Spink Shreves Galleries Sale

To see new sales and other StampAuctionNetwork news in your Facebook newsfeed then Like us on Facebook!

PUERTO RICO POSTAL HISTORY continued...

OVERSEAS POSTAL MARKINGS continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

541

ISLAS DE/BARLOVENTO, bold Ty. 5 two-line straightline handstamp applied on departure to 1829 folded letter from Puerto Rico to Havana, matching "2" rate handstamp for single weight, cover aged and with split vertical file fold through the marking, fine and scarce usage. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

542

CORREO MARITIMO/NO. 1, Ty 44 open oval handstamp in green applied upon arrival and red double oval Ty. 5 "Puerto Rico" departure handstamp on 1842 folded letter to Habana, cover with ink erosion in the address panel partially reinforced by archival tape slight affecting the Empresa marking, very fine strikes; the only recorded green Empresa handstamp from Puerto Rico. (Image)

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

543

HABANA, yellow straightline handstamp and matching double oval Ty. 55 "Empresa/*Pto. Rico*/26 Abr 1850" datestamp applied on arrival to folded letter with blue "Isla de/Pto.-Rico/18 Abr. 1850" Baeza style c.d.s. and matching "1 oz" and fancy "Franco" handstamps indicating prepayment of the 4 reales rate, a bit aged and file fold through the Empresa marking, still very fine; the only known cover from Puerto Rico with "Habana" in yellow. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

544

Balance of Puerto Rico stampless covers to foreign destinations, interesting group of fifteen covers mostly from the 1850's to 1870's with a variety of origin, transit, rate and due markings, includes usages to England, France, Germany, Spain and United States, largely very fine.

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

BRITISH CONSULAR POSTAL AGENCIES

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

545

Aguadilla Agency, 1876 cover to Genoa, folded cover franked with Great Britain 1870 ½d Rose red, Plate 10, 1864 1d Rose red, Plate 172 and 1873 1/- Pale green, Plate 12 (#58, 33, 64) tied by clear "F84" barred oval postmark, clear "Aguadilla-Porto-Rico/Paid/Au 10, 76" dispatch c.d.s., red London transit and Genoa backstamp, fresh and very fine; a rare three-color franking from the very scarce Aguadilla office and the finest of the known examples of this British Postal Agency. (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

546

Arroyo Agency, 1875 cover to New York, folded letter franked by horizontal pair Great Britain 1865 4d Vermilion, Plate 14 (#43) cancelled by bold "F83" barred oval postmark, with clear "Arroyo-Porto-Rico/Paid/Jy 12, 75" Ty. 1 dispatch c.d.s. alongside, British "St-Thomas/Jy 14, 75" transit backstamp and "New York/Jul 21/Due 10/U.S. Currency" arrival postmark tying the stamp, cover and stamps with some overall age staining, fine usage; covers from the Arroyo British Post Office are seldom encountered; 1984 PF certificate not noting the staining and 2005 Sismondo certificate; ex-Preston, Roca. (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

547

Arroyo Agency, 1876 cover to Germany, franked by Great Britain 1870 ½d Rose red, Plate 5, 1864 1d Rose red, Plate 150 and 1873 1/- Green. Plate 12 (#58, 33, 64) tied to each other and to cover by three partial strikes of "F83" barred oval postmark, clear "Arroyo/Porto-Rico/De 2, 76" Ty. 2 datestamp, which is the first day of use, red London transit and German backstamp, very fine; an exceedingly rare three-color franking from this elusive agency; ex-Glassco, Gallagher. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

548

Mayaguez Agency, 1876 cover to Copenhagen, folded letter franked by Great Britain 1870 1 ½d Dull rose, Plate 3 and 1873 1/- Pale green, Plate 12 (#32, 64), tied by "F85" barred oval and "Mayaguez-Porto-Rico/Paid/Mr 12, 76" dispatch datestamp, red London transit and Copenhagen backstamp, "F85" in barred oval postmark somewhat enhanced and 1/- affected by vertical file crease, otherwise very fine; Denmark is a rare destination from Puerto Rico. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

549

Mayaguez Agency, 1876 cover to Genoa, folded cover franked by Great Britain 1873 3d Rose, Plate 18 and left wing margin horizontal pair 1873 1/- Pale green, Plate 12 (#61, 64), tied by two strikes "F85" in barred oval postmark, mostly bold "Mayaguez-Porto-Rico/Paid/Au 10, 76" datestamp, red London transit and Genoa backstamp, fresh and very fine; handsome double rate usage; 1985 E. Diena certificate. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

550

Naguabo Agency, 1875 cover to Trinidad, folded letter franked with horizontal pair Great Britain 1865 4d Vermilion, Plate 14 (#43) tied by "582" in barred oval cancel, matching "Naguabo/Paid/De 27, 75" datestamp, blue pencil "2" to indicate double rate, "Trinidad/Ja 3, 1875" receiving datestamp, left stamp affected by vertical file crease, still very fine; ex-Siegal, Cuesta and Gallagher.The small Naguabo office opened 18 December 1875 and closed on 12 May, 1877. This is one of only two known covers from the Naguabo Agency and is therefore also one of the great rarities of all the Great Britain Consular Postal Agencies. (Image)

Est. $15,000-20,000

SOLD for $23,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

551

Ponce Agency, 1876 cover to Geneva, folded cover franked by Great Britain 1870 ½d Rose red, Plate 5, 1864 1d Rose red, Plate 154 and 1873 1/- Pale green, Plate 12 (#58, 33, 64) tied by "F88" in barred oval cancel, "Ponce-Porto-Rico/Paid/My 25, 76" dispatch postmark, red London transit and Genoa and Geneva backstamps, fresh and very fine; handsome three-color franking from the surprisingly scarce Ponce agency. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

552

St. Thomas Agency, 1871 cover to Jamaica, printed circular datelined San Juan to Kingston, carried privately to St. Thomas where it entered the mails with Great Britain 1864 1d Rose red, Plate 106 (#33) tied by "C51" in barred oval and red "St-Thomas/Ja 2, 71", Kingston backstamp, very fine. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

553

San Juan Agency, 1846 cover to Paris, folded cover with bold "San-Juan-Porto-Rico/Ja 12, 1846" split circle dispatch backstamp and red double circle "Isla de/Puerto Rico/8, 1846, Eno" datestamp, endorsed "Vapor Anglais", red London transit, red Bologne entry c.d.s. and boxed "Colonies/&c. Art. 13" accountancy handstamp, rated "15" decimes due, very fine; ex-Rudman. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction

554

San Juan Agency, 1854 cover to Barcelona, with full clear strike of black "Paid at San Juan Porto Rico" crowned circle handstamp and "San-Juan-Porto-Rico/Ap 13, 1854" backstamp, rated "2/1" in ms. and endorsed "Por el vapor Yngles a Espana Cataluna", red London transit, Calais entry c.d.s. and "P F" (paid to frontier) in red oval, blue "10" and "Rs" Spanish rate handstamp and red Barcelona backstamp, cover with some soiling and a vertical fold, fine; ex-Gandara. (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

555

San Juan Agency, 1857 cover to Barcelona, folded cover front and top flap only with partial black "Paid at San Juan Porto Rico" crowned circle and "San-Juan-Porto-Rico/Ap 13, 1857" backstamp, franked with stained horizontal pair Cuba 1857 ½r Blue (#12) cancelled by Parrilla killer to pay double the land rate to San Juan, blue double circle Puerto Rico datestamp, "2/2" ms. rate and red London transit, Calais entry c.d.s. and red "PP" (pre paid) in circle, Paris transit and Barcelona receiving backstamps, fine usage. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction

556

San Juan Agency, 1857 cover to Paris, folded letter with clear "San-Juan-Porto-Rico/Ju 13, 1857" split circle dispatch postmark, red London transit, boxed "GB/1F60c" accountancy handstamp, Calais entry c.d.s. and Paris backstamp, rated "16" decimes due, stain on reverse just touching postmark, fine. (Image)

Est. $100-150

SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction

557

San Juan Agency, 1857 cover to Gerona, Spain, cover front only with clear black "Paid at San Juan Porto Rico" crowned circle handstamp, franked with Cuba 1857 ½r Blue (#12) tied by Parrilla killer for land rate to San Juan, double circle "Ponce/Puerto Rico/9 May 57" datestamp, "2/2" ms. rate, red London transit, Calais entry c.d.s. are red "PP" in circle, fine. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

558

San Juan Agency, 1861 cover to Barcelona, folded letter with mostly bold red "Paid at San Juan Porto Rico" crowned circle handstamp and "San-Juan-Porto-Rico/1861" split circle dispatch backstamp, ms. "2/3" rate, red London transit, La Junquera and Barcelona backstamps, trifle heavy vertical file fold, otherwise very fine; ex-Gandara. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

559

San Juan Agency, 1861 cover to Mallorca, folded letter with mostly bold red "Paid at San Juan Porto Rico" crowned circle handstamp and "San-Juan-Porto-Rico/Ja 11, 1861" split circle dispatch backstamp, ms. "2/3" rate, red London transit and matching "PD" (paid to destination) in circle, La Junquere Spanish transit and Palma de Mallorca arrival backstamps, cover with horizontal file fold at base which is a bit discolored and reinforced, fine. (Image)

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

560

San Juan Agency, 1871 cover to New York, Lanman & Kemp correspondence fold letter franked by Great Britain 1865 4d Vermilion, Plate 11 (#43) tied by bold "C61" Ty. 1 barred oval, red "Porto-Rico/Paid/Mr 12, 71" dispatch c.d.s., British "St-Thomas/Mr 16, 71" transit backstamp and "N.Y. Steamship/10" due arrival postmark, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction