VENEZUELA COVERS AND POSTAL STATIONERY

19th CENTURY COVERS

47b, La Victoria to Caracas, very clean, $200.  PHOTO

69 December 24, 1884 local Caracas use on H & G PC-A.  Neatly tied by Caracas CDS. Rarely seen on cover and even scarcer on postal stationery.  A great piece for a specialized collection of Venezuela or for an exhibit $250  SCAN

136 May 7, 1894 very attactive cover from Caracas to London, with violet straight line VAPOR FRANCES alongside and French octagonal Ligne A/7?MAI/94/PAQ FR. No 2 cancel, minor, harmless file folds, very fine $100 SCAN

20th CENTURY COVERS

Venezuela-76, Puerto Cabello to New York, undated CDS, on a very unusual handmade envelope make of woven plastic and sewn shut, rough appearance probably due to odd material used to create this wonderful gem, $40  PHOTO

323 Caracas to Cincinnati not often seen on cover, attractive but over-inked machine CDS of 1/31 (no year) $10  PHOTO

AIRMAIL COVERS

C1 (2) and C10 on a very attractive PanAm first flight cover to San Antonio, Cristobal CZ transit marking on back, $30 PHOTO

C1 through C6 (C2 x2) on a very attractive front to the Canal Zone, May 6, 1930 Puerto Cabello ccl, first international PanAm flight from Venezuela, return section is Ford Motor Company advertising and the front is signed by the pilot, Arthur E La Porte, only $15  SCAN

C41-C46 complete set on July 21, 1937 registered cover from Maracaibo to Havana, Cuba. The reverse has the original registered label from the Venezuelan post office still attached.  A highly unusual piece with a scarce destination, a true showpiece,  $150  SCAN1  SCAN2

332, C90, C119 from US Consulate in Caracas to Virginia, attractive, $10  PHOTO

Two fiscal stamps (5c, 10c) used on an airmail cover from Cabimas to NYC 1/31/49, $30  PHOTO

Two fiscal stamps (5c, 20c) on a February 10, 1958 coiver from Caupito to Scranton, PA  $30  SCAN

Two 10c fiscal stamps on commercial cover from Caracas to Cleveland, OH $30  PHOTO

Two 5c fiscal stamps overprinted Correos de Venezuela (MI 499A) and 2 Scott 401 on 6/20/1947 airmail cover from Barquisimeto to NYC $30  PHOTO

September 30, 1951 cover from Merida to the Canary Islands, Spain,  cover is franked with a meter strip, "POR AVION" marking in violet black. Very attactive red and black "Hotel La Sierra" advertising cover, $10  SCAN

767, 768 from unlisted imperf SS in a special presentation booklet cut out and used on 1964 registered cover to NYC along with 852 and 853, March 26, 1964 receiving ccl on rev, very unusual $50  PHOTO

C583, C586 on 1954 cover to Cincinnati, with violet US Customs passed free and Letter Package Collect ten cents, with 10c due added, attractive $15  PHOTO

C601 to NYC $5

POSTAL STATIONERY

H & G PC-A, white card stock $8.00  unused PHOTO

H & G PC-2 Caracas to Germany, Paris "Etranger" transit marking, German receiving CDS, return portion blank, very attractive $20  PHOTO

H & G PC3a, Puerto Cabello to Caracas, piece of UL corner missing, still nice domestic usage, $30  PHOTO

H & G PC-8 Caracas to Germany, Dresden receiving CDS  $20 PHOTO

 H & G PC-8 to Hamburg $20  PHOTO

H & G PC-8 to France $20 PHOTO

H & G PC-8a to Hamburg  $25  PHOTO

 H & G PC-10 unused $12  PHOTO

H & G PC-19 unused, view of Hotel Magestic, Caracas $12

MODERN POSTAL STATIONARY

Aerogramme, Pope John Paul II, unused, $20

2015 Cacao post cards, set of 4 unused (accompany Cacao sheetlet of 10 from 2015) $12