Cuba Incoming Mail 1842, Aug. 16. Cover from New York to Havana, then forwarded inland to Trinidad, displaying very fine strike of "E./NA" circle handstamp (P.E. 66) of the "Empresa", very rarely struck in yellow. (No Photo)
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
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Lot #126 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1842, Sept. 8. Official folded cover from Madrid to Havana, with cachet of the Supreme Court of Justice denoting the sender, 'Baeza" c.d.s. of Madrid, rated at 40 reales with red markings per unpaid 4 ounces weight (despite official letters did not pay postage, the mail was charged in a special account to be compensated between departments); very fine strike in blue of oval "Correo Maritimo./N°. 1" handstamp (P.E. 44). Side...
Lot #127 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1842. Two covers from Havana from an unknown origin, displaying "Empresa" markings in cluding "Correo Maritimo/N°3" oval and "Yndias/E" in circle (P.E. 46 & 56), both very rarely applied in yellow, the latter with less than five items recorded.
Lot #128 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1842 circa. Cover from Canary Islands to Havana, bearing "Canarias" straight-line, manuscript "½ø" weight with corresponding "8" reales due marking per double weight, and oval "Correo Maritimo./N°. 1" handstamp (P.E. 44) of the "Empresa", rarely applied in red. Some slight age spotting. Very scarce.
Lot #129 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1842 circa. Official folded cover from Madrid to Havana, with oval sender's cachet, at lower left, of the Supreme Court of Justice, with red oval "Correo Maritimo./N°. 1" handstamp (P.E. 44), and "32" reales due marking as per 3¼ ounces weight (despite official letters did not pay postage, the mail was charged in a special account to be compensated between departments). Slightly reduced at left, where some few worm holes...
Lot #130 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1843, July 6. Cover front from Madrid to Havana, with 'Baeza' c.d.s. of Madrid and "Correo Maritimo./N°. 2" oval postmark (P.E. 45), carried by the "Empresa de Correos Marítimos". Only three items recorded with this "Empresa" handstamp in yellow.
Lot #131 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1843, Sept. 4. Entire letter from Santander (Spain) to Havana, endorsed "Ygnacito", standing for the ship, neatly handstamped with Italic "España" straight line (P.E. 29) in red and "4" reales single rate marking, additionally struck on reverse with Havana c.d.s. A rare postmark represented in a very fine example.
Lot #132 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1844, March and July. Two covers from Le Havre and Paris to Havana, with forwarding agents involvement bearing "Agence Maritime/J. Glaenzer Suc. de Emerson & Co./14, Boulv Poissonnière. Paris." and "Forwarded by/Emerson & Co./Havre & Paris" oval handstamps, both rated at 2 reales with "Empresa/N. Europa" c.d.s. (P.E. 62) of the Cuban "Empresa de Correos Marítimos" in blue. A very fine and rare duo, one...
Lot #133 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1845, Jan. 11. Entire letter from Santander (Spain) to Havana, only struck on receipt with clean strikes of "4" reales due marking, "Peninsula" straight line with slanted script, this standing for the Iberian Peninsula, backstamped with 'Baeza' c.d.s. of Havana. Some slight soiling barely noticeable. A very rare handstamp, being recorded during very few years.
Lot #134 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1846, June 27. Ship's register envelope with its corresponding content (the ship's register), belonging to the brigantine "Guadalete" which sailed from Cádiz to Santiago de Cuba. The manuscript "2ø 4" weight on reverse, equivalent to a postage of 38 ¼ reales, was paid on dispatch as denoted by the fancy "Franco" handstamp on front, being accompanied by the 'Baeza' datestamp of Cádiz at left, both struck in red, with...
Lot #135 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1849, May 3. Entire letter from San Sebastián (Spain) to Havana, with blurred strike of dispatch c.d.s. in red, charged in transit at Cádiz with "8R" due marking, and struck on receipt with "8" reales for the double rate and "Correo Maritimo./N°. 6" oval handstamp (P.E. 49), both in yellow. Usual slight aging and few acidic ink erosions in address' panel, as usually found on incoming mail, and split along vertical fold at...
Lot #136 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1850, Dec. 7. Official ("S.N.") cover from Orotava (Canary Islands, Spain) to Havana, with judicial "Del Juez de 1a. Instancia/De Orotava" oval marking, "Tenerife/Canarias" c.d.s., "Empresa/España" oval handstamp (P.E. 43) on back of the Cuban "Empresa de Correos Marítimos", rarely applied in yellow, rated with "16" due marking, being crossed out and repeated on back in manuscript. At top left, handwritten "1 ø" indicating...
Lot #137 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1850 circa. Double weight cover front from Cádiz to Havana, endorsed "Por el 1er. Buque", with red 'Baeza' style origination c.d.s. and "8R" due marking, alongside struck in yellow on receipt with oval "Correo Maritimo./N°. 7" handstamp (P.E. 50) and "8" reales. One of just six items recorded bearing this "Empresa" handstamp in yellow.
Lot #138 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1851, Feb. 15. Entire letter from Santander (Spain) to Havana, with sender's cachet in blue, red origination 'Baeza' type c.d.s., then forwarded inland to Cádiz, where it was retained for over one month to be carried by the Cuban "Empresa de Correos Marítimos", as denoted by oval "Empresa/España" datestamp (P.E. 43) on back, which is rarely encountered.
Lot #139 - Cuba
Cuba Incoming Mail 1852, Dec. 4. Folded cover from Santander (Spain) to Santiago, bearing, on arrival, application of straight-line "España" (P.E. 13) & "4" single-rate markings, and 'Baeza' c.d.s. of Santiago on reverse, all struck in bluish green. Fewer than five letters are known with the "España" postmark of Santiago de Cuba, this being unique in this shade.
Lot #140 - Cuba
Cuba Internal Mail 1860, April 13. Ship's register cover of a schooner sailing, on 18 April, from Havana to La Siguapa Cay in Cárdenas, with oval cachet of the Royal Maritime Customs of Havana, and red wax on reverse as sealed correspondence, signed on front and reverse for control. A very rare postal document travelled inside Cuba.
Lot #141 - Cuba
Cuba Lots and Assemblies 1785-1846. An interesting assembly comprising 15 letters to Spain and France (1), bearing "Islas De/Barlovento." postmarks, including a very scarce and desirable usage in green, better types, five different rates and disinfected mail.
Lot #142 - Cuba
Cuba Lots and Assemblies 1799-1844. Incoming mail: an interesting group made up of nine covers, predominantly from Spain, also including Great Britain, France and Panama, with postmarks including "Yndias", "España", "Cadiz.", etc n. Mixed condition. (No photo)
Lot #143 - Cuba
Cuba Lots and Assemblies 1816-53. Eight covers from Havana to Spain and France (1), mainly bearing markings on dispatch. (No photo)
Lot #144 - Cuba
Cuba Lots and Assemblies 1817-58. Group of 12 stampless letters bearing "Yndias"and "De Yndias" types in red, blue and black, including disinfected mail. (No photo)
Lot #145 - Cuba
Cuba Lots and Assemblies 1830-50. "Empresa" Mail: assembly comprising 18 covers with correspondence between Spain and Cuba, all except one bearing "Empresa" markings, with better usages such as "Correo Maritimo N°1" in red. Generally in fine condition. Viewing essential. (No Photo)
Lot #146 - Cuba
Cuba Lots and Assemblies 1861-66. Four franked covers from Paris (2), London and Liverpool to Havana, the French items carried at 1fr.50c. rate by British packet with 1854 80 c. (one stamp missing), the other at 80c. with pair of 1862 40c.; the British due charged at 1s.6d. and 2s. rates with three 6d. and two 1s. Three items bearing framed "NE2" receiving "Empresa" postmarks. Despite aging and other imperfections, a very scarce group. (No...
Lot #147 - Ecuador
Ecuador Outgoing Mail 1815 circa. Envelope with red wax seal on back, sent from Guayaquil to a Colonel of the Army in the Royal Court of Madrid, graced by magnificent clean strikes of "Guaiaquil/Deve" two-line & "Peru" straight-line handstamps in red, both struck on dispatch, taxed with "8.R" marking in Europe as required for an unpaid single weight letter up to 5 "adarmes". It was probably carried via Panama-Cartagena-Havana-Corunna. One...
Lot #148 - Ecuador
Ecuador Outgoing Mail 1818. Cover from Guayaquil to Cádiz (Spain), with involvement in its carriage of the "Vigarrena" frigate (endorsement at lower left), paying the manuscript rate of 15 reales on receipt, for a half ounce weight, bearing "Peru" straight-line & "Guaiaquil/Deve" two-line handstamps in red, both applied at Guayaquil, being re-folded on arrival and re-addressed on the opposite side to be forwarded to Madrid at 3 "quartos"...
Lot #149 - Ecuador
Ecuador Incoming Mail 1776 circa. Official cover from Madrid to Quito, endorsed "Por el Rey", with oval cachet applied for this royal postal service, charged at "5" reales in manuscript. Portions of paper lacking on reverse. Royal mail to Ecuador is exceedingly scarce.
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