Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America

CubaIncoming Mail1840, March 25. Entire letter from Santander to Havana, magnificently struck on arrival with Italic "España" handstamp (P.E. 29) ...

CubaIncoming Mail1840, July 14. Ship's register cover belonging to the "Veloz" brigantine which sailed from Cádiz (Spain) to Santiago de Cuba, bol...

CubaIncoming Mail1840, July 28. Sip's register envelope (part of two side flaps missing on back) of the Frasquita" brigantine sailing from Santand...

CubaIncoming Mail1842, March 17. Folded cover, presumably from Mexico, addressed to Havana, being disinfected in the Havana harbor with three slit...

CubaIncoming Mail1842, March 24. Entire letter from Madrid to Havana, endorsed "Correo marítimo de la empresa", boldly struck by "Correo Maritimo....

CubaIncoming Mail1842, Aug. 16. Cover from New York to Havana, then forwarded inland to Trinidad, displaying very fine strike of "E./NA" circle ha...

CubaIncoming Mail1842, Sept. 8. Official folded cover from Madrid to Havana, with cachet of the Supreme Court of Justice denoting the sender, 'Bae...

CubaIncoming Mail1842. Two covers from Havana from an unknown origin, displaying "Empresa" markings in cluding "Correo Maritimo/N°3" oval and "Ynd...

CubaIncoming Mail1842 circa. Cover from Canary Islands to Havana, bearing "Canarias" straight-line, manuscript "½ø" weight with corresponding "8" ...

CubaIncoming Mail1842 circa. Official folded cover from Madrid to Havana, with oval sender's cachet, at lower left, of the Supreme Court of Justic...

CubaIncoming Mail1843, July 6. Cover front from Madrid to Havana, with 'Baeza' c.d.s. of Madrid and "Correo Maritimo./N°. 2" oval postmark (P.E. 4...

CubaIncoming Mail1843, Sept. 4. Entire letter from Santander (Spain) to Havana, endorsed "Ygnacito", standing for the ship, neatly handstamped wit...

CubaIncoming Mail1844, March and July. Two covers from Le Havre and Paris to Havana, with forwarding agents involvement bearing "Agence Maritime/J...

CubaIncoming Mail1845, Jan. 11. Entire letter from Santander (Spain) to Havana, only struck on receipt with clean strikes of "4" reales due markin...

CubaIncoming Mail1846, June 27. Ship's register envelope with its corresponding content (the ship's register), belonging to the brigantine "Guadal...

CubaIncoming Mail1849, May 3. Entire letter from San Sebastián (Spain) to Havana, with blurred strike of dispatch c.d.s. in red, charged in transi...

CubaIncoming Mail1850, Dec. 7. Official ("S.N.") cover from Orotava (Canary Islands, Spain) to Havana, with judicial "Del Juez de 1a. Instancia/De...

CubaIncoming Mail1850 circa. Double weight cover front from Cádiz to Havana, endorsed "Por el 1er. Buque", with red 'Baeza' style origination c.d....

CubaIncoming Mail1851, Feb. 15. Entire letter from Santander (Spain) to Havana, with sender's cachet in blue, red origination 'Baeza' type c.d.s.,...

CubaIncoming Mail1852, Dec. 4. Folded cover from Santander (Spain) to Santiago, bearing, on arrival, application of straight-line "España" (P.E. 1...

CubaInternal Mail1860, April 13. Ship's register cover of a schooner sailing, on 18 April, from Havana to La Siguapa Cay in Cárdenas, with oval ca...

CubaLots and Assemblies1785-1846. An interesting assembly comprising 15 letters to Spain and France (1), bearing "Islas De/Barlovento." postmarks,...

CubaLots and Assemblies1799-1844. Incoming mail: an interesting group made up of nine covers, predominantly from Spain, also including Great Brita...

CubaLots and Assemblies1816-53. Eight covers from Havana to Spain and France (1), mainly bearing markings on dispatch. (No photo)

CubaLots and Assemblies1817-58. Group of 12 stampless letters bearing "Yndias"and "De Yndias" types in red, blue and black, including disinfected ...

CubaLots and Assemblies1830-50. "Empresa" Mail: assembly comprising 18 covers with correspondence between Spain and Cuba, all except one bearing "...

CubaLots and Assemblies1861-66. Four franked covers from Paris (2), London and Liverpool to Havana, the French items carried at 1fr.50c. rate by B...

EcuadorOutgoing Mail1815 circa. Envelope with red wax seal on back, sent from Guayaquil to a Colonel of the Army in the Royal Court of Madrid, gra...

EcuadorOutgoing Mail1818. Cover from Guayaquil to Cádiz (Spain), with involvement in its carriage of the "Vigarrena" frigate (endorsement at lower...

EcuadorIncoming Mail1776 circa. Official cover from Madrid to Quito, endorsed "Por el Rey", with oval cachet applied for this royal postal service...

GuatemalaOutgoing Mail1855, Feb 3. Folded cover from Guatemala to El Puerto de Santa María (Spain), with green origination c.d.s. and "4" rate mar...

GuatemalaIncoming Mail1767 (dated inside). Large part of folded letter from Laredo (Spain) to Comayagua, carried via Havana and Veracruz, bearing ...

GuatemalaIncoming Mail1772 circa. Undated single-weight cover to Guatemala, endorsed "Honduras", handstamped at Cádiz with "Andalucia/Alta" two-li...

GuatemalaIncoming Mail1773, Jan. 15. Entire letter from Cádiz (Spain) to Guatemala, endorsed "Aviso" at lower left, handstamped on dispatch with "...

GuatemalaIncoming Mail1787. Folded letter from Porto (Portugal) via Havana to Guatemala, marked "12" reales due in manuscript, entering Spain at T...

GuatemalaIncoming Mail1795, Oct. Folded cover from Spain to Guatemala endorsed "Coruña", where the red "España" postmark was struck, rated for the...

GuatemalaIncoming Mail1800 circa. Undated cover from Spain to Guatemala, struck at Cádiz with "España" postmark (Kouri type VIII) in black, and ra...

HondurasOutgoing Mail1812, Aug. 15. Entire letter from Trujillo to Havana, bearing scarce "Truxillo" straight-line postmark, most probably directl...

Louisiana1803, May 21. Ship's register cover from New Orleans to Bordeaux, bearing fine strikes in red of "Yndias" straight-line and the exceeding...

LouisianaIndependent Period1813, June 1. Entire letter in Spanish datelined in New Orleans and sent to Veracruz (Mexico), charged on arrival with ...

LouisianaIndependent Period1813, June 21. Entire letter to Veracruz (Mexico), datelined in New Orleans, from where it may have been carried privat...

LouisianaIndependent Period1813, July 1. Entire letter, written in Spanish, from New Orleans to Veracruz (Mexico), carried by the "Proserprina" sc...

LouisianaIndependent Period1815, Dec. 3. Entire letter from New Orleans to Veracruz (Mexico), strauck in transit at Havana with two-line "Islas De...

LouisianaIndependent Period1853, Feb. 1st. Entire letter from New Orleans to Madrid, displaying transit c.d.s. of Vigo and, in a distinctly red sh...

LouisianaIndependent Period1853, April 25. Folded cover from New Orleans to Havana, endorsed "Empire City", struck in red on departure with "Paid/...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1781, June 22. Ship's register envelope belonging to the "Señor San Joséf y las Animas" brigantine, following the martime journ...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1781, Oct. 19. Folded cover with its contents from Veracruz to Maracaibo (Venezuela), carried by the small "Nuestra Señora de l...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1800, Feb. 19. Entire letter from Veracruz to Valencia (Spain), endorsed "Aviso" to indicate the carriage by a chartered vessel...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1800 circa. Large complete wrapper from Mexico City via Corunna to Madrid, from "El Juez General de Bienes de Difuntos de Mexic...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1802, Dec. 22. Entire letter from Campeche to Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), carried at single rate via Havana and Cádiz, th...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1803, Jan. 12. Entire letter from Veracruz to Valencia (Spain), endorsed "Bergantín Constanza", this brig carrying the mail to ...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1805, Feb. 23. Entire letter to Iruz (Spain), datelined in Hacienda de Galindo (north of Mexico D.F.), struck with two-line Ita...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1809, Oct. 15. Entire letter from Mexico to Lima (Peru), with "4" rate marking, altered for the addition of ½ real in manuscrip...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1809, Nov. 6. Entire letter from Veracruz to Cádiz (Spain), with endorsement, deleted at top, indicating carriage by an indisti...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1815-38. Four entire letters sent to Havana (Cuba) with "Yndias" staright-line handstamps in black and red, including thee from...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1817, July 10-Sept. 25. Entire letter from Veracruz to Calella (Spain), cleanly struck by framed "Nueva España" handstamp (P.E....

MexicoOutgoing Mail1819, March 31. Entire letter from Veracruz to Cádiz (Spain), bearing fine "Nueva/España" handstamp with frame of dots (P.E. 12...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1817, July 10. Entire letter from Veracruz to Calella (Spain), endorsed "Bergn. Correo Voluntario" (the "Voluntario" mail briga...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1820 circa. Cover front from Veracruz to Madrid, with involvement of the frigate "David", handstamped in Veracruz with straight...

MexicoOutgoing Mail1820 circa. Cover front from Córdova (Veracruz) to Madrid, displaying two attractive strikes of framed "Cordova" (P.E. "EXT") a...