition varies but a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1569 Venezuela

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    Postal Fraud 1865 (July 12): Eagle definitive ½ r. orange Postal Forgery, with fresh colour and good to large margins, tied by "ADMON LA GUAIRA JUL 12" cds to entire letter dated 'Julio 12 865' and mailed to Caracas. Entire toned and with archive crease but an extremely rare usage of this Postal Forgery on entire letter. See 'Estampillas de Venezuela' by Santiago Hernandez Ronpage 109 for further information.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1570 Venezuela

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    1881: Cover to Hamburg endorsed 'per French Steamer' franked by 1880 25 c. orange-yellow tied by neat 'Correos de Venezuela / Pto. Cabello' datestamp (May 30), carried on French Steamer 'Colombie' and struck on same day with fine octagonal PORTO-CABELLO / PAQ. FR. D. No.3 datestamp (Salles fig. 1510) in black. Reverse with Hamburg arrival cds (June 23). An attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1571 Venezuela

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    Coro-La Vela Local Post 1870: Small collection (5 items) with lithographed 'Correo de Coro a la Vela / y viceversa' black on salmon-pink, further example printed in black on deep blue tied to piece by manuscript cancel, unused blocks of four and twelve in black on straw (each block showing a tête-bêche variety) and a fine and rare 1870 entire letter to Curacao bearing 1867 black on yellow label with CURACAO datestamp (10/2) struck in black at left. An exceptional group, the cover being of great rarity.

    Note: This issue was primarily produced for transmission by Railway. However, the very few usages found on letter are on mail from La Vela to Curacao by Ship.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500 CHF
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