386th Auction

Puerto Cabello Steam Ship Co, 1866, two 2r green singles, rouletted 9 x 9.5, one in distinctly darker shade, each tied by Caracas double circle to folded entire to Bordeaux, France, France, paying the rate for 15g carried via the United Kingdom, lower adhesive further tied by blue oval Montamat & Adoue commercial handstamp, endorsed “voie d’Angleterre”, struck with British “G B / 1F60c” accountancy mark, “ANGL AMB CALAIS” (28 Feb) entry mark on front, adjacent “8” (decimes) due marking, backstamped Paris (1 Mar), Paris a Bordeaux (1 Mar), and Bordeaux c.d.s. backstamps, horizontal fold through lower adhesive, else a fine and rare double rate entire, signed Lamy, with 1989 Holcombe certificate.

Puerto Cabello Steam Ship Co, 1866, 2 r. green, Type IIB, tied by Caracas double circle to entire letter to Bordeaux, France, endorsed “voie d’Angleterre”, with red London transit (16 Aug), black boxed “G B / 1F60c” accountancy mark, ‘ANGL AMB CALAIS” (16 Aug) entry mark, and black “10” (decimes) French due mark on front, backstamped Paris, Paris a Bordeaux (17 Aug), next-day c.d.s. arrival backstamp, small portion of text removed (but included), slight internal hinge repairs, a scarce entire.

Puerto Cabello Steam Ship Co, 1866, 2 r. green, tied to folded letter by Caracas double circle, to Bordeaux, France, endorsed in manuscript “par le paquet Anglais”, struck with black French “10” (decimes) tax mark and boxed “GB / 1F60c” accountancy mark, “ANGL AMB CALAIS” entry c.d.s. on front (16 Oct), with Paris and Paris a Bordeaux c.d.s. backstamps of same date, next-day Bordeaux receiver, via St. Thomas and England to Bordeaux, tear to front near “10”, light wrinkles, else fine and scarce. (Facit LG11)

1867, folded letter with c.d.s  “LA GUAYRA 4.JUIN67”, endorsed “via St. Nazaire” and handstruck “20” (decimés) plus French ship c.d.s. “LIGNE-A PAQ.FR. No. 1 9.JUIN.67” on reverse to Bordeaux with arrival mark, fine

“CROATIA”, violetter L1 auf Venezuela 1900 Ganzsachenkarte mit 10C. rot auf lila, datiert “Campana 12 Mai 1902”, vorschriftsmäßig per Federkreuz entwertet, mit vorderseitigen Transitstempel “PORT-OF-SPAIN MY 13 1902” nach Köln mit vorderseitigem Ankunftsstempel, leichter Eckbug, sonst gute Erhaltung.

Notiz: Die “Croatia” war der letzte deutsche Dampfer, der Venezuela nach Ausbruch der Revolution verließ

Provenienz: 220. Heinrich Köhler-Auktion (1977)

“FRANCIA”, violetter L1 mit nebengesetzter, handschriftlicher Datumsaufgabe “30/5 1900”, auf Venezuela 1900 5C. grün und 10C. rot auf Bildpostkarte “La Guayra” nach Hamburg mit vorderseitigem Ankunftsstempel, gering fleckig, sonst gute Erhaltung

“La Guayara 17/12/91 S.S. Ascania H.A.P.A.G.” handschriftlich in Rot auf Ganzsachenkarte 10 Centimos mit viel Text und nebengesetztem Stempel von Caracas nach Europa mit Bahnpost “Vervier-Cöln” befördert mit EKr. “AUS WESTINDIEN P.HAMBURG.DAMPFER ÜBER CÖLN 16.1.” (ohne Jahreszahl) nach Hamburg mit Ankunftsstempel. Die Karte mit Eckbug, sonst in guter Erhaltung

1859/1993 /ca.), extensive mint never hinged/unused and used collection with an abundance of duplicates throughout, including Officials, Escuelas, Revolution and Bolivar issues, starting with a lovely choice of the early imperforate printings with types and shades with Mi.-Nr. 7-8, 59 used, the later issues well represented with cancellations as well as a few multiples and varieties, the collection unfolds with a fine group of the Guayana issues, the occasional fault as to be expected, overall in good condition. An excellent and delightful specialist assembly with some scarcer stamps, neatly housed in 3 stockbooks