Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America

ArgentinaOutgoing Mail1764, Oct. 31. Entire letter from Córdoba del Tucumán to Granada (Spain), most probably completing the route via Buenos Aire...

ArgentinaOutgoing Mail1767, March 21. Entire letter from Buenos Aires to Cádiz, carried via Portugal as denoted by the black "Portvgal" entry post...

ArgentinaOutgoing Mail1775, July 30. Entire letter from Buenos Aires to Seville, showing "Bs.AIR.s." and framed rate "4Rs." handstamps, both appli...

ArgentinaOutgoing Mail1776, March 14. Entire letter sent by Manuel de Basavilbaso, Postmaster of Buenos Aires, to Gerónimo Grimaldi, Marquis of Gr...

ArgentinaOutgoing Mail1810 circa. Cover front from Capilla del Rosario to Naval (Spain), most probably carried via Cádiz, bearing two-line "Capill...

ArgentinaIncoming Mail1767, Sept. 25. Entire letter from Cádiz (Spain) to Buenos Aires, struck on dispatch with three postmarks in red including "...

ArgentinaIncoming Mail1767 circa. Folded cover from Spain to Buenos Aires, carried via Cádiz as confirmed by the "España" postmark in red (Kouri t...

ArgentinaIncoming Mail1772, Nov. 11. Entire letter from Cádiz (Spain) addressed to the Postmaster Domingo de Basavilbaso at Buenos Aires, bearing ...

ArgentinaIncoming Mail1776, Aug. 10. Contents signed by the Marquis of Grimaldi (Headmaster of the Spanish mail and State Secretary), addressed to...

ArgentinaIncoming Mail1791, Oct. 10. Entire letter endorsed "Yndias" from Pontevedra (Spain) to Buenos Aires, placed on board a Spanish Royal Mari...

ArgentinaIncoming Mail1802, Jan. 2. Entire letter from Vigo (Spain) to Buenos Aires, with faint strike applied in centre on dispatch, bearing red ...

ArgentinaIncoming Mail1802, Dec. 9. Entire letter from Vigo (Spain) to Buenos Aires, bearing faint strike of "Vigo/Galicia" handstamp and "España"...

ArgentinaIncoming Mail1802, Dec. 25. Entire letter from Vigo (Spain) to Buenos Aires, struck in centre in greenish black with "Vigo/Galicia" two-l...

ArgentinaIncoming Mail1810 circa. Cover (three side flaps missing) from Spain to Buenos Aires, extraordinarily carried via Havana-Panama-Valparaís...

BoliviaOutgoing Mail1800 circa. Folded cover from Cotagaita (then belonging to the Virreinato del Perú), with very fine strikes including "Cotagai...

BoliviaOutgoing Mail1800 circa. Cover (flaps lacking at top and base) from Plata (then belonging to the Virreinato del Perú) via Buenos Aires to M...

BoliviaOutgoing Mail1810 circa. Cover front from Puno (nowadays in Bolivia, then part of the Virreinato del Perú) to Madrid, very attractively str...

ChileOutgoing Mail1779 circa. Folded cover from Santiago de Chile to Vitoria (Spain), struck on dispatch by "Chyle" straight-line (P.E. 1), additi...

ChileOutgoing Mail1851, Oct. 28. Entire letter from Valparaiso via Cape Horn to Cádiz (Spain), initially forwarded by a forwarding agent of Valpar...

ChileIncoming Mail1770 circa. Cover front to Santiago de Chile, carried via Cádiz where the "España" straight-line in red was handstruck, paying t...

ChileIncoming Mail1780 circa. Cover front from Madrid addressed to Agustín Jáuregui at Santiago as Governor and President of the Royal Audience of...

ChileIncoming Mail1790 circa. Cover front from Madrid, bearing the Royal black cachet to indicate official mail (cachets in red where mainly hands...

ChileIncoming Mail1795 circa. Front of large wrapper sent as official correspondence with "Por el Rey" heading with contents originating from Madr...

ChileIncoming Mail1797 circa. Handmade envelope (opened for display) from Spain to a Brigadier, Politician and Governor in Chiloé (Chile), bearing...

ChileIncoming Mail1809 circa. Large cover front from Madrid to the Governor Chiloé (Chile), bearing nearly complete framed oval with coat of arms,...

ChileIncoming Mail1810 circa. Cover front from Cádiz (Spain) to the Governor of Chiloé, handstamped in red on dispatch by framed "3Pta" single-rat...

ChileIncoming Mail1810 circa. Cover front from Madrid to the Governor of Chiloé (Chile), with manuscript "Por el Rey" heading and bearing the matc...

ColombiaOutgoing Mail1800, Oct. 3. Folded cover with contents, repeatedly re-folded and reused to be sent to three different addressees, possessin...

ColombiaOutgoing Mail1810 circa. Cover (two back flaps lacking) from Cartagena to Havana, handstamped on dispatch by framed "Cartagena/De Indias./...

ColombiaIncoming Mail1831, Aug. 23. Folded cover from Jamaica to Bogotá, carried by the war frigate "Primrose" as indicated at lower left, with fi...

ColombiaTransit Mail1800 circa. Cover (slightly reduced at left) from Spain to Guatemala, carried via Corunna, showing "España." straight-line han...

CubaOutgoing Mail1773, June 2. Receipt for the passage from Havana to Cartagena de Indias (nowadays Colombia) on board the ship "Postillón de La H...

CubaOutgoing Mail1776. Entire letter from Havana to La Guayra (Venezuela), endorsed "Pr. Pto. Rico", handstamped on dispatch by Italic "Islas De/B...

CubaOutgoing Mail1782 circa. Folded cover from Havana to Lima, leaving Cuba after the application of red "Yndias" straight-line handstamp, charged...

CubaOutgoing Mail1785, Oct. 15. Entire letter from Havana to Bordeaux (France), carried via Corunna with "par la Corogne" endorsement, struck with...

CubaOutgoing Mail1792, Sept. 20. Ship's register cover (three back flaps lacking) of the Spanish "La Cometa" brigantine, carried from Havana to "C...

CubaOutgoing Mail1796, Sept. 3. Cover front of ship's register of the "La Divina Pastora" brigantine, carrying goods from Havana to Santander (Spa...

CubaOutgoing Mail1798, Sept. 25. Ship's register envelope of the "San Ygnacio" brigantine sailing from Santiago to Portobelo (Panama), transportin...

CubaOutgoing Mail1799, Sept. 10. Ship's register cover from Havana to Campeche (Mexico), registering the "La Concepción" schooner, struck in red-p...

CubaOutgoing Mail1802, Dec. 4. Entire letter from Havana to Mataró (Spain), carried via Corunna by the Spanish Royal Mail Service, struck at Havan...

CubaOutgoing Mail1804, Feb 4. Entire letter from Havana via Cádiz to Mataró (Spain), with involvement of the Spanish Royal Mail Service, bearing e...

CubaOutgoing Mail1804, Oct. 27. Ship's register cover belonging to the "Nuestra Señora del Carmen" which sailed from Havana to Barcelona, showing ...

CubaOutgoing Mail1804 circa. Cover front from Havana to Guatemala, endorsed "Del Capn. Gral. de la Ysla de Cuba" (Captain General from Cuba), bear...

CubaOutgoing Mail1805, Sept. 13. Entire letter from Havana to Veracruz, conveyed without stages by the "Santa Ana de Costa" schooner, with "Yndias...

CubaOutgoing Mail1805-08. Two entire letters from Havana to Veracruz (mexico), both bearing attractive strikes of "Yndias" straight-line handstamp...

CubaOutgoing Mail1808, Oct. 28. Entire letter from Havana to Puerto de la Orotava (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain), handstamped by "Islas De/Barl...

CubaOutgoing Mail1808-11. Two entire letters from Havana to Orotova in Canary Islands and San Sebastián (Spain), bearing different types, in red, ...

CubaOutgoing Mail1809, April 15. Entire letter from Santiago to Tarragona (Spain), with faint strike of "Cuba." straight-line (P.E. 2) on dispatch...

CubaOutgoing Mail1809, Aug. 5. Entire letter from Havana to Cádiz (Spain), probably directly transmitted by the "Gaditana" ship, with fine two-lin...

CubaOutgoing Mail1810, April 22. Entire letter from Havana to Veracruz (Nueva España, Mexico), with "Islas De/Barlovento" two-line handstamp (P.E....

CubaOutgoing Mail1810, July. Cover front to Guatemala City endorsed "Del Capn. gl. de la Isla de Cuba" (Captain General of Cuba), carried at 15 re...

CubaOutgoing Mail1810 circa. Cover front from Havana to Trujillo (Honduras), bearing small "Indias" straight-line handstamp on departure, charged ...

CubaOutgoing Mail1812, Aug. 26. Entire letter from Havana to Veracruz (Nueva España, Mexico), struck on dispatch with fine "Yndias" straight line ...

CubaOutgoing Mail1813, March 23. Entire letter endorsed "Fragata Margarita", sent from Havana to Veracruz (Mexico), cleanly struck with "Yndias" s...

CubaOutgoing Mail1813, Aug. 9. Undated cover from Havana to Málaga (Spain), including full contents inside, carried by the "San Félix" brig, hands...

CubaOutgoing Mail1814, Oct. 11. Entire letter from Havana to Vilanova i la Geltrú (Spain), carried via Corunna, handstamped on departure by "Islas...

CubaOutgoing Mail1814-38. Two entire letters from Havana to Vilanova i la Geltrú and Madrid (Spain), the former endorsed "Fragta. Ana", both displ...

CubaOutgoing Mail1815 circa. Large cover from Havana to Omoa (Honduras), from the "Superintendencia de Tabacos de La Habana", placed on board the ...

CubaOutgoing Mail1816, Feb. 7. Entire letter from Havana to Vilanova i la Geltrú (Spain), carried by the Spanish Royal Mail Service via Corunna, w...

CubaOutgoing Mail1816, Sept. 19. Entire letter from Havana to Loudon (France), prepaying the double weight for the Spanish portion of the journey ...