Uruguay Outgoing Mail 1804, Dec. 8. Entire letter from Montevideo with full contents including the bill of lading of goods sent to the addressee, carried via Buenos Aires by the German frigate "Perla" to Corunna (Spain), rated at "6" reales and crossed out, as it seems not to match the corresponding weight for that fee, struck on dispatch by "Montevideo" straight-line in red (second type). An exceptional entire letter also including a bill of...
Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America
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Spink Investphila Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America
The “Nuevo Mundo” Collection, Stampless maritime mail of Spanish Colonies in America, also including stamps and franked mail of Latin America
Lot #256 - Uruguay
Uruguay Outgoing Mail 1805, April 30. Entire letter from Montevideo to Vilanova i la Geltrú (Spain), carried at single 6 reales reales plus 1 real inland fee ("7" in manuscript), conveyed by the "El Grau" ship as endorsed, showing "Montevideo" straight-line in red.
Lot #257 - Uruguay
Uruguay Outgoing Mail 1809, Jan. 11. Entire letter from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, struck in red with "Montevideo" straight line, handwritten "1" real for the single weight. (No Photo)
Lot #258 - Uruguay
Uruguay Outgoing Mail 1816, July 30. Small entire letter from Río Branco to Barcelona, bearing three-line "Malaga/Andalucia/Baxa" and "Yndias" straight-line, both in red and applied in Málaga, the latter being unrecorded in catalogues. A rare origin for a transatlantic letter, of great significance by showing an extremely rare "Yndias" postmark struck in Málaga.
Lot #259 - Uruguay
Uruguay Outgoing Mail 1838, Dec. 6. Entire letter from Montevideo to Havana (Cuba), struck on arrival with "Habana" straight-line handstamp (P.E. 10). A very rare destination. Ex Kouri.
Lot #260 - Uruguay
Uruguay Incoming Mail 1811, April 11. Entire letter from Tarragona (Spain) to Montevideo, carried through the Atlantic by the Spanish Royal Fleet. It is believed that this letter landed in Montevideo in a closed case and was transported to Buenos Aires by a "nave de registro", entering this city for the application of the "España." straight-line in red (Kouri type VII), being forwarded back to its final destination. Very few covers are...
Lot #352 - Uruguay
Uruguay 1859, 100c. brown rose, block of 30 from the bottom left corner of the sheet, positions 145-50 / 193-98, transfer types 5-14 per each two vertical rows, three times repeated, showing large to enormous margins. Illustrated on page 85 of "El Correo en el Uruguay" handbook by Marcos Silvera Antúnez. Traces of rust spotting, creasing or edge imperfections, of no importance for this, the second largest multiple of this value and the...
Lot #353 - Uruguay
Uruguay 1866, 10c. green, London printing, type 22, touched at right, otherwise large margins, used on May 5, 1866 cover from Montevideo to Rosario (Argentina), uncancelled on despatch and tied in transit by superb italic "Franca" of Goya (Argentina), with Buenos Aires cds alongside. The only recorded cover of this issue with this cancellation. A striking rarity. Cert. Hernández Rocha. Ciardi 31.
Lot #354 - Uruguay
Uruguay 1866, 10c. green, London Printing, good margins, paying the Uruguay portion of postage at double rate on envelope from Independencia (Fray Bentos) to Liverpool (Great Britain), tied by very fine oval "Administración de Correos/Yndependencia" handstamp in blue green, this being very scarce and used at the private post office located in the "Liebig" saltery company of Fray Bentos (see article by Amílcar J. Fita in "Uruguay Filatélico"...
Lot #355 - Uruguay
Uruguay 1868-72, 15 c. yellow, Montevideo Printing, a well margined copy applied at Montevideo on cover originating from Buenos Aires carried privately to Montevideo, where posted (May 2, 1873) to Valparaíso (Chile), with endorsement "Steamer". Stamp tied by barred oval and "25" Chilean due handstruck (unique thus) applied for a letter of 1/2 oz of weight. A delightful cover to an elusive destination. Cert. Hernández Rocha. Ciardi 32A.
Lot #356 - Uruguay
Uruguay 1868-72, 15c. yellow, Montevideo Printing, a vertical third used as 5c. franking on front of 5c. blue postal stationery envelope. The cover, addressed to Montevideo, was initially misdirected to Rocha with Montevideo transit (19.7.1870), having been the addressee's surname "Rocha" mistaken for the name of the Rocha city, thence franked with third of 15 c. value paying the single rate up to 4 "adarmes" tied by double oval and forwarded...
Lot #357 - Uruguay
Uruguay 1876, Aug. 6. Cover from Montevideo to Genoa, bearing 10c. green Montevideo printing paying the internal postage, tied by barred oval, then carried by the Lavarello "Sud America" steamer, arriving at Genoa where Italic"Da Montevideo/coi Postali italiani" and 1 l. adhesive as postage due applied (from 1.2.1876 the Italian rate increased from 90c to 1l). From May 1876 to June 1877 the Italian postal agency at the consulate of Montevideo...
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